Re: lenovo thinkpad
Pat Roche <[email protected]> Sat, 18 May 2019 00:26:29 +0000
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--===============0998214583258947288== Content-Language: en-CA Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_MWHPR08MB2479AF037256BA8DB0763A559B040MWHPR08MB2479namp_" --_000_MWHPR08MB2479AF037256BA8DB0763A559B040MWHPR08MB2479namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's excellent news. Here are a few more: XPert Solutions: (When Bjorn was doing physical work on my system several years ago he gave = me an Ubuntu installation CD -- at no extra charge, as I recall -- and prov= ided support during the installation): https://www.fslocal.com/listing/xpert-solutions-calgary-calgary/ LANified IT Services: (Don't know them, but they claim Linux expertise) https://it.lanified.com/Technologies/Linux FCI IT Services: (Don't know them, but scroll down to see Linux claim) http://www.fiala.ca/ No doubt there are others. Several months ago Memory Express fixed my Linux= ThinkPad when it wouldn't turn on, though their official line was they don= 't support Linux. FCI IT Services Ltd. =96 Simple Solutions Steadfast Support<http://www.fial= a.ca/> FCI IT Services Ltd. is a Canadian company with headquarters located in Cal= gary, Alberta. We provide a wide range of custom computer solutions and man= aged networking services for Windows and Linux systems. www.fiala.ca ________________________________ From: clug-talk <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg King <wgking@= shaw.ca> Sent: May 17, 2019 4:30 PM To: [email protected] [email protected] Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad I had coffee with some friends today and there was an independent computer = services shop nearby, so I went in and asked if they could setup a laptop w= ith Linux. They said they could and would. I did not ask the price but I s= uspect it would be whatever the hourly rate x 1 or 2 hours. I also suspect = many independent shops would have the same capabilities. The one I visited = was https://gobitbybit.ca/ . ________________________________ From: "Greg King" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] [email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 3:45:43 PM Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad Hmmm. This is a bit discouraging. I would hope these support folks have som= e basic certification like CompTIA and those courses do not deal with Wind= oze exclusively. From the CompTIA certification page, students learn to "Co= nfigure 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 u= tilize 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 activel= y 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 --_000_MWHPR08MB2479AF037256BA8DB0763A559B040MWHPR08MB2479namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> That's excellent news. Here are a few more:</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> XPert Solutions:</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (When Bjorn was doing physical work on my system several years ago he gave = me an Ubuntu installation CD -- at no extra charge, as I recall -- and prov= ided support during the installation):<br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"https://www.fslocal.com/listing/xpert-solutions-calgary-calgary/= " id=3D"LPNoLP687037">https://www.fslocal.com/listing/xpert-solutions-calga= ry-calgary/</a><br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> LANified IT Services:</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (Don't know them, but they claim Linux expertise)</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"https://it.lanified.com/Technologies/Linux" id=3D"LPlnk104369">h= ttps://it.lanified.com/Technologies/Linux</a></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> FCI IT Services:</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (Don't know them, but scroll down to see Linux claim)</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"http://www.fiala.ca/" id=3D"LPlnk565842">http://www.fiala.ca/</a= ></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> No doubt there are others. Several months ago Memory Express fixed my Linux= ThinkPad when it wouldn't turn on, though their official line was they don= 't support Linux.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;= color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"LPBorder_GTaHR0cDovL3d3dy5maWFsYS5jYS8." class=3D"LPBorder148895= " style=3D"width: 100%; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; position: re= lative; max-width: 800px; min-width: 424px;" contenteditable=3D"false"> <table id=3D"LPContainer148895" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"padding: 12p= x 36px 12px 12px; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; bord= er-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-radius: 2px;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"border-spacing: 0px;" valign=3D"top"> <td style=3D"width: 100%;"> <div id=3D"LPTitle148895" style=3D"font-size: 21px; font-weight: 300; margi= n-right: 8px; font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_light", "Segoe UI Li= ght", "Segoe WP Light", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP= ", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12px;"> <a target=3D"_blank" id=3D"LPUrlAnchor148895" href=3D"http://www.fiala.ca/"= style=3D"text-decoration: none; color:var(--themePrimary);">FCI IT Service= s Ltd. =96 Simple Solutions Steadfast Support</a></div> <div id=3D"LPDescription148895" style=3D"font-size: 14px; max-height: 100px= ; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_normal", &= quot;Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margi= n-bottom: 12px; margin-right: 8px; overflow: hidden;"> FCI IT Services Ltd. is a Canadian company with headquarters located in Cal= gary, Alberta. We provide a wide range of custom computer solutions and man= aged networking services for Windows and Linux systems.</div> <div id=3D"LPMetadata148895" style=3D"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; co= lor: rgb(166, 166, 166); font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_normal", "= ;Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;"> www.fiala.ca</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <br> <div id=3D"appendonsend"></div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> clug-talk <clug-ta= [email protected]> on behalf of Greg King <[email protected]><br> <b>Sent:</b> May 17, 2019 4:30 PM<br> <b>To:</b> [email protected] [email protected]<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color= :#000000"> <div>I had coffee with some friends today and there was an independent comp= uter services shop nearby, so I went in and asked if they could setup a lap= top with Linux. They said they could and would. I did not ask the pri= ce but I suspect it would be whatever the hourly rate x 1 or 2 hours. I also suspect many independent shops woul= d have the same capabilities. The one I visited was <a href=3D"https://gobitbybit.ca/">https://gobitbybit.ca/</a> . <br> </div> <hr id=3D"x_zwchr"> <div><b>From: </b>"Greg King" <[email protected]><br> <b>To: </b>"[email protected] [email protected]" <clug-talk@cl= ug.ca><br> <b>Sent: </b>Thursday, May 16, 2019 3:45:43 PM<br> <b>Subject: </b>Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad<br> </div> <br> <div> <div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color= :#000000"> <div>Hmmm. This is a bit discouraging. I would hope these support folks hav= e some basic certification like CompTIA and those courses do not deal= with Windoze exclusively. From the CompTIA certification page, students le= arn to "Configure device operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS and administer c= lient-based as well as cloud-based (SaaS) software" . <br> </div> <div><a href=3D"https://certification.comptia.org/the-new-comptia-aplus-cor= e-series" target=3D"_blank">https://certification.comptia.org/the-new-compt= ia-aplus-core-series</a><br> </div> <div>Sounds like these support companies made a business decision to not fu= lly utilize their staff. <br> </div> <hr id=3D"x_zwchr"> <div><b>From: </b>"SZEMIR KHANGYI" <[email protected]><br> <b>To: </b>"[email protected] [email protected]" <clug-talk@cl= ug.ca><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><style> <!-- body {height:100%; color:#000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif} --> </style> <div>Tangential, but sadly true, all the computer shops / support squads ac= tively avoid any contact with Linux. We may want to do something about this= .<br> </div> <br> <br> <div>----- Original Message -----<br> From: Patrick Davis <[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"x_moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-05-16 7:34 a.m., Greg King<br> wrote:</div> <br> <blockquote> <div style=3D""> <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> 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 thing but Linux 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 got was<br> that they did not deal with Linux at all.</p> <p>pat<br> </p> <blockquote></blockquote> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> clug-talk mailing list<br> [email protected]<br> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<br> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php)<br> **Please remove these lines when replying<br> </div> </div> <br> _______________________________________________<br> clug-talk mailing list<br> [email protected]<br> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<br> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php)<br> **Please remove these lines when replying<br> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_MWHPR08MB2479AF037256BA8DB0763A559B040MWHPR08MB2479namp_-- --===============0998214583258947288== 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 --===============0998214583258947288==--