[ukmex]

After six hours of hunting on the net I finally managed to get together all the drivers necessary to run a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818 perfectly on XP, Toshiba only have the Vista ones on their site. So you don't have the same boring experience I've packed them up and you can download them all from my site at the following link:

Update Dec 2008.

For various reasons I've moved the drivers on to rapidshare, I'm glad to see the thread has become a success.

http://rapidshare.com/files/17242286...DRIVERS_XP.ZIP

Day by day a XP driver install on a new computer becomes a harder experience

[[hobo]eclipse]

WOW! Welcome to Driverheaven, i wont need the drivers myself, but im sure will be helpful to others!

[ddam]

Please disregard this post, I misunderstood how to use ukmex file.

Peace

[ddam]

p.s. If you need them, I wont be able to upload them till tues Jan 29 2008 as Im on a slow connection till then.

[rabrooks]

It's still better than when you had to manually write the auto and config ,to install a sound card. Just love them mile long autoexec.s......

[ddam]

The modtool does it for you. That part is pretty simple now.

[ukmex]

The zip isn't a scam go get a life!

It's free and not password protected. Don't believe me, download it!

The modtool is for video, it doesn't fetch you all the drivers needed for a full working install on a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818 with XP installed.

[ddam]

Originally Posted by ukmex

The exe isn't a scam go get a life!

It's free and not password protected. Don't believe me, download it!

The modtool is for video it doesn't fetch you all the drivers needed a full working install in XP.

I'm just trying to help people and you are being a 100% imbecile period!

Charming response.

I didnt say the modtool fetched anything, I said I used it.

And I did download your exe and it did ask me to register and pay to register.

So... breath deep... relax....

If I made a mistake (which I dont think I did) then so be it.

See ya

[Vikingod]

OK guys, calm down, I'm sure it's a misunderstanding.

There seems to be a registration requirement to use the extractor, so I can understand where ddam is coming from. I'm hoping for an explaination to that. The EXE file does appear to open fine with WinRAR, so the drivers can be accessed that way.

[ddam]

Cool, if I misunderstood how to use it, I apologize.

Take care

[ddam]

Ok, I could open it with winrar too.

I got this working with alot less drivers than that just so ya know.

The only thing I dont have worked out yet is the sm bus controller. No big deal yet.

[Veridian3]

The smbus driver usually comes in the ATI motherboard set: AMD GAME! Drivers and Utilities

Just choose custom install and it should let you untick everything but smbus driver... (i think)

[ddam]

Cool, Ill give that a shot.

Thanks

[ukmex]

I've now changed exe to a zip but the exe did open fine for me when I tested it locally before the upload.

The way to answer is not to call someone a "scammer" but to state you have problems opening the file and I would have checked it out and corrected any problems with the file.

[ddam]

Originally Posted by Veridian3

The smbus driver usually comes in the ATI motherboard set: AMD GAME! Drivers and Utilities

Just choose custom install and it should let you untick everything but smbus driver... (i think)

No luck for me on that one. This one has been the toughest to find.

I tried the drivers at drop.io listed in another post because the specs were similar, but no luck there either. Hmmm

Peace

[ddam]

Originally Posted by ukmex

I've now changed exe to a zip but the exe did open fine for me when I tested it locally before the upload.

The way to answer is not to call someone a "scammer" but to state you have problems opening the file and I would have checked it out and corrected any problems with the file.

You are correct, I shouldnt have said scammer without investigating further. You know how frustrating it is after searching the net for hours on end though...

Peace

[ukmex]

Here are my ati sm bus files so you don't need to download the 30MB package

http://www.tucanet.com/toshiba/ATI_SMBus.zip

[ddam]

Hey ukmex, thats great man. Thanks alot, much appreciated!

Peace

[Vikingod]

Originally Posted by ukmex

I've now changed exe to a zip but the exe did open fine for me when I tested it locally before the upload.

The way to answer is not to call someone a "scammer" but to state you have problems opening the file and I would have checked it out and corrected any problems with the file.

Thank you for doing that, and thanks for providing this. I agree no conclusions should have been jumped to, but given the amount of spammers/scammers that are on the internet, it's understandable. I'll consider the problem dealt with.

[leosimoni]

does the sound driver work?
It did not work on my a215-s5818.
The device couldnīt be initialized

[ukmex]

Mine works fine, but what I have found is that a laptop/PC manufacturer will change a chip sometimes half way through production of a certain model due to a shortage from their supplier like Realtek, etc.

It's good to check before a XP install the device manager in Vista and take a note of the brand and model revision for all the chips like sound, video, network, etc. That way you'll have half a clue of where to look for the correct driver.

The other way is to check the PCI id in device manager in XP, choose properties for the device in question and then click on the details tab then copy and paste the PCI id eg: "PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4311&SUBSYS_046514E4&REV_01\4&25 829AB5&0&0028
" (In this example it's a Broadcom wireless device) in to Google to try and find some more information about the maker, etc.

[ddam]

I used this and it worked: Toshiba Support - Content Details

It says it's for vista, but it worked for me on xp pro.

[Vikingod]

I've stuck the thread. This seems to be helping people out quite a bit.

[ukmex]

Originally Posted by leosimoni

does the sound driver work?
It did not work on my a215-s5818.
The device couldnīt be initialized

It might be that your XP install is lacking the MS HD audio driver (UAA), I can't find the download link on the MS site but you can get it here:


Download Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio Driver for Win NT/2K/XP - Softpedia

[jpm245]

Dude, you are awesome! Thank you. I have the Toshiba Satellite A215-S4747 and reformatted for XP. Vista sucked. Toshiba and ATi don't offer the correct working drivers for graphics.

Thank you!!!!!

johnny voknvoll

[Joshewah]

Hey guys, First post here, just want to thank ukmex for these drivers. I just got my Toshiba yesterday and Im about to switch it to xp.

I have a question though. I've always been used to installing drivers from an executable, how do I install these drivers? When I unzipped the files the folders were filled with .dll files etc, so how would I go about installing them?

Thanks guys

-J

[Vikingod]

Originally Posted by Joshewah

Hey guys, First post here, just want to thank ukmex for these drivers. I just got my Toshiba yesterday and Im about to switch it to xp.

I have a question though. I've always been used to installing drivers from an executable, how do I install these drivers? When I unzipped the files the folders were filled with .dll files etc, so how would I go about installing them?

Thanks guys

-J

Welcome to the forums.

In the control panel, select "Add new hardware", after it searches, look for something that to allow for a manual install of drivers, browse to where you unzipped the file and select the appropriate .inf file, and you should be in good shape. If you can't figure it out, post back and we'll see if we can't get something more specific.

[Joshewah]

Thanks Vikingod, I'll give that a shot. The nice thing about these Toshibas is that they give you restore DVDs so If I cripple my system I can just restore it back to Vista. ( Though I think I would honestly like crippled XP vs. Vista ) If I need help I'll report back.

[Joshewah]

Well some of the drivers have installed but there are certain ones I have not used because no devices recognized them. These drivers are:

Alps Pointing-device
AMD Low Level Device Driver
ATI IDE Controller
TOSHIBA Firmware Linkage Driver
Wireless Intermediate Driver

I found a home for the other drivers except the ones above.

I've also lost some functionality. I can't dim or brighten the screen anymore with the function(FN) button. (function isnt working at all except for the num pad) I can no longer scroll with the touch pad by dragging my finger down the right side of the touch pad.

Also with vista I was able to change power options from the battery icon in the sys tray. (power options such as low performance for more battery life, mid performance, and high performance at the cost of less battery life.) Is that a visa feature or is that a feature from one of the drivers that I may not have installed?

So far I'm happy with this XP install but I really want My mouse and keyboard to function properly, and have the better power options. I'm most concerned with conserving battery life.

If anyone has any insight I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

-J

[Vikingod]

Originally Posted by Joshewah

I've also lost some functionality. I can't dim or brighten the screen anymore with the function(FN) button. (function isnt working at all except for the num pad) I can no longer scroll with the touch pad by dragging my finger down the right side of the touch pad.

This sounds like it might require some system software from Toshiba, might want to see if the Vista software installs or see if system software from some other Toshiba notebook works. ITs a long shot, but might be worth the effort.