At 05:26 PM 6/22/2016, Steve Litt wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:08:07 -0700
>Lyle Tuttle <l.tuttle@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Got a new SSD to update my laptop.....Samsung 850 EVO -- looks like
> > the software is not compatible w/Linux Mint 17.3.....anyone have a
> > solution?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > lyle
>
>That's a mystery. I'm sitting here with Void Linux on a 256GB SSD root
>partition (and some mounts on spinning disks). I didn't have to do
>anything out of the ordinary.
>
>When you say "looks like the software is not compatible w/Linux Mint
>17.3", what observable phenomina lead you to that conclusion?
The message displayed plus the phone call to Samsung SSD
support....who told me that Linux was difficult to work with,
etc.....I told him I did not appreciate his comments; I just wanted
the solution - no help - we can't troubleshoot/repair/diagnose etc.....
Was not supportive at all!
I have now went to an older HD I still had that was a dual boot with
Windows 7 prof on it - will try to do it from there.......
> What
>messages and beeps (if any) do you see and hear? How far does it get
>into the boot?
>
>SteveT
>
>Steve Litt
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