Recent content by jbw716

So yeah... Just tried to boot Linux Mint 17 from a live USB and I just get a grey screen with a flashing cursor in the top left corner of the screen. I cannot find any (working) solution! I suppose I shall try Debian and hope that it will work.

Alright! I'll definitely try Debian! I've always heard pretty good things about it, but have just been a little bit scared of it, but after what you have told me, I feel pretty comfortable with making the jump. And I guess if I do want to switch, I'll just back up my files to a separate drive.

I apologize for my obliveousness, as I am very technologically advanced as far as hardware and Windows, and am looking to expand my expertise, but have not had much experience at all with Linux.

So that doesn't mean that AMD64 is for a 64-bit AMD processor?

Hello everyone. I'm will be soon installing Linux Mint Cinnamon edition onto a dedicated 2TB HDD I have for it. I am wanting to put my /home and my root directories on separate partitions. I was wondering, do programs for Linux install to your root directory or your home directory? What, besides...

Hello! I have been looking at this ultrabook. I am wondering, will only 4GB of memory be enough to handle the occasional game in low settings and a little bit of Sony Vegas rendering using Intel Quick-Sync? I will only need to do these things on it whenever I am without access to my desktop...