Toshiba Tecra 8000

I installed Solaris 2.7 on this laptop but none of the Toshiba screen types
work under kdmconfig. As such, CDE does not launch. Will Solaris 8 have
support for this laptop?
Thanks.

May I know "How did you succeed install solaris 7 on that laptop?", for I always get "unkown montior type" error and can not go further

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Solaris 7/8 on Toshiba Tecra 8000 Laptop - Possible?

This could be an easy one or one that has to go to Toshiba but I've been trying to get Solaris 7 loaded onto a Toshiba tecra 8000 laptop and can't get a 'fit' for the screen size. I've looked on the tested h/w list and can't see it listed so just wondered if anyone has used this platform for Solaris 7 and what they used? It's a 1024x768 screen. Any help appreciated.

I added Xig's Accelerated X server. With it I use 1024x768 screen and desktop
though I have also played with a larger virtual desktop at same resolution.

Wiping with a disc toshiba tecra 8000 windows 2000 professional

I want to recycle an old laptop (see subject line) and would like to wipe it clean first. I have a "wipe" disc from the tech guys at work but the directions they gave me do not work with this old laptop. Can anyone tell me how to wipe clean the above-captioned laptop with a disc or any other way. thanks.

If your optical drive will boot from a CD, download Active@ KillDisk 9 (Windows) freeware from here.
-Jerry

Screen resolution on my Tecra 8000

Ok..
I have a toshiba tecra 8000 laptop with windows xp.
The pc started with 800 x 600 the wrong resolution (i had black spaces beside my screen, all sides) so i turned it in windows to 1024 x 768 whitch works perfect. Now the screen is fully filled with urz.. screen :)
But...
It only seems to be changed in windows. When i start a game or some other program it starts in a small 800 x 600 (?) or some other resolution and leaves black spaces. When i start the laptop the resolution is also wrong (u see the dos (?) tekst starting somewhere close to the middle of the screen) its only changed in windows :(
how can i solve this problem (if it has something to do with the bios or something... hope you can tell me how to solve this problem!
i would be very happy

Hi
Please check stretch function in the BIOS and try it again.

TECRA 8000 DOS drivers for PCMCIA Cardbus ToPIC97 (rev 05)

Hello,
I am looking for DOS drivers (FreeDOS) for the PCMCIA slot Cardbus ToPIC97 (rev 05) in my Toshiba TECRA 8000. Were can I found and/or download them?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards
immi
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Tecra 8000
DOS does not support Cardbus. It's 32-bit.
-Jerry

Tecra 8000, linux & ethernet & pnp

Hi,
I'm trying to install Linux on a Toshiba Tecra 8000. The problem is the PCMCIA ethernet card with a Realtek chipset (module: 8139too), which is recognized but the network is unusable. I always get an SIOCSFFLAGS-error and the interrupt assigned is 0, which means it failed. I read a lot of times that I should turn off plug and play, but there is no option when I boot with a floppy and run TSETUP.EXE. Is there any alternative to do this? Do you have any other hints?
Thanks, Thomas

Hi,
perhaps the following site will help you to solve the problem.
These are 2 official Toshiba linux sites and there are also some tips.
http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html
http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm
PS: You could also enter the BIOS if you will press the ESC key immediately after turning the NB on!
Bye Meier

Tecra 8000: battery will not charge

I have a Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop working excellently on radio but cannot get a battery to charge! I have 2 new batteries but when I go to power options it says battery not detected. However if you switch the mains off the computer will work on battery for a few minutes.
Is there anything I need to do to charge the battery because it rather negates the radio broadband if I cannot charge the battery.
Thankyou in anticipation
Roy Drysdale

Hi
Do you use the compatible and supported batteries?
I think you should use the batteries recommended by Toshiba.
But if you have purchase the right and compatible batteries so in my opinion there could be only a hardware malfunction. Unfortunately, its not easy to say what could be wrong.
But mostly its something wrong on the board.
As Pedro already mentioned the notebook should be checked by a technician. You know the guys have more experience as a common user like you and me.

Tecra 8000: Desk Station V + chipset/HDD on Debian Linux?

Hi!
I have a Toshiba Tecra 8000 and a Desk Station V , currently running Debian Linux.
The HDD I have in my docking station is working, but very slow (and I know that this is not the drive itself, it is working fine in another computer). I can't seem to enable DMA ("HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted", is it even possible for docked hard drives?), but it works with the internal one.
The internal HD (hda) gets fairly decent speeds, but the external (hde) is working at a snail's pace:
ulmo:/etc# hdparm -t /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 14 MB in 4.94 seconds = 2.83 MB/sec
ulmo:/etc# hdparm -t /dev/hde
/dev/hde:
Timing buffered disk reads: 2 MB in 3.92 seconds = 522.50 kB/sec
Any suggestions? An does anyone know if the Desk Station V requires any chipset/IDE controller configuration and/or support?
Thanks for any help whatsoever.

Hi
As far as I know the Desk Station V Plus expends additional features to Enhanced Port Replicator II's as follows:
one PCI/ISA bus and one PCI bus expansion slots, a 5-inch drive bay,
a Selectable Bay, and an on-board SCSI-2 (Small Computer System Interface) controller.
I have found also a information in the net that the Desk Station V plus support also only the UDMA2.
Well, I think the internal notebook interface is a little bit faster as the DSV .

Tecra 8000: Does Bios Update enable booting from USB?

Hello
I have Toshiba Tecra 8000 (PentiumII 266MHZ)
Will this bios bios-t8000-930-trad.zip (08/26/02) enable boot from USB ?

Hi
Im not sure about that. Your BIOS version is 020 but on the Toshiba website I have found a BIOS version 9.30. Well, it seems that this version is newer but Im not sure if it allows you to use the 40GB HDD.
Some Tecra 8000 models were delivered with a 14 GB HDD. In my opinion it should be possible to use a 20 or maybe a 30 GB HDD but its difficult to say if the bigger HDD size will work.
You can ask the professional HDD dealer or a ASP for further informations.

Video Out - Tecra 8000

I have a Tecra 8000 with Windows XP Pro installed.
Everything works beautifully I have updated the BIOS to v9.3 - BUT I can't get the video out connections to work.
I have tried the RCA plug on the back, and also connected the SVGA dongle to the side jack and used the composite video out on that, but no signal seems to come out of either of them.
I have tinkered with the various different BIOS settings, used the Fn+F5 key all to no avail.
I have read in the forum here that others have the same problem, so I'm adding a plea for help with this one too. Can I ask, has ANYONE managed to actually get a composite video signal out of their Tecra?

Hi Peter
If your Tecra is preinstalled with Toshiba Recovery CD all drivers and tools should work properly. In this case there are, in my opinion, two possible reasons why this not works. Either is notebook the cause for this issue or there is some problem with the TV and TV setting.
Using FN+F5 key combination you can switch to external device. It will be interesting to know if this works properly with external monitor. It is not the same port but the tool is the same. You can also try to connect your notebook to another TV. It is sometimes not easy to say what the problem can be. If there is no way to have some success you need some professional help. Maybe the service partner can make a short check of composite video out port.

Tecra 8000 SD 2102 DVD Drive Problem

Hi
I have a Tecra 8000 with a sd 2102 drive, the drive can be used if I boot from a boot disk but has driver issues when used in Win 2k. Anyone have any ideas what the problem is?
Dave N

Hi,
at http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/index.asp?nav=HOM&page=HOM&frame=home you will find some further informations about your drive!
Choose your drive and download the device driver. This should solve your problem!
Bye

Tecra 8000 Laptop

Hi,
Has anyone had any success or even tried to install on this laptop?
It goes fine until the display settings, I can only choose the default 640 screen, and I don't want that. in the specs sheet from toshiba it states Intel 440BX that is the chipset used, but when you go to the driver on the toshiba site it says it's Neomagic. Should I give up or is there suggestions anyone can give me?????
flomas

thanks for the info, I will keep this link bookmarked,
They are not showing the Tecra 8000. guess I will have to keep checking.
THANKS!

Tecra 8000: No memory area available to communicate with PC Card

I have a Tecra 8000 running Win98 SE and use a 3Com PCMCIA Card for my Internet Connection. I was troubleshooting my computer on another issue and in the process disabled the PCMCIA Toshiba ToPIC Cardbus Controllers. After enabling these again I am no longer able to communicate with the PC Card and therfore cannot connect to the Internet.
PC Card Troubleshooting Agent states: 'Windows is not able to identify or use the inserted PC Card Device because there is no memory area available to communicate with this device. You must make a memory area available before this device can be used. Check your computer's CONFIG.SYS file for a memory manager that is excluding upper memory regions between A000 and FFFF'.
My Cardbus Controllers are set as follows:
1.Memory Range - 0C000000 - 0C000FFF
2.Memory Range - 0C001000 - 0C001FFF
My PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties are as follows:
Card Services Shared Memory:
Start 000C0000
End 00FFFFFF
Length 00001000
Whilst the PC Card Modem is being recognised in the Port it cannot be communicated with and the error message is shown as follows:
'Error 666: The modem is not plugged in or is out of service. Connect a modem to your computer and try again'.
When I run Modem Diagnostics there is no response except for the following:
'Open Comm: Couldn't open port'
Any help or advice will be much appreciated.

Hi Evan, I have had 2 PC cards damaged during bad thunderstorms in the past. Recently i helped someone to set up her Tecra8000 during another thunderstorm her new extension cable blew up silently! At first i didn't suspect it as the cable was brand new (cannot open port etc). Anyway, i tested the cable with a phone n it was dead and then i got a new extension cable for her from Argos the next day n it worked perfectly!
If ur card is broken then i suggest u get a Phonic PC card V.92 from PC World. It's only 14.99 n the connection speed is surprisingly fast 112.5k ! (I used to pay for 50 !) faster than my new fancy laptop, the internal modem can only connect at 44k !
Hope this helps. Let us know.
PS I have since upgraded her laptop from Win98 to XP, it works rather well on the Tecra8000 (so far so good, she even managed to get her new printer working under XP without asking for my help!). if ur laptop meets the requirements, it MIGHT be worth considering upgrading it to XP.
Lisa

Tecra 8000 Graphic driver ??

Hello
I have a Tecra 8000 Notebook PII 300 MHz with Windows 98 SE.
After an new installation of the OS I have no graphic driver.
On the Toshiba Site I cannot find one.
Who can help me???

Hi again
Graphic card in your unit is NeoMagic NM2200(MagicMedia 256av).
If you want try to find the driver on the net on producer site.

Tecra 8000: what name has HDD connector?

Hello,
i need the name of the Hdd connector from Tecra 8000.
Who can help me?
Greez Chris

Hello
I have found info Toshiba has delivered two different Tecras 8000. Can you please write exact number from the notebook sticker? It must be something like Tecra 8000 (PAT80AE-xxx).
Maybe it will be easier to identify which HDD is inside.
Bye

Toshiba Tecra 8000

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