>>688337080
Which linux disc? I'd use that over XP for sure. Boot to disc.

>>688337661
Can you walk me through quick im a pc noob. Shall i turn it off put in xp and wait for something or do i have to mash f11 or something like that.

>>688337661
My bad not linux Ubuntu

>>688337835
F10, f12, esc or f2 generally

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>>688338287
Brought me here

>>688337835
Laptop was likely mishandled, and the mechanical drive was damaged. Replace with SSD and Linux Mint

>>688338669
System configuration, boot options

>>688338669
System configuration -> boot priority.

>>688337967
Linux is a base that comes in various flavours. Ubuntu is a linux flavour or "distro".

>>688337080
This might sound silly but I was Googling your problem and it could be that you need to manually remove the hard drive and reseat the connection.

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>>688338760
>>688338783

>>688338974
Linux mint

>>688339062
Move OS down to third on boot priorities and then save and reboot. Make sure install disc is in CD tray.

>>688339062
What do i do after this

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>>688339238
I don't see boot priorities

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>>688339238
Oh wait i understand. What should be 1st 2nd 3rd etc

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had EXACTLY the same shit with the SAME model. It happened 2 weeks after warranty was over. Still called HP and told them I'm mad af. got a new HDD. And half a year of warranty extra. guess what.. the new HDD broke 2 weeks after warranty endet. they do it on purpose ffs

>>688339782
What a bunch of cunts

>>688339782
still, time to buy a new one

>>688339679
>Internal CD
>USB Drive
>OS
in that order

>>688339679
Whatever you want to boot from, obviously.
If a disc is all you have just use internet CD/DVD

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>>688340279
>>688340438
I got this.

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>>688337080
You possibly didn't install a grub boot loader if your system is running linux and your getting that message, the message normally means.
1. Unable to find the OS
2. You might have a device like a flash drive plugged in that doesn't have a bootable loader.
3. OS is missing its loader.

>>688340610
Do a legacy boot, you're going to have to find the boot menu by pressing f10 a fuck-load of times, along with esc, hopefully one of them will make it pop open.

>>688340610
Try the other disc.

Your hard drive is fucked and that's why it cant find a boot device.

It's probably system 32

>>688341063
It's a totaled disk drive. Going to need replaced. Just trying to get the live version of Ubuntu to run from disc.

>>688341251
UEFI doesn't allow most GNU/Linux OS, has to boot legacy to get OS to work.

>>688341240
How do i do a legacy boot exactly
>>688341436

>>688341543
Also what shall i make my legacy boot order?

>>688341543
By opening the boot menu instead of system configuration. Basically, avoid F2, this time around, and button mash Esc, F10, and F12. Should give you boot options. The bottom half of the list should say Legacy.

>>688341740
>>688341630
Disable secure boot in UEFI (BIOS) and then make your legacy boot the same as your UEFI boot.

>>688341852
It also says legacy support, make sure it's enabled.

>>688341436
>UEFI doesn't allow most GNU/Linux OS
Bullshit. All modern mainstream distros work well with UEFI.
But yeah, it's probably not very modern. Or it's XP.

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Im now here

>>688342019
Im using x0

>>688342075
Step 1: pick up laptop
Step 2: place laptop into trash

>>688342019
Most of them run in Legacy, UEFI isn't GNU/Linux friendly. You have to authorize every operating system prior to installing it. Except Ubuntu variants that are 14.04 or higher.

>>688342075
Did you enable legacy before entering the boot menu? Glad you found it nevertheless.

>>688342464
Yes i did. What one shall i select

>>688342588
Whichever bootable medium you're using. Likely a CD, so internal cd/dvd

Just find some friend who is not braindead. I don't see you doing it on your own.

>>688342918
He isn't doing it on his own, he's got my assistance. OP isn't talking to himself.

Okay thanks guys its working

>>688343171
Pics or it didn't happen
>Guys
>Implying anyone other than me contributed shit to this conversations
#BringBackIDs

>>688342918
fuck off
I got my>>688339782
old notebook as well rn. Good job on the thread OP, got me motivated to fix mine as well. Downloading linux mint now

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>>688343796

Thankyou dude. Would pay you if i had the money. But then again if i had the money i would have just bought a new pc.

>>688343839
I basically fucking ali

>>688338679
OP, listen to this guy. If Windows wans't removed from the drive, it may have been damaged. With that being the case yiu can still go into the BIOS menu (as you already have) and set the boot prioroty to CD/DVD or USB depending on what you have linux on. IF the HD drive is dead then you will never be able to actually install it though but can always run Linux off a USB, just need a big 32/64gb to actually store files and compute normally.

>>688344225
is it actually possible to run from CD and use an external HDD for storage? Because all i got is a shitty 4gb usb

>>688344117
Literally all you had to do was press Ctrl+Alt+Del

>>688344117
You still may encounter HDD problems, but unlike Windows, a few failed sectors generally don't prevent a working GNU/Linux OS. SSD are better for laptops because no moving parts means that it's harder to break. Even setting the laptop down too hard while it's on could damage the drive.

>>688344417
You may actually want to turn that 4GB flash drive into a bootable ubuntu installation disc. I find that the OS freezes over an extender period of time using the CD. Specifically when you go afk and the screen has the chance to go black.

How many USB ports does that mofo have?

>>688344417
If you have an external drive connected via USB, you may be able to load linux onto that and boot from it as well but I have never tried that.

You can still use the 4gb usb to run the operating system from but it will get bogged down fairly quickly from just surfing the net. All that porn and music from YT will fill up fairly quick.

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>>688344714
ok, will do. But what about the storage? My hdd is unusable. after about 2 minutes it looks like pic related

>>688344844
3

>>688344903
ok thx. But 16 GB might work out?

>>688344903
Not in trial mode

Oh god you're using linux when you don't even know how to boot up from a disk. But meh its Ubuntu so you should be good. However the package manager is trash in my opinion.

Back up your shit before you clear out your partitions though.

>>688345230
Find a desktop that has raid capabilities, plug in 3 flash drives and put them into raid0, and install GNU/Linux to the raided drives. Power down the computer, remove the drives, plug them into your laptop, boot from USB, enjoy your Linux ssd raid.

>>688345230
16GB might work but dont buy one yet. I would install ubuntu onto the 4gb one and just fuck around with it for now, see if you like it If you have another computer, you can always go and download different linix distros on it to find what you like. I preferred Linux mint but Ubuntu is fine. You also need to get software to make the USB bootable. YOu just download the linux ISO and the "boot maker" and the boot maker will put it on the usb for you.

The other option is using that loader built in to ubuntu and just going form there. In one Pic I noticed it found 4.4 gb avail... was that from your USB stick or from the HD?