From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 39C61159C9B for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:53:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AA2B9E2AD6; Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:53:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-4322.protonmail.ch (mail-4322.protonmail.ch [185.70.43.22]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53BFDE2AD0 for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:53:22 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=proton.me; s=protonmail; t=1723413199; x=1723672399; bh=3t27mfcOO+e1rDJYBNe8VpZzCeFQ1DoqrvbvQ+KfFEk=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=eYXMV0fCztTg1awDfIN50RmqWXFU4XDWD6wVp/jnUvQ3oBDpiYvhC6xJolhzojHBD L0oH/YJThz75H4mvqS9UIxmpP+n8PGA+B/Jeh0koyI27UQBMrLiL8knw6+xEoxD2zH z0dckqR8qVKeaCe8V53erKMCzdkKwMJZp9gQLREjwZ9AMwyyToS8qBegwPcXPSJ+6s AU7F2rAdEbg5Vw6AHHk5ry4/qZGTldZpus53Np67DzbXh1qvuFG2eHCmrmyqEADqgl GNp1tGfnFOlB0ldPzqSO3wF8nWNHmFhZhcj/lhjwXAGY6Tgvfn1QP7fuz/KD771wXt QO7D8+XVIhvwA== Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:53:15 +0000 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Alexis Praga Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Testing Gentoo before install on new laptop Message-ID: <9YmhD13A_mOehdYoxYDj2FGGdq1ut6iHKFNK7ydZBnKnRMOxOGM14V0Gy_sZAui21unVuPy9nOhrg6x6iqwvY4ym7lur_Q-MIxDCciZnIAg=@proton.me> In-Reply-To: <4918359.GXAFRqVoOG@rogueboard> References: <7YmSWrYBOyYh6FzV4IBVTrGaKVz17DEa564W7MjHOmnDkFN9tZy--Efrr7I0WVbcbmRlvZqKn2Zgmtz9cbmM3BJflT4ShNdOY-CHGJP-WRA=@proton.me> <4918359.GXAFRqVoOG@rogueboard> Feedback-ID: 54190342:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: 6585e7995ccbca05c1a203208a68d781eee7fd77 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512; boundary="------4b2a02246924de10557ae0d0ccba5b45ef708a07ade175d440afdcf1b766bd30"; charset=utf-8 X-Archives-Salt: 65fd1731-995f-456a-8822-bcdca08153d3 X-Archives-Hash: 07cde18e0e1feb325166db07c2debc94 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --------4b2a02246924de10557ae0d0ccba5b45ef708a07ade175d440afdcf1b766bd30 Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary=---------------------2407a99f1b8b3f6fd05e3d66c4f90f62 -----------------------2407a99f1b8b3f6fd05e3d66c4f90f62 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Hi Michael, Thanks for your helpful advice. I was quite happy with Gentoo LiveUSB for checking wifi and GPU support. U= sing binary packages sped up installation substantially as expected. No issue to report at the moment. Wayland seems to work fine, too. = The only point I didn't anticipate was Windows Secure Boot. I ended up dis= abling it as I could not setup Grub with it. Apart from that, quite happy with the process ! Alexis = On Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 at 10:57 PM, Michael wrote: > = > = > Hi Alexis, > = > On Tuesday, 6 August 2024 15:43:21 BST Alexis Praga wrote: > = > > Dear fellow Gentoo users, > > = > > For the first time in 15 years, I have bought a new (and recent too !) > > laptop (Yoga 7 Gen 9). Is there a way to test Gentoo on it before > > installing it ? > = > = > You can try the LiveUSB, but unless it has all the requisite firmware yo= u will > discover some hardware may not be identified or work as expected. > = > > I was thinking of using the Live GUI usb to ensure the following works= : > > - GPU (integrated AMD 780), especially with wayland > > - wifi > > - webcam > > - CPU (it's not a snapdragon but a Ryzen 7). > > = > > Thanks ! > > = > > Alexis > = > = > You could try any Linux distro LiveUSB to get get an idea of what kernel > drivers and firmware are needed for your hardware, then it is a matter o= f > installing Gentoo and configuring your system accordingly. > = > Initially, you can use binary packages from Gentoo for a quick installat= ion > and then decide if compiling from source and customising your USE flags = is > something you may prefer for you needs. > = > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_Binary_Host_Quickstart > = > HTH. -----------------------2407a99f1b8b3f6fd05e3d66c4f90f62-- --------4b2a02246924de10557ae0d0ccba5b45ef708a07ade175d440afdcf1b766bd30 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: ProtonMail wnUEARYKACcFgma5Mr0JkPAeFYUiLMsLFiEE2E8jfgAci+2JsBtK8B4VhSIs ywsAADm0AQCWZuu0Sqy+Syy8Nfu2pDz7OZp1AnpcpD3PwIzmaFNoswEAqz6F UpDnWxp8ORaFE03PqrKmjIvyrVl2wSUjRIsrqwQ= =Q+kB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------4b2a02246924de10557ae0d0ccba5b45ef708a07ade175d440afdcf1b766bd30--