Re: lenovo thinkpad
Greg King <[email protected]> Thu, 16 May 2019 15:45:43 -0600 (MDT)
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.user-groups.linux.calgary.general |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
--===============5211680899964703141== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_93476233_662416372.1558043143341" ------=_Part_93476233_662416372.1558043143341 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hmmm. This is a bit discouraging. I would hope these support folks have some basic certification like CompTIA and those courses do not deal with Windoze exclusively. From the CompTIA certification page, students learn to "Configure device operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS and administer client-based as well as cloud-based (SaaS) software" . https://certification.comptia.org/the-new-comptia-aplus-core-series Sounds like these support companies made a business decision to not fully utilize their staff. From: "SZEMIR KHANGYI" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] [email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:01:21 AM Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad 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 BQ_BEGIN BQ_END _______________________________________________ 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 ------=_Part_93476233_662416372.1558043143341 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Hmmm. This is a bit discouraging. I would h= ope these support folks have some basic certification like CompTIA an= d those courses do not deal with Windoze exclusively. From the CompTIA cert= ification page, students learn to "Configure device operating systems, incl= uding Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS and administer client= -based as well as cloud-based (SaaS) software" . <br></div><div><a href=3D"= https://certification.comptia.org/the-new-comptia-aplus-core-series">https:= //certification.comptia.org/the-new-comptia-aplus-core-series</a></div><div= >Sounds like these support companies made a business decision to not fully = utilize their staff. <br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><hr id=3D"zwchr" data-m= arker=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"SZEMIR= KHANGYI" <[email protected]><br><b>To: </b>"[email protected] clug-tal= [email protected]" <[email protected]><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, May 16, 2019= 9:01:21 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad<br></div><br= ><div data-marker=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><style> body {height: 100%; color:#00= 0000; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style><di= v>Tangential, but sadly true, all the computer shops / support squads activ= ely avoid any contact with Linux. We may want to do something about this.<b= r></div><br><br><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Patrick Davis &l= t;[email protected]><br>To: [email protected]<br>Sent: Thu, 16 May 2019= 08:20:53 -0600 (MDT)<br>Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad<br></div>= <br><p><br></p><div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-05-16 7:34 a.m., Greg= King<br> wrote:</div><br><blockquote cite=3D"mid:569060157.89876839.155801= [email protected]"><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetic= a, sans-serif; font-size: <br> 12pt; color: #000000;"><div><strong><= /strong><br></div><br><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> Install= ing 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 thing but Li= nux is pretty popular now so they may<br> do it for a fee.<br></div></div><= /blockquote><p>I inquired at my local Best buy about Linux. The answer I go= t was<br> that they did not deal with Linux at all.</p><p>pat<br></p><block= quote cite=3D"mid:[email protected]"= ></blockquote><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<b= r>clug-talk mailing list<br>[email protected]<br>http://clug.ca/mailman/lis= tinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<br>Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guide= lines.php)<br>**Please remove these lines when replying<br></div></div></bo= dy></html> ------=_Part_93476233_662416372.1558043143341-- --===============5211680899964703141== 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 --===============5211680899964703141==--