Laptop

[Stephen Partington]

Why are you installing to an external drive? USB 2 will not work well for
any OS.

On Oct 27, 2016 1:03 PM, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> another thing: before I turned off efi it would install in about 5 minutes
> but sometime it would boot and sometimes not
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> the  main problem is that I am getting a bunch of write errors  when it
>> writes to swap.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Anon Anon <lokotejones at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You installed Linux on an external drive? USB 2.0? You are going to have
>>> a bad time.
>>>
>>> On Oct 27, 2016 12:53, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> a spinner. Maybe the deal is that it is an external drive.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Anon Anon <lokotejones at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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