I'm trying to install LinuxMint

[Jim March]

We really are crossing our fingers :).

Sidenote: on your next normal reboot or re-login, try "classic mode"
instead of just "Gnome".  Works great for me.

Jim

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay.... it is loaded and hopefully all is well. I've been on battery for
> only a little so let's see if it crashes!
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> well, it installed. I'm upgrading to the DVD version as I type (on a
>> different computer).
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know..... I fought with it for a little before hardwiring it in.
>>> It seemed to hang again so now I'm not installing it as an upgrade.... I
>>> hope this works way works! I seem to remember trying it this way already
>>> though.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You didn't check to make sure you had a valid connection when running
>>>> in LiveCD mode first, eh?
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > it seems to hang when it says 'installing previously installed
>>>> > packages'.
>>>> > Hmmmm.... this is interesting. It won't accept my wifi password. I
>>>> > typed and
>>>> > retyped it and let it show mw what I was typing. No go! So I had to
>>>> > hardwire
>>>> > it in.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> desIt won't allow me to install while running off of the battery.
>>>> >> Well,
>>>> >> maybe it will but I didn't try to because I wanted all check
>>>> >> marks....  you
>>>> >> know where it says,they need so much space and an internet connection
>>>> >> and it
>>>> >> needs to be plugged in. Besides, the computer is panicing when
>>>> >> running off
>>>> >> of the battery and that is why I want to try LinuxMint.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> The other point of note, do not install on battery, this is
>>>> >>> generally
>>>> >>> a no no as it will do some CPU intensive things in addition to the
>>>> >>> DC/HDD access and none of it with any power management to speak of.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you
>>>> >>> from
>>>> >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
>>>> >>> button.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Stephen
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