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Questions tagged [toshiba]

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Fixing firmware - Debian 8.5 fresh install on Toshiba Satellite

I just installed Debian 8.5 CD install on my Toshiba Satellite machine, not in a VM. As it was setting up it told me that some iwlwifi and rtl files were missing, but it didn't really matter as I thought I could add them later. Using a usb stick, I…
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How to Reflash Toshiba Satellite L855-10P BIOS in a Linux Distro?

Hi I need to Reflash the BIOS of my Toshiba Satellite L855-10P using a Linux distro. How can one do this? I have found lots of info on how to read the BIOS (windows & Linux), dump memory from it (Linux), and installation via windows & / usb / floppy…
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efibootmgr: Could not delete variable: Interrupted system call--- is my firmware bricked?

I'm dealing with some strange UEFI problems and right now the only thing I seem to be able to boot is openSUSE Tumbleweed on a live USB stick (KDE version, snapshot 20170608 x64). Background: I'm dealing with a Toshiba Satellite S55t-B5233 laptop. I…
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What is the default root password for a Toshiba Chromebook 1?

I powerwashed my device, so that it would be 'brand new,' but now I don't have sudo access. I am using a Toshiba Chromebook 1, which is a linux device. What is the default root password?
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Touchpad is not detected

My touchpad doesn’t get detected. I can use my touchpad as a simple mouse, but without any extra features like scrolling. My notebook is a Toshiba Tecra Z40-A-11R. I'm running Elementary OS Freya (based on Ubuntu 14.04). My kernel version is…
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wired ethernet interface not detected by lshw, lspci

I have a Toshiba Satellite PSAG8U-04001W. No eth* interface shows up on ifconfig. $ ifconfig -a lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK…
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system went unresponsive and had to hard reboot

without not much load on the machine, it suddenly went busy and went unresponsive. it could not respond to keyboard or mouse movement or neither would move to another other tty's. there is some log which may hint about the problem. can someone…
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How many monitors and at what resolution can I use with a Toshiba Tecra a50-EC?

I have looked through the manual for my laptop and I cannot seem to find any information that specifies how many external monitors and at what resolution I can use...
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Check toshiba hdd power on hours or hours used

Using a toshiba hdd I am unable to get power on hours or anything similar. Requesting assistance. Check how long a HDD has been used in LINUX From this forum post and using -all it shows lots of useful information, but nothing related to power on…
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Old Toshiba laptop asks for (non-existent) HDD password

I'm trying to wake up my old Toshiba Satellite 1410-604 laptop (bought in 2003) cause I want to use my old 35mm negative and slide film scanner which only runs on XP. Unfortunately, when I start the laptop it asks me for a "HDD password" which I'm…
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USB randomly freezes on old laptop

The PC is a ca. 2006 Toshiba Satellite L 100-113. I switched from Windows XP back in 2014 and have experienced random freezes since then which I did not see in XP. adding irqpoll t9 kernel params used to help.
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Kali Linux: Manufacturer says they do not provide drivers

I am using Windows 7 on my Toshiba Satellite series laptop. I want to install Kali on it, but when I checked the Toshiba website, I found they do not provide device drivers for Linux. So, does this mean I will not be able to use Wi-Fi on my laptop…
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Toshiba Satellite C55 -C5241 WiFi configuration on Debian 8 with Gnome 3.14

I'm using Debian 8 with Gnome 3.14. The laptop came with the PCI BCM43124 module. Right after the OS installation I was not able to see any WiFi devices. I followed these instructions and got it where now I can actually see the network applet in the…
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Toshiba sattelite c665 bluetooth not working (Kali)

I have a toshiba sattelite c665 laptop and i have installed kali 1.1.0a few days ago. Bluetooth of my laptop is not working , whenever i click on the bluetooth icon in top bar, it shows "Bluetooth: On" but settings shows that bluetooth is disabled.…
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Fedora 20 Elantech Touchpad not working

I just purchased a Toshiba Satellite E45t-A4100 laptop, installed Fedora 20, and cannot get the touchpad to work. Here's my environment: Toshiba Satellite E45t-A4100 ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad uname -r 3.13.8-200.fc20.x86_64 dmesg | grep mouse [ …
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