Laptop

[Michael]

Ouch! The external drive is OOOh SOOOOO slow. At least now I know Linux
will run on this computer so there is NO reason not to install mint on this
thing.

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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