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Article from Issue 170/2015
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Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.

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Dear Professor Knopper,

I have had a problem while trying to use Knoppix as a Live USB on an HP computer Envy 4 (64 bits) running under Windows 7.

First, the BIOS order was modified to allow the USB port to be checked first. Linux Mint 15 (32 bits) from a USB stick was not able to start the HP computer. Then, starting Knoppix 7.0.4 from an SDHC card (16GB; connected through an adapter to the USB port) was easy, and all the software was there.

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