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    New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop

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    • RomoR
      Romo
      last edited by

      Did you select your USB as first device during boot?

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      • WrCombsW
        WrCombs @Romo
        last edited by

        @Romo there isnt an option to select usb drive to boot from

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @WrCombs
          last edited by

          @WrCombs said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

          @Romo there isnt an option to select usb drive to boot from

          That would be a problem. What are its boot options?

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          • WrCombsW
            WrCombs @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

            @WrCombs said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

            @Romo there isnt an option to select usb drive to boot from

            That would be a problem. What are its boot options?

            +HDD
            LAN
            FDD
            CD/DVD

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @WrCombs
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              @WrCombs said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

              @scottalanmiller said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

              @WrCombs said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

              @Romo there isnt an option to select usb drive to boot from

              That would be a problem. What are its boot options?

              +HDD
              LAN
              FDD
              CD/DVD

              Is there a CD/DVD drive in that thing?

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              • WrCombsW
                WrCombs @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller yes

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  Put Linux Mint 18 on a DVD and load that way.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403
                    last edited by DustinB3403

                    +HDD should expand when you select it, to show you the USB to boot from.

                    If not, in BIOS there should be an option to move the USB drive higher up into the device selection screen.

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @DustinB3403
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                      @DustinB3403 said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

                      +HDD should expand when you select it, to show you the USB to boot from.

                      If not, in BIOS there should be an option to move the USB drive higher up into the device selection screen.

                      Thanks! It worked, off the top of your head does Linux Mint have drivers built in? I cant remember

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                      • RomoR
                        Romo @WrCombs
                        last edited by

                        @WrCombs Yes must stuff will just work in Linux Distros these days.

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                        • momurdaM
                          momurda @WrCombs
                          last edited by

                          @WrCombs
                          Mint should work on just about anything without much work

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                          • RomoR
                            Romo @Romo
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                            No need to usually search for drivers

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                            • WrCombsW
                              WrCombs @Romo
                              last edited by

                              @Romo @momurda thanks

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                              • DustinB3403D
                                DustinB3403
                                last edited by

                                Yeah Mint is generally the GoTo OS for most people.

                                Nothing special to do to get the hardware to work. It just does.

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                                • WrCombsW
                                  WrCombs @DustinB3403
                                  last edited by

                                  @DustinB3403 said in New OS on a toshiba Satelite laptop:

                                  Yeah Mint is generally the GoTo OS for most people.

                                  Nothing special to do to get the hardware to work. It just does.

                                  Alrighty thank you guys,

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    Definitely in theory, if Mint installs it will all just work and work really well.

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