Booting from USBs on old laptops, was Re: laptop installs

2024-08-27 Thread David Wright
On Tue 27 Aug 2024 at 21:42:22 (-0400), Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > In the case of two of the three laptops I have here to play with, it's > simply a matter of telling it to boot off the DVD drive and then inserting > the appropriate disc and going on from there. In the case

Re: Issue with Fan Control on Gigabyte G5 MF Laptops

2024-08-19 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 7:09 AM hamomo hamomo wrote: > > Dear Debian Community Team, > > I hope this message finds you well. > > I am writing to seek further assistance regarding an issue we are > experiencing with several laptops in our company, specifically the Gi

Issue with Fan Control on Gigabyte G5 MF Laptops

2024-08-19 Thread hamomo hamomo
Dear Debian Community Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to seek further assistance regarding an issue we are experiencing with several laptops in our company, specifically the Gigabyte G5 MF model (E2DE333SD). The primary concern is the inability to control the laptop fans

Re: ASUS Laptops

2022-11-27 Thread Gary Dale
On 2022-11-27 02:15, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: On 11/27/22 06:50, Gary Dale wrote: I've acquired an ASUS laptop (FA506IC-DS71-CA) and installed Debian on it. I started with Debian/Bullseye but had some problems starting a GUI (using sddm) so quickly did an apt full-upgrade to Bookworm. After in

Re: ASUS Laptops

2022-11-26 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 11/27/22 06:50, Gary Dale wrote: I've acquired an ASUS laptop (FA506IC-DS71-CA) and installed Debian on it. I started with Debian/Bullseye but had some problems starting a GUI (using sddm) so quickly did an apt full-upgrade to Bookworm. After installing the Realtek and Misc firmware, I'm abl

ASUS Laptops

2022-11-26 Thread Gary Dale
I've acquired an ASUS laptop (FA506IC-DS71-CA) and installed Debian on it. I started with Debian/Bullseye but had some problems starting a GUI (using sddm) so quickly did an apt full-upgrade to Bookworm. After installing the Realtek and Misc firmware, I'm able to boot into a Plasma5 desktop and

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-19 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:44:03 +, "Andrew M.A. Cater" wrote: > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Vendors not responding [WAS Re: [?]List of Best > Debian-approved laptops in India] [...] > Message-id: <[🔎] 20210419074403.ga4...@einval.com

Vendors not responding [WAS Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India]

2021-04-19 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 07:16:06AM +0530, Susmita/Rajib wrote: > Perhaps these lines in the post: > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=149280 were missed. > > [quote="bkpsusmitaa"]Have been referring to the page: > https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn#OfficialDocumentation > [...]

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Felix Miata
Susmita/Rajib composed on 2021-04-19 08:34 (UTC+0530): > On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:52:25 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Can I make a request please? Could I send you a reply from the other thread > at: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/04/msg00512.html

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:52:25 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: [...] As above indicated, it works with Debian 10, using the FOSS default X driver (Modesetting DIX), along with the Nouveau kernel driver it depends on. No proprietary NVidia or other non-Debian software is required for competent Xorg operati

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:56:46 +, "Andrew M.A. Cater" wrote: [QUOTE] [...] I followed through the screenshots you provided. [...] You can't ignore the source - you may have to apply it to a kernel. [/QUOTE] Okay, learnt. Thank you. [QUOTE] [...] You have dependency errors. That's a bad sign.

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Susmita/Rajib
Perhaps these lines in the post: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=149280 were missed. [quote="bkpsusmitaa"]Have been referring to the page: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn#OfficialDocumentation [...] Indian vendors have been contacted by email/SMS or called over phone. Rema

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Felix Miata
Susmita/Rajib composed on 2021-04-18 20:01 (UTC+0530): > Vesa doesn't work in Debian Buster 10.8, by my blocking Nouveau > through grub.cfg that halts the nvidia graphics chip. The string > 'xmodule=vesa' doesn't work either. > Debian nvidia drivers, as ever, fails to install. > The nvidia drive

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I'd recommend to find a vendor that is shipping hardware with a linux > distribution pre-installed, Seconded. Not only it minimizes the problems you'll have when installing Debian on it but it additionally helps promote those vendors who do provide GNU/Linux support: vote with your wallet.

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread deloptes
Susmita/Rajib wrote: > But in the end. may the two laptops, HP and HCL, be please ignored. It is not about the make, but about the model. In general I recommend choosing the business line if possible (perhaps buy used one), but still only experience with the hardware can be the right.

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Susmita/Rajib
On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:19:36 +, "Andrew M.A. Cater" wrote: > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India > From: "Andrew M.A. Cater" > Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:19:36 + > Me

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
cross to the forums as that means chasing away from the mailing lists. Please do ask questions here. The forum post you have made is not very clear. Most laptops require some firmware. Most laptops require non-free WiFi firmware. An increasing number also require non-free video drivers. This is, u

Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Kushal Kumaran
On Sun, Apr 18 2021 at 08:01:46 PM, "Susmita/Rajib" wrote: > My illustrious List Leaders and solution providers, > > My references are here: > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=149280 > {to avoid repetition) > > Need your advice and suggestion on

[?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India

2021-04-18 Thread Susmita/Rajib
My illustrious List Leaders and solution providers, My references are here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=149280 {to avoid repetition) Need your advice and suggestion on the issue. The laptops that I have are problematic under Debian. Some modified Debian installation

Re: Wifi problem on Ile-de-France / unowhy laptops

2021-02-19 Thread Nicolas George
David (12021-02-19): > This link reports setting "D3 cold" or similar in BIOS worked for that > Intel 3165, does that help you? > https://askubuntu.com/questions/1204683/intel-3165-not-working-on-ubuntu-19-10 Thank you both. I had not found that link. I tried looking in the setup as suggested, an

Re: Wifi problem on Ile-de-France / unowhy laptops

2021-02-19 Thread tomas
On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 11:31:28AM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: [...] > I have searched on the web for this "D3hot to D0" error but found only > stuff related to NVidia hardware. > > Does anybody have an idea about what to try? Not very much directly, but at least a proposed enhancement to your

Re: Wifi problem on Ile-de-France / unowhy laptops

2021-02-19 Thread David
On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 at 21:31, Nicolas George wrote: > [ 19.292289] iwlwifi :01:00.0: can't change power state from D3hot to > D0 (config space inaccessible) This link reports setting "D3 cold" or similar in BIOS worked for that Intel 3165, does that help you? https://askubuntu.com/questio

Wifi problem on Ile-de-France / unowhy laptops

2021-02-19 Thread Nicolas George
[ Re-sending this mail, because it didn't arrive the first time. ] Hi. I have one of the laptops given to the students and teachers of Île-de-France, i.e. cheap hardware (overcharged to taxpayers), booted with Debian Live (KDE+firmware edition), and the wifi does not work. The wifi contr

dispatch-proxy : a means of faster internet access using multiple ISPs from laptops -- has anyone used it?

2020-10-06 Thread Susmita/Rajib
To, The Team User, debian-user@lists.debian.org, Debian.org My dear illustrious Team User Leaders, Good afternoon, leaders. My post at the Debian Forums may please be perused here: Faster internet access by parallelly using multiple ISPs http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=147081#p72759

Re: Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-15 Thread dekks herton
On 11/15, Byung-Hee HWANG (황병희, 黃炳熙) wrote: In Article <7b17f175-2608-c4de-e06c-15c84b5ed...@verizon.net>, Maureen L Thomas writes: [...sorry for snip...] debian.  I do not need a game playing machine.  If there is a list [...] How about Chromebook? In my case, i am willing to install Debian

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-15 Thread Byung-Hee HWANG (황병희, 黃炳熙)
In Article <7b17f175-2608-c4de-e06c-15c84b5ed...@verizon.net>, Maureen L Thomas writes: > [...sorry for snip...] > debian.  I do not need a game playing machine.  If there is a list > [...] How about Chromebook? In my case, i am willing to install Debian into ARM64 [MT8173] Chromebook if i get

Re: Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-13 Thread dekks herton
On 11/12, Joe wrote: On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:55:51 +1100 Charlie S wrote: On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:23:46 + dekkz...@gmail.com sent: > On 11/12, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > >On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: > >> in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-12 Thread Doug
On 11/12/2017 04:55 PM, Charlie S wrote: On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:23:46 + dekkz...@gmail.com sent: On 11/12, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any DE you choose] with IMO the foll

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-12 Thread Joe
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:55:51 +1100 Charlie S wrote: > On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:23:46 + dekkz...@gmail.com sent: > > > On 11/12, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > >On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: > > >> in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-12 Thread Charlie S
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:23:46 + dekkz...@gmail.com sent: > On 11/12, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > >On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: > >> in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any DE > >> you choose] with IMO the following caveats > >> > >> 1) Avo

Re: Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-12 Thread dekkzz78
On 11/12, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any DE you choose] with IMO the following caveats 1) Avoid ones with hybrid dual graphics ie intel/nvidia aka optimus 2) Avoid anything real

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-12 Thread rhkramer
On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: > in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any DE you > choose] with IMO the following caveats > > 1) Avoid ones with hybrid dual graphics ie intel/nvidia aka optimus > 2) Avoid anything realtek I'd add, "avoid Broadcom

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread dekks herton
On 11/11, Maureen L Thomas wrote: I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a new laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem is I have only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with them.  I do not know if an all in one would be a

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 12/11/17 00:21, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a > new laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem > is I have only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with them.  > I do not know if a

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 11.11.17 19:21, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a new > laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem is I have > only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with them.  I do not know > if a

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Eero Volotinen
Well, thinkpad P70 or P71. a bit expensive. Eero 12.11.2017 2.22 "Maureen L Thomas" kirjoitti: > I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a > new laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer. The problem is I > have only used Toshiba l

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Steven Mainor
do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a > >new laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem >is I have only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with >them.  >I do not know if an all in one would be a good choice for debi

Re: Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 07:21:38PM -0500, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a new > laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem is I have > only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with them. 

Compatible laptops

2017-11-11 Thread Maureen L Thomas
I do know that this list is for real problems but I am looking to get a new laptop, 17 inch preferable or an all in one computer.  The problem is I have only used Toshiba laptops and have had no problems with them.  I do not know if an all in one would be a good choice for debian.  I do not

word choices on list (Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian)

2015-08-13 Thread Joel Rees
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shite Thus, yes, it's not appropriate language here. The problem with expletives is not in the words themselves, really. Fecal matter is what it is, whatever it is called. The problem is that the metaphor inherently fails. People hear instead that the speaker is up

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-08-13 Thread Hendrik Boom
esktop users, although I'm unable to back that up. For those of us > who prefer to build their own machines, I think it will be much less of > a problem. everything about compatibility having to do with laptops is *always* more of a problem than desktops. -- hendrik

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-28 Thread Deb
abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin: 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some makes (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it direct

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-28 Thread Steve McIntyre
nemomm...@gmail.com wrote: >On Wed, 27 May 2015, Deb wrote: > >> I just want to add that my Jessie 8.0 is fully UEFI-compatible and >> boots UEFI with zero issues. So did the netinstaller. But I don't >> remember whether I've ever seen Wheezy installed for UEFI boot. > >Figured Jessie was, just NOT

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
very > > portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin: > > > > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot > > through the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've > > read some makes (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP)

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
parts). Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very > >> portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin: > >> > >> 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot > >> through the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've resea

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-27 Thread Deb
questions to begin: 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some makes (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it directly through "BIOS" without needing to boot Windows? True? Any others?

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-27 Thread deloptes
n: > > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through the > OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some makes > (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it directly through "BIOS" without > needing to boot Windows? True? Any

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-27 Thread Richard Hector
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 26/05/15 20:53, Lisi Reisz wrote: > I object to your language. Both the swearing and the constant > unwarranted use of the word malicious. The swearing is against the code of conduct of the list, even. https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeo

Virtual Machines <- Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread ken
On 05/26/2015 05:18 AM, Petter Adsen wrote: Second, virtual machines these days are incredibly easy to set up and use. Steve Litt posted a link to an introductory article on qemu/KVM here very recently, I suggest that as a starting point. There is a tool called "Virtual Machine Manager" (package:

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Petter Adsen
On Tue, 26 May 2015 11:18:00 +0200 Petter Adsen wrote: > Second, virtual machines these days are incredibly easy to set up and > use. Steve Litt posted a link to an introductory article on qemu/KVM > here very recently, I suggest that as a starting point. There is a Sorry about that, the post was

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Petter Adsen
On Tue, 26 May 2015 16:58:05 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > On 26/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > On Tue, 26 May 2015 12:23:25 +0800 > > Bret Busby wrote: > > > >> On 26/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: > >> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> > Hash: SHA512 > >> > > >> > On 24/05/15 19:03, P

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 26 May 2015 05:15:10 Bret Busby wrote: >> On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> > On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: >> >> On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> >> But, in

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Tue, 26 May 2015 12:23:25 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 26/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: >> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> > Hash: SHA512 >> > >> > On 24/05/15 19:03, Petter Adsen wrote: >> >> If both Wheezy and Trusty are installed in legac

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 26 May 2015 05:15:10 Bret Busby wrote: > On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > >> > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > >> >> But, in going to the company web site, I found th

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Petter Adsen
On Tue, 26 May 2015 12:23:25 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > On 26/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA512 > > > > On 24/05/15 19:03, Petter Adsen wrote: > >> If both Wheezy and Trusty are installed in legacy mode the > >> bootloader should see all of th

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 24/05/15 19:03, Petter Adsen wrote: >> If both Wheezy and Trusty are installed in legacy mode the >> bootloader should see all of them. Dependent on your needs, an >> easier way might be to just spin u

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: >> On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: >> > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one >> >> of those malicious web sites, tha

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Stuart Longland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 24/05/15 19:03, Petter Adsen wrote: > If both Wheezy and Trusty are installed in legacy mode the > bootloader should see all of them. Dependent on your needs, an > easier way might be to just spin up a VM or three with the systems > you use the le

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: > On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > >> But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one > >> of those malicious web sites, that crash web browsers (the web browser >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one >> of those malicious web sites, that crash web browsers (the web browser >> starts displaying the home page of the web site, and the

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one > of those malicious web sites, that crash web browsers (the web browser > starts displaying the home page of the web site, and then crashes, > while downloading the home pag

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
> toxic waste Setup Utilities like Inshite, which fraudulently >> misrepresents that it implements Dual Mode, Inshite being the Setup >> Utility that comes with Acer laptops, all that is needed to be done, >> is that the boot method gets switched using the system Setup Utility,

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Lisi Reisz
t; misrepresents that it implements Dual Mode, Inshite being the Setup > Utility that comes with Acer laptops, all that is needed to be done, > is that the boot method gets switched using the system Setup Utility, > between UEFI to boot into Microshite Windows 8.x, and Legacy Mode to > inst

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
oxic waste Setup Utilities like Inshite, which fraudulently misrepresents that it implements Dual Mode, Inshite being the Setup Utility that comes with Acer laptops, all that is needed to be done, is that the boot method gets switched using the system Setup Utility, between UEFI to boot into Microshite Wi

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Petter Adsen
open/libre people can copy > > the WD approach. > > I've seen similar hybrid drives on laptops as the default drives. > Don't know how they are configured, but I'm assuming that the SSD > holds the OS and apps for fast response times, and the spinning drive > h

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Petter Adsen
On Sun, 24 May 2015 17:39:08 -0700 Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 12:46:10 -0700 > > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 09:04:55 -0700 > > > > Patrick Bartek wr

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
120GB SSD > and a 1TB backing store on HD. This for just over $100 on Memorial > Day sale. They must have figured out how to deal with UEFI. If they > can figure it out, surely open/libre people can copy the WD approach. I've seen similar hybrid drives on laptops as the defa

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20150524_1739-0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 12:46:10 -0700 > > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 09:04:55 -0700 > > > > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Sun, 24 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2015 12:46:10 -0700 > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 09:04:55 -0700 > > > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > I've read about that, but right now until W10 in its final form

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Petter Adsen
On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:12:50 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > Oh, and one thing that I forgot to mention, is that, due to the > immovable files, the Microshite Windows 8.x installation occupies > about 250GB of unusable disk space. > > Now, it has occurred to me that it could be a good idea to install >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Bret Busby
.5 years depending on which parts). >>> Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in >>> the next year or two. Two questions to begin: >>> >>> 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through >>> the OS, Wind

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Bret Busby
the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in >> the next year or two. Two questions to begin: >> >> 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through >> the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some >> makes

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Petter Adsen
On Sat, 23 May 2015 12:46:10 -0700 Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > On Sat, 23 May 2015 09:04:55 -0700 > > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > I've read about that, but right now until W10 in its final form is > > > release, nobody really knows for sure. > > > > W

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Patrick Bartek
> > > > > Researching a laptop purchase (within the next 6 months or so) > > > > to replace my aging Desktop (1 to 8.5 years depending on which > > > > parts). Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very > > > > portable in the next y

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Petter Adsen
o > > > replace my aging Desktop (1 to 8.5 years depending on which > > > parts). Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very > > > portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin: > > > > > > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Patrick Bartek
to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in > > the next year or two. Two questions to begin: > > > > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through > > the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Petter Adsen
ear or two. Two questions to begin: > > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through > the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some > makes (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it directly through "BIOS" > without nee

Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-23 Thread Juha Heinanen
Patrick Bartek writes: > 2. How UEFI compatible is Debian Wheezy? What I'm running on the > Desktop. Or is Jessie the better choice. Or something else entirely? > Except Ubuntu variants (Hate it!). I don't want to run in Legacy mode > for future compatibility. I won't be installing a desktop,

Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-22 Thread Patrick Bartek
Researching a laptop purchase (within the next 6 months or so) to replace my aging Desktop (1 to 8.5 years depending on which parts). Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin: 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to

Re: Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM, William Ivanski wrote: > > I just have read this: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html > > And I also found this: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1

Re: Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread Greg Madden
On Thursday 31 January 2013 9:48:45 am you wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just have read this: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-b >rick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html > > And I also found this: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubun

Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread William Ivanski
Hi everyone, I just have read this: http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html And I also found this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1040557 It seems that kernel's drive "samsung-laptop" can brick

Re: Question: install Wheezy to some laptops (radeon video) _without any effort_

2013-01-04 Thread Hideki Yamane
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:59:28 +0100 Brian wrote: > I'd not expect "radeon.modeset=0" to go into /etc/default/grub, though. > The likely place is /etc/modprobe.d. Thanks to linux kernel maintainers, it would be disabled automatically :) http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linux/news/20121210T031951Z.

Recommended wireless cards for laptops.

2012-11-26 Thread Weaver
Hello, I am doing up an old NX6120 HP laptop for one of the local charitable medical people. Because she's mobile almost all of the time, she'll need wireless facility. I've done a search through the lists and google, etc., see reference to MadWifi and other resources, but thought I'd ask the list

Re: Question: install Wheezy to some laptops (radeon video) _without any effort_

2012-10-17 Thread Brian
On Thu 18 Oct 2012 at 06:19:40 +0900, Hideki Yamane wrote: > Then, can debian-installer add some parameter to it during installation? The install Guide says 'yes'. Section 5.3.3. - Passing parameters to kernel modules. Parameters given on the installer command line are also propagated to the in

Re: Question: install Wheezy to some laptops (radeon video) _without any effort_

2012-10-17 Thread Hideki Yamane
Hi, On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:36:59 +0100 Brian wrote: > Kernel parameters can be added in > >/etc/default/grub > > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= Thanks Brian :) Then, can debian-installer add some parameter to it during installation? -- Regards, Hideki Yamane henrich @ debian.or.jp

Re: Question: install Wheezy to some laptops (radeon video) _without any effort_

2012-10-16 Thread Brian
On Tue 16 Oct 2012 at 22:03:55 +0900, Hideki Yamane wrote: > I want you to ask help for Wheezy installation for some laptops, like > my Thinkpad x121e (note: it's not for me but for other future users). > > It has radeon video and it causes problem, and it can be fixed as

Question: install Wheezy to some laptops (radeon video) _without any effort_

2012-10-16 Thread Hideki Yamane
Hi, I want you to ask help for Wheezy installation for some laptops, like my Thinkpad x121e (note: it's not for me but for other future users). It has radeon video and it causes problem, and it can be fixed as note in Debian Wiki(*) *) http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thi

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-06 Thread David Cho-Lerat
Le 05/09/2012 19:29, Camaleón a écrit : On Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:21:59 +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn" + "Up"

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-06 Thread David Cho-Lerat
Le 04/09/2012 17:49, Chris Bannister a écrit : On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 11:21:59AM +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: Hi list, I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn&quo

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-05 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:21:59 +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: > I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : a Dell, a > Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the contrast buttons work : I > can press "Fn" + "Up"/"Down" to set the screen

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-04 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 11:21:59AM +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: > Hi list, > > I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : > a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the > contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn" + "Up"/"Down

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-04 Thread David Cho-Lerat
Le 04/09/2012 11:34, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : On Tue, 2012-09-04 at 11:21 +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: Hi list, I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn" + "U

Re: how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-09-04 at 11:21 +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: > Hi list, > > I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : > a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the > contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn" + "Up"/"Down&quo

how to configure contrast buttons on Squeeze laptops ?

2012-09-04 Thread David Cho-Lerat
Hi list, I've installed Squeeze on 3 different laptops recently : a Dell, a Packard Bell and a Toshiba. On the Dell, the contrast buttons work : I can press "Fn" + "Up"/"Down" to set the screen contrast level. On the others, though, they don't (in

Re: need information of laptops that can run debian well

2012-01-30 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:09:26 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote: > is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by debian 6? Yup, but it's populated by users: http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/wiki/ http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn > i saw that many laptops are having highly

Re: need information of laptops that can run debian well

2012-01-28 Thread Pablo Sánchez
pt on dual monitor over vga output (didn't try hdmi) . It hangs (freezes) sometimes when i'm using lots of apps (25-30) at once but what the heck, i may try kde if I find some time to reinstall everything . Regards Pablo is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by d

Re: need information of laptops that can run debian well

2012-01-28 Thread Christian Dysthe
On 01/27/12 at 11:09am, Harshad Joshi wrote: > is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by debian 6? > > i saw that many laptops are having highly proprietary drivers even for the > nic. > > > please help.. I've had great expriences with Asus laptops. T

Re: need information of laptops that can run debian well

2012-01-28 Thread richard
On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:22:14 -1000 Joel Roth wrote: > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:09:26AM +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote: > > is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by debian 6? > > > > i saw that many laptops are having highly proprietary drivers even for the

Re: need information of laptops that can run debian well

2012-01-28 Thread Joel Roth
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:09:26AM +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote: > is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by debian 6? > > i saw that many laptops are having highly proprietary drivers even for the > nic. For IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, there is http://www.thinkwiki.org/wi

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