Re: [Trisquel-users] Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
Thank you, Irish, that is pretty much what I was trying to say, you just said it better. Leah is amazing and I think I've learned even more about being a decent albeit flawed human being from her than I have about libreboot.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I finally managed to install Trisquel 8 :D I'm made it! Here's how I did it.
The url messed up for some reason. It is https://trisquel.info/en/forum/i-am-interested-using-trisquel-7-or-8-my-korora-laptop-not-able-boot-my-usb-20-drive and is just my backstory And it unfortunately has some significant bugs. For instance, I couldn't turn screen reader off, and the audio was messed up.
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200 libreboot thinkpad unable to resume from suspension
I think I read somewhere that hibernation or suspend state wont work in libreboot but let'swait for others to reply. I still not have libreboot machine so I cannot answer the question
Re: [Trisquel-users] Software-update arrives at a brick wall
did you manage to fix this? have you tried redownloading all packages (apt-get clean an upgrading again apt-get update && apt-get upgrade) you can also use the apt-fast to make the download fast unless aria2 cannot be installed
Re: [Trisquel-users] new build with gigabyte ga-g41m-es2l
did you purchased the usb wifi adapter? I am currently searching for atheros based USB wifi adapter in my area, buying from thinkpenguin and technoetic is not an option for me. tbe TP-Link WN722N in my area appears to have the v2 or the realtek chipset so I cannot buy it. Atheros chipset allows the chip to be in AP+STA mode I will be extending my wifi coverage..
Re: [Trisquel-users] Live USB Issues
I create my own Debian Live USB-HDD Images. I haven't tried creating a custom trisquel image because I do not have any storage devices. To create persistent volume I just partition it using gparted or parted and set the name to persistence the filesystem to ext3 or ext2 (flash friendly) and create a file in the root directory of that partition a persistence.conf that contains the line: / union If you want to add a encryption to that partition then you need the cryptsetup package for LUKS, formatting the partition to a LUKS container: $ sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdXZ then opening it $ sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdXZ encrypted after that making the filesystem: $ sudo mkfs.ext3 -L persistence /dev/mapper/encrypted and adding the persistence.conf file with the content / union. I use syslinux so I install it to the flash drive's primary partition: $ sudo syslinux -i /dev/sdXY also dd'ing the MBR of syslinux to the drive $ sudo dd conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX this tutorial works in debian but I do no know if it will work perfectly with trisquel but since trisquel is based on ubuntu which is based on debian I think it will work. You can download the tutorial in the attachment
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your most useful cli programs...
jnettop nethogs glances (pip install) htop shred tmux mocp cmus mc
Re: [Trisquel-users] I finally managed to install Trisquel 8 :D I'm made it! Here's how I did it.
the page says not found. Is trisquel 8 ok for everyday use?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Who of this community honestly runs Trisquel GNU/Linux?
May I ask what kind of relevance this picture of young stalin has for this thread?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wiki page, disclaimer, does it make sense at all
I did finished the howto, but I decided to not share it. To me the legal implications are a nightmare. Even the removal of the whitelist can be considered illegal since the wifi card not approved by Lenovo could exceed the legal limitations. This is only an example. I think that who has the technical skills to do this can easily find all the information needed. In the Troll Lounge there are many links.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Who of this community honestly runs Trisquel GNU/Linux?
I finally do, I should have posted my story here. https://trisquel.info/en/forum/i-finally-managed-install-trisquel-8-d-im-made-it-heres-how-i-did-it
Re: [Trisquel-users] Who of this community honestly runs Trisquel GNU/Linux?
I use Trisquel only on my own computers. They are all flashed with libreboot (MacBook2,1, x200, T400s, T60 + a T500 for sale). My work computer is a Lenovo x260. I run Mint on it since I need blobs to make it work. I am considering though, to install Trisquel and just get hold of the necessary binaries. At this point only lack of time is stopping me from trying. When I get more time I also want to try Parabola, but just out of curiosity and eagerness to learn. I have tried Flidas but in the end there were essential functions missing, so I am only using Belenos now. And I'll stick happily to that until Flidas is ready.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
I second and applaud that
Re: [Trisquel-users] Live USB Issues
As a general question: can Libreboot boot up using EFI-mode, as well as legacy BIOS mode? E.g. if I connect a USB or external HDD that is configured to boot with EFI, can Libreboot boot it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Live USB Issues
Thanks for the link, SuperTramp83. However the link to the Debian img file in that article doesn't work - it seems they have removed the /current-live/i386/usb-hdd folder. I tried that same procedure before though, using a Trisquel Mini ISO, and the result was bootable on my machine; however, I wasn't able to resize the partition in gparted. Gparted wasn't able to find the partition at all, which led me to believe that the partition table had been overwritten during the dd process. Interestingly, I made an EFI-bootable Trisquel Mini USB, using Universal USB Installer on Windows, and that seemed to boot up ok through Libreboot. It didn't have any persistence though.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
yep..
Re: [Trisquel-users] Who of this community honestly runs Trisquel GNU/Linux?
Congratulations. Quoting myself from a thread several months ago, here's some ideas for rebranding 2,1s that I'm kicking around to use for selling them on eBay: You can put a decal on the lid with the Trisquel logo on it for the Apple logo light to shine through. First, download the Trisquel logo from here https://trisquel.info/files/trisquel.svg Second, go to this page for a custom laptop skin maker that matches the MacBook's size. (I used a generic template rather than a MacBook one so as to not have the cutout for the Apple logo, since we want to cover the Apple logo up.) http://www.skinit.com/create-your-own/custom-skins/laptop/generic/custom-design-generic-13in-12-803in-w-x-8-996in-h-laptop-skin Third, click the "Upload" icon on the left side of the screen, navigate to the Trisquel logo you downloaded, and upload the logo into the custom skin designer. Fourth, click the "Scale -" icon at the bottom of the web page (you may need to scroll down to reveal it) enough times to get the logo down to a normal size. The default background color should be white, so you should be already set there. Now you're ready to complete the process and order the skin. To cover up the word "MacBook" on the bezel under the screen, I'd recommend putting one of the Trisquel logos that has the name of the distro beside it https://trisquel.info/files/logo.svg https://trisquel.info/files/logo_big.png? onto an SD card or USB stick, then print it out in a small size on photo paper or card stock at a photo place (unless you have a photo printer at home). Then carefully glue it over the word "MacBook". Add a Trisquel case badge from here https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/powered-trisquel-aluminium-case-badge Cover the iSight camera lens which can't work in freedom https://www.stickertalk.com/product/53x-white-camera-dots-webcam-lens-and-led-light-cover-privacy-sticker/ And now you're silently, attractively, and proudly advertising Trisquel and freedom instead of giving your endorsement to Apple's lockin policies that have made it the richest company in the world at the expense of user freedom.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
I advise buying from them. Or from anyone else offering comparable products like Minifree, Vikings, Libiquity, or ThinkPenguin (especially the latter's accessories and other products other than actual computers, unless you're OK with a non-libre BIOS/bootloader). It's human nature to see yourself as the good guy and your critics as having bad motives rather than being merely mistaken, let alone perhaps correct, especially once you've said something and are thus emotionally vested in it. (This is one reason I greatly admire Leah Rowe's retractions and apologies.) This is magnified in our context since it's inevitable given the principles of the movement (freedom, independent thinking, idealism over convenience, crusading against falsehoods from freedom-violating commercial interests or confused quasi-allies, etc.) that many in the free software community will be very strong-willed and assertive. When non-anonymous people's reputations are affected, that escalates the stakes, and when their financial interests are involved, that does so even further. We can feud and purify and anathemetize and excommunicate each other into oblivion (like the "Life of Brian" with its People's Front of Judea, the Judean People's Front, the Campaign for a Free Galilee, and the Judean Popular People's Front), or we can realize that human beings are flawed and it's impossible to have perfection all the time. I'm not saying that every dispute is petty, or that every claim thrown back and forth is true (or false), but I'm disinclined to dive into the thick of it all. I think we ordinary bystanders should take a step back, just be grateful that anyone is offering these important products and services, and vote with our money that they continue to do so.
Re: [Trisquel-users] raptor talos will make a lower priced mainboard, if you buy 10000
Ok, fair enough. But, would you be willing to pay $500 for it, if it's not giving you any increased computing power over what is already available? I wouldn't, personally.
Re: [Trisquel-users] raptor talos will make a lower priced mainboard, if you buy 10000
"what is that giving me that I don't already have?" I'd love me some >=Haswell-levels of battery life
[Trisquel-users] Antwort: Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
I wouldn´t hesitate to place a order in the Technoetical online store. They gave me always a fantastic service and a fast delivery. Out of me sight it´s an absolut recommendation.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wiki page, disclaimer, does it make sense at all
It's like a nigntmare for me. You'll need time and patience. Uff! (:P.. And as it's explained in intelmetool is more difficult in later versions...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Should I refuse to buy from Technoethical?
I mean even if you work for the common good and seek proliferation of free libre software/hardware you are still quite capable of not meeting higher standards in your actions.
