[slint] Re: Proposed changes for the new installer (request for comments)
- From: Didier Spaier <didier@xxxxxxxx>
- To: slint@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 22:37:33 +0200
Hi,
answers in line.
Le 18/05/2022 à 08:02, Jordan Livesey a écrit :
you might also want to ask the user if they want to use pipewire or pulce
audio,
this will minimise problems post installation
Yes, but I have first to learn and experiment with pipewire taht I never used so
far. So this won't be available in the beta installation ISO tot delay it for
that.
Meanwhile, please all who experience on its usage share it, including the
settings you have found to be satisfactory!
I have had issues with ethernet
during installation and have to do them all offline because even if I install
using wifi, I don't have it post install and the installer fails to detect I
have an ethernet cable connected when links is working.
And you are not alone, Tony told me about a similar issue he came across.
I need to understand why , so will post tomorrow test you could make, both in
the installation context (using the installer for Slint64-14.2.1 to test but
actually installing) and in an installed system. This could help find the root
causes of the issues and fortunately determine what should be modified in the
installer for better results.
if only we could install on secure boot systems as my acer and linux were made
for each other
Well not now. It's rather complicated to do and do it well even with the help of
a good explanation like this one from Rod Smith:
https://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/secureboot.html
For Slackware Live Eric Hameleers aka AlienBoB has published this blog post:
https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/secure-boot-support-landed-in-liveslak-1-5-0/
Be aware that this needs to access the machine's firmware menu, for which blind
users need a sighted help.
So to install Slint 15.0 you will need a machine with Secure Boot disabled.
This document from Microsoft will tell you how to disable Secure Boot:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/disabling-secure-boot?view=windows-11
If you need to use Windows 10 or 11 with Secure Boot enabled in a machine
running Slint, you can just install Windows in a Qemu virtual machine as its
virtual hardware and EFI firmware support all that is needed for Secure Boot.
Cheers,
Didier
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