Install and boot options [Solved]

[Tarq]

@Tarq
Until you tell us the make and model of your laptop, there's very little if anything we can help you with.

I trust members of the Linux community, but you ask about the make and model of the device and do not ask about the device specifications, and I reserve that until security measures are taken

[Tarq]

@Tarq wrote:

I did not mention the model of the device and its features because I made sure it was compatible with the system

The rules of this forum (you have read the rules, right?) require that all help requests be accompanied by a Quick System Info (QSI) report. Since you are not in a position to provide a QSI yet, the very least you can do to comply is to give use the make and model of the target laptop.

Are Linux MX forum rules ignoring cybersecurity?

[Eadwine Rose]

Please read the forum rules. We need the info to help you proper. If you do not provide the info we cannot help you.

Please provide your full QSI, otherwise I am locking this topic to avoid wasting peoples' time. Thanks.

Also: if you do not trust us, why are you asking questions here?

[siamhie]

good greeting
I do not have a flash drive or any external media. What are my options for installation?

Does this computer have any of the following? USB ports/DVD drive.

[j2mcgreg]

@Tarq wrote:

I did not mention the model of the device and its features because I made sure it was compatible with the system

The rules of this forum (you have read the rules, right?) require that all help requests be accompanied by a Quick System Info (QSI) report. Since you are not in a position to provide a QSI yet, the very least you can do to comply is to give use the make and model of the target laptop.

Are Linux MX forum rules ignoring cybersecurity?

The QSI report is automatically scrubbed of all personal information.

[j2mcgreg]

@Tarq
Until you tell us the make and model of your laptop, there's very little if anything we can help you with.

I trust members of the Linux community, but you ask about the make and model of the device and do not ask about the device specifications, and I reserve that until security measures are taken

We can get the device specifications from the manufacturers' websites.

[Eadwine Rose]

I see you haven't been able to boot yet, sorry about the QSI, your response made it seem like you were refusing to share that.

In any case, please provide the requested information so we can help you, otherwise we are turning around in needless circles.

[Tarq]

@Tarq
Until you tell us the make and model of your laptop, there's very little if anything we can help you with.

I trust members of the Linux community, but you ask about the make and model of the device and do not ask about the device specifications, and I reserve that until security measures are taken

We can get the device specifications from the manufacturers' websites.

Yes, dear, but I am currently checking for device and software updates, etc., so I will provide you with the device specifications until I finish, do not worry.

[Tarq]

1st step:
OK, based on given information here a general way to
Install and Boot MX Linux from a 32bit based laptop with Windows Operating system
with legacy BIOS/MBR bootloader without any external boot media:

1st step:
* Prepare the target laptop: by creating at minimum 2 partitions:
a FAT-32 about 2-3-GB to hold the MX Linux ISO

and a
2nd one to be used for root-partition, choose simply FAT32 with windows,
the partition will be reformatted anyway during installation.
You can create more partitions if needed for extra /home and swap.

Why did you ask for three partitions, because I think the need for two partitions makes sense? A partition containing ISO files after burning and extraction, and a partition for the purpose of exchanging the hard disk with random memory during intense activity, as the raw ISO file is now located in a random partition. Why should I dedicate a section to it?

[fehlix]

1st step:
OK, based on given information here a general way to
Install and Boot MX Linux from a 32bit based laptop with Windows Operating system
with legacy BIOS/MBR bootloader without any external boot media:

1st step:
* Prepare the target laptop: by creating at minimum 2 partitions:
a FAT-32 about 2-3-GB to hold the MX Linux ISO

and a
2nd one to be used for root-partition, choose simply FAT32 with windows,
the partition will be reformatted anyway during installation.
You can create more partitions if needed for extra /home and swap.

Why did you ask for three partitions, because I think the need for two partitions makes sense? A partition containing ISO files after burning and extraction, and a partition for the purpose of exchanging the hard disk with random memory during intense activity, as the raw ISO file is now located in a random partition. Why should I dedicate a section to it?

In post #1, you asked for "installation".
Now, "installation" can mean different things:

* A: Installation and boot from ISO
Installation is just a "copy" of the iso.

* B: Installation and boot from extracted ISO
Installation is just to extract the iso in the top folder of partitions file system
that is like a Frugal installation

* C:* Installation and boot from a partition, like a normal
hard disk installation.
This is a full installation onto one or more partitions.

For A and B:
You would not necessarily need any new partition,
b/c GRUB is able to read from NTFS filesystems

For C: New partition are needed b/c the
in this type of installation the "MX Installer" requires dedicated
partitions for "/"-root and /home (if separate)
and a swap-partition (if not using a swap-file)

Maybe report, how far you got with either EasyBCD or GUB2WIN.