Red Hat Linux 7.1 ( Seawolf ) installs smoothly when booting from the installation CD. Regrettably, the drivers for the sound card do not install automatically. Instructions (which I have not yet tried out) for installing these drivers on a similar laptop can be found here:
See also Toshiba's installation help for Linux: Also, I have not yet tested the built-in DVD player.
12 July, 2001. Erik Palmgren.