Toshiba Tecra A10
Toshiba Tecra A10
I've had no trouble getting any version of Puppy (live) working well on most pc/laptops but I can't get it to run 'X' on my Toshiba Tecra A10 laptop. I believe it has an Intel video chipset and in other distros I can usually get the screen to display at 1280x800.
Has anybody else managed to get it going on this model? Putting the correct resolution into xorg.conf doesn't seem to work. The test facility gives me a light grey screen with close spaced horizontal lines and I can't really bail out at that point - 'cntrl,alt,backspace' sends me back to the option to re-tweak or edit xorg.conf!
I would appreciate any suggestions and/or Xorg tweaks to get Puppy 4.2 working with the Toshiba Tecra A10.
Regards
ikarus
Has anybody else managed to get it going on this model? Putting the correct resolution into xorg.conf doesn't seem to work. The test facility gives me a light grey screen with close spaced horizontal lines and I can't really bail out at that point - 'cntrl,alt,backspace' sends me back to the option to re-tweak or edit xorg.conf!
I would appreciate any suggestions and/or Xorg tweaks to get Puppy 4.2 working with the Toshiba Tecra A10.
Regards
ikarus
Re: Toshiba Tecra A10
Ikarus, did you get this going? I just got a hand-me-down Toshiba Tecra 9000 that is cruising with 4.2 on it. I picked a 1024x768 screen at 16 though...don't know if that is your solution or not. I didn't have to do any manual editing of xorg either.ikarus wrote:I've had no trouble getting any version of Puppy (live) working well on most pc/laptops but I can't get it to run 'X' on my Toshiba Tecra A10 laptop. I believe it has an Intel video chipset and in other distros I can usually get the screen to display at 1280x800.
Has anybody else managed to get it going on this model? Putting the correct resolution into xorg.conf doesn't seem to work. The test facility gives me a light grey screen with close spaced horizontal lines and I can't really bail out at that point - 'cntrl,alt,backspace' sends me back to the option to re-tweak or edit xorg.conf!
I would appreciate any suggestions and/or Xorg tweaks to get Puppy 4.2 working with the Toshiba Tecra A10.
Regards
ikarus
I would like to get x11 running on mplayer with this laptop, but I probably should start another thread on it..anyway, post back if I can help with this laptop.
Unfortunately its still no go. I have tried substituting Xorg.conf files which work on this machine and it still gives me nothing. I can only assume that Puppy does not have the correct intel driver for this model. Admittedly its a fairly new machine but most other recent distros seem to work on it.
I'd really like to get it running for serious use on this laptop. Puppy is phenomenally fast, boots from a USB stick and does pretty much everything I need. I've used it on other laptop models without problems.
IK
I'd really like to get it running for serious use on this laptop. Puppy is phenomenally fast, boots from a USB stick and does pretty much everything I need. I've used it on other laptop models without problems.
IK
Latest alpha designated Puppy version 4.2.7
Video now perfect at 1280 x 800 and is correctly detected by puppy after the initial try which sets it up at 1024 x 768.
Other issues with this release:
correctly detects the intel wifi 5100 hardware but has no module for it
no sound
Keep going - its getting better
ikarus
Video now perfect at 1280 x 800 and is correctly detected by puppy after the initial try which sets it up at 1024 x 768.
Other issues with this release:
correctly detects the intel wifi 5100 hardware but has no module for it
no sound
Keep going - its getting better
ikarus
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Well uPup alpha9 definitely has the iwlwifi/iwlagn modules enabled. Run "lsmod" to see if they are loaded.ikarus wrote:Latest alpha designated Puppy version 4.2.7
correctly detects the intel wifi 5100 hardware but has no module for it
Also check to see what the Network Wizard reports as being loaded ... or available.
hi tempestuous
I checked that the module iwlgn is loaded - yes it shows up in lsmod and also the gui configuration tool. The error message is:
ERROR!
Failed to raise interface wlan0
Failed command was
ifconfig SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory.
confirmed by issuing "ifconfig wlan0 up from the command line.
I don't know what the flags error means - any ideas?
Regards
IK
I checked that the module iwlgn is loaded - yes it shows up in lsmod and also the gui configuration tool. The error message is:
ERROR!
Failed to raise interface wlan0
Failed command was
ifconfig SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory.
confirmed by issuing "ifconfig wlan0 up from the command line.
I don't know what the flags error means - any ideas?
Regards
IK
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It sounds like the iwlagn module failed to load properly. Run this command
and report any/all lines relating to the wifi driver.
Or you could post your entire dmesg output to the forum as an attachment, like this
Now you will have a file called dmesg.txt.gz which can be attached to the forum.
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dmesg
Or you could post your entire dmesg output to the forum as an attachment, like this
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dmesg > dmesg.txt
gzip dmesg.txt
ok - file attached as per your instruction
IK
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iwlagn: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
iwlagn: Could not read microcode: -2
See my comments about obtaining iwl5000 firmware here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 183#252183
You should report this missing firmware in "Jaunty Puppy Alpha9 feedback"
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42722
OK bear with me:
I simply download "iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.24.2.12.tgz" , decompress it and copy it to /lib/firmware. Then it all works?
I can probably manage that but if it gets any trickier maybe I should just wait for the full release. Also got issues with no sound and the brightness control not working.
I'll keep you informed - many thanks for the help so far.
IK
I simply download "iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.24.2.12.tgz" , decompress it and copy it to /lib/firmware. Then it all works?
I can probably manage that but if it gets any trickier maybe I should just wait for the full release. Also got issues with no sound and the brightness control not working.
I'll keep you informed - many thanks for the help so far.
IK
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After you reboot, yes, in theory. If not, check your dmesg again.ikarus wrote:I simply download "iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.24.2.12.tgz" , decompress it and copy it to /lib/firmware. Then it all works?
Well the full release won't get it right unless you report the problem.ikarus wrote:I can probably manage that but if it gets any trickier maybe I should just wait for the full release.
OK done but same result unfortunately, even after reboot. ( I was surprised to see the file persisted in the firmware folder after reboot )
Also same output from dmesg.
Could it be that in dmesg it calls for 5000-1.ucode but I am supplying 5000-2.ucode from the intel site?
Just a thought.
Yes I will report to the authorities as soon as I get a spare moment.
Regards
IK
Also same output from dmesg.
Could it be that in dmesg it calls for 5000-1.ucode but I am supplying 5000-2.ucode from the intel site?
Just a thought.
Yes I will report to the authorities as soon as I get a spare moment.
Regards
IK
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Yes. At http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloadsikarus wrote:Could it be that in dmesg it calls for 5000-1.ucode but I am supplying 5000-2.ucode from the intel site?
click "show older releases" and download
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz
That older package contains iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
YES ! that did it
I'll toddle off to the reporting bureau now and do my duty.
Then off to chase a few other bugs - sound, video res changes after most reboots, and a very strange shut-down error - something like ext2 fs fail (loopback).
I have no idea what effect this has on the system.
Again, many thanks for all your help, tempestuous.
Regards
IK
I'll toddle off to the reporting bureau now and do my duty.
Then off to chase a few other bugs - sound, video res changes after most reboots, and a very strange shut-down error - something like ext2 fs fail (loopback).
I have no idea what effect this has on the system.
Again, many thanks for all your help, tempestuous.
Regards
IK