Laptop

[Michael]

yeah.... I was wondering that. I suppose I'll try to install to the hard
drive if it fails this time.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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