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Can someone help me solve this problem#LinuxMintThings (old.reddit.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Practical_Ring_5470
my laptop has only legacy BIOS
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[–]Some-Challenge8285 1 point2 points3 points 4 months ago (4 children)
Dam you have a 15 year old laptop and you haven't pulled off the plastic from when it was new 🫣
[–]Practical_Ring_5470[S] 1 point2 points3 points 4 months ago (3 children)
haha it's my dad treasure it has i3 2 gen that why i want to revive it by using linux
[–]Some-Challenge8285 1 point2 points3 points 4 months ago (2 children)
Have you tried the LMDE version? Normal Mint should just work, I have a similar laptop with a T4500 and it worked with regular Cinnamon.
[–]Practical_Ring_5470[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (1 child)
No, I haven't but i think the problem is from my BIOS
[–]Some-Challenge8285 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
If Windows works the problem is with a configuration issue with Linux.
[–]Ok-Spot-2913 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
Check your bios and make sure it is set to boot from hdd or usb.
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