There is a fix in kernel 2.6.35. I don't know when Ubuntu will get there. In the meantime Toshiba released a BIOS update for this laptop (1.30). It might help.
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There is a fix in kernel 2.6.35. I don't know when Ubuntu will get there. In the meantime Toshiba released a BIOS update for this laptop (1.30). It might help.
AFAICT, the guide is enough to get the laptop "operational" but power management will be an issue.
A bit more work, but if you would like to have working power management look at this thread:
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I'm running *mostly* good with a vanilla 2.6.33 kernel patched with this patch:
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=23958
I boot with the "nohpet" option to get rid of one of the...
Check out this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1301101&page=8
It's for a different laptop that's presumably suffering from the same issue and the steps get my A505 booting...
I just purchased the same laptop. I've managed to successfully install Fedora 12 on it using the "basic" video option. I have to boot with "pci=noacpi" in order to use USB devices, install the...