Qosmio G20 raid and SUSE 10.2

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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

• Qosmio G20 - sound and drivers tv tuner (digital)

  Hi all

  I recently purchased a Qosmio G20 (490ls) to the Japan and nothing else that problems have had so far.
  The original operating system that came with the computer is Windows XP Home Edition (Japanese). I can't read Japanese, but I have an English version of Windows XP MCE, so I don't think it would be a problem.

  I could not install it correctly so I delivered to a technician and he accidentally deleted all (OS, drivers, etc) and I don't have a recovery of the original disc.

  in any case, I gave him a new technology to install and they're almost finished except they lack 2 drivers - audio driver and tv tuner driver. European drivers are analog and do not work on the Japanese version, however, it needs digital drivers.

  I desperately need a "digital sound driver" and a "digital tv tuner driver", if someone could help me out or point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated =)

  Thank you

  Hello Michael

  I'm very happy you're here. Maybe you can give us some very useful information. I heard that just TV tuner to the Japan from be used worldwide without restriction standard.
  Do you know something?

  Maybe this is the reason why you can't set it up properly. I am sure that the driver for your device is designed only for the Japanese market and it is possible that our pilot European doesn t work properly. Check the driver of OUR download site
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/Su/su_sc_home.jsp

• Qosmio G20 - RAM and GDD upgrade advice needed

  Hi all

  I have decided to try to give my old g20 renewed life with a few updates, but could do with a few tips before you start to throw money at it.
  The first and most obvious update will install two sticks of 1 GB memory and I was thinking about crossing the old hard disk of 80 GB 5400 RPM to something big and I hope more quickly as a 320 GB 7200 RPM, any advice on this would be appreciated because I don't know if this is possible.

  I was also wondering if the cpu can be upgraded and if someone knew were I could get a new mine cpu fan has become noisy.

  Thanks for you time all tips, ideas and input would be much appreciated.

  2 x 1 GB RAM will be fine. You must use the RAM that has the same speed and timings of CASE/RAS similar as the original of the RAM. Avoid the "Value RAM."

  With respect to the HARD disk, a 120 GB should certainly work, but 320 GB * could * be too large depending on what the Chipset and BIOS can support. Maybe an other G20 owner here it can confirm works, or search the Qosmio for "HARD drive" section

  With respect to the processor, you must be careful when upgrading it. Look at the other models of the G20 and determine what the CPU the fastest they have. This way you can almost guarantee it will work properly.
  If you install a faster processor is faster than what is available in the range of the G20, may not be detected correctly and the cooling fan isn't able to manage the production of heat, causing the laptop overheats.
  Also, I think that a special utility must be run to calibrate the CPU. In my view, that the ASP have access to this utility. The CPU can run very slowly if this utility is not running.

  An FSL may replace the noisy fans for you and remove any accumulation of dust at the same time.

• Qosmio G20 RAID installation problem

  Hello
  I decided to re - install WIndows Xp on my laptop one followed the instructions in the manual.
  I pushed F6 to load from my USB, RAID driver and was fine, Windows has detected
  the two hard drives and I chose one for a new installation. Windows will ask formatting
  (I chose NTFS quick) and then a screen will appear:
  __________________________________
  Insert the TOSHIBA RAID driver diskette into drive A:

  then press enter;
  __________________________________

  The USB key is still there, same disk that was read during the process of F6, and I just
  Press enter, but it does nothing. He does not even read the disc. As if expecting something?

  Any help will be appreciated...

  Thank you very much in advance,

  Mario.

  PS. : I pressed on (as despair grows) ALL keys on the keyboard (with the exception of the F3 that closes)
  and the same result. Nothing happened...

  Hello

  I don't have much experience with it, but maybe these documents from Toshiba can help you. Check it out!
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB5C00Y80007R01.htm
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB56012H0001R01.htm

  Please give us some information.

• Qosmio G20 - Sound and Bluetooth driver installation

  Hi friends...

  In fact, I had a problem with my DVD/CD ROM
  So, I got my pc with the restore CD.
  When I restart my system it shows new multimedia hardware VGA controller and USB device found where I m not able the install.
  I'm not sure what these devices are only.

  I put t know which driver must be installed for these devices and I don t see volume control in the bar of tasks.
  When I check the sounds and audio settings it shows no audio device found.
  When I try my wireless via Bluetooth file transfer he says not ready or Bluetooth is not started.

  So, what could be the problem?
  Can someone can solve my problem

  Thanks in advance...

  Raja

  Make the path on your earned, others may follow you... Raja

  Hello Raja

  Your ad is quite confusing, and it is not possible to offer a reasonable solution.
  The fact is that this recovery image contains all the necessary drivers for all hardware components of your notebook. Because of this I do not understand what exactly happens after the first start.

  So, if something like this happens, I can imagine some external devices are connected.
  Do you use a recovery media for the first time? Have you noticed similar problems in the past?
  Have you bought this laptop like new or used one?

  Sorry for all these questions, but, as I wrote previously, the whole story is a bit confusing.

• Qosmio G20-118 and Active Sync via bluetooth

  I can´t do activesync to work when connecting my Pocket PC (with Windows Mobile 2003 second edition) via bluetooth. Can someone help or post a link to a help page?
  Thanks in advance,
  Miguel Amaro

  Hello

  As far as I know that the Pocket PC must be in the cradle.
  1 "tap" on start and choose the ActiveSync program
  2 then 'tap' on 'Tools' and select 'Options' from the ActiveSync program
  3. check under "enable synchronization when cradled using ' to see if the setting is on Bluetooth

  Important: Please remove the Pocket PC from the cradle, and then put it back in the cradle.
  It allows to activate the new setting

  Good bye

• Advantages disadvantages & RAID and how to assign Qosmio G30 speed

  Hello.

  I heard that the RAID configuration can increase or not the speed... If someone more expert can explain to me how it works?

  1.) first of all what is RAID (explain in words that an ignorant in the calculation as I can uderstand)

  (2.) what is the difference between raid 0 or raid 1 and how it affects the computer?

  (3.) what are the advantages/disadvantages to choose between this two settings?

  Hello

  I m not a guru RAID ;) but I used Qosmio G20 with and without a permit to RAID technology and I have not noticed the disadvantages of speed.

  I see that you are a beginner and so I will try to explain the RAID feature very easily ;)
  What is RAID? RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) allows to save data.

  The RAID reflected the content of the first HARD drive to the second HARD drive. This means that all the files (depending on the RAID settings) that are stored on the HDD1 is also stored on HDD2. If the HDD1 will damage, you will be able to recover everything from the HDD2 unit.

  The two s of HARD drive can be used with mirror RAID-1 or RAID-0 stripping
  When you use RAID-1, data is stored twice (once on each of the hard disks) so if there are problems with one of the hard drives, the other HARD disk can be used to retrieve the data.
  But you can use only two hard drives as a single HARD drive. (2 disks hard = 1 HDD)

  When you use RAID 0 (stripping) met by the operating system size is two times more!
  Using RAID-0 configuration, all data on both disks will be lost, even if only one of the two disks fails!

  I think that the RAID is very useful because it safes the contents of HARD drive!
  Of course, if you use the mirroring option, you can only use the a HDD available!
  But you are on the site course ;)

• Qosmio G20: Qosmio player and FM Tuner

  I saw a question on the FM tuner in the Qosmio G20 series (and other portable with Qosmio Player). Users responded that the Qosmio Player has no FM tuner! That's wrong!

  I did a manual search in Qosmio Player using frequency analysis, and it is possible to scan the frequency range of the FM band. So, I found a few radio stations that I can save. The resolution is not the best but you can easily find radio stations!

  Hello

  I agree with Togan. The units are supplied with different hardware configurations.
  As a result, some units support a tuner and are supplied without the tuner.

• Qosmio G20-117: bad pixels on the screen and the CD rom does not work

  Hello

  I have a problem with the computer hardware. I got a Qosmio G20-117 and you have a problem with the cdrom and the screen. Got bad pixels on the screen, and cdrom does not work. I live in the United Kingdom, so I tried signing up to them to choose the computer before the computer is out of warranty.

  Whenever I register, it says sorry, an unexpected error has occurred, please try again later. I have tried at least 20 times since yesterday and it doesn't seem to work. I have them even called and they told me, the service is stopped and will be fixed this morning but yet nothing works.

  Any solution?

  Hello

  If you want to contact Toshiba service partner in your country then why you don't call them?
  Toshiba page you will find the database with all service providers in the world.
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/Su/su_gaspLocator.jsp?PF=true

  I don't think that you need to register something apart from the serial number of your laptop. But in my opinion this could also be done at the point of service.

• Qosmio G20-139: need help with 2nd HARD drive installation

  Hey fans of tosh.

  I got a Qosmio G20-139 and I want to install 2nd HARD drive. How can I go about it? I don't want to mirror the 1st HARD drive I just that it runs as a HDD separated for more storage. How do I set up and format?

  I'm using WXP MCE any help received with gratitude, keep in mind, I'm no expert actually I'm a fool to the village that of been inbreeding so take me through in easy to understand steps that even I can follow.

  Cheers in anticipation

  StevieB

  Hello

  That s just to change the BIOS settings in the BIOS!
  I think that the BIOS settings are placed in the last page of the BIOS (3).

  Try setting the 1RAID-0 on the first HARD disk and the 2RAID-0 the second HARD disk.

  It worked well on my laptop.

  By the way; information on the RAID configuration found in the user manual.

  Have a nice day ;)

• Difference between G20 (PQG20) and G20 (PQG21)

  Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Toshiba Qosmio G20 (PQG20) and Toshiba Qosmio G20 (PQG21)?

  Post edited by: chosma

  Hello

  For example, PQG20E is a Qosmio G20-123 and PQG21E is a Qosmio G20-126.

  AFAIK the G20-123 has only a TV tuner and the G20-126 has a hybrid TV Tuner TNT + analog and DVB - T antenna.

  Well, the fact is that Toshiba laptops come with different hardware configurations. There could be a difference between the models of laptops.

• 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!

• Qosmio G20: Additional programs are placed on the recovery CD?

  Hello

  I am relatively new to all this if my question is perhaps a bit noobish. But I would like to reinstall windows xp mce on my Qosmio G20. And I know that's what I use the product recovery disc for. But a few things written about it has started to get worried, so if you could answer the following questions I would be very grateful.

  (1) on the product recovery disc it is said that the additional software (ex: DVD player...) cannot be recovered from the dvd. But all these were preinstalled on my computer and I don't have a cd/dvd extra. So the question is: is this a denial of responsibility (unfairly put) and this Qosmio G20 recovery disc has all programs pre-installed so?

  (2) when I start the recovery process he formats just my drive C: or D: drive as well. I have not changed anything since I was the computer. So drive C: is where programs are, D: drive is just for some multimedia stuff.

  Thank you very much. : D

  Hello

  AFAIK Qosmio G20 comes with two recovery media:
  1 QOSMIO recovery media player
  This CD contains QOSMIO player only and use it before you install the operating system.
  2 OS Recovery DVD
  This DVD contains the operating system and all the necessary drivers, tools and utilities.
  When you use the laptop will have to new factory settings. As after the first start.

  When you use recovery DVD to install OS again, there is an option to install the operating system already persistent partition. I put t know if the recovery on your Qosmio DVDs old ghost image or new software Reco.

  Please try to boot from recovery media and let me know how it starts. I can help you to install the OS on the right track.

• Qosmio G20-118: Questions about playback of movies, TV, bluetooth

  Hello.
  people I m not very good with computers and need your help.
  my mother gave me a qosmio g20-118 and I have some problems with it (never liked laptops that much, but this one is beautiful ;):)

  1st - when watching dvd movies, I observe that when it comes to an image of the sky or clouds, I see dots on the screen. This happens also with you guys? could this be a problem in high definition? Even on the film "nilo" which comes connected to media player... when it comes to an image of an egypsian walk to the horizon on the stones... If you look at the blue sky, the definition is not so good... Why is this?
  Despite this problem watching movies top it s super...
  all what I can change to make it better?

  2nd - I ve tried to watch TV and I can´t. I m Portuguese and have cable TV. from what I ve read the only thing I have to do is conect the cable antenna to the computer with the adapter tv right? It is a message that the signal is weak. can someone help me here?
  and how do I adjust a channel? I Don t see where I can grant automatly or manually!
  (maybe a Portuguese user can help me if West one here)

  3. how to use the bluetooth? my cell phone has bluetooth and when I turn on the bluetooth of the phone and activate the bluetooth of the qosmio one of them recognizes anything. I click on "bluetooth settings" and 'new Connection', and I got a message saying bluetooth is not ready. What should I do?

  If someone could help me that would be great. Sorry for the big testemonial; 9
  Susana

  [Edited by: admin on 14 January 06 08:16]

  Hello

  First of all, you are right. This very nice laptop s. I wish I would have a.
  Good on your problems:

  1.), you should try to change the display resolution. It would be very interesting to know if the black dots remains on the screen. In addition, I put t think that it s a pixel dead issue because you don t have problems if watch you movies.

  2.) have you used a Qosmio Player or a MCE? You should try to start the Qosmio player and try to launch a new search for TV channels. In the manual, you will find a detailed description of a connection and the use of the Q drive

  3.) have you activated the Bluetooth with FN + F8 key combination?
  Please check this post how to use a Bluetooth device:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=5710&MessageID=19581#19581

  Good bye