UEFI is not the problem. As a matter of fact, it probably helps the Linux
enthusiasts break the Microsoft Monopoly better than anything I have seen
in a long time.
UEFI is designed such that there is one one boot secror. Instead, it had
128 boot records and that number can be extended
And maybe it was some confusion on my part. I did have to turn off the
UEFI? with On my Dell when I installed Linux on it.
On 2014-07-19 10:21, Kevin Fries wrote:
UEFI is not the problem. As a matter of fact, it probably helps the
Linux enthusiasts break the Microsoft Monopoly better than
Turning off uefi will turn off secure boot also. But secure boot is your
actual problem.
Kevin
On Jul 19, 2014 10:26 AM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
And maybe it was some confusion on my part. I did have to turn off the
UEFI? with On my Dell when I installed Linux on it.
On
Better than a Chromebook?
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3531-laptop/pd?oc=fndoc3001bmodel_id=inspiron-15-3531-laptop
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If we check the CPU specs:
http://ark.intel.com/products/81071/Intel-Celeron-Processor-N2830-1M-Cache-up-to-2_41-GHz
...we see that surpprisingly, it HAS the Intel VTx hardware
virtualization
extension. That means getting a virtual machine running on it for at least
basic stuff will work at
On 2014-07-18 10:09, Jim March wrote:
...we see that surpprisingly, it HAS the Intel VTx hardware
virtualization
Upshot: you could do real work with that puppy, with a modern Linux
distro and even light virtualization
The price is pretty good. I'd like to see some manufacturers offer
Yea but it runs Windows 8, the worst OS since ME.
The Chrome book will save you in usability feature, plus not having to buy
an office siite, and an antivirus, etc.
I'd go with the chromebook.
But that's me.
Kevin
On Jul 18, 2014 11:51 AM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
Thanks for your
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it
will run Linux though. I think the new HP's will not.
Reason?
Last year when I bought a new Dell workstation. After telling them I
On 2014-07-18 14:19, Bob Holtzman wrote:
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com
wrote:
From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it
will run Linux though. I think the new HP's will not.
Reason?
I think it has something to do with the bios.
On Fri Jul 18 14, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
On 2014-07-18 14:19, Bob Holtzman wrote:
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it
will run Linux though. I think the new HP's will not.
we the installfest crew have not seen any modern computers that will not
run linux and only a few that have issues that are minor like power
management issues. or if you find one please stop by the installfest so we
can test/verify why what causing issues Todd
windows 8 tablets are supposed to be
You are correct. Most vendors that I have seen allow you to turn off the
lockdown.
Essentially, the question is if you can install an OS without the special
certification key. If that feature is enabled in the bios, you can never
install an thing but Windows on that machine... the bios won't
On 2014-07-18 19:49, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
On Fri Jul 18 14, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
On 2014-07-18 14:19, Bob Holtzman wrote:
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it
will run Linux
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