Yes, I know from experience of another netbook I wouldn't use the things that
don't work on the U135DX even if they did.
It's good that a lot of the important things work :)
I tested bought it. It's a MSi U135DX MS-N104, the WiFi works, Integrated
Intel Gfx works with 3D, Sound works, Ethernet works. But the Bluetooth and
the SD slot don't. The Touchpad is limited to basic PS/2 mouse operation (as
in no multi-touch, finger scroll, or gestures). It's 64-bit
Thanks for your time.
A friend is selling her MSi U135DX netbook. It's not on h-node. I'm
testing it with Trisquel on Monday and would like to know if MSi are
known to DRM their laptop WiFi? Or if anyone has info from using
this netbook with Trisquel already but hasn't yet found time to
You could ask your friend to let you test a Trisquel live CD on it, that
would give you the answer.
Side note: I suspect you're wondering about whether the wifi works without
nonfree software, rather than whether or not it has DRM (I'm not aware of any
DRM in wifi cards).
The DRM is in BIOSes of many laptops, they don't boot if the wifi card
is replaced by one of another vendor. At least some MSi U135DX laptops
have wifi cards requiring nonfree firmware, so they probably won't be
useful without replacing them. (There are also non-replaceable wifi
cards, I don't
From: onp...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Trisquel-users] Do MSi DRM their Wifi? Anyone using an
MSi U135DX?
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:14:50 +0200 (CEST)
You could ask your friend to let you test a Trisquel live CD on it,
that would give you the answer.
Thanks, yes, as I said I'm testing
Thanks, you have given more info than I found with my searches, which is
helpful.
The companies we can confirm use DRM which prevent the replacement of the
wifi card with at least some laptops are as follows: HP, Lenovo, IBM, Dell,
and Toshiba.
I can't confirm how well the laptop will work (or if it will work) although I
think your wifi has a decent chance of working if
Thanks Chris, that's really good news.
Chris, does the USB adapter (not wifi card) work for any type of laptop?
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