Toshiba satellite and linux

Check out this:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

This gives instructions on how to download, and create a ubuntu bootable USB stick.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/try-ubuntu-before-you-install

This will give instructiosn on how to load and install from said USB.

You will need:
A working computer with Windows
A 2GB or larger USB stick
Internet connection

After you've made your USB stick, when booting up the computer you wish to install ubuntu on be sure you have the USB stick inserted when powering it on. When the start screen comes up press ESC to enter the BIOS or boot order. Select the USB stick from within the BIOS boot order menu, or the USB stick from the boot options menu.

Load ubuntu, install, enjoy.

Good luck!

this model is too old to boot from a usb version1
maybe you can flash the bios to upgrade usb1 to usb version 2
or, load the ubuntu linux operating system using a CD

Hi There,
There are currently no easy ways to update a bios through linux at all - including live cd's. Your best bet is to make a bios update USB stick (or floppy depending on the age of the computer)
Here's a link to those instructions:
http://www.biosflash.com/e/bios-boot-usb-stick.htm
Alternatively, speaking from my own experience with a similar situation, you can take the hard drive out, use it in place of the usb stick, boot from it, update your bios, and go from there.

Your really pushing the lower minimum requirement limits if you're trying to use Ubuntu 11 or Ubuntu 12. Especially with your on-board graphics chip which borrows system ram.

Try Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (Lucid Lynx) instead.

Go Here and download the 1st link on the list under Desktop CD:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/

OR...

Here is a direct link to the ISO file you need to download and then burn to a CD:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.4-desktop-i386.iso

If you don't have Software for burning iso's to CD's then download and install this totally FREE CD Burning program:
http://download.imgburn.com/SetupImgBurn_2.5.7.0.exe

Yes as long as you make sure in BIOS you have it set to boot from USB before the HDD.
On the Ubuntu site from the download page are instructions on how to create a bootable USB for Ubuntu.

Comment if you need any further help.

hi.
seem like your cd recovery is not functioninig, try to use other cd recovery and look the result
tq

firsly start your computer in safe mode then do syatem restore .if problem will not solve then mail me at [email protected]

1) Boot your PC
2) when the grub menu appears, use the down arrow to get to the menu option listed as (rescue system)
3) when the text-based menu appears, choose a menu option that gets you to the root shell, then following the instructions mentioned in this link: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/black-screen-while-starting-x-window.html. Debian instructions will work for Ubuntu.

Good luck

try access the safe mode.. then remove the some virus or.. if you installed same latest program remove it then start again...


it you dont installed any program check the control pannel,, add and remove program remove all programe not neccesary...

At this moment I have taken the HDD out of the case, bought an adapter for its 1.8" interfce and proceeded over the USB. I was, however, installing Linux, with practically no experience with Windows.