Laptop

[Anon Anon]

Weird. Mine is fast as heck. Did yours have the SSD or the regular pleb HD?

On Oct 27, 2016 12:21 PM, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> it only took an hour but the progress changed from 'copying files' to
> 'installing system'/
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> my goodness this is taking a long time! I think it is working because the
>> progress bar is moving... albeit slowly.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> All done now to see if it will install!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Anon Anon <lokotejones at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Google how to switch from UEFI to legacy on 11e. It's first hit.
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 27, 2016 10:00, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> UEFI options are not selectable.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Kevin Fries <kevin at fries-biro.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just bought an HP with a 7th gen i5, it currently runs Arch,
>>>>>> absolutely without compromise.  What I did was:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - copied the Arch Linux install ISO to flash stick
>>>>>> - turned off secure boot
>>>>>> - turned on legacy boot
>>>>>> - changed boot order to make USB device 1st
>>>>>> - wiped entire drive
>>>>>> - installed a proper sized GPT partition
>>>>>> - installed as normal
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At least on my laptop, the GPT was undersized to meet Microsoft's
>>>>>> minimal specifications, causing issues if you tried to put other OSes on it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I followed the technical spec, which if I remember right was 512mb.
>>>>>> Also, once it is set up correctly, you will not need a /boot partition, you
>>>>>> can use that GPT partition mounted on /boot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good Luck
>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 27, 2016 9:35 AM, "Anon Anon" <lokotejones at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go into bios. Set secure boot crap to off. Install using legacy
>>>>>>> bios. Try that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Oct 27, 2016 08:17, "Keith Smith" <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would make that my mission.  Are you booting from USB?  Have you
>>>>>>>> tried a live DVD?  Install directly on the HD?  Any error messages?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2016-10-27 07:56, Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I wish I knew.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:43 AM, Keith Smith
>>>>>>>>> <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If it were me I'd want to know why your current laptop will not
>>>>>>>>>> constantly boot Linux.  And once you know, you may not need to buy
>>>>>>>>>> another laptop.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2016-10-26 21:28, Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> what do you recommend I get? a link?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Keith Smith
>>>>>>>>>> <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I noticed the other day New Egg has some affordable refurbished
>>>>>>>>>> laptops.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2016-10-26 19:37, Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The laptop I got is no good with Linux.  I put it on and
>>>>>>>>>> sometimes it
>>>>>>>>>> boots but usually not. The USB port I can boot from sometimes is
>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>> port and other times another. I got $300-350 to play with. Which
>>>>>>>>>> laptop can I put linux and kodi on? WOuld making this Lenovo
>>>>>>>>>> Thinkpad
>>>>>>>>>> 100% linux be the best bet?
>>>>>>>>>>
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