Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread info
Hi ariella, Email me your order number and I'll ship you another battery. Regarding the wifi, I'm unsure; use your USB dongle for the time being, but if you'd like I can also send you a new wifi chip to install - with full installation instructions (installing it will not void your

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread ariella
I've played with my router all that I know how to: changing to either B, G or N only modes, mixed modes, channel width frequency set to 20mhz instead of auto, tried different channels and the results are all the same with the internal wifi. Throughout those I gave the TP USB dongle speed

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread jabjabs
Thank you so much for doing this. Just ordered mine yesterday! Great to see these freedom loving machines getting some exposure.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread info
At the time of writing (20 June 2017, 2.40AM): we have 5 laptops packed, 7 laptops configured (but not packed), and another 10 flashed. I'm working over the next few hours and my employee gets here at 6AM - if you haven't received shipment notification yet, you will soon. We are indeed

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread ariella
That's great, thanks!

Re: [Trisquel-users] do you use tox?

2017-06-19 Thread d . a . capeletti
https://github.com/gjedeer/tuntox/ Sds

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread ariella
Aw, that's very thoughtful. Let's not act on the wifi just yet. I want to try a few more things. As for the battery, there is a more urgent need for that and I appreciate the help. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread info
Thanks :) I'll get your order shipped as quickly as possible.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread info
I was working on improvements to Libreboot's hosting infrastructure during the weekend, but my employee is working overtime at the moment so I should be able to ship out your battery soon. I looked up my records, and I think I know who you are; I've added a note to my outgoing shipments

Re: [Trisquel-users] Topic locked, huh? Follow up to making Coreboot work with full disk encryption on ASUS KFSN4-DRE

2017-06-19 Thread mcz
Some more progress: doing the old "unplug and hold the start button 30s" got me a nearly clean access to the liveCD (minus reloading some Mate apps like "show desktop"). Plus SeaBIOS chainloading GRUB was displayed on the external GPU! But (the one and only but) launching the install starts

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread david
I know exactly what everybody has done. I don't want this to progress any further or happen again.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Topic locked, huh? Follow up to making Coreboot work with full disk encryption on ASUS KFSN4-DRE

2017-06-19 Thread mcz
I've let it rest a bit, and managed to start the install with the LiveCD. I hope there's a way to get the text install from the LiveCD install (it didn't show the menu, but booted directly into the desktop). Also it might be stuck during the install here (blank screen, only the mouse

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSD vs. HDD in Librebooted T400

2017-06-19 Thread andre . buesgen
Thanks everyone for your input :-). However one question just came to my mind: What about full disk encryption? I heard that SSDs don't like this because the whole drive appears as if it was full and that the SSD can't do wear leveling. Is there any substance to that? I will use the Laptop

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread greatgnu
>I don't want this to progress any further or happen again Then remove the voting system, problem solved. It's useless bullshit in the first place.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread shiretoko
I insist that you stop calling us trolls. I expressed completely valid viewpoints, I did not elevate the discussion onto a personal level, I am not one of your competitors and have no reason whatsoever to be biased towards you. However, I, as well as many long established members in this form

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread info
We are in agreement. /tct

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread info
If only what you wrote was true. I won't go back to arguing with you, but I'll leave these notes: > I did not elevate the discussion onto a personal level You have: "Then he is constantly whining" https://trisquel.info/en/forum/technoethical-t400s-now-available?page=2#comment-116393 > I am

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread info
I have posted this before: On 28.08.2016 22:30, Richard Stallman wrote: > > But since FSF also encourages people to free the design of their > > hardware, wouldn't be important to tell them that if they promote their > > hardware as "libre hardware" they should distribute the free PCB

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread enduzzer
The day when he called Magic Banana "biased" was the eye opener for me. From then on, everything he said was baseless. I hear the chopper blades flapping against air on the roof top... His words hinge on air so to say -- the banality of detachment when he addresses himself as the royal "we".

Re: [Trisquel-users] a list of in fact gnulinux libre distributions?

2017-06-19 Thread eloi . igor
I like Debian, I really do. I don't like that thing about stability that makes you uninstal the whole DE when you wish to uninstal or replace an application.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread calmstorm
Please, stop the madness. I would like to support your company, but if you are in fact right, shouldn't you just let this go? It takes more strength to let something go sometimes than to keep it stirred up trying to prove you are right. Please do what I have asked for your reputation, the

Re: [Trisquel-users] a list of in fact gnulinux libre distributions?

2017-06-19 Thread calmstorm
I don't like systemd, because it slows things down more than if you used an init such a runit.

Re: [Trisquel-users] graphic intel

2017-06-19 Thread greatgnu
520 https://h-node.org/videocards/view/en/1821/Intel-Corporation-Sky-Lake-Integrated-Graphics--rev-07- The last one is a Broadwell so it should work just fine. The first one though is a Kaby Lake, it won't work AFAIK.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread shiretoko
> You are biased: "like when he had this ridiculous avatar or was fighting with thinkpenguin". How does this quote prove me being biased? I observed your actions and drew my conclusions. "Biased" means already having concluded regardless of your actual actions. Please learn this important

[Trisquel-users] graphic intel

2017-06-19 Thread manhoso99
I have a doubt if trisquel have 3d acceleration support these processors with intel igpu Intel i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620 I do not think ? Intel i7-6500U Intel HD Graphics 520 I don't know ? Intel i7-5500U Intel HD Graphics 5500 Maybe ?

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSD vs. HDD in Librebooted T400

2017-06-19 Thread info
In my experience, encryption on an SSD doesn't cause any performance issues. I've been using full disk encryption (including /boot/) on my SSD for a year now with no problems.

Re: [Trisquel-users] a list of in fact gnulinux libre distributions?

2017-06-19 Thread svhaab
It is an error to call only fsf approved systems libre. If you install debian and add no non libre software, it is libre. Debian is the only non fsf approved distribution which provide the option of a libre installation?

Re: [Trisquel-users] SSD vs. HDD in Librebooted T400

2017-06-19 Thread svhaab
The internal ssd software may undo the effectiveness of the encryption. In german http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/verschluesselungssoftware-veracrypt-unabhaengige.684.de.html?dram:article_id=369309

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread svhaab
The only exception to this rule to release everything in advance is the PCB CAD files for the Computer Card. We’re planning to release the PCB CAD files for the Computer card once sufficient units are hit lkcl has made a reservation about the pcb cad files. The reservation could have

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot T400 on Minifree reduces in price once again

2017-06-19 Thread ariella
Minifree T400 Review! If pressed for time, scroll down to SUMMARY for bullet points. I've received the basic config model of Minifree's T400 laptop today and wanted to share some experience on the ordering, receipt, out of box, initial setup, and performance testing. First some info on

Re: [Trisquel-users] a list of in fact gnulinux libre distributions?

2017-06-19 Thread fredo
Thinking about librepup using trisquel's packages https://freepo.st/post/b3efy88e though it's probably not up to date (https://notabug.org/dimkr/woof-CE-libre), one could use it to wake up an old computer and make it free.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Trisquel 8 alpha images

2017-06-19 Thread mjmhogg5
Hi, the iso image is actually 2.1G. You probably downloaded an incomplete image, as it had not been completely uploaded by 2017-06-18.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Topic locked, huh? Follow up to making Coreboot work with full disk encryption on ASUS KFSN4-DRE

2017-06-19 Thread mcz
So Libreboot most likely have something less than Coreboot (non-free). Assuming this is the reason, yes Libreboot is a priority. Are you sure that you ext. GPU is supported by free software? For grub.cfg, try also your luck on #grub/#libreboot/#coreboot. Leah might know about it too.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread info
That has been a reaction to the trolls' abuse of the voting system. As one of them admitted, "before, things looked quite the other way round." The discussion was back on track and more useful information about the T400s has been posted since, but they were hiding on-topic messages they

Re: [Trisquel-users] Topic locked, huh? Follow up to making Coreboot work with full disk encryption on ASUS KFSN4-DRE

2017-06-19 Thread mcz
OK, some news: the ASUS KFNSE4-DRE does run on one 6 cores CPU, contrarily to what ASUS's website states (I do have a rev 1.05G though but it's the standard version IIRC, stated as not being supported). So make sure you have the exact same board as mine at least. Plus the CPU fan

[Trisquel-users] Re : SSD vs. HDD in Librebooted T400

2017-06-19 Thread lcerf
It is good to have swap: if a bug makes a program leak memory, the kernel will not kill a random process (well, there is a heuristic) once the RAM is full. Instead, the computer will become unbearably slow (especially if the swap is on HDD) and the user has the time to identify and kill the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread david
There's a difference between some users using the voting system to express their individual opinions and several accounts (theoretically belonging to several employees of one company) mass-downvoting from the same IP address any dissenting view . I'm growing tired of the name calling and

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technoethical T400s now available

2017-06-19 Thread info
They work as a group and their track records in other threads prove this. As I mentioned before, this has been only a reaction. Also, it is completely false that we have downvoted "any dissenting view". We have used the voting system to restore valid posts that were intentionally hidden and