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Do you believe software should be open source for you to trust it?

I don't think so. For example, I drive my car every day, I've never inspected the engine but I trust it not to explode on me. Much the same way, I trust my closed source operating system not to be spying on me or stealing my credit card information, as such events would (if found out) terribly hurt the software creator's brand.

So, what is your stance on it? Are you okay with closed software and if not why not?

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Booting Kernel > 4.19 on HP Envy x360 (2017 Ryzen 5 2500U)

**TL;DR:** If you're using the F.20 BIOS for this laptop, you might be having issues booting kernels newer than 4.19. If you have the F.19 BIOS, you can boot newer kernels.


**Disclaimer**

If you're already on F.19, this post might be useful. If you are F.20, maybe it'll shed light on why newer kernels aren't booting on this machine. If you are on F.17, then flashing to F.19 might be an option, but you do so at your own risk. Take careful note of model numbers. YMMV.

**Overview**

The 2017 Model of the HP Envy x360 with the Ryzen 5 (my model is 15m-bq1xx) had a BIOS update F.19 Rev A that increased VRAM from 256 MB to 1024 MB, updated AGESA to 1.1.0.5, and had a number of security fixes.

However this release saw issues if you were running older HP-provided graphics drivers. HP released a higher version BIOS (F.20) that reverts the VRAM & AGESA back to 256MB and 1.0, respectively. You cannot downgrade from F.20 -> F.19.

**Relevance to Linux**

I was debating about following the steps I found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/avn2f3/amd_ryzen_mobile_new_drivers_tested_ryzen_5_2500u/ehithat/) to flash the BIOS to F.19 with working drivers.

When searching a bit more, I found posts talking about [Linux not booting](https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Downgrade-BIOS-on-HP-Envy-x360-cp0004no/td-p/6824819) when they upgraded to F.19. So I held off.

I remained on F.17 and upgraded my kernel to 5.0 only to find it could not boot. So I've been staying on 4.18 for the time being.

Flash forward a few months, I decide to flash F.19 forgetting about the Linux issue. After flashing, I'm able to boot any of the kernels I have for my Lubuntu install. I even re-tested a 19.04 Live USB that previously did not boot, and that also worked!

Now everything is running smoothly on both OS's.

**Additional Links**

* [Kernel 4.20 amdgpu fails to load firmware on Ryzen 2500U](https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109206)
* [F.19 BIOS from HP](https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-envy-15m-cp0000-x360-convertible-pc/20270308/model/21925604/swItemId/ob-217449-1)

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Connecting hdmi over lan zero clients.

I have two centerm 75 devices connected to some monitors over hdmi and connected on the local network.

Anyone have experience with these type of devices?

How do I get these setup on my linux workstation..

Thanks

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First time using Linux (running it on Chromebook)

Coding is very foreign to me so anything I look up online leaves me more confused. I downloaded Linux to run steam, well I didn't have enough memory for my games so I tried plugging in a usb and it's not showing up in the terminal. Using sudo fdisk -l or lsusb shows nothing.

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Simple hardware sound mixer controller?

Hi! I think it would be handy to have a little usb gadget sitting on the desk next to my laptop, with knobs connected to the laptop's internal soundcard. Each time I want to adjust the mixer settings, I would not need to open a mixer application, but instead turn a knob. Btw I am not a musician, so nothing fancy. Does anyone know of such a gadget, or has anyone perhaps built one themselves?

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Completely Unbiased Guide to Choosing a Distro
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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - June 07, 2019

Welcome to the weekend! This stickied thread is for you to post pictures of your ubuntu 2006 install disk, slackware floppies, on-topic memes or more.

When it's not the weekend, be sure to check out r/WildLinuxAppears or r/linuxmemes!

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[Unpopular opinion] GNOME header bars are useful
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