[qubes-users] Re: HCL - CF-31 Mk1
if someone ever reed this: My Problenmm: Brigtness locked. What does it mean, what you write about BIOS ? Resp: If it is set to max - in the BIOS: Does that mean, that i can't change it with F1 and F2 ??? Because, it's set to max in the BIOS? If so, than i have a problem - BIOS password is lost. If soemone can answer to me: bildkontakt...@gmail.com Am Montag, 14. November 2016 02:45:48 UTC+1 schrieb Andrew Callahan: > > Notations: > > VT-d- Chipset has this capability according to intel ( > http://ark.intel.com/products/43544/Intel-Core-i5-540M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_53-GHz). > > Examination of BIOS shows no chipset option; assumption- motherboard does > not support. > > GPU- Unit features discreet ATI Radeon HD7750 card on board. Current > testing has not shown it to work yet with a variety of Linux flavors; > testing was minimal and should not be considered even slightly > investigatory. To overcome, force economy mode in BIOS; this forces onboard > chipset > > TPM- Fitted. Chipset v1.2 default for CF-31 early Mk series units where > equipped. (Not enabled) > > TXT- Fitted on early Mk series units where equipped. (Not enabled) > > Touchpad is a P/S2 unit. Requires i8042.nopnp notification added to > /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file. Insert i8042.nopnp under 20_linux_xen at end of > first module line > > Notes- Unit will fully realize two VMs (browser, email client, file > browser, and text editor for each) simultaneously in addition to > net/firewall/whonix VMs. No more than two with default RAM mem settings. > > Touchscreen not calibrated correctly. I have used xinput_calibrator in > other Linux platforms to perform permanent calibration but have not tried > yet for Qubes. > > Occasional issues with wifi if discreet switch not set to 'on' prior to > system startup. Initial setups of VPN configuration and wifi performance > show slow/spotty performance. After setup and reboot, system performs well. > > Worked with 3.1 for a while, getting comfortable. Attempt to wipe and > install 3.2 met with issues. VMs would show booting in manager but no > window for requested browser/file mgr/etc would ever show. System felt > slightly more sluggish. Also, attempts to import VM backups abject failure. > Did not explore situation in further depth but instead returned to 3.1. > > Additional personal notes: > If the CF-31 is your first toughbook of the series, F2 to BIOS and set > screen brightness to half power setting. At full brightness (under 1/2 pwr > setting) in strong sunlight, a clean screen is still easily visible. > Indoors, 20-40% power much more comfortable. > > Buttons- following Function/FN buttons known working: Screen brightness > (20% increments) controls [F1 F2], Mute [F3], Sound (5% increments) [F4 > F5], and emissive keyboard brightness [F12]. Never use other FN key combos. > > Multi-Purpose Drive bay (DVD), PCMCIA, SD card, etc all function fine. > LUKS-encrypted systems give a post-removal error but no evident issues. > > CANNOT BOOT from SD card or USB. Requires hi-cap DVD for install. > > Battery packs are a default 87wh- sufficient for 3 hours straight use w/ > wifi on, screen 80% brightness, constant use (no breaks). Example- second > seat in car running continuous web surf/mail client. Battery actual > capacity used in test 80wh (my oldest battery). CF-30 batteries and > harddrive caddies are interchangeable. > > SSD compatible. No special PAE flags required. > > Many BIOS settings possible but no settings changed from use with other > common with other Linux flavors like Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, etc. > > Additional help w/ CF-31 and other toughbook models can be found at > toughbooktalk forums. > > Welcome information for installing xinput_calibrator or similar software > package for calibration of touchscreen. Will answer all questions to best > of ability. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/4293d7ac-a138-477a-9bed-a991f8454e00%40googlegroups.com.
[qubes-users] Re: HCL - CF-31 Mk1
Op maandag 14 november 2016 02:45:48 UTC+1 schreef Andrew Callahan: > Notations: > > VT-d- Chipset has this capability according to intel > (http://ark.intel.com/products/43544/Intel-Core-i5-540M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_53-GHz). > Examination of BIOS shows no chipset option; assumption- motherboard does > not support. > > GPU- Unit features discreet ATI Radeon HD7750 card on board. Current testing > has not shown it to work yet with a variety of Linux flavors; testing was > minimal and should not be considered even slightly investigatory. To > overcome, force economy mode in BIOS; this forces onboard chipset > > TPM- Fitted. Chipset v1.2 default for CF-31 early Mk series units where > equipped. (Not enabled) > > TXT- Fitted on early Mk series units where equipped. (Not enabled) > > Touchpad is a P/S2 unit. Requires i8042.nopnp notification added to > /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file. Insert i8042.nopnp under 20_linux_xen at end of > first module line > > Notes- Unit will fully realize two VMs (browser, email client, file browser, > and text editor for each) simultaneously in addition to net/firewall/whonix > VMs. No more than two with default RAM mem settings. > > Touchscreen not calibrated correctly. I have used xinput_calibrator in other > Linux platforms to perform permanent calibration but have not tried yet for > Qubes. > > Occasional issues with wifi if discreet switch not set to 'on' prior to > system startup. Initial setups of VPN configuration and wifi performance show > slow/spotty performance. After setup and reboot, system performs well. > > Worked with 3.1 for a while, getting comfortable. Attempt to wipe and install > 3.2 met with issues. VMs would show booting in manager but no window for > requested browser/file mgr/etc would ever show. System felt slightly more > sluggish. Also, attempts to import VM backups abject failure. Did not explore > situation in further depth but instead returned to 3.1. > > Additional personal notes: > If the CF-31 is your first toughbook of the series, F2 to BIOS and set screen > brightness to half power setting. At full brightness (under 1/2 pwr setting) > in strong sunlight, a clean screen is still easily visible. Indoors, 20-40% > power much more comfortable. > > Buttons- following Function/FN buttons known working: Screen brightness (20% > increments) controls [F1 F2], Mute [F3], Sound (5% increments) [F4 F5], and > emissive keyboard brightness [F12]. Never use other FN key combos. > > Multi-Purpose Drive bay (DVD), PCMCIA, SD card, etc all function fine. > LUKS-encrypted systems give a post-removal error but no evident issues. > > CANNOT BOOT from SD card or USB. Requires hi-cap DVD for install. > > Battery packs are a default 87wh- sufficient for 3 hours straight use w/ wifi > on, screen 80% brightness, constant use (no breaks). Example- second seat in > car running continuous web surf/mail client. Battery actual capacity used in > test 80wh (my oldest battery). CF-30 batteries and harddrive caddies are > interchangeable. > > SSD compatible. No special PAE flags required. > > Many BIOS settings possible but no settings changed from use with other > common with other Linux flavors like Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, etc. > > Additional help w/ CF-31 and other toughbook models can be found at > toughbooktalk forums. > > Welcome information for installing xinput_calibrator or similar software > package for calibration of touchscreen. Will answer all questions to best of > ability. A 31 Mk1 does not have the 7750M GPU, that'll be the Mk4 Performance Model. The Mk1 had a iGPU or ATI HD5650M dGPU. That said, might aswell try Qubes on my 31 Mk3 Standard (i5 3320M, HD 4000 iGPU, 16GB RAM, GPS) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/3f6b80d5-3d8a-4040-a534-936964ea7c7d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
