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Thread: Upgrading/replacing Linux Lite 2.6 (and Mint 17.3) in multiboot system
Post: Upgrading/replacing Linux Lite 2.6 (and Mint 17.3)...
| I had a rush of enthusiasm after making the transition to Linux two or three years ago. But I didn't want to abandon entirely the OEM install of Win7 on my laptop. So with the help of goldfinger and... |
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Installing Linux Lite
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04-16-2019, 09:10 PM |
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Thread: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on Lenovo laptop
Post: Re: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus ...
| I owe firenice03 in particular - and anybody else reading this thread - an update report on this problem.
I'm pleased to say it is solved..... thought I still don't know the specific cause of the ori... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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04-07-2019, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on Lenovo laptop
Post: Re: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus ...
| Once again, thanks for taking time to rack your brains and do research on this, firenice03.
I think that we may be inching slowly towards....if not a solution, then at least an explanation or diagnos... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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02-25-2019, 09:58 PM |
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Thread: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on Lenovo laptop
Post: Re: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus ...
| Thanks for hanging in there with me, firenice03.
On your second point - about Fastboot - my understanding is that this is part of Windows10, but is not a feature of Win7. I have seen how it works, an... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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02-23-2019, 10:00 PM |
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Thread: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on Lenovo laptop
Post: Re: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus ...
| Thanks for those replies. I'll try to cover all the angles raised....
First, I have to say that while trinidad's comments may be useful, I confess they are 'way above my head. Sorry. I have no id... |
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Installing Linux Lite
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02-23-2019, 12:51 PM |
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Thread: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on Lenovo laptop
Post: Dual boot with Win7 - problem with boot menus on ...
| [warning and disclaimer: this post is more about Win7 and Lenovo laptops than about Linux Lite. But as a member of both Linux Lite and Linux Mint forums, and user of both distros, I'm hoping that som... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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02-22-2019, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Best/safest option to wipe a donated computer before installing LL 3.4
Post: Re: Best/safest option to wipe a donated computer ...
| Thanks [member=7067]JanetBiggar[/member] - those links are very useful. I vaguely recall seeing those webpages at some stage in the past, but evidently failed to bookmark them (and have now done so!... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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12-18-2017, 06:42 PM |
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Thread: Best/safest option to wipe a donated computer before installing LL 3.4
Post: Re: Best/safest option to wipe a donated computer ...
| I was interested to read this thread as I'm in a similar position to the OP. I have an old desktop (actually a castaway from an office where I used to work). It still has WinXP installed, and assort... |
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br1anstorm |
Installing Linux Lite
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12-17-2017, 06:23 PM |
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Thread: Linux Lite Future
Post: Re: Linux Lite Future
| Some pretty profound questions are surfacing as this thread continues.
There's an interesting assumption - probably well founded - that most people prefer the familiar devil they know (Windows) to th... |
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12-07-2017, 11:21 PM |
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Thread: Linux Lite Future
Post: Re: Linux Lite Future
| Interesting discussion in this thread, especially on the likely demise of 32-bit versions. The march of tech progress is remorseless, but I'm sure I am not the only person who regrets the fact that s... |
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12-07-2017, 01:52 PM |
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Thread: Favourite apps
Post: Re: Favourite apps
| I'd echo previous posts recommending Clementine as a music player.
Honourable mention for puddletag, a simple but invaluable app for cataloguing and tagging your music collection.
My other favouri... |
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11-28-2017, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: Lightweight Linux distros
Post: Re: Lightweight Linux distros
| I was interested to browse this thread, as the discussion included comments on most of the Linux distros I have tried in the three to four years since I moved from Windows.
I use various computers ... |
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10-27-2017, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB creator" to use?
Post: Re: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB c...
| OMG, bitsnpcs. That techradar article makes my brain hurt! Way above my pay grade.
Just goes to show that working with Linux can be a simple, or as complex, as your knowledge and abilities allow.... |
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10-23-2017, 10:52 PM |
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Thread: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB creator" to use?
Post: Re: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB c...
| This has become a really interesting thread, with some useful insights and information. We seem to have a shortlist of three: Etcher, Rufus, and Linux Lite's inbuilt image-writing option as describe... |
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10-23-2017, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB creator" to use?
Post: Re: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB c...
| Thanks to both Moltke and torreydale for that advice. Useful to know which programes work with Windows and which with Linux.
The built-in option in Linux Lite looks even simpler. I like the idea ... |
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10-23-2017, 09:49 AM |
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Thread: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB creator" to use?
Post: installing Linux from USB stick - which "USB creat...
| Over the last few years I have installed various Linux distros in the "traditional" way by downloading the ISO, burning a CD/DVD which then runs as a Live session, and installing from that CD/DVD. I ... |
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10-22-2017, 10:09 PM |
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Thread: External hard drive not detected or recognised
Post: Re: External hard drive not detected or recognised
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trinidad link Wrote: (08-03-2016, 03:24 PM)
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My last thought on this is that the drive may be formatted as exfat. This was common a few years back on MS storage devices.
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Hard Drives and SSDs
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08-03-2016, 03:55 PM |
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Thread: External hard drive not detected or recognised
Post: Re: External hard drive not detected or recognised
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trinidad link Wrote: (08-03-2016, 12:23 AM)
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Your best bet is probably to try the windows command line, and if you can get to mount properly clear it with the windows partition manager.
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Hard Drives and SSDs
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08-03-2016, 01:21 PM |
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Thread: External hard drive not detected or recognised
Post: Re: External hard drive not detected or recognised
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firenice03 link Wrote: (08-02-2016, 07:24 PM)
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Sounds like only the controller/connection is seen...
But seeming more and more like HD failure..
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Ah, that's interesting. Also to my untu... |
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08-02-2016, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: External hard drive not detected or recognised
Post: Re: External hard drive not detected or recognised
| Thanks to all who have offered thoughts. I'll respond to the various comments in roughly the same order.
richtea - I think you may eventually be proved right. I'm ready for the possibility. But I ... |
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