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rickdownton wrote:Sorry if this is in the wrong forum or has already been answered - but I suspect that the problems I am having are widespread.
Basically I'm trying to install Mint 16 Megamix from LXF 184 on my Dell laptop which was bought with Win 8,1 installed - but where are the instructions on what to do with Fastboot, SecureBoot, Legacy, UEFI etc etc. Eventually after much web searching I managed to get it sort of working, but it's not a good advert for installing Mint! How many have also tried and given up?
Pre-UEFI (I am that old!) life was so easy, and I would have happily converted fully to Linux, except I had to lecture about Windows - but now??? And please don't suggest moving fully to Linux - I still need to use Win as well.
Time for an LXF article which could be put on all the distro cover discs?
rickdownton wrote:So how about an idiot's guide to UEFI installation?
rickdownton wrote:Sorry if this is in the wrong forum or has already been answered - but I suspect that the problems I am having are widespread.
Basically I'm trying to install Mint 16 Megamix from LXF 184 on my Dell laptop which was bought with Win 8,1 installed - but where are the instructions on what to do with Fastboot, SecureBoot, Legacy, UEFI etc etc. Eventually after much web searching I managed to get it sort of working, but it's not a good advert for installing Mint! How many have also tried and given up?
Pre-UEFI (I am that old!) life was so easy, and I would have happily converted fully to Linux, except I had to lecture about Windows - but now??? And please don't suggest moving fully to Linux - I still need to use Win as well.
Time for an LXF article which could be put on all the distro cover discs?
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