====== linux install ====== We got a laptop manufactured 8-12 years ago - HP Pavillion 7. We thought it'd be a good guinea pig to test installing linux, since it's a magical operating system that can revive old hardware like old unsupported Windows. ===== August 25 2025 ===== - saw this post https://gg8473.com/blog/post/2025-08-20-linux-1.html - downloaded cinnamon https://linuxmint.com/download.php - get a USB to burn linux onto (like burning a cd) https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/burn.html {{.:images:20250825-203538.png?200}} my usb was really hot when i plugged it in a front port, didn't work when i plugged it again in the back... i had another one that worked when i plugged in the back port - flash complete! stick it in the laptop you're installing into, restart laptop.... - go into bios, tell it to boot from USB.. pressed the only option that had USB in it - uh oh, it's diagnosing my pc??? 10 minutes later - windows asked me if i want to auto repair.. i said NO and manually boot from USB - looked for EFI option - didn't work, booted to BIOS again->system config->legacy support enabled - booted without compatibility mode - had some errors pop up?? didn't get to see it yet - Waiting 10 minutes again.. installing? - weird error message again, this time it's stuck on the error message... {{https://blorbo.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/091/446/447/324/299/original/774abc1f3112c515.jpg?200}} I guess it's trying to connect to the internet according to kat, just hard shutdown and restart - ok restarted, now booting in compatibility mode - after 5 minutes of matrix hackerman shit going up my screen it's working, stuff says [ok] - booted to the desktop. now double-click the only thing on there "install linux mint" - Installed in english, connected to wi-fi, install multimedia codecs. waiting... - erase disk and install Mint, it will ask if you want to destroy the partitions, say HELL YES. I don't want some other person's BABY PICTURES on my computer. - map pops up, chose closest timezone to myself - it crashed due to faulty hard drive?!?! time to restart i guess?? - "ubi partman exit code 10", try https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032905/ubi-partman-failed-with-exit-code-10-ubuntu-18-04 - didn't work, going to talk with kat - doing some terminal shit with ''fdisk'' and ''sudo'' but nothing's working - restarted to start anew - install Linux Mint again - this time there's no option to install with windows cuz i think it was wiped, so just install regularly (not "something else" option) - error 5 this time, usb might be faulty UHH tried different usb slot same issue - going to try re-burning linux to the USB with [[https://rufus.ie/en/|rufus]] - usb doesn't work now. it's corrupted or w/e and just won't appear on me or shane's computers. Gonna try another USB and get a refund for BOTH of these that fucked up. Until tomorrow! ===== Aug 27th 2025 ===== - Going to [[https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/verify.html|verify my iso image]]. - Followed [[https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=291093|the instructions here for windows]]. - Waiting 5 minutes for the powershell to resolve the command - Looks like the hash from the powershell matches the hash in sha256sum.txt - OK TIME TO BURN AGAIN?? - Using [[https://rufus.ie/en/|Rufus to burn this time]] since there's some forum posts about Balena having write errors. Just went with the default settings {{.:images:20250827-174157.png}} - OK IT INSTALLED! I restarted, took out the USB, and it's telling me to setup stuff. So it was just the USB yesterday that was fucked up. - Updating all the shit via the welcome guide... there's 1gb of updates and i'll just install it all cuz :shrug: - Luckily [[https://gg8473.com/blog/post/2025-08-27-linux-3.html|becky just installed a VM to play CSP]] so I can follow her steps. You'll need a USB with a [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11|windows ISO, which you can download officially]] and then authenticate. - Remembering to change settings in startup BIOS to enable virtualization mode. In my case I just restarted, pressed esc until BIOS started up, and found the setting in the 3rd tab. - Also go into user groups and add yourself to the vboxusers group - Downloaded VirtualBox via the software manager, plus the guest iso and guest extensions. - Created a new VM with that Windows 11 iso - Booted up the VM, manually install Windows - OH MY GOD it doesn't meet the requirements. Okay find Windows 8.1 and an [[https://support.clip-studio.com/en-us/faq/articles/20230004|old CSP version compatible with Windows 8]]. - Mowed the lawn while waiting for shit to download. Full Gribble mode - Installing Windows 8.1. No error about system requirements. Waiting now... - Keeps timing out, will try to copy the iso to desktop first -_- - ok that worked. Yay it's installed. - Now it's making me make a microsoft account. hell naw. It error'd anyways and told me I can just make a local account, which is FINE. - Fuck it's so slow and laggy IDK if this is going to work with drawing lmao. Well I'll leave it installed just in case. - **Aseprite** works out of the box. - **Wacom** Bamboo tablet works out of the box with pen pressure. IDK the model I have, it's from around 2015 or something I think. - Downloaded **Krita** for drawing instead of CSP. Mayhaps I shall download Krita on my main desktop too so I can get used to the brushes.