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Thread ID: 151013	2022-12-01 12:24:00	Real problems with Lenovo V15 G2 1 TL	mzee (3324)	Press F1

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1489504	2022-12-01 12:24:00	I have recently come into possession of a Lenovo V15 G2 1 TL laptop. It had Windows 11 Pro installed on a 1 TB Samsung 970 M.2 SSD. Some twit had Bitlocked it, so the 1 TB couldn't be split up. I managed to disable the Bitlock, partitioned the drive with gpartedit, and installed Mint Cinnamon 21 as a dual boot. I then tried to make a backup with Macrium Reflex, but it couldn't see the M.2 drive. It has no trouble with the exact same drive in my Dell 17" laptop. I then decided to do a clean install, the Linux installed with no problems, but the Windows 11 couldn't find the drive, and Macrium can't either. Something is hiding it. * Secure Boot is disabled. * Had Bitlocker on 'C' partition. * Previously installed OS license * Intel platform Trust technology On ????? * Clear Intel PTT Key Enter> Yes ???? Help would be much appreciated! :confused:	mzee (3324)
1489505	2022-12-01 22:34:00	The BIOS does not have a legacy/mbr setting. EFI only!!!!	mzee (3324)
1489506	2022-12-01 23:25:00	When you mentioned you partitioned the drive, did you actually wipe every partition completely, as doing that should have wiped out all Bitlocking. Otherwise boot from windows media and run Diskpart from the Command prompt Window. To open that, 1st Window, OK, next bottom Left repair computer, select command prompt. So the Commands would be Assuming The HDD is Disk 0 NOTE, Make sure you ONLY have the disk you want to wipe attached, as this will wipe everything, there is NO WARNING "Are you Sure" at the X:\Sources prompt Type Diskpart (will take a few seconds to load) List Disk <Enter> Select Disk 0 <enter> Clean <Enter> Repeat for any other Disks shown, from Select Disk ---- Once all done type in list partition <Enter> should come up with a message saying no partitions found. Type exit and reboot from media.	wainuitech (129)
1489507	2022-12-02 00:52:00	I got onto the Lenovo Support site and downloaded drivers to put in the 'sources' folder of the USB/ISO, so hopefully all will be well. Apparently they do this to dissuade people from changing the OS. I hope I can get Macrium to see it. Funny thing is, Mint works fine on it, and sees the drive alright. It also replaced the partition table and formatted it after Bitlock was removed. Keeps my brain alive!	mzee (3324)
1489508	2022-12-02 07:22:00	Got the drivers from Lenovo, but they didn't work as they were unsigned. Went to the Intel site and downloaded 2 files, 1 for W10 & another for W11. Worked like a charm, and now have dual booted W10 & Mint Cinnamon 21, with reFind as a boot manager. I used the same driver with Macrium Reflex 7, it worked perfectly	mzee (3324)
1489509	2022-12-02 20:53:00	Never had any problems installing fresh windows install on any lenovo, just the same as any other Computer. The problem could be that you installed Linux 1st. If you look it up, just about every suggestion is the Windows OS should be installed first. Macrium wont install with Linux as its a Windows Program. While it will image a linux partition from bootable media it has to meet certain requirements. When cloning a Linux disk, a third-partitioning scheme must also be considered; Logical Volume Manager (LVM). LVM is not support by Macrium Reflect, meaning that the Linux disk will either have to be GPT or MBR to be cloned. So really if you had Linux already installed then you were not starting with an empty drive and could have caused your own problem :) Personally haven't used dual boot for years, doing more Via Virtual machines, that way you can have both OS's Linux and Windows running at the exact same time if wanted or as I have - got quite a few different VM's on servers and run them from whatever computer is required at the time over the LAN.	wainuitech (129)
1489510	2022-12-03 19:59:00	The problem could be that you installed Linux 1st. Macrium wont install with Linux . And you don't need Macrium with Linux anyway! You use Timeshift. Linux can read anything, what did you format it in? Reformat it in NTFS. (boot linux off removable media to do so) Then run your windows install.	piroska (17583)
1489511	2022-12-03 20:43:00	And you don't need Macrium with Linux anyway! You use Timeshift. Legit Question -- Can timeshift make a complete backup Image of the Whole Drive ( OS, Data etc), then can you boot from Media and replace the whole thing back onto a New Drive Eg. In the event of a drive failure ??	wainuitech (129)
1489512	2022-12-03 22:58:00	2 seconds google.. What is Timeshift for? Timeshift is a system restore tool for Linux. You can think of it as the System Restore functionality on Windows or the Time Machine app on macOS. Timeshift works by creating a snapshot of your system using either rsync or btrfs mode, depending on your Linux distro. It is designed to protect only system files and settings. User files such as documents, pictures and music are excluded. This ensures that your files remains unchanged when you restore your system to an earlier date. If you need a tool to backup your documents and files please take a look at Baqpaq which is more configurable and provides options for saving user files.	bevy121 (117)
1489513	2022-12-04 00:23:00	2 seconds google.. What is Timeshift for? Timeshift is a system restore tool for Linux. You can think of it as the System Restore functionality on Windows or the Time Machine app on macOS. Timeshift works by creating a snapshot of your system using either rsync or btrfs mode, depending on your Linux distro. It is designed to protect only system files and settings. User files such as documents, pictures and music are excluded. This ensures that your files remains unchanged when you restore your system to an earlier date. If you need a tool to backup your documents and files please take a look at Baqpaq which is more configurable and provides options for saving user files. Yes I know, I read all that, :) but wanted a real answer from someone who uses it. While doing backups is good, not actually backing up the completer system is still outdated. If you have a Drive failure then ONLY data back up, you still have to install the OS Fresh then put back any backups, some wont put back programs so you have to go through the whole time consuming process. Where as a complete backup / Image like Macrium ( and others) can do is good, you simply can drop the whole shooting match back onto a new drive and everything is like before, OS, Programs data etc. Just last week I did that, decide to put in a larger SSD, used an image that was made the day before, put that back, all programs data settings - EVERYTHING right as it was only more space :) Took around 25 Minutes from Completely empty drive to fully up to date working system, programs , data.	wainuitech (129)
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