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From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
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Subject: Re: Toshiba Satellite refuses to work with 4.x
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Hi,

Richard K=E4stner wrote:

> Basically, I am not willing (better: not experienced enough !) to run a=
 system=20
> at state-of-the-art level.
> So I would really like to go with 4.9 (or 4.10)
> However: my "Satellite" can't even boot any 4.xx CD / Floppy.
>=20
> Boot Process stops with a message complaining about PC-Cards and Contro=
ller.
> (Sorry, no screen-shots available)
>=20
I think that the support for notebooks is much better in 5.x.

Have you ever tried to move to 5.2 or 5.2.1? The chances to get this=20
running are pretty high when 5.0 already runs on it.

Erich