Laptop

[Michael]

it finally installed to the external drive and it works!

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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