Satellite L650D-12P - Can I install a Linux distribution on it?

Hi.
5 months ago, I probably made one of my biggest mistakes; I bought a Satellite L650D-12P. To my horror, I discovered the inability of the computer, to use or even install Linux of any kind.
Since I bought it, I've tried about 4 times a month, to install Linux, to no avail. I've tried searching through Linux forums, tried several tweaks, etc. The Insyde H2O BIOS of the L650D-12P just doesn't work with any distro, the newest BIOS (which were released 6 months ago) doesn't change anything, either. The ACPI is totally off, the DSDT tables are corrupt. Other people report of general ACPI problems with Toshiba machines; it seems I am not the only one.
Is this how it's supposed to be? The customer is refused the right, to use the operating system he wishes? Are we forced to use only Microsoft products? Even Apple machines can install other operating systems.
I thought the age of forcing software upon people were long gone. Alas, it is not.

Hello Kesse,
I have been able to install Ubuntu on my Toasiba satellite L650D
Ubuntu 10.04
On the purple screen press any key
Press F6
Press escape
now press Tab and add
pcie_aspm=off
Hit enter and be patient, it worked for me.
Same procedure with Ubuntu10.10 and 11.04
But before you reboot:
open gedit in terminal
Edit the file /etc/default/grub insert pcie_aspm=off as boot option
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=quiet splash pcie_aspm=off
save and recompile grub.cfg with the command:
sudo update-grub
Good luck.
Bozox
Message was edited by: Bozox

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