08-27-2014, 11:42 AM
SOLVED: Not an SSD problem after all - old fashioned BIOS issue - cure=do manual install with small c. 5GB root partition.
Many thanks for all the responses. I tried boot-repair but it did nothing. I seemed to be missing some Linux commands so thought my download of the os was corrupt. So I opted to install Linux Mint instead. Still didn't work.
Cue - long trawl of the interwoggie.
Found a comment that old BIOS instruction sets (2008 laptop) did not like new LINUX file setups and recommended that you do a manual install with root around 2 GB in size. I made mine 5GB and followed the idiot (me) proof instructions here : http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=122276
Hey presto - I am running Linux - wooo hoooo. Once I get a bit more secure I will give Lite a go.
Many thanks for all the responses. I tried boot-repair but it did nothing. I seemed to be missing some Linux commands so thought my download of the os was corrupt. So I opted to install Linux Mint instead. Still didn't work.
Cue - long trawl of the interwoggie.
Found a comment that old BIOS instruction sets (2008 laptop) did not like new LINUX file setups and recommended that you do a manual install with root around 2 GB in size. I made mine 5GB and followed the idiot (me) proof instructions here : http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=122276
Hey presto - I am running Linux - wooo hoooo. Once I get a bit more secure I will give Lite a go.