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G'day everyone.

I've decided to switch from XP Pro to Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition. I've downloaded the ISO, put it on a Lexar USB drive and got it going once on a borrowed laptop. It looks great!

Unfortunately, the laptop I'm trying to get Mint to work on permanently looks like it's the hardest one to use... :-(

It's a HP 6730b, so I think I'll be asking for a lot of help, LOL!

Now I shall start reading through all the relevant threads and see how I go. :-)
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Welcome aboard, Shidifen! I googled for that model number, and didn't come across anything that led me to believe it would be hard to use. But maybe you know something that I don't?
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Welcome to the Mint family forums.
Most problems already have a fix
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If you need to ask please copy and paste the result of terminal code inxi -Fnx with your question
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jimallyn wrote:Welcome aboard, Shidifen! I googled for that model number, and didn't come across anything that led me to believe it would be hard to use. But maybe you know something that I don't?
Hi jimallyn. I've used Tails with the same laptop and I've had quite a few problems. Booting was a hit and miss affair with that so I was expecting a few problems with Mint as well. Mint doesn't boot at all on this computer but, like Tails, works fine on a HP 6710b.
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Hello Shidifen and Welcome to Linux Mint,

Enjoy :)
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Hello, Shidifen.
Welcome to Mint and to the forum !
Post questions about your installation problem in the Installation & Boot section, including the result of inxi -Fxz

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Welcome to Linux Mint, and the Mint forum.
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Hello Shidifen,

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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G'Day and hello "Shidifen",

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum !
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Shidifen wrote:Mint doesn't boot at all on this computer
Interesting. My guess would be that if you were to post in the appropriate forums section, somebody could help you solve that.
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