02-09-2015, 08:09 AM
Well Fellas, I know you were beginning to think that I had 'fallen in'.... and yes I did. What a mess. Let me bring you up to speed with a few conclusions in the bye:
I was thinking that perhaps this Levono M58 had some hardware issues that needed updating so to make a long story shorter and after several 'blue screens', loss of Dvd drive and Internet; I finally had to use that 3.75 front part 1 of my pre-installed OS to RESTORE back to 'the factory load'. Then REDO to the rescue AGAIN - and now I have a perfectly working desktop with Win7 SP1. It's been a long week !
Tried loading the Install of LL again - still does not see /dev/sda
That funny colored green linux install does not see /dev/sda (Had to try)
That OFFICIAL website where you can download a recovery ISO of Win7SP1 asked for my key code before allowing the download and... advised me that the OS I have is on a refurbished machine and that I should contact the manufacturer for restoration software. ISN'T THAT AMAZING !! My OS is registered software for my pre-install`machine only....
Oh... and on the unofficial site for downloading That ISO.... you can download the ISO - burn the disk _ select install- it starts partly and then that install aborts with a message that it needs the correct driver to the drive thats being used to install it with.... WHAT A K R O C K OF NONSENSE. Every driver in that bleeping desktop has been updated.
it's as if all this software runs into a brick wall that prevents it from seeing the pre-installed OS.
So I have a confession: I said that LL WOULD be installed on this desktop along with Windows... to do that I would have to purchase a OEM copy of Windows and wipe the desktop HDD and then do the LL install. I AM NOT going to pay three times what I paid for this desktop to do that.
If there's anyone you know who has a refurbished purchase WITH pre-installed Win7 on it who can get LL to install - I would like to see it with my own eyeballs 'cause; otherwise, (as we say down south) I AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE IT !
I really am enjoying Linux Lite on this laptop though and since I'm going to have to replace this laptop due to overheating - crazy me thought it would be great to have LL on the desktop also.
Much THANKS and Kudos to you great fellas for attempting to help me out. It is greatly appreciated but I am totally convinced that there is something about OEM software for refurbished machines that is different from the norm.
I would like to HIGHLY recommend REDO for backups of the whole HDD - AND a Windows System Image backup as well. I've learned much this week.
Thanks again,
Lester
I was thinking that perhaps this Levono M58 had some hardware issues that needed updating so to make a long story shorter and after several 'blue screens', loss of Dvd drive and Internet; I finally had to use that 3.75 front part 1 of my pre-installed OS to RESTORE back to 'the factory load'. Then REDO to the rescue AGAIN - and now I have a perfectly working desktop with Win7 SP1. It's been a long week !
Tried loading the Install of LL again - still does not see /dev/sda
That funny colored green linux install does not see /dev/sda (Had to try)
That OFFICIAL website where you can download a recovery ISO of Win7SP1 asked for my key code before allowing the download and... advised me that the OS I have is on a refurbished machine and that I should contact the manufacturer for restoration software. ISN'T THAT AMAZING !! My OS is registered software for my pre-install`machine only....
Oh... and on the unofficial site for downloading That ISO.... you can download the ISO - burn the disk _ select install- it starts partly and then that install aborts with a message that it needs the correct driver to the drive thats being used to install it with.... WHAT A K R O C K OF NONSENSE. Every driver in that bleeping desktop has been updated.
it's as if all this software runs into a brick wall that prevents it from seeing the pre-installed OS.
So I have a confession: I said that LL WOULD be installed on this desktop along with Windows... to do that I would have to purchase a OEM copy of Windows and wipe the desktop HDD and then do the LL install. I AM NOT going to pay three times what I paid for this desktop to do that.
If there's anyone you know who has a refurbished purchase WITH pre-installed Win7 on it who can get LL to install - I would like to see it with my own eyeballs 'cause; otherwise, (as we say down south) I AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE IT !
I really am enjoying Linux Lite on this laptop though and since I'm going to have to replace this laptop due to overheating - crazy me thought it would be great to have LL on the desktop also.
Much THANKS and Kudos to you great fellas for attempting to help me out. It is greatly appreciated but I am totally convinced that there is something about OEM software for refurbished machines that is different from the norm.
I would like to HIGHLY recommend REDO for backups of the whole HDD - AND a Windows System Image backup as well. I've learned much this week.
Thanks again,
Lester
Lester N5EDX
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Be not a drop in the ocean, Be the entire ocean in a drop.