So I thought I get going on installing Cinnamon Mint in this laptop. Plugged it in, got the dvd in but it just booted to Windows 7 instead. It knew the dvd was there and what was on it but that was as far as it went. How to I investigate why it's doing this and/or how do I get it to install Mint? Ta.
Bev.
On 21/02/2019 19:29, Bev Nicolson wrote:
The new laptop probably has the new-fangled UEFI Bios thingy. There may be a Boot from CD option somewhere in the BIOS, but my laptop was setup o that I had to initiate it from Windows. Have a google for Make Windows boot from CD or similar. You have to do something like go into Control Panel (or System), then go to Recovery, then Boot from Recovery CD/DVD.
This causes the machine to reboot from the CD/DVD, but it doesn't have to be a recovery CD, it can be a Linux CD.
Before you proceed installing Linux.... Work out if you want to install in UEFI mode or traditional BIOS mode. Personally I wish I'd chosen traditional BIOS mode, as UEFI mode just seems to make things much more complicated. My main problem is I can't get my laptop to hibernate to disk which I used to use all the time. Do some research first before installing, or install and be prepared to reinstall if you made the wrong choice.
HTH
Steve
On 21/02/2019 20:52, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
OK, if it's a UEFI Bios thing, follow this from step 1 (ignore the shaded box starting with "i Note:). Doesn't matter if it's not a Dell.
https://www.dell.com/support/article/uk/en/ukbsdt1/sln143038/access-uefi-bio...
Otherwise, it's a generic how to boot from a DVD article for you :-)
https://neosmart.net/wiki/booting-from-a-cd-or-dvd/
HTH Steve
On 22/02/2019 11:25, Bev Nicolson wrote:
UEFI - Can't install any-old disk image, has to be a distribution with an authorised signature key. This limits your choice somewhat.
In my experience, on my laptop, getting a "boot from which device" menu is a Pain in the *ss using UEFI
I cannot enable hibernate to disk without jumping through hoops.
Bios mode, none of those is a problem.
However, all of those things were done to stop things like Viruses infecting Windows machines, so there is a purpose for them, and they'll help windows users, but are a detriment for linux users.
IMHO of course, YMMV. :-)
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