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Can I safely use "Erase disk and install" to install Linux Mint on a second ssd on my laptop?
I recently decided I would like to switch from having a WSL installation on windows to dual booting. I work in the Linux environment but need Windows for games, and since I recently got a second SSD ...
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Heavy IO causes NVMe controller is down; will reset
My laptop has a Kingston KC3000 NVMe SSD which becomes unavilable during heavy IO. This is my boot drive so this issue causes Linux to crash. I have tried setting the kernel parameters nvme_core....
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Using Timeshift and Flatpak causes space issues on SSD. How to intelligently take system state backup including Flatpak app?
Flatpak applications take up a lot of space. Is it wise to take a system backup with Timeshift? What is the solution?
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How to disable TRIM on SSD(s) under Linux Mint?
I rarely ever write anything (large) to SSDs on many machines of my own, an example could be the use of one laptop as a TV viewer only, another my mother's laptop, which she uses just for banking. (If ...
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Linux-mint new SSD not recognized
I have two external SSD's, an old SSD that is getting recognized, and a new one I just bought that is not. The new SSD is working when I plug it in, but it doesn't show up. I have used the terminal ...
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mce: hardware error cpu 0 machine check 0 bank 0. System just freezes, everything just stops including mouse on Linux Mint XFCE 20
My system was working fine but after the changes in past two days I started getting this problem.
The Changes I made: I added a 2GB 800mgz RAM stick and replaced my old HDD with a new SSD two days ...
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Does Linux fstrim.service conflict with Windows 10 optimization?
I have the following disk setup, a dual-boot with Windows 10 and Linux Mint 19.3:
NAME LABEL SIZE FSTYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID
sda 477G ...
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I can't execute apps on the Linux Mint installation desktop
I am trying to install Linux Mint on a new SSD. I copied the Linux Mint Xfce installation app to a USB drive and rebooted. I can't execute the apps on the Linux Mint desktop - Installation icon, ...
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Hybrid GPU Black Screen LINUX MINT 19.2
I've installed LINUX MINT 19.2 (Tina) but when i try to login the screen get black and only the cursor is shown, not even the login chime is heard as seen in other sources. When I try to use the ...
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Cannot Update the SSD Firmware Using nvme-cli or msecli
I have a Micron SSD of model MTFDHAL800MCE on Mint 18.3. Using the tool msecli provided by Micron, I run the command sudo msecli -F to retrieve information regarding my SSD which is /dev/nvme0:
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Root partiton size on Mint 19.2
I want to install Linux Mint 19.2 (Cinnamon DE).
My laptop has a 96GB ssd plus a 1TB hdd. Of course my intention is to boot from ssd , so the '/' partition will go there, but here is the point: should ...
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ext4-fs and IO errors with Samsung 960 pro 512 GB on linux mint 18.3
So my pc began failing last week giving me ext4-fs and IO errors, after like 1 year using the ssd without hiccups.
I have a Samsung 960 pro 512GB. I searched around and found that some people got ...
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Can I restore my Linux Mint installation from external Timeshift snapshot after switching SSD?
I am using Linux Mint 19.1 "Tessa" on my laptop which has 120GB SSD. I want to change to a SSD with more storage.
I know that with the Timeshift backup utility you can make a snapshot of the system ...
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Can I temporarily mount a partitioned hard drive while using LVM?
I currently have a hard drive with a boot partition and an extended partition; the extended partition contains /, swap, and /home partitions, as shown in the screenshot below:
I recently acquired a ...
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From the look of smartctl findings, is my SSD dying?
My SSD is getting missed at BIOS sometimes from yesterday. Today morning though, it was completely gone out of the boot menu. I swapped the SATA cable and reconnected the power cable as part of ...
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