[ILUG] Problem installing Linux on a Toshiba Satellite L775

[Braun Brelin]

I have tried both of the latest releases with no luck. I am thinking of
trying FreeBSD next.
On Nov 29, 2011 2:53 PM, "luker_luker" <linux.ul.ie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which version installed,  try latest ,  F 16 or Ubuntu 11.10
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> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Braun Brelin <bbrelin at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> I'm trying to install Linux on a Toshiba Satellite L775 laptop without
>> much
>> success.  I've tried both Fedora and UIbuntu
>> The process seems to stall when the kernel probes the USB and/or SCSI
>> devices (I believe that Linux uses the sd device
>> for both types) on initial bootup from the DVD drive.
>>
>> Has anyone else seen this?  I've googled this without much success.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Braun Brelin
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