Capable Linux versions on Qosmio G20

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• Installation of Linux on Qosmio G20 - RAID refusing hard drive detection

  Hello
  Did anyone had success in installing linux on the qosmio g20? I have two drives of 80 GB each. RedHat Setup is unable to detect the readers for me. I realize account I need a driver disk to get, maybe this works - drivers who do I really need - there are tons of SATA drives - or maybe about it, I'm going the wrong way - any help will be apprecitaed.
  Thank you

  Hello

  I didn t try to install Linux on Qosmio G20 but friend of mine told me he has success using Suese 9.3 because there is also the RAID (Redundant Array of inexpensive (or independent) Disks). On this way, you can use two drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance / fault tolerance is the ability of a system to respond gracefully to a hardware or software failure unexpected.

  Sorry but I have no more information.

  Good bye

• Linux on Qosmio G20?

  Hey everybody.

  Is it possible to get Linux on a Qosmio G20? I read a littlebit in forum, but I couldn't find a solution anny on my problem. I have the same problem as many others. The problem is the RAID driver for my also... I tried Linux ubuntu 6.10 and 7.04 ubuntu linux... 6.10 was installing perfectly but 7.04 can't find my harddrives:S. an someone help me :)? I really want Linux on my computer... and sorry for my bad English...

  Hi mate,

  I love linux as you and 50% of the machines, I have ubuntu, gentoo and bsd running. But about the RAID drivers you should go on the ubuntu forums, since you won´t find here help States because not many users here have linux on their machine.

  I found here to whenever good solutions on my ubuntu related questions:

  http://www.UbuntuForums.org

  Good luck buddy

• Qosmio G20 - 118 Vista is capable of?

  Hello.

  IA´m I was wondering that almost everyone is updated to Vista, but my laptop was purchased in November 2005 and has no Vista Capable stick on it.
  Despite not having a Core duo, but a Centrino M 760, if she will run the Vista version and which?

  Would it not capable of running Vista Premium?
  Even if it´s only more light version Vista capable... Will get slower processor and if one update memory 1 G to 2G of memory will be benefict time machine?

  PS: Oh, I have a Qosmio G20-118, processor 760 M Centrino 2 G, 1 G of memory (512 + 512).
  Thanks in advance

  I put t know why the laptop has Vista on it not capable sticker, but your laptop is definitely vista capable.
  On the Microsoft site, you will find a lot of information what hardware specifications are required for running a Vista operating system.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx

  A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:
  A modern processor (at least 800 MHz 1).
  512 MB of system memory.
  A capable DirectX 9 graphics processor.

  Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:
  1 GHz 32-bit (x 86) or 64-bit (x 64) processor1.
  1 GB of system memory.
  Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB graphics memory (minimum) 2, Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.
  40 GB hard drive with 15 GB of free space capacity.
  DVD - ROM Drive3.
  Audio output capacity.
  Ability to access Internet.

• How to install linux on Qosmio G20-120

  Hi all.
  I tried to install some linux distro in a new qosmio g20. Only knoppix 3.8 and 4.0 CentOS have some chance to install, the other distributions can´t recognize the hd or dvd (on Ubuntu), but the distributions that have installed the Hd become unstable, can´t stop, if I do because the hd is not collapsed shutdown, can´t, etc... Someone tried to do? Any chance to install linux on this notebook?
  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  It's always a problem with Linux as the OS is not supported by Toshiba. In this case, you're on your own.

• Problems with Qosmio G20 and SuSE Linux 10.3 installation

  Hello

  I can't install SuSE Linux 10.3, because the hard drive will not be detected.
  I think it's the Software Raid... in the BIOS are only the options of Raid 0 and JBOD. When I changed to JBOD, it says I need to install the new os.
  Windows XP Professional is installed on the computer and I want to have a system to dual-boot with Open SuSE 10.3.
  How can I solve the problem?

  MfG

  Man... that's a really complicated problem.

  First of all, please consult this site unofficial toshiba official: http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/eng/pc/QosG20_report.htm

  West a complete report on your machine where all material etc. are described. The two entries on the bottom of the site describe the problem that you have.

  Another good friend called 'google' redirected me [THIS | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=574116] site.

  You see, it s a problem since your RAID controller is not correctly recognized by some kernels/distributions.
  I have no perfect solution for you, but I propose to try another distro (since there are hundreds of them) who could probably work with your machine.

  The best would be to visit www.google.com and type something like "Qosmio G20 linux raid". Trust me, you will get many results. :)

  Keep rocking with linux ;)

  Welcome them

• Is Qosmio G20 Vista Premium Ready?

  Windows Vista will be released next year. I have no doubt that the will of the Qosmio G20 Vista capable (races of basic, minimum version of Win Vista), but it will be Premium Ready (run all new applications).
  I understand everything, but the requirements of the graphics processor. If you know if the G20 a/support these?

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx

  Hello

  According to your link Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:
  -1 GHz 32-bit (x 86) or 64-bit (x 64) processor1.
  -1 GB of system memory
  -A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero2.
  -128 MB graphic memory.
  -40 GB hard drive with 15 GB of free space capacity.
  -DVD-ROM Drive3.
  -Audio output.
  -Ability to access Internet.

  All the features of it are available on the Qosmio G20 or expandable.
  I have this case the Qosmio and all new laptops from Toshiba is Vista Premium Ready

• Qosmio G20: How to get rid of the large green volume screen?

  Hello

  I have a Qosmio G20 I bought at the Japan last year and have since changed drivers and English operating system. However one thing ive noticed, distinguished by the Japanese put in place, it is that whenever I adjust the Volume level by using the wheel on the right side of the laptop, a large green level Volume display appears on the screen. I want to get rid of this cos it takes place close to half of the screen. The Japanese version had this problem.

  I checked all the settings in the Panel and the various sections of both properties but couldn't find anything.

  Suggestions how to remove it? Qosmio users have this on their screen?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  Berga is right. This volume indication disappears shortly after.

• Software DVD multi-region Qosmio G20

  Hello

  I have a Qosmio G20 (Japanese version). There a Matsu * a DVD drive in it. Unfortunately, that means that I can't use a program called AnyDVD to omit the parameters of region if I want to watch DVDs overseas.

  Does anyone know of a software like this that works well with the Qosmio?

  Cheers.

  Hello

  See legal there is no possibility to circumvent region code.
  Alcahest do you really know if this player can play all region codes all the time? I am very interested in this topic.

• Qosmio G20-139 digital TV. [TNT] Freezes

  Hi all
  Just had a G20-139... and I love it! BUT having a problem with Digital Tuner. The digital picture freezes for a few seconds at a time. and sometimes, he says that he has lost the signal. However I know that the signal is good. When you look at it with my normal [TNT] tv. There is a slight delay in the image received on the G20.
  The image quality on the G20 IS SUPERB.
  I have the latest version of the driver [1.02.1930]. Not tried the analog photos yet...

  I wonder if anyone has had the same problem and if it
  has all the answers!
  It's one thing to Windows? or the processer get too high workload. ????
  Everything on "MY TV" works very well and it would be fantastic if this problem could be solved.

  Thanks a lot for the imformative forum.
  see you soon
  Ogilvie [uk]

  Hello

  You are right; Qosmio G20 is portable really nice. But why are you sure that the signal is good (strong) 100%? Did you use another digital tuner to compare the signal reception?
  Did you use MCE or a Qosmio Player?
  Maybe the digital tuner really loses the signal.

  I found a really nice article on HDTV in Windows MCE:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/MCE/expert/HDTV.mspx
  There is a patch:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=873369

  Thanks for posting if it helps

• Qosmio G20 - 108 - Outlook Express stopped delete me emails

  Just recently my Outlook Express from Microsoft has denied me the ability to delete emails with inevitable consequence than my (already) crowded hard drive clog up and die! My machine is a * Qosmio G20-108 *.
  "I get errors about this software *" No.: 0 x 800420CD "&" No.: 800CCC0F "*"

  I also + "Fatal Error" + messages every time I open my computer saying the program will end, I 'OK' because I didn't open anything! This has been a feature of many months now.
  Someone at - it advice for how I might solve this problem?

  Thank you

  Hi desneill,

  I m wondering that someone is still using Outlook Express right now... There are many other good email programs

  In any case, it would be interesting to know which version of Outlook Express you are using and what operating system.
  Try an update to Outlook Express and Internet Explorer as well

  And think about other software like Thunderbird mail ;)

• System drive Qosmio G20 with an image or a clone backup

  On another thread, I asked problems with Acronis True Image to backup and cloning of my system (C) disk. Whenever I'm trying to clone my system disk or recover an image, I can create and restore the image, but when I install the player recreated and tries to start, I get as much "windows did not start successfully, I would like to start in safe mode... last good config known... or normal. All the options to return to the screen.

  I have two drives 100 GB sata, with the first disc of the op system, programs and the second with my data and therefore has set up the raid as two independent disks and the raid console option disabled.

  After trying another product of cloning with the same result, I guess there is something in the Qosmio implemented that is the cause. I read that Qosmio Player is installed on a hidden partition of Linux on the system drive and am wondering if it may not be picked up by the cloning and imaging software and that may cause boot failure.

  So I have two questions. First of all, nobody knows why I might be problems starting from a clone or recovery using third party disk image backup software and second, anyone successfully upward and restore a G20 Qosmio Player system, and if so with what software and do you perform all the special functions.

  Thank you very much.

  Hello

  Well, I use the Toshiba Recovery CD to restore the operating system on the Qosmio G20.
  It has also 2 x 100 GB, but under my computer, I saw only one a HARD drive. I created 2 partitions with the ghost (second option on the recovery CD).
  However, I have now 2 partitions but after this procedure, the Qosmio player has been removed. I though that I need to install again simply because of the Qosmio player but I tried to install the Qosmio player after the recovery procedure and it has been successfully.

  2 existing partitions and I also have a Qosmio player on my laptop.
  But one thing is very strange; I can't locate the partition in disk management.
  But everything works ok

• Qosmio G20 and Acronis True Image

  Hello

  I have a G20 with the media library and twin 100 GB hard disks that are configured to act as two separate discs (set up of RAID options when I reinstalled the system). I have programs on a disk (C) and the operating system and my data on the other (D).

  On a previous thread I asked to retrieve the C drive only from the recovery disks without wipe data on the D drive, and it seems that this is not possible, to remedy this, I decided to follow the suggested advice and create an image of the C drive for later retrieval if necessary. However, I have had a problem of creating an image or a clone of my system using Acronis True Image disk and wonder if anyone can help. I replaced the D drive with a new disk of 120 GB and uses the old drive in a USB enclosure sata to store the clone or image recovered.

  First of all, all devices, readers ext usb, wireless keyboard, cable network & second screen are connected through a hub to a USB docking station, and when I try to clone with this joint, it fails to restart. Undeterred, I took off the hub and the clone for the external drive seems to work very well. However, when I remove the drive from the existing system and replace it with the clone to test, it does not work. The system appears to start but then get the screen where it says windows windows had a problem and I want to start in safe mode, last known working system, or start as usual in any case. If I select it just reboots and gets back to this screen.

  Also, I tried to create an image rather than a clone and recover the image on the hot spare. Once again, it seems to go ok but when I put the disc and satrt to the top of the same thing happens.

  I don't know if there is anything that you must close before imaging or cloning as the instructions don't say, so don't know if theres nothing running that may affect it. The instructions are pretty basic but seem pretty simple, so I do not see where I am going wrong.

  Does anyone have experience of this type of problem and how to fix it.

  Thank you very much

  A few months ago I acquired a regular copy of Acronis True image for my G20.

  After that many negative attempts to use the program, who do not recognize the disks
  I asked for help using Acronis
  which solves the problem brilliantly, sending me a special version on purpose
  for the difficult features of the Qosmio system.

  If you an e-mail to the Acronis media, they probably have in the Archives of the version
  for the Qosmio G20.

• Qosmio G20 with Intervideo WinDVR3

  Hello

  I have a laptop Qosmio G20/395LS (purchased at the Japan) that since I converted to English Windows XP Pro SP2. I then downloaded all the drivers from Toshiba on the site of Toshiba UK, choosing the Qosmio PQG20, which is the closest model from my Japanese version. (The Toshiba to the Japan site is not all drivers available for download, that's why I used the site of Toshiba UK.)

  In any case, all functions work perfectly, except that I canoe use Intervideo WinDVR3 to watch television. It recognizes the Composite inputs and S-video but not the antenna TV input option. I have a normal TV antenna cable connected to the Qosmio and can watch TV with other software such as Qosmio Player, Windows Media Center and same Intervideo Home Theater. But not with WinDVR3 (Im using the latest version downloaded from the Web site of Interviodeo.) I don't like Windows Media Center or Intervideo Home Theater and Qosmio Player not use that by cutting off the power supply, so I defintely want to use Intervideo WinDVR.

  I contacted Intervideo, and they said that my hardware is certainly consistent, but I must have the correct WDM driver installed for the TV Tuner to operate correctly the WinDVR. Im not sure what is a WDM driver, but looks like I need to download the correct driver for the TV Tuner on this Qosmio.

  I checked Toshiba Japan website, but I saw no TV Tuner driver to download it. Ive tried a few of the drivers TV Tuner for the different models on the Web sites of UK and US Toshiba, but WinDVR still does not recognize the option antenna TV.

  Can someone point me to the right driver WDM driver that I need to get this software WinDVR3 will?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  Toshiba doesn't recommend that you install the graphics drivers 3rd or any additional graphics accelerator. This may damage the video card or the motherboard.
  On the Toshiba driver page, you will find all the WDM drivers. Only the Tv tuner and graphics drivers.

  I don't know if the WinDVR is supported by Mr. antenna interface I've never checked.
  However, I found this site. If you wish, you can consult this site on WDM driver:
  http://BTWinCap.sourceforge.NET/

• Qosmio G20 issue - Codec of Capture / Capture a bound program

  Hello guys and girls!

  Recently I bought the laptop Qosmio G20 102 and I am very satisfied with it because I found many flaws that annoy me in my work. Now, I am addressing those who might be kind enough to help me with the biggest problem of all.

  Provided laptop preinstalled with software of InterVideo WinDVR5 which are used to capture video from any source there, as a Composite, antenna and S-video. WinDVR uses mpeg codec to compress the raw data in process, overview and mpg files that you can save later.

  Question: can you change the capture codec or software?

  Why?

  Codec is a bit outdated in terms of video editing. Much more than other codec mpeg on the market and it creates 'blocking effect' in some digital editing software like the first Vegas at the controls of speed or effects are used, and I use them a lot the quality of compressed video is degraded. With the help of divx, xvid, mjpeg codec would be much better to capture video at this level and would really be 'the art of smart entertainment.

  InterVideo WinDVR5 is provided specially for Toshiba laptops with TV tuner or composite input. The software is great. I use version 3 on my desktop and I am totally satisfied. Unlike the version 3 on my desk, on-board version 5 on my laptop do not change the settings for video quality. He's stuck in normal and it didn't budge.

  So, I have way, is there a way to answer my question in the means to change the codec or capture software, or even something else?

  [Edited by: admin]

  Hello Marko

  It is very nice that you are satisfied with your device. G20 is a very nice unit and hope I'll get it one day too. Back to your problem. I don t want to write much more just a short explanation. Like other laptop manufacturers Toshiba preinstall some deaf for users, but it is just a limited Version limited. These applications are suitable for Toshiba.

  In my opinion, there are basic functions and the user can test the software. If the software is good the user must purchase a full version with all the functions. If you n t like them, it can be removed and each user can install their favorite software.

  I understand you want to edit your videos but I put t think that there is a possibility to change anything.

  In my opinion, you need to install your favorite applications (full version) and on this way, you will be able to capture videos as you want. On this path, it would be 'the art of smart entertainment.

  Good luck!