To me looks like the system solved the problems while booting...
Maybe you have some windows-related funtions turned on in BIOS?
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- Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:12 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: Is there a way to resolve these seemingly non important errors that are logged during boot?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 139
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] No permissions to change/edit/erase files or folders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 139
Re: [SOLVED] No permissions to change/edit/erase files or folders
Thank you very much! In the mean time the problem was solved like this, not really the proper way: Went to a friend's place and with Windoze copied the required files onto CD. Took the USB stick back home, put it into a vise and clobbered it with a hammer. Copied my stuff from CD onto a new USB stick.
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:36 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: do I need compiz?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1432
Re: do I need compiz?
Do I need Compiz? NO!
I want my box to do what I want it to do, and nothing else!
I do not want it to entertain me with stuff having nothing to do with what I am working on. That sort of stuff was "fashionable" twenty years ago. I think we've come a long way since.
I want my box to do what I want it to do, and nothing else!
I do not want it to entertain me with stuff having nothing to do with what I am working on. That sort of stuff was "fashionable" twenty years ago. I think we've come a long way since.
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:45 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: How much faster is MATE than cinnamon?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 278
Re: How much faster is MATE than cinnamon?
Of my Mint boxes all four run on MATE. I want my PC's to do as I want, but don't need any "candy" sort of frills or bells and whistles that really have nothing to do with what I am wanting to do, and just waste process resources and time. I have tried Cinnamon a few times, and still prefer...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:27 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] No permissions to change/edit/erase files or folders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 139
[SOLVED] No permissions to change/edit/erase files or folders
Hi folks, this is a stubborn problem and I have been trying to solve it for days. The problem is that in my USB stick, various folders, but not all,are locked. The contained files and folders cannot be changed or even deleted. File system on the stick is FAT/msdos. It has never seen a Windows box, a...
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:41 am
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: WiFi issues
- Replies: 0
- Views: 343
WiFi issues
Hi folks, there are two computers on the same WiFi network in this place. They are both fully identical, both running Mint 19.3 in Mate, both with the same hardware. They both have a b/g/n Edimax PCI WiFi card, and both use the rt61pci driver. Both are very close to the common access point and get a...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:04 am
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: [SOLVED] "default" WiFi channel in network connection means what?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 400
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:05 am
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: [SOLVED] "default" WiFi channel in network connection means what?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 400
Re: "default" WiFi channel in network connection means what?
Thank you very much! SOLVED! Linssid is definitely a good thing to have as a tool for getting WiFi to work properly, wasn't aware of it. One little thing: The "button" Linssid in the applications menu does not start the application. It must be started by terminal, although it does have a b...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:50 am
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: [SOLVED] "default" WiFi channel in network connection means what?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 400
[SOLVED] "default" WiFi channel in network connection means what?
Although the WiFi access point is as close as possible to the computer, interference from dozens of neighbours causes occaisional problems, such as low WiFi bandwidth. The Access point itself has "automatic" channel selection, and so automatically uses channels with less interference. On t...
- Wed May 13, 2020 2:41 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 406
Re: Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
What about occurence Nr. 3 and Nr. 4 ?
If it were needed to install a new browser and an email prtogramme, what lesser known alternatives in Mint are there realistically?
If it were needed to install a new browser and an email prtogramme, what lesser known alternatives in Mint are there realistically?
- Tue May 12, 2020 12:12 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 406
Re: Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
Thanks for the reply. You may recall I said FF has repeatedly been hijacked on this box . It runs Mint 19.1 in Mate and is updated almost imediately whenever updates are out. The symptoms? Occurence1: There was Mail demanding ransom, at another occaision (occurence2) with a Mint box that had been se...
- Tue May 12, 2020 2:56 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 406
Safer, less hijackable alternatives to Firefox / Thunderbird?
Hi Folks, My Firefox browser and my Thunderbird mail has been hacked or hijacked multiple times. My Thunderbird addressbook has also been compromised a few times while they were at it. Generally, I use a non-HTML-only mail client for everyday work, but thats not the solution because some mail will o...
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [solved] Warning "PAE disabled"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1168
[SOLVED!] Re: Help! Warning "PAE disabled"
Thanks Karlchen!
For others with the same problem:
I did not see "forced PAE" on the boot menu during the countdown to autoboot.
If ENTER is pushed during the boot countdown, "forced PAE" is shown and can be chosen.
For others with the same problem:
I did not see "forced PAE" on the boot menu during the countdown to autoboot.
If ENTER is pushed during the boot countdown, "forced PAE" is shown and can be chosen.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [solved] Warning "PAE disabled"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1168
[solved] Warning "PAE disabled"
I have an old IBM T41 laptop, and tried to install 32bit Mint Mate. Upon beginning to boot from DVD it stops and shows an error message "Warning PAE disabled. use parameter "forcepae" to enable. Unable to boot please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU" Question: What should I ...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:32 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] How to tell if running 32 or 64bit Mint?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 155
Re: How to tell if running 32 or 64bit Mint?
Solved! Thanks everybody!
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] How to tell if running 32 or 64bit Mint?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 155
[SOLVED] How to tell if running 32 or 64bit Mint?
On an older laptop with a wearing-out HD drive there is an old version of Mint. I want to replace that HD by a new SSD and install a recent Mint version in the process.
Question: Is there an easy way of finding out if the existing Mint installation is 32 or 64 bit?
Question: Is there an easy way of finding out if the existing Mint installation is 32 or 64 bit?
- Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:39 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: SOLVED: How to fix grub after re-installing windows
- Replies: 9
- Views: 33198
Re: SOLVED: How to fix grub after re-installing windows
You my want to see this thread about updating a "lost" bootloader after installing Windows:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=304618
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=304618
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:53 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Windows without killing Mint?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1086
Re: Installing Windows without killing Mint?
Thank you all, especially decrepit. Problem solved. How I installed Windows whithout killing Mint: 1) I had an installation with Mint only, and added a SSD for installing Windows later. 2) The SSD's with Mint were disconnected, and Windows was installed on the new SSD 3) After Windows was installed,...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:27 am
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: [SOLVED] No automatic login to WiFi at bootup
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1817
[SOLVED] Re: No automatic login to WiFi at bootup
Thank you all!
After some days the issue has not repeated.
After some days the issue has not repeated.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:37 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Windows without killing Mint?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1086
Re: Installing Windows without killing Mint?
Thank you very much, sarge816!
Will try doing that as soon as I get my new SSD.
Will try doing that as soon as I get my new SSD.