potentiallynotfelix

joined 5 months ago
[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 7 points 3 months ago

If we are speaking of android phones, they don't have a bios, but they have a bootloader. The bootloader starts the kernel or the recovery, and it can be used to unbrick a device, by reflashing or flashing stock. if you fuck up the bootloader flashing, or disable oem unlocking again and then the phone fucks up, that is the only time the phone can be truly bricked. as for your second statement, the successor to BIOS is UEFI, and UEFI has arm support.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I know that you can use a Type-1 Hypervisor to run two OSes at once. That will generally need a higher spec system, because it basically runs two systems at once. Not a very practical option.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

lol not for me, i don't connect it to the internet

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 7 points 3 months ago

Beware that Surface computers need a custom kernel for some features to work. It depends on the distro and the features you use, but I'd suggest you see the linux-surface project for more info. As for updates, standard Debian has a stable release model, and is one of the more stable Linux distros in general, so I don't think he would have issues with any automatic updates. I'd just say that you should try to be on standby for tech support, as Linux has many differences and is naturally a bit more prone to issues than Windows.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 25 points 5 months ago

im pretty sure i've used his drivers one time or another across my older macbooks or in one of my usb cards. RIP to Larry, I'm sure the linux community will miss his amazing contributions.

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