Linux/Ubuntu question

[PeteXXX]

Have you seen this?

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=174755

I suspect the touchpad is just switched off.

There's nothing glaringly obvious that is the root of the cause, but I doubt it is a problem that will affect you. You probably need a firmware update, although Toshiba probably haven't done one.

I'll give the fn - F5 in Windows ploy a try later, thanks.

 

[PeteXXX]

@chris667 That worked, thanks

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm installing dual boot W11 (pre-installed) /Ubuntu 24.04.1 on a new laptop.
I've downloaded the Ubuntu ISO to a USB & am about to use Etcher to make it bootable.

Question: As I'm using the W11 environment to boot up via the USB do I need the Windows or Linux download?

TIA

 

[DCBassman]

I'm installing dual boot W11 (pre-installed) /Ubuntu 24.04.1 on a new laptop.
I've downloaded the Ubuntu ISO to a USB & am about to use Etcher to make it bootable.

Question: As I'm using the W11 environment to boot up via the USB do I need the Windows or Linux download?

TIA

Having created the bootable USB drive with etcher, you boot from it into the 'live' Ubuntu system, running from the stick. You are not using Windows to boot at all. You install Ubuntu from there, and it will sort out a GRUB boot menu for you to choose which system you want at boot time. Make certain that any info you have already on the machine is backed up. Ideally have another device running which is connected to the Ubuntu website, where there are sure to be instructions for this. If not on their own website, searching for 'dual-boot Windows and Linux' will bring up loads of guidance.

 

[PeteXXX]

Having created the bootable USB drive with etcher, you boot from it into the 'live' Ubuntu system, running from the stick. You are not using Windows to boot at all. You install Ubuntu from there, and it will sort out a GRUB boot menu for you to choose which system you want at boot time. Make certain that any info you have already on the machine is backed up. Ideally have another device running which is connected to the Ubuntu website, where there are sure to be instructions for this. If not on their own website, searching for 'dual-boot Windows and Linux' will bring up loads of guidance.

Thanks. I have my old laptop that I can keep running if necessary.
There's nothing, apart from W11 on the new laptop to back up, everything being on the old one that I'll transfer across at some point.

Cheers..

 

[DCBassman]

Aha, good to go, then. Might be as well to use Microsoft's media creation tool to make a USB of Win 11, in case you have to restart from scratch. Pretty unlikely you'll need it, though.

 

[PeteXXX]

Aha, good to go, then. Might be as well to use Microsoft's media creation tool to make a USB of Win 11, in case you have to restart from scratch. Pretty unlikely you'll need it, though.

Ubuntu installed now.
Only problem initially was that it stalled installation saying Bitlocker, on W11, was blocking the process.
On return to Windows boot I had to access MS on my old laptop to obtain the 16(?) digit code to unlock Bitlocker.
Once I turned Bitlocker off i could install Ubuntu successfully.