 | | | Subject: Re: Installer prompts for device driver | Subject: Re: Installer prompts for device driver 2007-09-11 - By Tony Robbins
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Karl Pearson <karlp@(protected)> wrote:
On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:20 am, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 19:42 -0700, Tony Robbins wrote:
>> Thanks, Rick. Here's the website for the specs:
>> http://tinyurl.com/ywpz8q
>>
>> I'm attmpting to update the BIOS now, but not sure if that'll help.
>> I'll check the settings as well.
>
> Ah, it's an oldie! Ok.
>
> Well, looking at those specs, the primary things I see are the size of
> the HDD (5GB is awfully damned small) and the maximum RAM (160MB is
> too small for a GUI-based install). You may be out of luck for an F7
> install on that hardware. The minimum specs for F7 are:
>
> Text install: 128MB and a 200MHz processor
> GUI install: 192MB and a 400MHz processor.
>
> Customized installs can occupy as little as 90MB, 275MB for an
> "everything" install, and 9GB for all packages.
>
> For a machine of that vintage and size, I'd recommend you install
> something like TinyLinux or one of the others from this list:
>
> http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini_Distributions/
>
Try DSL first. They've 'P.C.'ed their page, so it says, Demi-Sized Linux,
instead of Damn Small Linux, but it's the same distro. It's very nice and I
run it from a credit-card sized Live CD. Customize it from the Live CD, then
install to the laptop to keep your customizations. I put it on an old Compaq
laptop model 1075 and it worked better than the 'native' win98 install.
HTH,
Karl
> Sorry about that!
>
>>
>> Rick Stevens wrote:
>> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 15:21 -0700, Tony Robbins wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I'm installing Fedora 7 on a Toshiba Tecra 750DVD directly
>> from the
>> > DVD (i.e. not Live). During install it stops with the
>> message:
>> >
>> > No Driver found
>> > Unable to find any devices of the type
>> > needed for this installation type.
>> > Would you like to manually select your
>> > driver or use a driver disk?
>> >
>> > I've tried random drivers from the list, but none have
>> worked so far.
>> > Does anyone know where I can get a "driver disk" or the
>> driver to put
>> > on the disk?
>>
>> Uhm, hmmm. There's two possibilities. One is that the
>> installer isn't
>> recognizing your DVD drive properly (probably not likely). The
>> second
>> is that your hard drive is a on a SATA controller it doesn't
>> recognize
>> (more probably).
>>
>> Unfortunately, I can't find that model on Toshiba's website,
>> so I don't
>> know which chipset it uses (probably Intel). The first thing
>> you should
>> do is make sure you have the latest BIOS installed on the
>> laptop.
>> Second, try setting the SATA controller to "Legacy" mode in
>> the BIOS and
>> retry your installation. I can't guarantee if that'll fix it,
>> but it's
>> worth a try.
>>
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Tremendous! Thanks, gents!<BR><BR><B><I>Karl Pearson <karlp@(protected)
></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN
-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:20
am, Rick Stevens wrote:<BR>> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 19:42 -0700, Tony Robbins
wrote:<BR>>> Thanks, Rick. Here's the website for the specs:<BR>>>
http://tinyurl.com/ywpz8q<BR>>><BR>>> I'm attmpting to update the
BIOS now, but not sure if that'll help.<BR>>> I'll check the settings as
well.<BR>><BR>> Ah, it's an oldie! Ok.<BR>><BR>> Well, looking at
those specs, the primary things I see are the size of<BR>> the HDD (5GB is
awfully damned small) and the maximum RAM (160MB is<BR>> too small for a GUI
-based install). You may be out of luck for an F7<BR>> install on that
hardware. The minimum specs for F7 are:<BR>><BR>> Text install: 128MB and
a 200MHz processor<BR>> GUI install: 192MB
and a 400MHz processor.<BR>><BR>> Customized installs can occupy as
little as 90MB, 275MB for an<BR>> "everything" install, and 9GB for all
packages.<BR>><BR>> For a machine of that vintage and size, I'd recommend
you install<BR>> something like TinyLinux or one of the others from this
list:<BR>><BR>> http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini
_Distributions/<BR>><BR><BR>Try DSL first. They've 'P.C.'ed their page, so it
says, Demi-Sized Linux,<BR>instead of Damn Small Linux, but it's the same
distro. It's very nice and I<BR>run it from a credit-card sized Live CD.
Customize it from the Live CD, then<BR>install to the laptop to keep your
customizations. I put it on an old Compaq<BR>laptop model 1075 and it worked
better than the 'native' win98 install.<BR><BR>HTH,<BR><BR>Karl<BR><BR>>
Sorry about that!<BR>><BR>>><BR>>> Rick Stevens <RSTEVENS
@(protected)>wrote:<BR>>> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 15:21 -0700, Tony Robbins
wrote:<BR>>> > Hi all,<BR>>> ><BR>>> > I'm
installing Fedora 7 on a Toshiba Tecra 750DVD directly<BR>>> from the<BR>
>> > DVD (i.e. not Live). During install it stops with the<BR>>>
message:<BR>>> ><BR>>> > No Driver found<BR>>> >
Unable to find any devices of the type<BR>>> > needed for this
installation type.<BR>>> > Would you like to manually select your<BR>
>> > driver or use a driver disk?<BR>>> ><BR>>> > I
've tried random drivers from the list, but none have<BR>>> worked so far.
<BR>>> > Does anyone know where I can get a "driver disk" or the<BR>>
;> driver to put<BR>>> > on the disk?<BR>>><BR>>> Uhm,
hmmm. There's two possibilities. One is that the<BR>>> installer isn't<BR
>>> recognizing your DVD drive properly (probably not likely). The<BR>>
> second<BR>>> is that your hard drive is a on
a SATA controller it doesn't<BR>>> recognize<BR>>> (more probably)
.<BR>>><BR>>> Unfortunately, I can't find that model on Toshiba's
website,<BR>>> so I don't<BR>>> know which chipset it uses
(probably Intel). The first thing<BR>>> you should<BR>>> do is make
sure you have the latest BIOS installed on the<BR>>> laptop.<BR>>>
Second, try setting the SATA controller to "Legacy" mode in<BR>>> the
BIOS and<BR>>> retry your installation. I can't guarantee if that'll fix
it,<BR>>> but it's<BR>>> worth a try.<BR>>><BR>>> -- --
-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --<BR>>> -
Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@(protected) -<BR>>> - CDN
Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com -<BR>>> - -<BR>>> -
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and<BR>>> the -<BR
>>> - reader...who doesn't get it.
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9/11/2001:<BR>http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml<BR>---<BR>The world is a
dangerous place to live... not because of<BR>the people who are evil, but
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