@Norbert the Sager/Clevo notebook are suported for Linux, so if you have a problem they, unlike Best Buy, do not try to claim that I violated the warranty by installing Linux.
On Jan 3 2016 5:40 AM, Niemand Sonst wrote: > So again, the notebook does not Block the install of other OS!!!!!!! > > I installed > - Windows 7 > - Windows 8.1 > - Debian 8.2 amd64 (twice) > > and I can boot also from: > - Clonezilla > - Boot repair disk > - Linux Mint Live > > So it is OK! > > Just Linuxcnc ISO is 32-bit and therefor not suited! > > I am satisfied with the hardware, it has good design, is powerfull > and I > got it at a resonable price (€ 699) > > IHMO not the Laptop is wrong, but we will have to see how linuxcnc > will > handle modern hardware in the future. > > > @EBo > I just llog for a Sager/Clevo notebook and the new ones do have UEFI > Bios like my one ;-) > > Norbert > > > Am 03.01.2016 um 12:02 schrieb EBo: >> On Jan 2 2016 7:23 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Saturday 02 January 2016 12:08:19 andy pugh wrote: >>> >>>> On 2 January 2016 at 16:04, Niemand Sonst <nie...@web.de> wrote: >>>>>> I am sorry you purchased defective hardware. You should >>>>>> consider >>>>>> returning it for a refund if you still can. >>>>> The hardware is not defect, it is just new and does what it is >>>>> suposed to do. >>>> It is broken by design, but it is still broken. >>> I am with Andy. It may be by design, but its still broken, return >>> it >>> and >>> insist on getting something that does work. The one sure way to >>> get >>> those nitwits attention is to bounce the product back at them for a >>> refund. >> While I have to agree with Andy about the brokenness of OS locked >> Bios, >> I have also found that it is as likely they will refuse the return >> because you did something unexpected/non-standard to it. If you can >> return it and get a different one. If you cannot, then complain all >> over the place -- bad PR is something that chips away a little by >> little >> at this typ of crap. Also, take a look at the low end Sager/Clevo >> laptops. There are companies which configure them with linux >> installed. >> I use high end versions of these at work and home. >> >> EBo -- >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
