Re: lenovo thinkpad
SZEMIR KHANGYI <[email protected]> Thu, 16 May 2019 09:01:21 -0600 (MDT)
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--===============5335783048298089273== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_78208491_1738309872.1558018881525" ------=_Part_78208491_1738309872.1558018881525 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tangential, but sadly true, all the computer shops / support squads actively avoid any contact with Linux. We may want to do something about this. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick Davis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 16 May 2019 08:20:53 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad On 2019-05-16 7:34 a.m., Greg King wrote: You may have to tweak BIOS settings. If you have not done any of this before it might be good to get help from someone who is familiar with the process and the issues that arise. Installing any Linux on laptops seems to always involve a few hassles. I don't know if MemX, Geek squad, or Staples tech do this sort of thing but Linux is pretty popular now so they may do it for a fee. I inquired at my local Best buy about Linux. The answer I got was that they did not deal with Linux at all.pat ------=_Part_78208491_1738309872.1558018881525 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:10pt; font= -family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>Tangential,= but sadly true, all the computer shops / support squads actively avoid any= contact with Linux. We may want to do something about this.<br></div><div>= <br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -= ----<br>From: Patrick Davis <[email protected]><br>To: clug-talk@clu= g.ca<br>Sent: Thu, 16 May 2019 08:20:53 -0600 (MDT)<br>Subject: Re: [clug-t= alk] lenovo thinkpad<br></div><div><br></div><p><br></p><div class=3D"moz-c= ite-prefix">On 2019-05-16 7:34 a.m., Greg King<br> wrote:</div><br><blockqu= ote cite=3D"mid:[email protected]"><= div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: <br> = 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: <br> 12pt; color: #000000;"><div><strong></s= trong><br></div><div><br></div><div>You may have to tweak BIOS settings. If= you have not done<br> any of this before it might be good to get help from= someone<br> who is familiar with the process and the issues that arise.<br= > Installing any Linux on laptops seems to always involve a few<br> hassles= . I don't know if MemX, Geek squad, or Staples tech do<br> this sort of thi= ng but Linux is pretty popular now so they may<br> do it for a fee.<br></di= v></div></blockquote><p>I inquired at my local Best buy about Linux. The an= swer I got was<br> that they did not deal with Linux at all.</p><p>pat<br><= /p><blockquote cite=3D"mid:569060157.89876839.1558013654067.JavaMail.zimbra= @shaw.ca"></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html> ------=_Part_78208491_1738309872.1558018881525-- --===============5335783048298089273== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying --===============5335783048298089273==--