Hi,

Alif Radhitya Wardana <alif@???> writes:

> Thinkpad

I've just got a new ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD for use at the office. The
21M3000XJP to be precise.

https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_E14_Gen_6_AMD?M=21M3000XJP

# Nuke the ?M=21M3000XJP bit for a full list of available variants.

The office even let me order it with Windows Home (which we're not
allowed to use at the office) preinstalled, lacking non-Windows
preinstalls, because I said I'd wipe that clean off the disk.
Didn't want to waste money on a Pro version. Wasting it on Home is
already bad enough.

Boots fine off a USB stick with the Refracta Live installer *after* you
disable Secure Boot in the BIOS.

I've since installed from the server ISO for Daedalus (5.0.1) and
upgraded to Excalibur. You need a 6.8.x kernel to get the wireless to
work or use an out-of-tree module on earlier kernels. Sorry, don't have
a ref handy. That module can be used on 6.8.x (and later) kernels as
well if you want bleeding edge.

The only thing I haven't figured out yet is the mic. That's probably
just because I insist on piecing things together without recommended
packages and no desktop, starting sway from the console instead ;-)
If not, it's probably pulseaudio's fault :-P
Bluetooth headphone works fine.

> On July 15, 2024 6:09:36 PM GMT+07:00, Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
>>Looking for something inexpensive and portable that will run GNU/Linux.
>>More difficult than it used to be now that machines can be locked to Windows.
>>
>>Is there any way of testing whether a laptop has an unlocked bootloader before buying it?
>>(assuming the seller will trust me enough let me run such a test!)
>>
>>A salesman is likely to say it's unlocked merely because the salesman does not understand the question.
>>
>>Willrefracta boot on a machine with a locked bootloader? (likely not)
>>
>>Will refracta boot on a laptop without a hard drive at all?
>>>>Might laptops insist on getting an EFI partition from the hard drive in order to even read a USB stick?

Hope this helps,
--
Olaf Meeuwissen