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Fedora Core 3 on Satellite A70-S256

Hi, I just wanted to share my experience with the Linux community in regards
to this Toshiba Laptop. I am running the Fedora Core Distribution Version 3.

So far, everything is working good except the Wireless card. The set up
phase detected my Video, Sound Card and LAN adapter along with other things
that I don't really know about.

Once you logon to the system you can use the tools provided with Gnome, and
play with your screen resolution to modify it. The default is 800x600. When
I increased the resolution though, it disabled my sound card for some
reason. I had to revert back to 800x600 and everything went back to normal.
I was impressed with the sound system. It sounds lauder and clearer then in
Windows.

When installing the OS, make sure to hit F3 at the set up screen, and read
the instruction. There is a command that reads something like "linux nofb" I
am not too sure if that is correct spelling. This allowed me to bypass the
probing face of the installation and continue installing the OS

I am new to the Linux world. However, I am running Linux somewhat
successfully.

The touch pad does not work. You must use a USB mouse. At this time the one
thing I need to resolve is the Atheros Wifi built-in adapater.


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