Nvidia 860m

[gold_finger]

-Question, does Linux Lite have any definitive solution to get the Nvidia Optimus
working correctly?

I don't have NVidia Optimus, so don't know but Help Manual has special section for that:  https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardw...ml#optimus.  Commands should also work on Mint, so you can probably test out on there if you've still got Mint installed.



Just out of curiosity, are you keeping Win 8 on the machine or did you wipe it out?

Also, did you install Mint in UEFI mode or Legacy mode?  If it's still installed on your machine you can determine that with this command in a terminal:

Code:

[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "EFI boot on HDD" || echo "Legacy boot on HDD"

Reason I ask is because Linux Lite does not yet have built-in support for UEFI installs -- but there are ways around that.  It will install if switch to Legacy mode, but if dual-booting with Windows the LL install will need to be converted to UEFI mode after the install to have dual-boot work right.  (Same thing applies if trying to dual-boot with Mint installed in UEFI mode.)

There's a video referenced elsewhere in the forum showing a command line way to do the conversion, but I'm pretty sure there is an easier solution.  Unfortunately, I can't test it myself because I don't have a UEFI computer.  I get the sense that you're not a Linux beginner, so I'm wondering if you'd be willing to test out my idea for an easier way to get LL working in UEFI mode?

If you are interested, open a terminal in your installed Mint or from a live LL DVD/USB and just post back what current partition structure on the drive is:

Code:

sudo parted -l

P.s.  If you are willing to run test install and are planning to keep Windows 8 on the computer, have a look this tutorial for tips on prepping Windows (even though you've probably already done that) and more importantly how to make a recovery USB for it if you haven't already done so (there's a link for that near bottom of tutorial).  NOTE:  You won't be using that tutorial's method of installing for the LL installation -- just use it for background info.