Generally if the USB live media boots and detects the hardware you are in good shape. On Oct 28, 2016 7:19 PM, "Michael" wrote: > 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 wrote: > >> it finally installed to the external drive and it works! >> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Michael 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@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" 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 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 >>>>>> 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" wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> a spinner. Maybe the deal is that it is an external drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Anon Anon >>>>>>>> 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" 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 >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> All done now to see if it will install! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Anon Anon < >>>>>>>>>>>> lokotejones@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Google how to switch from UEFI to legacy on 11e. It's first >>>>>>>>>>>>> hit. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 27, 2016 10:00, "Michael" wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> UEFI options are not selectable. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Kevin Fries < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> kevin@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" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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@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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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? 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