http://www.advogato.org/person/jsgotangco/ Advogato blog for jsgotangco en-us mod_virgule Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:29:30 GMT Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:39:15 GMT http://www.advogato.org/person/jsgotangco/diary.html?start=0 http://www.advogato.org/person/jsgotangco/diary.html?start=0 Week 1 with the <a href="http://www.canonical.com" >Canonical</a>-supplied <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ToshibaTecraM2" >Toshiba Tecra M2</a> was all about a struggle to make Ubuntu run on it. <p> The Hoary install went well, wireless was detected during setup. However, the 1024x768 resolution was unusable: everything was blurred. Switching to 800x600 made it better, but that resolution is horrible for a quality laptop unit. <p> The Breezy Colony 3 install was ok in Stage 1, but Stage 2 decided to take a nap at 91%. There was no way to shutdown the laptop unit with conventional means so I had to pull out the battery and restart. Since the configuration was probably messed up, gdm didn't start as expected but an X.org restart made things better. However, I noticed that stage 2 is still stuck at 91% making synaptic unsable since it indicated that there is currently a lock in the installation process. <p> Finally, I noticed that the laptop won't reboot at all in Breezy Colony 3. I tried every possible way but I end up with a unit that is not responding at all, although the LED indicators for power and wifi are still lit up. Again, I had to pull out the battery just to restart it. Hibernate and Shutdown works though. <p> The joys of testing beta software! :) I will be trying a daily build later and see if I still get the same result.