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  • I have had several distros working on the X205TA (I even had a how to guide written up on reddit years ago).

    But I was not able to get a usable system (i.e. being able to use the system without waiting on average 20-120 sec for the device to process an action).

    Life has gotten to the point that the effort to do so is better directed into activities that I would enjoy.


  • Dr Jekell@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlGRUB on 32-bit UEFI (Nextbook 2-in-1)
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    2 months ago

    To be brutally honest about this, your best bet is to recycle the unit.

    The problems of trying to get a distro to install properly, have all the hardware working right and have a usable experience are not worth the minimal upsides.

    I have an ASUS X205TA which is a similar unit and after trying for countless hours to get a usable device out of it was not going to be worth the headaches plus if I was getting paid for the time I spent on it I could have brought an off lease laptop with better specs.











  • Dr Jekell@lemmy.worldtocats@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    3 months ago

    I hope you are just trolling and you are not actually using a commercial/industrial use only product in your cat’s litter box.

    If you are you are likely slowly poisoning your cat and need to tell your vet ASAP.

    Most real cat litter has been either tested to be non toxic to cat’s or a natural product that they would encounter in the outdoors.



  • From what I understand is that the warming isn’t linear but exponential and we are already at the point of no return well ahead of predictions.

    The world we are leaving for the next generations is going to be a hot drought ridden wasteland because companies and governments for decades have been polluting and destroying the environment in the endless quest for money with basically no repercussions.

    Companies have been allowed to dump toxic waste into the ground then walk away from it leaving the tax payers to fund the cleanup.

    This is happening because of greed.


  • Just had fun with this with my optiplex 790.

    Things I have found:

    If you are using the front USB ports try the lower ports.

    Make sure that you have formatted your live USB properly.

    On boot press F12 to get the one time boot menu, if everything is right you should get a menu that gives you legacy boot options with UEFI boot options below that.

    The big thing here is that not all live distros appear to work with the Dell UEFI implementation (got Linux Lite and Manjaro working)