[Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
Hello guys, It's good to be here. I am trying to install Trisquel on an hard drive, with windows 7 already installed. I also want to keep the Windows OS. I have made a bootable USB stick with Universal USB Installer through windows (I have also made it bootable with Startup Disk Creator in Lubuntu, but the same thing happened). I booted from the USB, but the option to install Trisuel alongside Windows didn't show (I expect this option shows before selecting a Wifi connection), so I defraged the hard drive, I shrinked it, I booted again, but still nothing. I don't know how to delete the recovery partitions, there is no delete option. Also booting from the USB and running the installation, when I am given the option to select a WiFi connection, none of the available wifis of my area shows up, only a an option for a driver or something like it. Any ideas? I am running on Acer Travelmate 5742Z laptop.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
Thanks onpon4, but I am not sure that I understood what you told about the WiFi connection... I need to purchase a Wireless USB adapter like this one: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-g-usb-adapter , because my laptop's wireless card need a non-free firmware which I cannot get with trisquel?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
Actually, there's a defect in Linux-libre that prevents it from being able to load proprietary firmware blobs (due to the way Linux finds them; an explicit reference is depended on), so you'd either need to modify and then recompile Linux-libre or use a different version of Linux (probably Debian's version) to use a proprietary firmware blob. But using the proprietary blob takes away your freedom and is not recommended, so this is a minor concern.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
You select how to install it when the installer asks. Did you actually get to that point? It sounds like you quit prematurely out of fear. The installer isn't going to erase Windows unless you tell it to. You should get a choice to erase everything, install Trisquel alongside Windows, or something else. If the option to install alongside Windows really isn't there, you might need to choose something else and set up the partitions manually, but this doesn't usually happen. As for WiFi, it's most likely your wireless card requires a proprietary firmware blob, which of course Trisquel does not ship. You'll need to replace it to use wireless. You can try Think Penguin or Technoetic: http://libre.thinkpenguin.com https://tehnoetic.com/index.php?route=common/home Both of them sell the same small USB wireless adapter, and Think Penguin also has some other options, including internal wireless cards. Alternatively, or while you wait for a replacement wireless adapter/card, you can try using your ethernet port for Internet access. Note that you don't need to connect to the Internet to install Trisquel, just to install updates at the same time. You can even install new software and updates without Trisquel having any Internet access via a tool called apt-offline, if you are so inclined.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
because my laptop's wireless card need a non-free firmware which I cannot get with trisquel? you can get it with trisquel but its a non-free program so you would be restricted by it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
why did you downvote onpons post? he's right! Jxself (he certainly knows about kernels) was speaking about this just a day ago in IRC. It's an excellent defect in the linux libre kernel. +1 onpon.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installation alongside Windows 7
Perhaps because he documented how to use proprietary software. use a different version of Linux (probably Debian's version) to use a proprietary firmware blob
