Windows 10: Are Linux Users Allowed Here? :D

Have you tried a kernel upgrade? Could help in your case. On Linux Mint 17 kernel upgrades can be done using the Mint Update tool. Kernel upgrades on Linux are usually risk free since in case of a problem you can always boot an older kernel.

 

Well that sounds interesting except I can't boot to Linux Mint....on the USB to be able to do anything. I only run Linux mint from my usb.....have not installed Linux on hard drive. All I am trying to do is be able to run Linux Mint from a USB stick. But I have upgraded my graphics card and now Linux Mint will not boot past the 3 choices that Linux mint shows. Already tried two of them. compatibility mode don't work....

 

Hi there
Linux as others have pointed out is the best tool for the job in a lot of situations. IMO if you are usually a Linux user and want to get to grips with Windows the best way to start would be to run Windows as a Virtual Machine on a Linux Host.

You can use VMware player (free), vbox (free), ZEN server (free) or commercial software such as VMware workstation to set up the virtual machine.

A good thing about Virtual Machines when learning is that if you hose up the system you can just delete that VM and boot up a new one and it doesn't ruin your existing HOST machine.

@OldMike65 -- you can easily run CENTOS 7 or OPENSUSE from an external HDD and boot from it - totally not doing anything to your internal HDD's on your main machine. If you have a USB3 port response time is fine -- I run one (CENTOS 7) using an old laptop HDD connected to the USB3 port via a USB3-->SATA connector. Even runs a Windows VM excellently too, Makes a great recovery / diagnostic tool as well. Even on a USB2 port response is adequate.

(at install time choose correct options for GRUB2 to get the boot totally on the external HDD- and I'd suggest using legacy boot rather than UEFI as the UEFI mode will write the boot info on to the computers internal HDD which is what you don't really want for a true portable system).


Cheers
jimbo

 

Although we welcome any and all OS users here, you have to be aware that we are not a linux help site and as such this is not the place to discuss linux problems apart from those related to the integration of Linux and windows systems in dual boot or the use of linux boot disks for some types of system failure

 

Yes and that is exactly what I used to use my Linux Mint USB stick for Barman58. I read a post on here few weeks ago on how to make a Linux recovery usb boot stick for helping you if you had a problem with your Windows 10. The 1st time I made this Linux recovery disk, it worked great. No problems. Then a week later, I upgraded my graphics card, which works fine with my windows 10 system, but my Linux recovery boot disk (USB Flash drive) no longer would boot. So I was just trying to figure out a work around for this problem. That's all.... Mike...

 

Mike a couple of things can hinder you from booting to USB:
Are you using GPT/UEFI?

1. Make sure you choose the UEFI PendriveName option at boot, and not just the plain PendriveName option.
2. Try toggling FastBoot and/or SecureBoot off in BIOS.

 

Thanks Cliff, but I know what the problem is, as it was working fine. The problem is Linux Mint does not support some graphic cards right now. And one of the cards that it does not support is the Nvidia GTX 750ti card. Before I upgraded my card I was using the GTX 640 older Nvidia card, with that card installed, Linux Mint worked just fine, no problems. And yes my system is GPT/UEFI but like I said, I had it working fine, until upgrading my graphics card. Which seems to be a known problem with Linux.

 

And what happens if you try to boot a live DVD with Linux Mint 17.2?

 

I have not tried using that method, but I don't see any reason that would work. Like I seem to have to repeat over and over again, its all because of the Nvidia GTX 750ti card!!!!!!! Their IS a fix for this problem, if you are installing Linux Mint on a hard drive, then their seems to be a way to add the needed graphics drivers needed to run Linux mint and add some lines to the boot files. But this is way beyond my knowledge of Linux. Plus I do not want to install Linux on a VM. All I wanted to do was make a Linux rescue usb flash drive disk. Which I DID do successively and had it working just fine, UNTIL I Updated my Graphics Card!!!

What I am doing now is just going to wait for Linux Mint 17.3 and see if the graphics card problem is fixed. *Smile

 

Another way would be to simply try another distro from the range available, for what you use a recovery tool for the actual UI should not be an issue, not a great linux user these days, but something like Ubuntu may have better support for what is after all not the latest graphics card

 

Yes Barman you are correct my graphics card is far from being the latest release. *Smile That's why I was surprised to see no support for it in Linux Mint. I just might try your suggestion about Ubuntu too. But right now I think I will just wait to see how Linux Mint 17.3 runs when its released within the next couple weeks. I really liked the features I had with 17.2 with accessing my Windows 10 Pro. Including gpart which could come in handy if I had problems with my Windows 10. Just thought it was a good backup recovery method to have in my "toolbox" incase of problems down the road with my Windows 10. *Smile

 

Or pure Debian of which Ubuntu, mint and co are originally based off of.

 

Or better yet if it's just for recovery, then a WinPe recovery tool might do the trick too(but this is a bit over my head, probably @Kyhi could help here.

 

Cliff, the reason I suggested Ubuntu is that it is (or was), one of the more popular versions and so may have more support.

Mike, I have had mixed results with using gParted and other linux partition managers with windows installs in the past so try to only use linux for data recovery and then re- install windows partitioning as I go or use a windows partition manager

 

Good points on both notes Barman!!! I did notice when I ran gParted that it was reporting 2 small problems with my partitions, that I really didn't have problems with!!! And when I checked with my Windows partition software, they report my partitions were just fine. This install of Windows 10 Pro is a clean install, and Windows made my partitions. My Windows since I did the clean install runs GREAT. Plus I do complete image backups too using Macrium Reflect. I just wanted to add another tool for recovery choices, that's all. I do appreciate all the ideas everyone is suggesting thou!!!! *Smile