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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @WrCombs
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      @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
          last edited by

          @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
                  last edited by

                  @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
                        last edited by

                        No need to usually search for drivers

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                        • WrCombsW
                          WrCombs @Romo
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                          @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
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                              @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
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                                Definitely in theory, if Mint installs it will all just work and work really well.

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