installation of linux on the toshiba satellite l300

Installation of ubuntu linux 8.04 on the toshiba l300 a howto:

This is a log of my efforts to get Linux going on my shiny (and cheap) L300. I kept this log because I wished someone else had put one on their website when I was installing ubuntu myself.

update:

ubuntu linux 8.10 seems to have better support for this laptop, and it is also possible to get the wireless working.
read this:
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~pgp/personal/logs/r8198-wifi.html

update:

The Toshiba Sattelite has been reported as running Suse Linux 10.3 without any major problems.

Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-EZ1004X bought 3 months ago, I tried to install the linux operating system using SUSE Linux 10.3 installation DVD, truly extraordinary and I found no problem in the installation process, Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-EZ1004X has excellent support of the Linux operating system, no problems experienced doing my job using openoffice in the Linux operating system.

Read »

Created by tivo2 1 year 28 weeks ago – Made popular 1 year 28 weeks ago
Category: Linux usability Tags:

Add new comment
3

What is a good Linux Distribution that is like Xubuntu? 15 weeks 3 days ago

What is a good Linux Distribution that is like Xubuntu? May 18th, 2010 | Author: admin. I really like Xubuntu, which uses an advanced xfce desktop environment. However, I just got a new Toshiba L300 Laptop and I was not able to get ...

[ubuntu] Toshiba Netbook Installation Problem | Ubuntu Addict 10 weeks 6 days ago

I am new to Ubuntu and Linux. But a few days ago I managed to install ubuntu 10.04 on my old desktop without any major difficulties. Today I tried to install ubuntu-10.04-netbook on my new Toshiba NB305 netbook. ...

[ubuntu] Ubuntu on Toshiba Satellite 17.3" Laptop featuring Intel ... 11 weeks 6 days ago

[ubuntu] Ubuntu on Toshiba Satellite 17.3" Laptop featuring Intel Core Processor i3-330M (L550.

Fedora 13 (Goddard):What’s New 14 weeks 1 day ago

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join.

The Fedora Project is out front for you, leading the advancement of free, open software and content.

[ubuntu] Microsoft lifecam disconnects wifi adapter - xBlurb 14 weeks 2 days ago

hi ubuntu people I use Ubuntu 10.04 on a Toshiba Satellite A210. When I connect my webcam,a Microsoft lifecam NX-6000, it disconnects the wifi adapter which is.

Toshiba AC 100 Android Smartbook | Geeky Gadgets 10 weeks 4 days ago

As well as announcing the new Toshiba Liberto W100 Dual Screen Notebook, Toshiba has also announced a new smartbook that will run Google's Android OS, the Toshiba AC100. The Toshiba AC100 runs Android 2.1 and features a 1GHz NVIDIA ...

Toshiba AC100 Android Smartbook 10 weeks 3 days ago

It currently does not support Flash, though Toshiba claims that will be fixed with the Android 2.2 update in the coming months. Also, the USB port can only be used for a mouse, keyboard, or external hard drive. ...

Toshiba Linux utilities 1 year 11 weeks ago

Contains utilities needed when running Linux on toshiba laptops

Welcome to the Toshiba Linux Utilities pages. The purpose of these pages is to act as reference point for my small series of programs to control the more Toshiba specific aspects of their laptops. In particular they allow many of the settings controlled by either Toshiba's MaxTime or Power Saver utilities to be changed under Linux. The code is licensed under the GNU Public licence (GPL).

tools en info:

TuxTime
Fan
Passwords
Hotkey
Display Switch
Alarm
Selectbay Swapping
Hibernation
Technical Documentation

Toshiba AC100 - Toshiba AC100 Android-powered netbook to hit the UK 10 weeks 4 days ago

Toshiba AC100 - Toshiba UK has just rolled out its first Android-powered netbook, where it comes in the form of the AC100. What makes the AC100 different from all the others would be the obvious use of Google's hot mobile operating ...

Sabayon Linux 4 1 year 30 weeks ago

With Sabayon Linux 4, my AR5007EG Wireless out of the box - even on the live DVD. No more network cables or messing with madwifi tools! Much more stable than other distros on my Toshiba Satellite L300D-01N. Slower Package Management than Ubuntu but it works great and all programs run/load quickly.

Meterpreter Pivoting, Web Scanning, Wireless, and More! 28 weeks 3 days ago

Last week we released Metasploit 3.3.2 following on the heels of Metasploit 3.3.1. This release marked a major change to how the Meterpreter backend processed commands; instead of running each request serially, the Meterpreter now spawns a background thread for each request.