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Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by WillAdams »

bitwize wrote: post #154
WillAdams wrote: post #146

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I found myself using Fujitsu tablets for a long while because I prefer using a stylus, and there was a long while they were the best option --- in particular, the Stylistic line and the ST4100 and ST4110 were perfect for my needs, esp. the latter w/ its daylight-viewable transflective display. Still worked last time I needed to scan something. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12 was a nice replacement (save for daylight viewa…

Lenovo ThinkPad Yogas are also an excellent choice. Be sure to get one with the "ThinkPad Yoga" branding (not just Yoga). You get the high Linux compatibility of ThinkPads, tablet/hybrid modes, and a stylus. I found a used one for $300 and it's my new art machine.

Wrong stylus tech for the more recent options. I want Wacom EMR for compatibility w/ the devices I'm using.

That said, I'm kicking myself for not getting the dual-screen Yogabook w/ e-ink display.

If Lenovo (or someone else) would make a version of the Yogabook 9i w/ Wacom EMR, I'd not be able to resist buying one.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by rcarmo »

w0m wrote: post #63
jebarker wrote: post #30

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I did this with the 11”, which was one of the greatest sized laptops for travel IMO, just had to replace the explody looking battery!

I'm down to ~10m of battery life on my i7 11" - any pointers on battery replacement? Laptop worked great otherwwise (retired it last year due to battery life)

iFixit had a kit for the Air. Not sure about other models.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by hollerith »

bornfreddy wrote: post #160
wpm wrote: post #147

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macOS has two keyboard shortcut management mechanisms. I find it far easier to control keyboard shortcuts on macOS vs Linux. You either can do it in the GUI in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard shortcuts, either per app or global, or you can use the older KeyBindings method: drop a .dict or a .plist in ~/Library/KeyBindings with your shortcuts in there. See https://web.archive.org/web/20070513170225/http://www.hcs.ha...

This is nice, I agree, but you can't e.g. switch Fn and Ctrl keys this way, afaik.

I don't need the OS to do that because Emacs will do it. I need the OS however to pass fn-N and fn-P to Emacs (instead of the default behavior of interpreting them as Expose shortcuts) and it does not seem possible to configure that without turning off SIP.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by dcminter »

jjice wrote: post #159
dcminter wrote: post #39

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I swapped the keyboard on my wife's X1 and man, they are so fiddly to get to these days. It used to be a 2 minute job but I think this took me nearly 2 hours! I had to remove practically everything to get to it. Still happy with the result and I agree that 2nd hand business machines give great bang-for-buck. I adore my beater Dell Latitude for example.

Oh, it sucked haha - I totally agree. Glad I could do it though. I believe mine was a gen 3 and I I had to remove everything and the keyboard is the last part you remove before putting the new one on. I assume it was similar for you considering the time spent? The more traditional thinkpads have the dream situation where it just pops off, if I recall. I had to stop and go out to purchase a Dremel to cut a notch in a…

Yes, exactly that, and some of the steps required removing kaptan (?) tape over rather fragile looking wires.

I think it used to be more or less "undo screw, remove cover, remove keyboard" ... with other parts being under the keyboard rather than vice versa. It's been a long time though.

One thing in favour of Lenovo and Thinkpad then and now is that you can download all the field service guides - so at least one isn't guessing which worryingly fragile part to remove next. Another point in favour of ex-corporate devices.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by hollandheese »

Zak wrote: post #103
bigyabai wrote: post #67

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This is exhibit A in why Apple needs to adopt 2230 NVMe drives and stop this ridiculous soldered flash storage scam.

Apple doesn't need that. Apple is very happy selling storage for 2-4x market rates.

God, if it was only 2-4x market rates.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by bigyabai »

oneplane wrote: post #153
bigyabai wrote: post #149

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> You can never connect macOS or recovery to the internet, or never boot them In other words, you're completely fucked if you brick your install. I consider iBoot a direct user-hostile downgrade from UEFI for this reason. YMMV, but I would never trust my day-to-day on an iBoot machine. UEFI has no such limitations, and Apple is well-known for making controversial choices in OTA updates that users have no alternative…

> In other words, you're completely fucked if you brick your install. I consider iBoot a direct user-hostile downgrade from UEFI for this reason. That's a bit of a creative perspective, isn't it? You have no control over the UEFI implementation of your vendor, same can be said for AGESA and ME, as well as any FSP/BSP/BUP packages, BROM signatures or eFused CPUs. And on top of that, you'll have preloaded certificates…

Basically your counterpoint is that I'm absolutely right to be concerned, but I'm wrong because UEFI can also be implemented with the same objectionable backdoors that Apple implements.

We're done here, have a nice day.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by bigyabai »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #151
bigyabai wrote: post #150

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> A lot of what makes Apple tech what it is is the concert between their hardware and software. That's very cute, but it's not why Apple laptops run Linux poorly. Apple Silicon has terrible and inefficient support because Apple released no documentation of their hardware. The driver efforts are all reverse-engineered and likely crippled by Apple's hidden trade secrets. This is why even Qualcomm chips run Linux better…

>That's very cute, but it's not why Apple laptops run Linux poorly. I have no doubt you have good information after this, but this sentence makes me not want to read any further.

Okay, that's your call. You can't phone Craig Federighi for the straight dope, so you're stuck hearing it from internet douches or product leads on prescription SSRIs.

And yes, your statement was a cutesy catechism with no actual evidence provided. A big reason why Apple tech doesn't work like a normal computer is Apple's rejection of standards that put hardware and software in-concert. ACPI is one such technology, per my last comment.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by storus »

worthless-trash wrote: post #157
worthless-trash wrote: post #106

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Did upstream disable hardware.. I didnt see the memo for disabling anything boot related. Can you tell me what you found breaking as I will have to deal with that.

Quick research showed that some were marked as 'unmaintained', but I don't see anything that would prevent systems from booting, or even the code from working. Some (not all) of the systems were picked up by other people. I do not know where you're getting the information from, but if you want to, please share.

It was somewhere on HN in the past few weeks, a few folks mentioned they can't boot some systems anymore.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by cromka »

jack_tripper wrote: post #148
dmitrygr wrote: post #56

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There’s a guy who offers it for a very reasonable fee in USA. I’ve used his services a few times with great success! Email me, I wouldn’t want to post someone else’s contact info publicly.

Yes, send your Mac to a random guy on the internet so he can replace your NAND storage. I see no data privacy issues there.

What king of problem do you see?
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