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@electrineer I don’t like my chances of taking a 5 year old Acer back to the store 😂
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@linuxxx if I can get wifi working, I’ll be fine enough.
I can dig the depths of the internet to find ways to get everything else in a somewhat working state. -
Ok I give up.
Finally installed, reboots, attempts to kick off Mate and freezes.
Reboots, forces TTY, gets to login (can’t actually type) before it freezes
Reboots, forces tty, freezes, casing heats up to melting point 😞
Turns off
Removes HDD
Puts Windows HDD back
Boots
Logs in
Well fuck Linux, I atleast tried -
@C0D4 Fuck incompatible hardware* ;)
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@linuxxx hahaha that too.
Fuck Linux, Fuck Acer and Fuck me not getting it to work 😢
In other news, I guess I’ll research my next laptop for decent Linux support 😇 -
@C0D4 Although its old now, I can recommend the Lenovo G70!
Have been using this baby for four years now and it has awesome Linux support :D -
@neriald wired keyboard sitting on top.
the internal keyboard / trackpad wasn't detected by the installer :(
https://cnet.com/au/products/... -
@C0D4 ah you're not alone, man. I get hit by this kind of shit all the time too.
Fuck you incompatible hardware, indeed. -
@hugh-mungus I've had issues with my T60 and its ATI gpu.
@C0D4 It works if the company or the community makes it work, or if it already works because it's similar enough to other products that work. -
@C0D4 I think you just have one of the rare-unsupported laptops. I've installed Linux without issues on so many laptops and brands, have had one laptop which didn't support shit out of like 20+ devices.
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Similar issue the other day, seems someone fucked up, ubuntu 1604 works on ryzen 5,1704 works on ryzen 5,ubuntu 1710 works on ryzen 5,you would fucking think Ubuntu 1804 would work on ryzen 5,but fucking nooo!!!!!
But 170 is fine and my new Acer Nitro 5 is running like a dream with near 4 hours battery life... -
@PrivateGER bios.
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@PrivateGER
Stock motherboard:
Manufacturer Acer
Model Aspire 5560 (Socket FS1)
Version A11
Chipset Vendor AMD
Chipset Model K12 Bridge
Chipset Revision 00
Southbridge Vendor AMD
Southbridge Model 07 FCH
Southbridge Revision 2.3 -
@PrivateGER intel? It’s AMD 😂
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@PrivateGER @C0D4 and it's a lappy.
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@C0D4 Still.
Another dev on my team just got a new machine. Before he came in today I made two separate USB installers and ...
Linux is great they said
Linux works well they said
Linux is totally awesome they said
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4 live cds
(Ubuntu, mint, Debian, Antergos)
3 wouldn’t boot beyond splash screens or even into setup.
no fucking keyboard
No fucking wifi
No fucking trackpad
Now I’m sitting here with Antergos, with a USB keyboard, USB mouse and an ethernet cable plugged into my laptop 🤷♂️
Good news... I think I might be getting through the hard parts
rant
just work
wine at 40000% wtf?
linux
should have stuck with windows