I’m surprised HP notebooks are trustworthy at this point.
I’ll try Ventoy next time, thanks. I just followed the install instructions on Mint’s website which says to use Etcher. Maybe that’s the problem.
how did you expect it to run Linux?
Because I asked in this community and got a bunch of people who said they ran Linux on it and it worked just fine? Which it does now that it’s been installed.
I didn’t even want to take a chance with an HP considering how fucked up their printers are.
It’s good to know for the future if nothing else, so I appreciate it.
Hm. Maybe I should have tried a different flavor of Linux in terms of ease of install. But Mint seemed like the best choice for me and now that it’s actually up and running, it’s fine.
I’m not familiar with Edge ISOs because I am a total novice here, but Mint’s website says, “If you cannot boot or install Linux Mint because your hardware is too recent and is not properly detected, you may get better results with the “Edge” ISO image.” This is 2016 hardware, so would it have applied?
I have never had to install an OS where I had to go into the BIOS multiple times to change settings back and forth.
I’d love to know what I did wrong if you can tell me. I used Etcher like the instructions on Mint’s website told me to.
That sounds pretty awful, sorry that you went through that.
secure boot is Mint’s fault.
Well now I’m just surprised considering this is a 2016 notebook. They should be supporting a feature that old, shouldn’t they?
Thanks, but I think Mint will be fine for my purposes. This isn’t going to be a workhorse machine or anything. And I’m not really a gamer either.
Much like my searching, it seems like it’s all over the map in terms of experiences, although in general, it seems like the issues people have encountered are minor.
Thanks. Good to hear! I’m glad the other person mentioned the fans just in case though.
I hope not, but if it is an issue, it doesn’t sound like it will be a huge one most of the time at least.
I doubt I’d be able to afford one of those. I got this because it was $200 refurbished.