moving from linux to windows7

[Elmar Schmeisser]

Well, I am going to try again with Mint 64 bit, after I do the integrity 
checks, etc. and see if it installs.  If not, then Mint will simply have 
to live on my laptop ...  sigh.

On 12/13/2016 9:07 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> There are still some computer devices that are not compatible with some
> Linux distributions.  If you do a quick internet search you find lots of
> incorrect or obsolete information.
>
> You can purchase a few models with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed if you
> want something that works out-of-the-box.  Otherwise, you risk getting
> some hardware that does not yet have 'free' or 'non-free' drivers, and
> you may need help from a kind soul at your local Linux User Group to get
> it working with some Linux distribution.
>
> Intel claims to support Linux (see
> <https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005520.html>)
> so there is probably a solution to the example mentioned earlier.
>
> David C
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:02 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
> <drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk <mailto:drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk>>
> wrote:
>
>     On 11 December 2016 at 15:33, Elmar Schmeisser <chagin1 at yahoo.com
>     <mailto:chagin1 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>     > Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
>     >
>     >> How can a Windows machine not support Linux?
>     >
>     >
>     > Well, I['m trying to force it to recognize the Intel H170 chipset
>     (Asrock
>     > H170M Pro4 motherboard), but when I try to install mint 64 bit to
>     it, I get
>     > an error message "chipset not recognized".
>
>     See
>
>     https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/3ohr5t/linux_mint_and_intel_chipset_h170/
>     <https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/3ohr5t/linux_mint_and_intel_chipset_h170/>
>
>
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