Hi all
Our old PC packed up a couple of weeks ago and I've got a new 'mini' PC
with a 250Gb SSD plus an external 2TB disk for keeping all the data on.
It was bought without an operating system as I want to install Mint
20.1. It's mainly used by my wife, not a keen computer person!! But
she is used to Mint.
Tried all afternoon to install Mint from both DVD & SD card(USB Stick).
They both work from my laptop so are 'good' medium.
The Pc is set with USB (keyboard, Mouse, external disk), HDMI to screen,
Ethernet to Router/laptop (tried both before disconnecting them).
On switch on it does not find either the SD or DVD so reports no boot file.
Then tries going to the network via it's internal card. Fails and
reports -" Start PX4 over IPv4 on MAC 1c-69-7a-6e-da-79 (it's internal
card) - Fails then tries on "Start PX6 over IPv4 on MAC
1c-69-7a-6e-da-79" - Fails again.
Managed to get to the setup screen but it's UEFI and I have no idea what
half of the items are! But did notice 'Fast start' was enabled. Also
changed the USB items to be checked before booting. Thinking that would
allow the system to find the DVD or SD slots - no action.
Should I disable the 'Fast start' - seem to think it should be?
Found F"=Setup, F7=BIOS update, F10+ Boot Menu & F12= Network boot. Not
found how to set boot order as normally have it go to DVD then main
disk. Not found how to reorder as only options are the SSD, IPv4, IPv6.
Will now give up for today and look uot some back issues of Linux Format
for inspiration.
See you tomorrow night.
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