learninmypc
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I don't remember the posters name, but in the posts they have a link to Linux in it, can somebody help me find it? Tired of going thru all the posts in here
Depending on whether or not the laptop has a CD/DVD drive or USB only, it might require you to reset the boot order in its BIOS to reflect which media is usable. In other words, you'll have to adapt your download to fit the media the laptop will accept. You can download Ubuntu to a USB drive. You should be able to find instructions on Ubuntu's site about how to prepare a boot-able USB drive.Before I get my hopes up, I have a laptop that crashed. Turning it on it said No OS. Was told in here I'd need a new/rebuilt harddrive & OS. Can I still run/use linux/Ubunto on it??
If the laptop has a working DVD drive, (and assuming you have a working DVD drive on your desktop), the easiest way to get Ubuntu onto the laptop, is download it, and burn it to a DVD.It has both USB & CD/DVD drive(s). Laptop has no restore discs. I will see if I can change the BIOS before I go further, thank you.
Ubuntu does, and has always, supported a "live run" feature as well. The distro is quite mature and novice user friendly. In fact, even with my limited abilities, I've used it to recover files, and have 2 current installs alive and well!Another is Knoppix.net which supports a bootable CD w/o the need to install - - good trial and learning tool
There is a chance it's not "POST-ing", correctly. (Power On Self Test).Well, I plugged the laptop in, pushed the power on button & the lights lit up for a second & nothing. Pulled the battery out,did it again, nothing. Going to leave it plugged in over night in hopes it helps. If not, oh well.
I'm OCD on security and this is one vector that IMO should always be disabled, so I do. Having physical access to the machine presents MANY infection vectors.Most older machines are set to boot from CD/DVD first anyway. If it doesn't boot from the Linux DVD, only then do you have to go into BIOS.
I've seen the price on the meter in question as low as you walk in, you hand them a coupon, and they give you a meter for nothing.. Since I have one of the meters in question, I stipulate that it works fine, is certainly worth the 4 or 6 bucks one would pay for it, can I get as much respect as some yahoo on YouTube, or not?You can almost always get a 20% discount coupon for Harbor Freight. I get advertising circulars all the time in the mail that contain this coupon. You can also subscribe to their email catalog and/or flyers to get this coupon. While some of the stuff at Harbor Freight is junk, some isn't too bad. It would be a good idea to take a look at Youtube video reviews for any tools you might be interested in before you buy.
Well you would need some "vector" to install an operating system. If we lock out both the DVD drive and the USB ports, how do we get an OS onto the machine?I'm OCD on security and this is one vector that IMO should always be disabled, so I do. Having physical access to the machine presents MANY infection vectors.
and that's the time to access via BIOS password :grin:Well you would need some "vector" to install an operating system. If we lock out both the DVD drive and the USB ports, how do we get an OS onto the machine?
Well, this is an orphan computer of unknown origin. If the BIOS is protected by an administrative password, it likely won't be scratched into the display, or written inside the case. I guess you'd have to send it back to China to be infected.and that's the time to access via BIOS password :grin: