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  1. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    Linux is not user friendly, not supported on much hardware, and requires use of the terminal to get working.

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    1. da na

      da na

      but uou need to instal Linux!!! window 7 not secure!!! Make network explodes!!!! Linux much gooder for old laptop

  2. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    Hey guys, first time using youtube what am I doing wrong???

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    2. da na

      da na

      Hey guys, first time on LTT Forum. What am I doing wrong?

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    3. Senzelian

      Senzelian

      14 hours ago, da na said:

      Hey guys, first time on LTT Forum. What am I doing wrong?

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      being dana and probably using a laptop from before laptops even existed

    4. da na

      da na

      49 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

      being dana and probably using a laptop from before laptops even existed

      um EXCUSE you... I have one of those brand new "i7" processors

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  3. LloydLynx
    Throw a light weight OS on it and do your thing. The difference between a computer and a server is what the machine is used for.
  4. LloydLynx
    Looks like NK has finally caught up to the 2010s judging by that aesthetic. Actually nvm those game graphics are 2000's.
  5. LloydLynx
    To mention for the thread, both AC adapters are confirmed working on a D620.
  6. LloydLynx
    I don't believe so. I connected a 90w charger to a dock and docked the laptop to test. Before this issue started happening, the laptop would complain about wattage requirements because the dock needs 130w. After the issue started happening, it doesn't even know the charger is present in the dock.
  7. LloydLynx
    I got an E6420 a week ago that’s been working great until last night. I booted it and it became extremely slow. Symptoms include AC adapter isn’t recognized, but the usual Dell wattage boot warning isn’t shown. Charge LED shows nothing. Laptop won’t power on or stay powered on without the battery installed. It previously did. Laptop will power on fine and run at normal speed when solely running off battery power. BIOS/UEFI graphics and Ventoy draw to the screen slowly. Within an OS, the CPU frequency appears restricted to 100-400Mhz, usually staying around 100-200Mhz. The CPU is an i5 2520M that should have a minimum frequency of 800Mhz. Heat is not an issue. When in Linux Mint Cinnamon, hardware accelerated effects run smoothly, but the OS very slow to respond otherwise. Troubleshooting steps I’ve done Trying different Dell compatible chargers, 65W and 90W. Running Dell onboard diagnostics, which didn’t find the issue. Resetting the BIOS to defaults. Pulling the CMOS battery. Turning off all the CPU power management features in the BIOS. The computer runs at proper speed, but the AC adapter is still not detected so the battery (which I have no way of charging) will drain faster. Pulling the SSD and optical drive and playing with the RAM configuration, each stick in every slot individually. Attempting to flash the BIOS in Freedos, which just collects system information and then exits to a DOS shell. No option to flash in the boot menu when a FAT32 drive is inserted with the update .exe placed in root. The current BIOS is A26, while the latest on Dells website is A25, so that would’ve been a rollback if it worked. The battery health is toast (and I have no way of charging it) so I have very limited troubleshooting time before I have to cut my losses and do a motherboard.
  8. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    The curse strikes again. The E6420's CPU is stuck at 100-200Mhz when plugged in and the BIOS graphics draw on the screen slowly. The OS is unusable. There are no warnings at boot. Dell diagnostics doesn't find any issues. Won't boot on AC power alone. Tried multiple Dell compatible chargers. The universe will not let me have nice things. Why don't I just throw an old WD Blue 640GB in the D620 with Debian. That hardware/software combo outta last the next couple decades at least. While I'm at it, I'll liquidate all my other computers and gadgets for grocery money and use the D620 as my sole piece of technology for the rest of my life.

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    2. da na

      da na

      4 minutes ago, Levent said:

      isnt this an Intel in general problem? At work our L460-470-480 pretty much do this once a week. Fix is to replace the battery. These are laptops with 5-6-7th gen CPUs too.

      That's just modern CPU power management fuckery. This Dell issue was separate, caused by the firmware. Predates Turbo Boost and most of the other nonsense. 

      Core 2 Duos were far more advanced in power management than anything that came before, but still basic enough so most of their clock management is handled by the BIOS and not the CPU's own little brain.

    3. LloydLynx

      LloydLynx

      @da na So I'm doing some googling and that bug isn't what my issue is. The CPU runs at 100-200Mhz, well below the minimum freq for a 2520m. And it just refuses to power up when the battery is removed and the charger is the only power source. This isn't just throttling. It'll run off just the battery at normal speed. But the battery is trash so I only have like 45 minutes of troubleshooting before it's lights out for it.

    4. EphraimK

      EphraimK

      On 4/13/2024 at 9:03 PM, LloydLynx said:

      The curse strikes again. The E6420's CPU is stuck at 100-200Mhz when plugged in and the BIOS graphics draw on the screen slowly. The OS is unusable. There are no warnings at boot. Dell diagnostics doesn't find any issues. Won't boot on AC power alone. Tried multiple Dell compatible chargers. The universe will not let me have nice things. Why don't I just throw an old WD Blue 640GB in the D620 with Debian. That hardware/software combo outta last the next couple decades at least. While I'm at it, I'll liquidate all my other computers and gadgets for grocery money and use the D620 as my sole piece of technology for the rest of my life.

      I had one of those, never got to see this happen lol, my mom threw it to the floor in a rage and obliterated it

  9. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    Linux should not allow me to hibernate when SWAP is smaller than RAM, but it does and it's stupid and useful.

    1. OhioYJ

      OhioYJ

      I can't remember the last time I used a SWAP partition. (I've noticed some distros don't even give the warning about installing without them anymore)

  10. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    This is why you don't put water on a grease fire.

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  11. LloydLynx
    LloydLynx

    peak news moment

     

  12. LloydLynx
    I assume a VGA connection. When you auto adjust, you need the whole screen to be a bright color, like F11ing a browser window.
  13. LloydLynx
    Was literally about to suggest this. Gotta make it work somehow.
  14. LloydLynx
    The last last last last last guide you'll ever need.
  15. LloydLynx
    Can you explain that please. I'd think 11 would be designed more for this world of quick waking portable devices than 7 was.
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