Hi, I've installed both Shrike and Severn on my Toshiba Satellite 2450-S203. This is the latest model from Toshiba (at least in the Middle East) which has: - P4 2.8GHz (400MHz FSB) - 512MB DDR ram - 40GB HDD - External USB Floppy - CD DVD-R/RW drive (combo) - GeForce4 420 Go with 32MB DDR VRAM - 15" TFT (1024x768 max resolution) - V.90 modem, LAN, IEEE 1394, Fast IR, SD Card, 3xUSB 2.0 ... so I mentioned this for reference.
Now, the system seems working so smooth on both versions, but noticed these things during the period of test: + Sound is detected and working fine, but not when I login as root. + When double clicking on 'Start Here' shortcut in the /home/user/Desktop folder, you get '..not a valid location error' (attached screen shot). + When you open the 'Home' folder, it opens in Konqueror instead of Nautilus + Try to open the floppy disk, and you get a '..no capable viewer..' error thing. Though, if you right-click the desktop, choose Disks->Floppy it will work fine, though it's so slow at first view/mount. The previously mentioned points are valid in both releases. + When the system goes in power saving mode and I want to resume: = I can't use my USB mouse to resume, only touchpad and/or keyboard. = The screen goes so wide that I have to switch to a console and back to X so that it restores correctly.
Finally, only in Shrike (because this doesn't work anyway in Severn): + When you add the battery monitoring tool, it always show 'critical'.
Other than this, the system is really excellent running both releases.
Thanks, Ossama Khayat
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