Tag: HP Envy 4-1115dx

  • From Win to Ubuntu to Linux Mint

    I installed Ubuntu on an old laptop to fix my Sansa e280 last week.  A couple of days later I changed the distro to Linux Mint KDE 18.2 64bit UEFI. It’s running great on that old HP laptop. On Tuesday of this week I put that same iso on a DVD to dual-boot install Linux…

  • Amazing what you can get for about $700 today compared to a few years ago

    In January I posted Lack of Nice Laptops; 43x830C Monitor is Wonderful instead which was important in terms of upgrade for me, I wanted a laptop, had for a long time, but the model I liked was not available any more, other good ones were way too expensive. On Saturday we got my Acer Switch Alpha 12…

  • Fedora 20 64-bit UEFI boot USB Key

    I am using my HP Envy 4-1115dx with a USB Key running a Live ISO of Fedora 20 64-bit booted with UEFI. It’s working  pretty well. Feels good, I  can use my touchpad and touchscreen is working to a degree. The touchpad is really touchy though. I do have the turn off while typing and…

  • Dual-Booting and Data Reclaiming

    I have a Seagate GoFlex Desktop 3TB drive, I wrote a post about it previously to this one. I was able to get a live Ubuntu DVD going which proved via Testdisk that I did have harvest-able data on it. That just wouldn’t work on my big Desktop computer though. I finally just bit the…