moving from linux to windows7

[Jacco Ermers]

Is it a UEFI computer? Maybe just turn it to Legacy BIOS


On 12/13/2016 03:52 PM, Elmar Schmeisser wrote:
> 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/>
>>
>>
>>     Dr. David Kirkby Ph.D CEng MIET
>>     Kirkby Microwave Ltd
>>     Registered office: Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Essex,
>>     CM3 6DT, UK.
>>     Registered in England and Wales, company number 08914892.
>>     http://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ 
>> <http://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/>
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