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Tue Nov 13 08:16:38 EST 2012
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">Geoffrey Myers<br>
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On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Michael Campbell <<a href=3D"mailto:michael=
.campbell at gmail.com">michael.campbell at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> I always have problems with that functionality for some reason; maybe<=
br>
> it's my aura. =A0;-\<br>
><br>
> Having said that though, I have a Lenovo U310 that works with Mint<br>
> (14, xfce) very well, and suspend/resume DOES work.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Doug Hall <<a href=3D"mailto:doug=
halldev at gmail.com">doughalldev at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I didn't specifically test the suspend/resume. When he gets hi=
s second unit,<br>
>> I'll be sure to test it. (He gave the first one away to a clos=
e family<br>
>> friend.)<br>
>><br>
>> Doug<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:51 AM, James Taylor<br>
>> <<a href=3D"mailto:James.Taylor at eastcobbgroup.com">James.Taylor=
@eastcobbgroup.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I can't speak for that model, but I picked up an envy last=
summer and I've<br>
>>> been running, openSUSE on it. Initially 12.2, now 12.3.<br>
>>> Everything worked out of the box (sound, hdcam, wireless, butt=
ons,<br>
>>> touchpad, mic, etc...), including suspend/resume. The only gli=
tch I've run<br>
>>> into, is that the screen light turns off during boot, and I ha=
ve to turn up<br>
>>> the brightness before Iogin. I ran across a fix somewhere once=
, but I lost<br>
>>> the link and haven't been irritated enough to go search fo=
r it again yet.<br>
>>><br>
>>> -jt<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> James Taylor<br>
>>> The East Cobb Group, Inc.<br>
>>> <a href=3D"tel:678-697-9420" value=3D"+16786979420">678-697-94=
20</a><br>
>>> <a href=3D"mailto:james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com">james.taylor=
@eastcobbgroup.com</a><br>
>>> <a href=3D"http://www.eastcobbgroup.com" target=3D"_blank">htt=
p://www.eastcobbgroup.com</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>>>> Ed Cashin <<a href=3D"mailto:ecashin at noserose.n=
et">ecashin at noserose.net</a>> 04/09/13 9:08 AM >>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks for all the great info.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Does suspend/resume work well? =A0Any surprises?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Doug Hall <<a href=3D"mail=
to:doughalldev at gmail.com">doughalldev at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I told you all that I'd let you know what he ordered a=
nd how the install<br>
>>>> went. He decided on the HP Envy DV6 laptop. It has a 3rd g=
en i7 chip, which<br>
>>>> seems pretty quick. I haven't run any performance test=
s, but if someone<br>
>>>> knows of a good performance test suite, and is interested,=
I'll give it a<br>
>>>> run.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Here's what he bought:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <<a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AFHP55S=
/ref=3Doh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1" target=3D"_blank">http=
://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AFHP55S/ref=3Doh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=3DU=
TF8&psc=3D1</a>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Predictably, Windows 8 seems slow in comparison to Ubuntu =
12.10. I think<br>
>>>> an SSD drive would have made a big difference. Quite hones=
tly though, he's<br>
>>>> giving this one to a friend who's a computer novice, a=
nd will probably order<br>
>>>> another one for himself.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> The Ubuntu install didn't go as smoothly as I thought =
it should. I'd<br>
>>>> heard about the Windows "safe boot" mode, and pr=
edicted that there would be<br>
>>>> some problems. The thing is, the problems didn't manif=
est themselves as they<br>
>>>> might should have. If you try to install, or simply choose=
the option to<br>
>>>> verify the install CD, it fails to read a particular secto=
r of the CD. It<br>
>>>> makes it look like the CD (DVD) failed to write correctly.=
I think I made<br>
>>>> three or four DVDs, from two different DVD burners before =
I realized that<br>
>>>> this just wasn't the case. The MD5sum for the ISO was =
correct, and the DVD<br>
>>>> burning software verified the contents of the DVD after ea=
ch burn. The<br>
>>>> problem was, the BIOS was expecting a "Secure Boot&qu=
ot; image. Yea! Microsoft!<br>
>>>> Thank you for protecting us, digital overlords!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> There were two different settings in the BIOS which I had =
to change to<br>
>>>> get everything working. Under the "System Configurati=
on" of the BIOS, there<br>
>>>> are settings called "Legacy Support" and "S=
ecure Boot". The notes for the<br>
>>>> Legacy Support setting says: "When Legacy Support is =
enabled, BIOS will load<br>
>>>> Compatibility Support Module (CSM) to support Legacy OS su=
ch as Windows 7,<br>
>>>> Windows Vista, Windows XP, and DOS. When Legacy Support is=
disabled, it will<br>
>>>> boot in UEFI Mode without CSM to support newer OS such as =
Windows 8."<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I've forgotten, but I think I had to enable Legacy Sup=
port in order to<br>
>>>> install Ubuntu, but then I could turn it off. It's now=
disabled, and with<br>
>>>> Grub2 controlling the Master Boot record, it works just fi=
ne. By the way, I<br>
>>>> had to manually install Grub2 over the Master Boot record.=
The Ubuntu<br>
>>>> installer wasn't smart enough to figure out where to i=
nstall Grub, even<br>
>>>> though I specifically said to "Install alongside Wind=
ows 8" when I was<br>
>>>> configuring the install. I created a "Linux Secure Re=
mix" install CD, which<br>
>>>> included a "Boot Repair" application to fix the =
Master Boot Record.<br>
>>>> <<a href=3D"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxSecu=
reRemix" target=3D"_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxSecureRem=
ix</a>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> The "Secure Boot" setting is also disabled in th=
e BIOS setting. However,<br>
>>>> Grub2 provides a "Windows UEFI bkbootmgfw.efi" a=
nd also a "Windows 8 Boot<br>
>>>> UEFI loader" option (which I assume are equivalent, b=
ecause both of them<br>
>>>> work), to boot Windows 8.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> As to my overall impressions of the laptop, I think I'=
d rate it an 8 out<br>
>>>> of 10. It's alright, and perfectly acceptable for most=
people. But I<br>
>>>> personally don't like the keyboard layout. The Enter k=
ey is massive. The<br>
>>>> arrow keys are stacked in such a way that the up and down =
arrows are<br>
>>>> squashed, to make the two of them the same size as a the l=
eft and right<br>
>>>> arrows. (I use these keys, so it sucks for me.) He didn=
9;t want me to tear<br>
>>>> away the plastic covering the webcam, but from the picture=
it generated<br>
>>>> through the plastic, it looked acceptable. The monitor was=
nice, if maybe<br>
>>>> just a little dimmer on the top left corner, than the rest=
of the screen,<br>
>>>> but it's not very noticeable. I think he likes his cho=
ice very much.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks again for the help!<br>
>>>> Doug Hall<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Doug Hall <<a href=3D"=
mailto:doughalldev at gmail.com">doughalldev at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> A coworker, whom I switched to Ubuntu a little over a =
year ago, is<br>
>>>>> looking for a nice new linux laptop. I know the Lenovo=
s are usually a pretty<br>
>>>>> good choice. Does anyone else have a laptop they'r=
e thrilled with, which<br>
>>>>> will run Mint or Ubuntu? He's not a techie, so com=
patibility is important. I<br>
>>>>> think he uses it for basic things - pictures, email, w=
eb, etc.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thanks ahead of time!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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