On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 12:01 PM Abhijeet via plug-mail < plug-mail@plug.org.in> wrote:
> Hi Plug Team , > > I am trying to install Alpine Linux on my laptop ( Lenovo N22 / Atom Quad > Core / 64 GM MMC ) after being super successful with my Core 2 Duo as Dev > Box. > > The USB boots , installation succeeds but on rebooting the OS is not found > and the laptop is hung on UEFI / BIOS bootable media selection message > window. > > I have tried the following > 1. Delete all UEFI partitions and install the bootloader on MBR > 2. Install with all defaults > 3. Disable UEFI and allow only legacy boot in BIOS settings . > > All these to no avail . Since the laptop is a pretty small 10 inch Quad > Core Atom processor laptop , I am looking forward to using it for small > personal work + email. But the laptop is just not usable. > > Ubuntu works like a charm but it's like a 800 pound gorilla on that puny > machine and uses too much memory to run any Window Manager fast. > > I have always used Alpine as a VM (VBox and LKVM). The issue may be related to UEFI. Weird, it does not boot even though you have disabled UEFI in the laptop BIOS. Google search threw up a couple of links that may be helpful. https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_and_UEFI https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/UEFI_Secure_Boot Alpine is designed as a lightweight server alternative, I am not sure what kind of desktop environment it supports. Alternatively, try Lubuntu or Xubuntu (less heavy than Ubuntu) -- 4GB RAM is sufficient. HTH, -- Arun Khan
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