Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-02-09 Thread chris
t; > To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > Sent: Friday, 8 February, 2013 7:15:44 PM > Subject: Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite > L750-170 > > Chris Evans wrote: > > I can vouch for that fixing both the screen resolution and the > > suspend prob

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-02-08 Thread Bob Proulx
Chris Evans wrote: > I can vouch for that fixing both the screen resolution and the > suspend problem. Yay! Just to add more information here for other people with that laptop, which kernel did you end up using for your machine? Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-02-07 Thread Chris Evans
what I had to tweak now. Many thanks to Bob and all who helped: hugely appreciated. Chris - Original Message - > From: "Bob Proulx" > To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2013 11:27:52 PM > Subject: Re: Installing Debian (currently sque

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-28 Thread Bob Proulx
Chris Evans wrote: > > Marek Straka wrote: > > Install debian - wheezy. It is nearly stable. You have quite new > > hardware in your notebook. > > Yes, I wondered if that was the way to go. Am I right in thinking > that there's a wheezy live install option? I'm sure that if there > is, that shou

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-28 Thread Marek Straka
http://live.debian.net/cdimage/release/next+nonfree/ and I agree you need urgently install manually package "firmware-linux-nonfree". But it should be in the sources I have written above. Most convenient way is to copy ISO of CD on USB stick and boot from USB. There are some easy tools to do tha

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-28 Thread Chris Evans
- Original Message - > From: "Marek Straka" > To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2013 12:13:34 PM > Subject: Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite > L750-170 > > Install debian - wheezy. It is ne

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-28 Thread Marek Straka
Install debian - wheezy. It is nearly stable. You have quite new hardware in your notebook. >

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-28 Thread Chris Evans
013 7:28:23 AM > Subject: Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite > L750-170 > > Chris Evans wrote: > > I hope this is the right list for what will probably be a series of > > questions. > > It is. And although I may not be able to help

Re: Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-27 Thread Bob Proulx
Chris Evans wrote: > I hope this is the right list for what will probably be a series of questions. It is. And although I may not be able to help I will start off by asking some clarifying questions. > I've now installed Squeeze on the Toshiba and can't get hiher > resolution that 1024*768 > ...

Installing Debian (currently squeeze) on Toshiba Satellite L750-170

2013-01-27 Thread Chris Evans
I hope this is the right list for what will probably be a series of questions. I've used Debian for many years on desktop boxes for light www/Email server use on a simple home ADSL line and more recently on a hosted machine. I've also used it on that and laptops for statistical analyses in the