Windows 10, Yay or Nay?

bcrichster · May 26, 2016

Isn't there a calibre in Linux as Well?

Dngrsone · May 26, 2016

Yes, there is, but as I said, the add-on needs to see a specific folder for the Amazon app and while it is automagic when in Windows proper, it is not when trying to set it up from within Linux and the Amazon app is installed via wine.

Bg260 · May 27, 2016

bcrichster said:
No problem, I Love helping when I can and appreciate any props. But @Father Guido gave us that nugget of info stated in your quote. No hate involved, we're all learning. [emoji41]

Oh, sorry, I knew that. I tagged you because I wasn't sure if you would see it. But, yes I am slowly becoming master of my domain. Slowly but surely I'm making this ASUS my.......

Bg260 · May 27, 2016

I've heard mention of a dual boot from a second partition. That's probably above my pay grade, but I was surprised to find an empty data partition with 113 gb. I have all my personals, zips and media there now. Not sure if that's the best use. Is this safe from a recovery if need be? Or do I need a backup for my backup? o_O

mikedt · May 27, 2016

For the hundredth time Cortana!...you've already got my work address. :rolleyes:

But then Cortana does considerably better than Google around these parts. :thumbsupdroid:

Bg260 · May 27, 2016

AZgl1500 said:
These pictures were taken in the sequence of NE, N, NW, W, SW, and S.
there is just as much property to the east as what you see here, and that solid wall of trees to the south?
there is 3 acres south of that line of trees, we have about half of it in mown grass....

Looks an awful lot like my neck of the woods.

Dngrsone · May 27, 2016

Bg260 said:
I've heard mention of a dual boot from a second partition. That's probably above my pay grade, but I was surprised to find an empty data partition with 113 gb. I have all my personals, zips and media there now. Not sure if that's the best use. Is this safe from a recovery if need be? Or do I need a backup for my backup?

You definitely need a backup for your backup. And then some.

bcrichster · May 27, 2016

Bg260 said:
I've heard mention of a dual boot from a second partition. That's probably above my pay grade, but I was surprised to find an empty data partition with 113 gb. I have all my personals, zips and media there now. Not sure if that's the best use. Is this safe from a recovery if need be? Or do I need a backup for my backup?

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Bg260 said:
Oh, sorry, I knew that. I tagged you because I wasn't sure if you would see it. But, yes I am slowly becoming master of my domain. Slowly but surely I'm making this ASUS my.......

I too have an Asus.. Phenomenal machine!
If you have Win10.. It won't function without the D: partition. Funny really. I know it's scary but you need to disable a few things before you even THINK about dualbooting. Like accessing the UEFI and disabling Fastboot & cpl others so you can use a USB to boot from, instead of just DVD as those are becoming harder to find as an OS/Distro installation media. And Win10 also requires you to hold SELECT while hitting reboot from Win10. Disable that too so you can access UEFI from a cold boot. Besides, you'll wanna use USB to reinstall Win10 anyways. That's part 1. The scary part (#2) is: you have to wipe the whole flipping HDD with Gparted in the Linux installation USB/DVD and reformat the drive into 3 partitions as follows cuz with Linux/Win10 dualboot setup is backwards vs all previous Windows OS.. This is what I learned and how I personally set my 1TB HDD. By now you can access UEFI whenever (tap the ESC button rapidly as the screen comes on,

- UEFI (fat32)at least 35MB
but I gave 200MB
- Windows: I gave this only 200GB cuz I mostly use Linux anyways [make this a completely unformatted/erased Partition as windows will do its thing (& make it NTFS) by itself when you install and won't read the partition as usable if you don't do what I stated. Do NOT select this as a "do not use" partition, just make it plain unformatted.
- Linux (EXT4) I gave like 735+GB
-Swap (Linux Swap) My RAM is 16GB so I gave 16GB to swap.

* Install Linux first on the EXT4 partition, set up as desired..
* Install Win10 on unallocated section and it'll do it's thing.
* Reboot but it'll take you to Linux only, that's OK cuz you gotta update grub from terminal so it sees the new Windows partition/installation.
* You're done. Reboot and choose your OS ya wanna boot into as grub appears & gives you the choice. Enjoy all of both worlds! [emoji41

AZgl1500 · May 27, 2016

tnx for that tutorial, added that to my facts file.

Bg260 · May 27, 2016

bcrichster said:
I too have an Asus.. Phenomenal machine!
If you have Win10.. It won't function without the D: partition. Funny really. I know it's scary but you need to disable a few things before you even THINK about dualbooting. Like accessing the UEFI and disabling Fastboot & cpl others so you can use a USB to boot from, instead of just DVD as those are becoming harder to find as an OS/Distro installation media.

That's a lot to take in. I've got time though. The rush for me was to decide if I wanted to stay with Win10 or revert back before the deadline. I think I'm going to stick with 10. Its growing on me. I'll take my time with the dual boot. Thanks, copied and pasted.

bcrichster · May 27, 2016

No problem. It'll be virtually impossible to get a PC with decent specs and now Windows10, but as @Father Guido has pointed out..Win10 is usable with the correct Modz

Bg260 · May 27, 2016

Why don't I have this noddy head guy as an option?

bcrichster · May 27, 2016

No.. My PC came with Win10, I kept it cuz it was closer to the Win7 appearance and I wasn't gonna touch 8.×.. Plus no Win7 drivers available.. Lmfao

Edit: made small changes/additional info to my above post on dualbooting Win10

Dngrsone · May 27, 2016

Bg260 said:
Why don't I have this noddy head guy as an option?

I saved it a long time ago for use in forums which don't have the correct amount of variety in their smiley collection.

jefboyardee · May 28, 2016

Gave up on trying to learn to like Win10 on a separate partition. Reformatted, keeping W7 as long as I can. Also keeping Mint on a flash... been a disappointing year. Now only goal is to avoid being dragged back into it.

bcrichster · May 29, 2016

A metaphorical struggle between @jefboyardee and his Windows PC.. [emoji41]

jefboyardee · May 29, 2016

Am I the snake or the squirrel?

bcrichster · May 29, 2016

jefboyardee said:
Am I the snake or the squirrel?

The squirrel, or course! Like your avatar..

dan330 · May 31, 2016

did he really need to ask?

silly squirrel

jefboyardee · Jun 1, 2016

Introducing Console OS with Android™. We’ve taken Android apart, and put it back together for your PC. Console OS is a distribution of Android designed to take everything that has made mobile awesome, and bring it back to your PC.

...anybody tried it? Now I've got an extra partition.

Bg260 · Jun 1, 2016

jefboyardee said:
Introducing Console OS with Android™. We’ve taken Android apart, and put it back together for your PC. Console OS is a distribution of Android designed to take everything that has made mobile awesome, and bring it back to your PC.

...anybody tried it? Now I've got an extra partition.

"Every thing in Console OS is built for a mainstream audience, and is designed for manufacturers – OEMs – to have a drop-in, native Android solution for their PCs."

Sounds a little strange. Mainstream? Manufacturers?

Father Guido · Jun 11, 2016

New dual boot box coming along nicely. Latest Mint (sda1) and a truly gutted Win10 for when I need it

Father Guido · Jun 11, 2016

In case anyone is interested, this is the version you want to use in a Win 10 setup. A good start, but still needs a few tweaks. Definitely doable tho'

Bg260 · Jun 11, 2016

I take it you're not a fan of cloud storage

Father Guido · Jun 11, 2016

Bg260 said:
I take it you,re not a fan of cloud storage

Sure I am. Got my own :cool:

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