Here's my workaround, which only works with an official Win10 installation
and the
original hardware of the host computer (mine is a refurbished Lenovo T420).
The end
result is an intact unaltered computer that will run either its original
Windows or
the Trisquel flidas operating system, now in a USB-connected external HDD:
1. Remove the Win10's SSD from the T420 and replace with a blank HDD (mine is
1TB).
2. Install TQ8 on the newly installed HDD, using the USB flash drive that has
the
TQ8 installation software on it (guard this dongle with your life !).
3. Place the orphaned Win10 SSD in a 2-1/2 inch USB caddy.
4. Connect the USB caddy and restart the T420; TQ8 will recognize the Win10
but
won't do any more than list the contents of the Win10 SSD.
5. In TQ8 run sudo update-grub to create a boot loader for both operating
systems.
6. Change the T420's BIOS setting for boot order so the external
USB-connected
drive will be recognized first; for my T420 the setting is "USB HDD ASMT
2115."
7. Power off the T420 and swap the two drives again, so the TQ8 HDD is in the
USB
caddy and the Win10 SSD is back in the T420.
8. Restart the T420; you will see GRUB and the choice of the two operating
systems.
9. Either OS will now boot up with no further hassle.
10.You can set up a Data folder in the Win10 SSD into which you can place
files
on which you can do further processing with TQ8 after restarting into that
preferred, superior operating system that is free of proprietary software.
11.I recommend keeping the Win10's Internet connection "off" and using only
the
TQ8's Internet connection.
12.This procedure leaves the Win10 operating system and internal hardware
unchanged;
the T420 is still the way it came from the refurbisher's factory.
George Langford
