[Chester LUG] Fwd: Help with installing Linux Mint on to a Korean Samsung NC110 without USB or CD mounting

[Nic Deane]

Many thanks, Les, for your speedy response and forwarding to others :-)

Nic

On 08/08/13 22:35, Les Pritchard wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This email came to me by mistake and was meant for the whole LUG. Can 
> anyone help out Nic?
>
> Les
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Nic Deane* <nic.deane at btinternet.com 
> <mailto:nic.deane at btinternet.com>>
> Date: 8 August 2013 17:47
> Subject: Help with installing Linux Mint on to a Korean Samsung NC110 
> without USB or CD mounting
> To: lugmaster at chesterlug.org.uk <mailto:lugmaster at chesterlug.org.uk>
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
> I have been lurking in the background watching all your traffic with 
> interest. Although I have used Linux for some years now I am still 
> very much a newbie in abilities. I live very close to the Rake and 
> Pikel and would love to drop in sometime but Thursday evenings are not 
> always good for me.
>
> I wonder if anyone from the LUG group could help me with my netbook 
> problem. I posted on the Mint Forums and got some pointers as 
> indicated below:
>
> How to install Mint 15 Mate on Samsung NC110 without USB/DVD 
> <http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=141014#p747373>
>
> Post <http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=747373#p747373>by 
> *Nic Deane 
> <http://forums.linuxmint.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=115373>* on 
> Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:22 am
>
> I run Mint 15 Cinnamon on my Inspiron 15 - have been using Mint now 
> for some years :) . Last year, while visiting South Korea, I bought a 
> Samsung NC 110P (Model code NT NC110 PSW) with a Korean keyboard - so 
> I could I type in Korean easily. It came with Windows 7 Starter in 
> Korean. I hoped I might be able to load Linux Mint but on opening the 
> BIOS I discovered it has no option to boot into USB - it doesn't have 
> a DVD drive. I've tried loading Mint on to a USB stick but, of course, 
> that won't boot, either. I have used Mint4win and can run Mint 15 MATE 
> within Windows and everything that I need seems to work. As far as I 
> can see the hardware for a NC110 will run Mint 15 (MATE 32bit at least 
> - I seem to have an accelerator problem for Cinnamon with this netbook).
>
> Is there any way of installing Mint as my main OS on this netbook and 
> wiping Windows from the hard drive because Mint would then run much 
> faster, wouldn't it? I no longer have Windows on my Inspiron :) .
>
> Any ideas? If any of the Korean friends can help me - that would be an 
> added bonus! ??? ?? ?? ??? ???????!
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Nic Deane
>
>
>       Re: How to install Mint 15 Mate on Samsung NC110 without USB
>       <http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=141014#p748185>
>
> Post <http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=748185#p748185>by 
> *Bolle1961 
> <http://forums.linuxmint.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=43228>* 
> on Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:26 am
>
> Ok, 1 last shot :wink:
>
> Plop boot manager, it seems that you can install it on your hard drive
> http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/full.html
> http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html
>
> I also checked in the Tutorials and came across 
> http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/171 describing How to 
> install Mint with no USB/CD. I tried working through things as per the 
> Tutorial but I've got a bit stuck and don't feel confident to go any 
> further.
>
> I wonder if there was anyone who would be willing to give me a couple 
> of hours - perhaps at the Rake and Pikel (I'll be glad to host 
> refreshments!) - to get Mint installed properly on to my netbook. I 
> can run Mint within Windoz but it is just a bit slower and I don't 
> need (Korean) Windows 7 and so would be glad to ditch it from the 
> netbook once Mint is up and running.
>
> My wife and I are leaving for the USA for a couple of weeks holiday on 
> the 28th August and would like to take the netbook with me as my 
> traveling computer.
>
> Is there any chance of a little help before then?
>
> Many thanks for your attention.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Nic Deane
>
>
>
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