Linux on a M430 satellite L30

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• A few questions using Linux on Satellite L30-10 x

  Sorry to bother you people, but I had this satellite L30-10 portable x.

  I try to make it work with my o/s preference, what is Linux (or any unix-based), for which the goal, I need to know what's what in there, IE.

  1. how chip works for the compatible softmodem V. 90 - 92?

  2. What is happening with everything that controls usb ports?

  I found a live-cd that makes the USB ports of the work, which is the work of disks usb-Clerkship on them, so I'll solve this one thanks to study how it does, and 2 of the 3 live-cd I used seems to have the graphics (up to new problems when I try for different resolutions..)
  but that leaves the question of the modem.

  I haven't tried something more, like the WiFi network, pc-card (I hope that ethernet works... it is usually without much trouble).

  There is also a good question on the cd/dvd drive, that is, it is declared as a "super multi" one (whatever that means) and a 'double layer' one and nobody promised anything about burning DVDs with it (the seller certainly didn't), but the docs online here @ toshiba - Europe.com say about the L30 series it is supposed to be able to burn 8 , 5 GB, so it it true finally on the specific cd/dvd driver 10 x model or what?

  I understand that many people would disagree with the use of linux on a machine designed for a specific software company,
  but I still believe that the manufacturer of this product (the satellite laptop L30-10 x) should tell customers what's in it, period.

  In short, if you can not help with my questions above, please tell the best, you know who I should ask, which is supposed to be responsible for what is in this anywhay for laptop, a mailing address or e-mail, something to try for more information.

  Thanks in advance,

  Olgamari

  Hi Olgamari

  See this section of Linux using search option. Maybe you will find some useful information. Otherwise, you can follow pages:
  http://Linux.Toshiba-DME.co.jp/Linux/index.htm
  http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html
  http://www.Linux-laptop.NET/Toshiba.html

  Bye and good luck!

• Satellite L30-134 - after HDD upgrade PC freezes and won't start

  Hello
  I upgraded my Satellite L30-134 of the standard 60 GB HDD for a new 120 GB. After that, I have the following problem:

  (1) after installing XP form to the recovery House DVDs works fine but after that 2-3 weeks of normal use it instantly freeze pc and after hard reboot the OP start up can do anything but to format the HARD drive. After that format cannot install original XP and Vista, the progress bar show me that the installation is complete but after reboot, nothing happens. This problem persists long wery. After 3-4 clean up one after another the pc starts and runs very well about 3 weeks. What is the problem? Any idea?

  (2) when I first install Vista or Linux PC is runing fine, but not in normal parameters. Always freeze but after hard reset works fine for about 2-3 days. When I install XP first that the PC is useles after hard reboot the only thing I can do is to format the HARD drive and do a clean install.

  PS: The HARD disk is produced Original Toshiba.

  Hello

  This strange boyfriend s but to me it sounds like that, these problems are caused from the new HARD drive that may be defective.

  I think you should test the HDD using Hitachi Drive Fitness Test:
  http://www.HitachiGST.com/HDD/support/download.htm#DFT
  With the Drive Fitness Test, you can test your HARD drive. Download the CD image, burn it to a CD and boot from it. You can then the HARD drive test.
  On the same site is a user's guide if you want to know more.

  Good luck and give us feedback, what happened! :)

• Satellite L30: XP Clean install - used to work, now it doesn't

  Hello

  First of all, thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks to all those who want to contribute their thoughts. Now, the problem more in detail...

  * Summary *.
  Laptop comes with Vista. New installation of XP & drivers - all is well for more than a year. XP has become problematic, re-installed XP - same problems exist with clean install.

  * Prelude: *.
  I have a Toshiba Satellite L30, which came with Vista installed. After some disappointment with Vista, I decided to "upgrade" to XP. The XP installation went without a hiccup. Trying to find drivers for all that took time, as Toshiba is no longer distributes the drivers for the L30 model (at least not on the version of their Web site). I kept (and still have) copies of all drivers, I finally installed to get the laptop with XP works successfully, and everything was fine.

  * The problem starts: *.
  I had been using this setup for over a year, until recently, and suddenly, the laptop has become problematic (i.e. suspended in certain situations, be slow and usually does not). I have concluded that the laptop had probably lost power during the installation of Windows updates or update had problems and had become unstable. After trying different techniques to try to restore the system (System Restore, chkdsk, etc.), without success, I decided I want to do a clean install of XP.

  * Get your fingers Ready puzzle: *.
  Using the same XP CD, I used for the first installation, I begin to re - install XP. All right, until the installation reached "Record components", where it crashes. By pressing the power button to restart the computer laptop re-lance installation and installation is completed thanks to the end (perhaps because the installer reported that caused the coup be dried the second time around?). This behavior is now repeatable every time I have to format the drive and install XP. In any case, XP is now installed and boot - but guess what? It shows the exact behavior as well as before the clean install. He is suspended for the same thing and being generally does not. I continued to install all the drivers that I used the first time around, but still the same problem. (may be interesting to note that safe mode do not present any of this behavior and works very well).

  * The plot thickens *.
  So now, I think that it is likely to be a hardware / firmware issue, as it is set up exact same software. In the context of spending + long + time trying to figure out, I move using the Toshiba recovery disc that re - installs Vista and now everything works fine, no problem with anything (well, except that it's Vista). I installed all the available Windows updates updated all drivers and ghosts and then the hard drive, so I can go back at least to a configuration of work relatively easily. Thinking that this procedure + may + have restored balance for the setup of hardware, I re - install XP, but it's yet to be a problem in exactly the same way. I'm puzzled.

  * What to do now *.
  Personally, I prefer to use the cell phone as a Clipboard that is expensive to use it with Vista installed. I ordered some RAM so that he will be able to run Windows 7, but I don't wouldn't really be content of this workaround. By far, XP is the OS of choice, but I do not know what path to take then get back to work.
  I'd like to hear your 2 cents. Thanks for reading the above, I know it was long. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you
  Ian

  I put t think that the problem is related to the lack of driver Toshiba.

  First parrowdice trying to install Win XP and Win XP does not support the VAP (value added package). VAP is released just for Vista and Win 7.

  I think that the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is also not necessary I think it might be something wrong with the hardware. Maybe HARD drive?

  Download the tool called disk HARD Drive Fitness Test. This tool creates a bootable CD that would go to a HARD disk check, I think that should help to check if a HARD drive is affected.

• Satellite L30-10 X - need sata\raid drivers for Windows XP

  Need to install the drivers sata\raid for windows XP. Laptops Satellite L30-10 X. Please tell me where I can find it.

  Hello

  Normally, you find that the SATA drivers in display driver package which you can download from the official website of Toshiba... Usually they are placed under the screen driver\SBDrv but I downloaded it and t SATA driver file is :(

  What you can do is download the driver of another model, perhaps Satellite L300D or similar model.

  An alternative you can install Windows XP compatible mode. Go into the BIOS, HDD AHCI mode to the compatible. Then, you don't need a driver.

• Satellite L30: Cannot change my desktop wallpaper

  Hello

  I am a user of Satellite L30. When I want to change the wallpaper, I get a message "this feature has been disabled - please contact your system administrator.

  Can someone help me please?

  The message says it all.
  This setting is disabled by an administrator. I suppose that you, a part of the domain in the network, and the administrator has disabled this setting.

• Satellite L30 - Wifi card not in Device Manager

  I recently had to reinstall windows vista (32 bit) on this Satellite L30, all other disks installed correctly, apart from the internal wifi driver, I tried loads of different on the toshiba site, and none of them invite the wifi card to operate. \like as I say, the card does not appear in Device Manager or when I run everest, but assured me that this particular model has built in wifi and Yes, I have the switch on the front running.

  any ideas?

  Did you buy this laptop as used a brand new?
  Wireless network card is built in or not?
  Remove the bottom WIFI coverage and check if the wireless card is inside.

  If the wireless card is inside and you can not install the situation should be clear. What do you think about this?

• Satellite L30-106: Power Saver 0x7E error

  Hi all
  I own a Toshiba Satellite L30-106. I got it from Windows Vista to Windows XP pro, I installed all the Xp drivers provided by the Toshiba site.

  Everything is going well except for the Toshiba Power Saver utility, I can't install it, it still gives this error: error Power Saver 0x7E. Same thing happens when I want to uninstall it. How can I solve this problem?
  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  I hope that you have installed the power saver right!
  The laptop is one of the series PSL33E. Therefore, you should choose the drivers and tools for this series!

  In addition it is very important to install the driver Toshiba and utilities in the right order!
  Then open the installation instructions and follow the lines of this guide!

  Please make sure that you have already installed "TOSHIBA common Modules or / and TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility" ahead!

• Satellite L30-115 - where to get XP Recovery disk?

  Hello

  I lost my Toshiba Satellite L30 - 115 Windows XP Home Edition * CD Recovery *.

  How can I get another? Thank you.

  Hey,.

  New Windows XP Recovery disk, you can get a provider of service authorized in your country. Just ask the guys if they can order one at Toshiba.

  Here is a list of all the FSA:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > find an authorized service provider

• Satellite L30-PSL33E - product recovery fails

  Laptop Satellite / L30-psl33E

  This is what happens:...

  Product recovery disc boots, loading files, windows recovery watch utility box select English, then gives possibility of partition of drive or any use, I click to recommended any disc, then computer past the black screen, delete the partition 0, erasure of partition 1. * error...
  (error creating file\\./physical drive0, the system cannot find the file specified),
  hard drive # 0 is not accessible or bad raid configuration.
  * Then an administrator opens upward *:... part of disk failed, has not the raid class, press any key to continue, * I press a key, *, the computer hangs, press a button again, another box of Directors appears with the command line.
  x:\windows\system32\cmd.exe,

  Nice anyone got advice or tips, thanks

  It's very strange

  The error message says something about RAID but the L30 does not support the RAID and also the RAID drivers are not necessary.

  I m a bit confused and I think there could be something wrong with the HARD drive.
  Have you tried to reinstall the operating system from the original CD of Microsoft Windows?

  Try this format the disk using this CD, and then try again to reinstall the operating system.

  If this does not work then a HARD disk problem is possible

• Satellite L30-134: how to make a DVD of recovery on mine?

  I want to make a new DVD of recovery like the one I had with my laptop series Satellite L30-134.
  Can some tell me how I can do this?

  You must purchase 3rd party applications to create the own recovery image. For example I did with Norton Ghost 2003.

• For the Archives: The upgrade of the Satellite L30-134

  I'm one of those old cell phones off a friend who had retired as being obsolete.

  However with a little time and money, it is possible to upgrade to a very usable machine.

  Not a power by any stretch but perfectly adequate for browsing the internet and watching videos (about 720 p watchable) standard definition etc.

  So as the search of these forums for more information for this project, I found a lot of conflicting advice, and some of my questions were not answered at all. I hope by documenting my experiences here I can help someone in the same position in the future.

  * Model *.

  This machine is the Toshiba Satellite L30-134, part number: PSL33E-00E013G3. It's probably very similar, but not necessarily the same as the other models L30. No invert them.

  * Original configuration *.

  Processor - Intel Celeron m 410 (Cache of 1 MB, 1.46 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, Socket M). It is a simple version of the Core Duo (Yonah core) processor core. It shares nothing in common and is not swapable with the previous generation Pentium M or processors Celeron Mr. He is also incompatible with the next generation of Core 2 Duo/Solo and Pentium and Celeron processors derived from these.

  Memory - A single 512MB SODIMM PC2 - 4200 (DDR2-533 MHz). This differs from the previous generation of DDR and the next generation of DDR3. The controller memory only supports single channel mode. There is no loss that the FSB of the processor is not fast enough to take advantage of the dual channel anyway.

  * BIOS *.

  My laptop came with very old version 1.3. Toshiba provides the latest version (3.10) for download. This is reported to be buggy and mess with the profiles of fan so I decided to leave it alone. I can confirm that my updates work without updating the BIOS.

  * Updates *.

  Processor - I swapped the Celeron for a Core Duo T2350 (1.87 GHz). Everything I read that all the Yonah core Core Duo/solo, Pentium and Celeron with a FSB of 533 are compatible. The FSB 667 models are not.

  The Core Duo T2450 at 2 GHz is the highest performing compatible processor but double the price on eBay. I paid just £12 (used) for the T2350 so there is really no reason to go down now, all of these parts are obsolete.

  RAM - there are 2 slots on this machine. Toshiba State a maximum of 2 GB, 1 GB in each slot. Unfortunately, the memory controller is very picky and survey of the weird errors, unless you get just the right ones.

  There is not enough information to understand it so for me it was a process of trial and error. Fortunately, I found an online retailer that guaranteed compatibility in 100% and returned by mail for free.

  The second pair of Poles worked well.

  Thanks for sharing!

• Satellite L30 - 10Y: Win XP - yellow? near bus in Device Manager controller

  Hello

  a problem with the satellite L30 - 10Y PSL33.
  In management of XP - other devices - system management bus controller device - it is to present a question mark with a small exclamation point.

  Maybe reinstall a chipset drivers, but I have not found a right driver in toshiba's site.

  You have an idea on this message and if is it all reinstall drive, what type and the parent link for download?
  Thanks in advance.

  Manuele

  Hello

  Hmm I don't very well if this entry could be linked to a m Chipset driver.
  But you can find the chipset driver yourself.
  Install a tool of diagnosis of equipment as Everest Home Edition and control hardware components. Then, you would be able to download driver chipset chipset manufacturer page.

  But in your case I recommend you delete this first device manager entry.
  Mark this bus controller and press to remove or uninstall.
  Restart the unit.

  Usually the Win XP should recognize and reinstall the device again

• Installing WXP on Satellite L30 - 10Y

  Hi all

  I have a Satellite L30 - 10Y (PSL33E 03L031EN) (about 2 years), it is running Vista (installed come) and I'll replace it with XP pro SP3.
  I already have the drivers (from the Division of driver Toshiba), but I wonder if there are any issues that anyone knows how I could run in this case?

  I installed OS to my house several times, built offices with absolutely no problems whatsoever, but various articles I read there seems to be a bit of a 'ball game' different when it comes to laptops?
  Also I have Vista disks more so if XP will not install I can not simply go back to Vista.

  Tips, advice or warnings very welcome...

  Thanx

  ~ Q ~

  Hello

  Your laptop is supported for Windows XP Home edition, and there should not be any problems at all. For installing WXP using Windows XP SP2 home edition.
  Download page for all the drivers, tools and utilities that you can find on Toshiba.

  You can also find document Setup Instructions. Install all the stuff of Toshiba following this order of installations. It is very important.
  If you help please let us know.

• Satellite L30-114: driver not designed for this platform when installing IDE controller

  Hello! I have the satellite L30-114, I bought months ago. I have Win XP SP2 with all updates and the bios 2.3.

  A few days ago, I tried to reinstall the drivers for the ide controllers. I have delited in "Device Manager" and restart the system. After you start windows normally are both installed PCI - IDE controllers, then find ide channels (primary and secondary ide channal on ich) and the strange thing happens here: instead of the normal installation of these 4 channels, window "driver not intended for this platform". and after each reboot those devices Installing, to give me 4 windows "driver not intended for this platform".

  Now in Device Manager, I have 2 controllers IDE standard normal, and not 4 channel IDE working with yelow «!» The funny thing is that I not install new ide drivers. Drivers are the same who worked before reinstalling. Now the computer works, but is worth than before. on the toshiba site there is no driver Ide "planned for this platform.

  Anyone know how can I solve this problem? or where is located this driver? or what chipset whith this controller model in this notebook?

  Hello

  In my opinion, there is no reason to do something like that. If the laptop works well let it go. Go to the Toshiba download page and download driver chipset for your laptop model and install it manually.