install on toshiba laptop

[JackDeth]

thierry Wrote: 
> I've got Ubuntu running on a Toshiba 430 CDS (Pentium 120 MHz, 48 Mb
> RAM, 1.28 Gb HDD). If your laptop is that old you should do a custom
> install and follow this mini-RAM howto :

> 

> http://www.binonabiso.com/en/Ubuntu-miniRAM-HOWTO.html

> 

> Instead of icewm I recommend xfce4, gdm for xdm, and for Hoary you need
> xserver-xorg instead of xserver-xfree86.

> 

> Also follow this link to install a fan as soon as possible :

> 

> http://tinyurl.com/drggw

> 

> Your laptop is definitely not win98/2000 only, but you might have to
> google a bit to get it to work the way you want !



I've got a Toshiba 430CDT with the same specs which I'm trying to get
to work and I cannot get this to work for the life of me!!! It's really
p!$$!ng me off!



I'm trying the instructions in the link you recommended above and I
can't really even get past the first step. My Ubuntu does work with the
command "custom", so I assumed you needed to run it with "server" for
installation and then proceed from there. I cannot even get this mode
to install properly without crashing.



Just after it starts loading install files that say something about
"nic" drivers (for ethernet cards I assume), it hangs up for a bit and
then says "Cannot allocate memory", which is followed by "Segmentation
Fault" about 5-6 times, then some sort of "Out of memory - Killed
Process 2326" (which only comes up part of the time) and then it
reboots the whole machine.



I really want to get this installed on this particular computer as you
have. Can you assist?



TRS


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JackDeth