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Installing Linux on an unsupported laptop
flobber
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Hello there,
I bought a Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p and to my disappointment I can not install any Linux distribution on it (I tried Ubuntu, Mint, and ArchLinux). They all hang after the loading screen (if there is any).
Digging around I landed upon this: http://luv.asn.au/overheads/laptops.html which suggests that it might be "impossible" to install Linux on my machine. I am quite eager to get it to work though, so I would be happy for any pointers to documentation or articles I can read that would help me to get a working Linux system.
Thanks.
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Look at: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Lenovo-y510p-and-Linux/m-p/1215078#U1215078
The post by SanchoPanza.0 -
Thank you very much! I will try the suggested method and will report my success here.0
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Hello again,
I ended up running Ubuntu from a LiveUSB (created using LiLi) and using that to partition my drive and install Ubuntu Linux on it. Later, I had to manually install GRUB2 in order to boot it, but now I am writing from within my fresh new Linux, so I am happy.
Thanks for the help.0
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