[SLE] Toshiba Satellite 5205-S503

From: George H. Griffin (ggriffin_at_cotse.com)
Date: 11/08/03

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    Has anybody ever got linux to run properly on this model? I am
    currently trying to get SuSE 9.0 up and running on one without success,
    the problem seems to be with the Nvidia graphics card (GeForce4 460 Go).

    I've checked the support db, linux-on-laptops, and google without
    finding anything that has worked. When I did the initial install I
    downloaded the latest nvidia driver during the installation process and
    got into KDE ok, but the display did not fill the screen (1024 x 780
    resolution, in windows the screen is filled at this resolution).

    Every time I tried to change any of the settings in Yast (even mouse
    settings) I'd get a garbled screen when I tested the settings and had to
    kill the X server with Ctrl-alt-backspace.

    I just removed the 4496 driver and replaced it with the 4363 driver and
    now every time I test the settings in Sax2 the screen is garbled--even
    using settings that worked with the newer driver so all I have is a
    consol now.

    Possibly related, whenever I'd try to shut the machine down from KDE
    when it was working it would hang with a garbled screen and never did
    shutdown, although it would reboot OK when that choice was selected in
    the shutdown menu.

    I'd really like to get SuSE running on this machine so any suggestions
    are welcome.

    Thanks,

    George 

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