Looking for help with switching on the bare metal.

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi Didier,
Thanks for that. I am very strongly considering installing Slint, but before I do, I need to pull my stuff off of my windows installation. Will Slint by default deal with NTFS, or do I need to install a utility to do so?

Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

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> On 05 Aug 2021, at 12:03, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> In a second chat I have been told that it is possible to disable Secure Boot on Huawei PC.
> 
> You will need a sighted help to do that.
> 
> Cheers,
> Didier
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 05/08/2021 à 11:45, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> Hi Brandt,
>> expect zero issue to install Slint on this machine if Secure Boot can be
>> disabled.
>> I didn't find any information on the net about this model, and chatting with
>> Huawei's consumer service in France didn't help. The lady doesn't know this
>> model.
>> Cheers,
>> Didier
>> -- 
>> Didier Spaier
>> slint maintainer
>>> Le 05/08/2021 à 10:03, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At the moment I am running my Linux in virtual Machines, simply because I do
>>> not have hardware that I trust to work correctly. I am currently using a
>>> Huawei Matebook see specs below.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Device name      LAPTOP-57VCMCF1
>>> 
>>> Processor            Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz   2.11 GHz
>>> 
>>> Installed RAM    16,0 GB (15,8 GB usable)
>>> 
>>> Device ID             E533DBAD-50FA-48FF-A9AC-4B1B9BBC462D
>>> 
>>> Product ID          00342-41428-46767-AAOEM
>>> 
>>> System type        64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
>>> 
>>> Pen and touch   No pen or touch input is available for this display
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This machine, as far as I can tell, is rather new. I have tried looking
>>> online, but am not sure about what I am finding, or for that matter, not
>>> finding. If anyone can help me with this machine, I'd be grateful.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Warm regards,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Brandt
> 
> 
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