Re: New WiFi adapter

On 6/2/25 10:59 PM, Joel wrote:

c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

On 2/22/25 2:07 PM, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:53:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:

On 2/22/25 2:29 AM, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 01:55:40 -0500, c186282 wrote:
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      It SHOULD be a matter of PRIDE though to make sure the included
      Winders does not run for a single microsecond before you overwrite
      with Linux

>
The Windows 11 on my Beelink lasted longer than a microsecond. After
all you need something to download the iso and burn it to a thumbdrive.
>

     NOPE !!!
>
     Find the BIOS keystroke. Varies between Beelink/BMax units. Sometimes
     <esc> or maybe F12.
>
     Boot direct from the thumb-drive with the Linux ISO.
>
     Winders doesn't have to run for a fuckin' microsecond.

>
Try reading that again, particularly the part about using Windows to
download its replacement.

   Um ... have Linux units to download those ... NO
   Winders boxes in my house for well over a decade.

   I have three laptops and two desktops and a number
   of PIs and BeeLink/BMax boxes - all Linux. Haven't
   had Winders around the house since, gee, XP. Do have
   a Win2K VM around, somewhere, for occasional retro
   kicks.
>
   Admittedly though, MOST people will make their first
   Linux install stick using Winders. Tragic. I got it
   started using RHEL and early SUSE that came on
   floppies bought from WalMart. Never needed Win
   after that. Had to deal with its BS at The Job for
   a long time alas - MUCH happier with my Linux
   servers and such but the staff was NOT gonna switch
   to Linux, most could barely work Win. Alas only
   ONE other Linux convertee in the place.

  Why would you call it "tragic" to make a USB media with Winblows?  It
works.  I admittedly rewrote the media under Linux itself, to
eliminate Rufus' fingerprint, but I did install the first Linux distro
on this machine from a media made in Win11.  It didn't make any
difference in terms of what was installed.  You apparently are such a
purist you can't even look at Winblows on the screen without pissing
your pants, or something.

   It's a matter of PRIDE ... WON'T have WinBlows appear on
   screen for a millisecond  :-)
   Anyway, I described how to install Linux/Unix on the
   BeeLink/BMax boxes without ever letting WinBlows
   manifest. It works well. IMHO you should have had
   plenty, maybe exclusively, Linux boxes for at LEAST
   ten years. Vista was kind of The Point where Win
   should have been TOTALLY dumped.
   DO like the little BeeLink/BMax boxes however. While
   PIs are good for what PIs are good for, these units
   are a little more 'general purpose' - most have room
   for an extra small SATA disk/SSD right in the tiny box.
   Price is still pretty good. Note that the newer N150
   units may require updated drivers ... had to install
   a MX-AHD distro with THE latest drivers on one with
   an N-150. Using Linux, the N-95-150 units perform
   MUCH better than with Win - actually damned decent.
   Have one with and MX base ... running GhostBSD as
   a VM ... and both are fairly zippy.