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Laptop wiped
Equaliser123
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Hi
Acquired a laptop (Thinkpad T60) with unsupported operating system. I've wiped the HDD completely and intend to install a Linux operating system.
Trouble I have is that it doesn't recognise the DVD or USB stick despite changing the BIOS startup list so that they are first. Basically just 'hangs' with a flashing cursor although cannot type anything. DVD drive isn't active at all.
If I try to restart and interrupt the setup, I can get to an Intel BIOS function that searches for a bit and gives up.
Keen to give Linux a go but wonder if anyone has any ideas as to how I can get it on there.
Many thanks.
Acquired a laptop (Thinkpad T60) with unsupported operating system. I've wiped the HDD completely and intend to install a Linux operating system.
Trouble I have is that it doesn't recognise the DVD or USB stick despite changing the BIOS startup list so that they are first. Basically just 'hangs' with a flashing cursor although cannot type anything. DVD drive isn't active at all.
If I try to restart and interrupt the setup, I can get to an Intel BIOS function that searches for a bit and gives up.
Keen to give Linux a go but wonder if anyone has any ideas as to how I can get it on there.
Many thanks.
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how long have you waited, booting from CD/DVD can take quite a while,
also have you checked the disk that you have burnt it to is fine? sometimes it just hasnt burnt properly
which distrobution are you trying? the usual ones to try initially are ubuntu or linux mint due to the decent support they giveDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
how long have you waited, booting from CD/DVD can take quite a while,
also have you checked the disk that you have burnt it to is fine? sometimes it just hasnt burnt properly
which distrobution are you trying? the usual ones to try initially are ubuntu or linux mint due to the decent support they give
Thanks. Yes, it is ubuntu. Have waited 10 mins and then given up.
Disk is fine - also tried USB stick and that has same result.0 -
have you another system you have tried booting up from the disk just to check it properly?
might be worth looking at another distrobution just to check as well, puppy linux will sometimes work where ubuntu failsDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
Did you just copy the linux iso onto the disk or did use somthing like imgburn or nero or unetbootin ?4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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you can get a suse boot disc from ebay for a couple of quid inc of postage:D
might save you a lot of hassle:)0 -
did you check the functionality of the cd drive and usb ports BEFORE you wiped the hdd ?? They may just be duff and you didn't notice..........Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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Thanks all. Yes, CD and USB were absolutely fine. It was happily running Windows XP before. I had to wipe the HDD as it was an ex-work laptop which was part of the deal of me having it.
Yes, just transferred the files over to the DVD in Iso format. Now wondering if they should have been unzipped or something???0 -
An ISO image is a single file that contains an image of what should be on the disk, kind of similar to a zip file being a file that contains a lot of compressed files; it is not directly usable - with a zip file you have to extract the contents into directories and files, and with an ISO image you have to extract (or "burn") the contents to a blank disk..
So, you need a burner (eg. Nero, or Windows 7 built-in one) to transfer the ISO image onto the disc in a usable format.
BTW, this is not specific to Linux - you can also get Windows disc images in ISO format.0 -
If you right-click an ISO in Windows 7 and choose "Open With", one of the options is "Windows Disk Image Burner".0
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