Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
On 2023-12-28 9:38 a.m., Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
Are you suggesting that Joel Crump is a bird-brained flaming faggot
simply because he doesn't get enough sleep?
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
"Relf" <Usenet@Jeff-Relf.Me> wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
Again, you simply don't know the half of it. What I have done with substances is *magnificent*. This is why Jesus talked me up so much,
on God's behalf, I'm not the perfect person that Jesus more or less
was, but I am the basis for his existence, along with others on the
level, he represented a preview of what would come, from our labor in
the 20th and 21st centuries.
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet,
but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike
me, a Twitter superstar.
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux >>distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats.
What are you smoking, that makes you think Linux has less credibility,
than M$? Both are perfectly fine, in their cores, Windows' bloat is
not the NT kernel, it's other things. Both platforms offer the same
basic thing, but one is proprietary.
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet,
but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike
me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats.
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
Joel wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats.
:-D Linux has been installed and working for about 3 decades now. The developers have even overcome Microsoft's trusted-boot boolshit, years
ago.
DFS forgets that the basic developers of Linux-related code are primarily professional developers. Guys like Torvalds.
What are you smoking, that makes you think Linux has less credibility,
than M$? Both are perfectly fine, in their cores, Windows' bloat is
not the NT kernel, it's other things. Both platforms offer the same
basic thing, but one is proprietary.
The proof is in the pudding. Linux *works* for millions of people.
On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet,
but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike
me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats.
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the
developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no
difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB
drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
Le 30-12-2023, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> a écrit :
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
I have found some very new laptops on which it was very difficult to
install. I had to launch Windows pre-installed to be able to boot on the
USB stick. And once Windows was removed and replaced by Linux it has
been a hell to be able to manage the boot process. I saw one laptop on
which we had to installe Linux on a VM because it was impossible to
install directly.
On 2023-12-30, Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote:
Le 30-12-2023, Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> a écrit :
On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no
difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB
drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
It's not an issue with the USB drives, it's an issue with the secure
boot. The more recent the laptop is, the more difficult it is to bypass
it. As Canonical paid Microsoft, usually, it's easier to install Ubuntu
than other OSes because they got the right keys. But it's not always
enough. Sometimes, you need to use Windows to change the way the UEFI is
configured to be able to boot on your USB drive.
So they won't let you change Secure Boot in the BIOS setup screen?
I don't think Dell has gone that direction (yet anyhow).
Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
Le 30-12-2023, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> a écrit :
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
I have found some very new laptops on which it was very difficult to
install. I had to launch Windows pre-installed to be able to boot on the
USB stick. And once Windows was removed and replaced by Linux it has
been a hell to be able to manage the boot process. I saw one laptop on
which we had to installe Linux on a VM because it was impossible to
install directly.
Tell us which vendor. So we can avoid it.
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On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet, >>>> but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike
me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats. >>>
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the
developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
YMMV...
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet, >>>> but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike
me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats. >>>
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the
developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-29 3:11 p.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
Joel wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote::-D Linux has been installed and working for about 3 decades now. The
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux >>>>> distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats. >>>
developers have even overcome Microsoft's trusted-boot boolshit, years
ago.
DFS forgets that the basic developers of Linux-related code are primarily >>> professional developers. Guys like Torvalds.
What are you smoking, that makes you think Linux has less credibility, >>>> than M$? Both are perfectly fine, in their cores, Windows' bloat is
not the NT kernel, it's other things. Both platforms offer the same
basic thing, but one is proprietary.
The proof is in the pudding. Linux *works* for millions of people.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVmJooy5NiU>
Someone posts on YouTube and we we're supposed to accept that as Gospel? I have 17 years of Linux using experience. Which should I go with... dude on YouTube or what I've seen with my own eyes? ...
It's a hard decision, but I think I'll go with... my own experience for $1,000 — as they used to say on Jeopardy.
Le 30-12-2023, Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> a écrit :
On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no
difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB
drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
It's not an issue with the USB drives, it's an issue with the secure
boot. The more recent the laptop is, the more difficult it is to bypass
it. As Canonical paid Microsoft, usually, it's easier to install Ubuntu
than other OSes because they got the right keys. But it's not always
enough. Sometimes, you need to use Windows to change the way the UEFI is configured to be able to boot on your USB drive.
Le 30-12-2023, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> a écrit :
Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: >>
Le 30-12-2023, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> a écrit :
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable >>>> USB stick.
I have found some very new laptops on which it was very difficult to
install. I had to launch Windows pre-installed to be able to boot on the >>> USB stick. And once Windows was removed and replaced by Linux it has
been a hell to be able to manage the boot process. I saw one laptop on
which we had to installe Linux on a VM because it was impossible to
install directly.
Tell us which vendor. So we can avoid it.
I don't remember. I'm not interesting in hardware so as long as I don't
need to buy it, I don't know what's available. It changes fast. In
France, I avoid the big distribution selling computers with Windows on
them because it's often more locked than little resellers. It can be different in other countries.
On 2023-12-30, Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote:
Le 30-12-2023, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> a écrit :
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
I have found some very new laptops on which it was very difficult to
install. I had to launch Windows pre-installed to be able to boot on the
USB stick. And once Windows was removed and replaced by Linux it has
been a hell to be able to manage the boot process. I saw one laptop on
which we had to installe Linux on a VM because it was impossible to
install directly.
I've never installed Linux on brand new laptops, so I haven't run into this issue. I guess I'll sticking with my old computers permanently.
On 2023-12-30 10:25 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
RabidPedagog wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just
boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet, >>>>> but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike >>>>> me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux
distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats. >>>>
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the
developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
YMMV...
Meanwhile, on this ASUS Zephyrus G14, the only distributions which boot successfully are Ubuntu (if you use safe graphics), Pop OS and Linux
Mint (the official release, not the alternatives). Just about all of the others fail miserably, even Fedora.
Sounds like he doesn't know how to use Linux very well if it's not stable
for him.
RabidPedagog wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On 2023-12-30 10:25 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
RabidPedagog wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep.
No, it's because he's a kook.
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people
really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just >>>>>> boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet, >>>>>> but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike >>>>>> me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux >>>>> distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats. >>>>>
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable
USB stick.
YMMV...
Meanwhile, on this ASUS Zephyrus G14, the only distributions which boot
successfully are Ubuntu (if you use safe graphics), Pop OS and Linux
Mint (the official release, not the alternatives). Just about all of the
others fail miserably, even Fedora.
Well damn, that sux!
On 2023-12-31, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-30 3:52 p.m., Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
Le 30-12-2023, Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> a écrit :
On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of >>>>>> whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like >>>>>> these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no
difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB
drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
It's not an issue with the USB drives, it's an issue with the secure
boot. The more recent the laptop is, the more difficult it is to bypass
it. As Canonical paid Microsoft, usually, it's easier to install Ubuntu
than other OSes because they got the right keys. But it's not always
enough. Sometimes, you need to use Windows to change the way the UEFI is >>> configured to be able to boot on your USB drive.
Whenever I try a Linux distribution, I disable Secure Boot regardless of
whether the distribution would work with it enabled. Even under those
circumstances, most of the Linux distributions refuse to boot.
I'm coming to the conclusion that I would never buy an Asus computer because I just don't have the problems. (I don't much like ThinkPads either, despite their popularity in some circles.)
On 2023-12-31 10:29 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
RabidPedagog wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On 2023-12-30 10:25 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
RabidPedagog wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On 2023-12-29 12:20 p.m., DFS wrote:
On 12/28/2023 10:39 PM, Joel wrote:
chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Relf wrote:
Crump:No, it's because he's a kook.
You wouldn't even know the half of what it is,
to be an amphetamine person, Relf.
You make worse decisions because you haven't got enough sleep. >>>>>>>>
You're the kook, kiddo, I really am Jesus, and transgender people >>>>>>> really are their identified gender. Your seeming normalcy is just >>>>>>> boring, in reality. You can parade your dated persona here on Usenet, >>>>>>> but you undoubtedly have no claim to fame on anything modern, unlike >>>>>>> me, a Twitter superstar.
Considering the hodgepodge of hobbyist crudware that makes up a Linux >>>>>> distro, the fact that it boots is a minor miracle.
So just by running Linux, you actually are performing supernatural feats.
Welcome to cola, Jesus...
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of
whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like
these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
I have yet to find a computer, desktop, laptop, or server, on which I could not
install Linux successfully. Whether from DVD, net-install, or bootable >>>> USB stick.
YMMV...
Meanwhile, on this ASUS Zephyrus G14, the only distributions which boot
successfully are Ubuntu (if you use safe graphics), Pop OS and Linux
Mint (the official release, not the alternatives). Just about all of the >>> others fail miserably, even Fedora.
Well damn, that sux!
Unlike Lenovo, I get the impression ASUS doesn't coordinate with Ubuntu. However, the distribution still works if you don't mind first running
with safe graphics. Once installed, 23.10, at the very least, runs fine.
It does freeze periodically for either a few minutes or permanently
though. I don't know what that's all about but it seems to be common
with Ubuntu.
On 2024-01-01, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-31 10:46 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-31, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-30 3:52 p.m., Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
Le 30-12-2023, Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> a écrit :
On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using the >>>>>>>> developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of >>>>>>>> whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like >>>>>>>> these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system.
Buy some better USB drives.
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no >>>>>> difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB >>>>>> drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
It's not an issue with the USB drives, it's an issue with the secure >>>>> boot. The more recent the laptop is, the more difficult it is to bypass >>>>> it. As Canonical paid Microsoft, usually, it's easier to install Ubuntu >>>>> than other OSes because they got the right keys. But it's not always >>>>> enough. Sometimes, you need to use Windows to change the way the UEFI is >>>>> configured to be able to boot on your USB drive.
Whenever I try a Linux distribution, I disable Secure Boot regardless of >>>> whether the distribution would work with it enabled. Even under those
circumstances, most of the Linux distributions refuse to boot.
I'm coming to the conclusion that I would never buy an Asus computer because
I just don't have the problems. (I don't much like ThinkPads either, despite
their popularity in some circles.)
The ASUS computers are very well designed. Unfortunately though, they
use some awful parts for certain things. On my own device, the
fingerprint sensor is made by some Chinese company called Shengzhen or
whatever. Officially, the brand is known by Goodix though.
Unsurprisingly, the sensor is defective and only sometimes decides to
work. I thought it was a driver issue for a long time but it seems it
has nothing to do with it; the device just stops working altogether
after a while. I don't care because fingerprint sensors, in general, are
insecure ways to log into your computer, so I just disabled it entirely.
Their AMD-based laptops also use a wireless chip from MediaTek. I don't
know where they're from, but I'd bet they're Chinese too. When I got the
laptop, within the first two days the wireless would disappear
completely. I knew that I could get it back by doing a hard reset, but I
can only imagine what novice users were thinking. Whether you used
Windows or Linux, the thing would just decide to go into a coma and even
when it worked, it would keep the speeds at low and high extreees. It
seems to have been fixed through drivers after a while but I went ahead
and replaced the chip with an Intel one which works a lot better.
Unfortunately, that's the reality of PC laptops nowadays: brilliant
designed crippled by sketchy third-party manufacturers. Apple might not
be great for games, but they test every last part to make sure that it
is entirely reliable before they ship a machine. This Mac's fingerprint
sensor is rock solid and detects my finger on the first try unlike the
sensor on the other which, when it worked, required me to put my finger
on it a few times before it understood who I was. I guess those Chinese
sensors don't like it when their users don't have slanted eyes.
Sketchy parts and no quality control. Even my wife's expensive Dell XPS 17" had to have its motherboard replaced within a couple months of buying it. Fortunately it came with an in-home warranty.
On 2024-01-01, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2024-01-01 12:45 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2024-01-01, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-31 10:46 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-31, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
On 2023-12-30 3:52 p.m., Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
Le 30-12-2023, Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> a écrit : >>>>>>>> On 12/30/2023 11:17 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2023-12-30, RabidPedagog <rabid@pedag.og> wrote:
You cannot imagine how many Linux ISOs I put onto a USB key (using theBuy some better USB drives.
developer's own directions) which then refuse to boot regardless of >>>>>>>>>> whether secure boot is enabled or not. At this point, it feels like >>>>>>>>>> these guys don't truly want you to run their operating system. >>>>>>>>>
I have the crapiest cheapest USB drives from years back and had no >>>>>>>> difficulty using them to install Linux on the desktop or on the USB >>>>>>>> drive itself.
If I could do it, any idiot could do it as well.
It's not an issue with the USB drives, it's an issue with the secure >>>>>>> boot. The more recent the laptop is, the more difficult it is to bypass >>>>>>> it. As Canonical paid Microsoft, usually, it's easier to install Ubuntu >>>>>>> than other OSes because they got the right keys. But it's not always >>>>>>> enough. Sometimes, you need to use Windows to change the way the UEFI is
configured to be able to boot on your USB drive.
Whenever I try a Linux distribution, I disable Secure Boot regardless of >>>>>> whether the distribution would work with it enabled. Even under those >>>>>> circumstances, most of the Linux distributions refuse to boot.
I'm coming to the conclusion that I would never buy an Asus computer because
I just don't have the problems. (I don't much like ThinkPads either, despite
their popularity in some circles.)
The ASUS computers are very well designed. Unfortunately though, they
use some awful parts for certain things. On my own device, the
fingerprint sensor is made by some Chinese company called Shengzhen or >>>> whatever. Officially, the brand is known by Goodix though.
Unsurprisingly, the sensor is defective and only sometimes decides to
work. I thought it was a driver issue for a long time but it seems it
has nothing to do with it; the device just stops working altogether
after a while. I don't care because fingerprint sensors, in general, are >>>> insecure ways to log into your computer, so I just disabled it entirely. >>>> Their AMD-based laptops also use a wireless chip from MediaTek. I don't >>>> know where they're from, but I'd bet they're Chinese too. When I got the >>>> laptop, within the first two days the wireless would disappear
completely. I knew that I could get it back by doing a hard reset, but I >>>> can only imagine what novice users were thinking. Whether you used
Windows or Linux, the thing would just decide to go into a coma and even >>>> when it worked, it would keep the speeds at low and high extreees. It
seems to have been fixed through drivers after a while but I went ahead >>>> and replaced the chip with an Intel one which works a lot better.
Unfortunately, that's the reality of PC laptops nowadays: brilliant
designed crippled by sketchy third-party manufacturers. Apple might not >>>> be great for games, but they test every last part to make sure that it >>>> is entirely reliable before they ship a machine. This Mac's fingerprint >>>> sensor is rock solid and detects my finger on the first try unlike the >>>> sensor on the other which, when it worked, required me to put my finger >>>> on it a few times before it understood who I was. I guess those Chinese >>>> sensors don't like it when their users don't have slanted eyes.
Sketchy parts and no quality control. Even my wife's expensive Dell XPS 17" >>> had to have its motherboard replaced within a couple months of buying it. >>> Fortunately it came with an in-home warranty.
I remember having in-home warranty on a second-hand Dell laptop I bought
in 2007. It was awesome since I had no idea such a thing existed. I
might get a Dell again just for that. Funny enough, it also needed its
motherboard replaced but I doubt it was the fault of the hardware as
much as the fact that I left the laptop in its bag in the trunk of my
car in freezing temperatures all the time. I think just about any
hardware would die under those conditions. If Dell's gaming laptops are
any good, I might go in that direction.
As you know, I know very little about gaming. But Dell did buy AlienWare
and (hopefully) they haven't completely gutted their gaming computers.
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