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From: Fernando Rodriguez <cyklonite@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Ctrl+Shift+s not working on Dell Latitude E6410?
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:55:42
Message-Id: f2bb992c-39c2-93a3-c118-097ef942d5fb@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Ctrl+Shift+s not working on Dell Latitude E6410? by Ian Zimmerman
1 On 10/29/2016 12:40 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
2 > On 2016-10-29 11:29, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
3 >
4 >> Also check if there's a firmware update for your laptop. I remember when
5 >> I was researching it that they released a firmware update that fixed the
6 >> problem for another model that had the same problem (because the other
7 >> model was advertised as a gaming laptop).
8 >
9 > Unfortunately, as I've just learned, you may need Windows (or wine which
10 > to me is almost as bad) to install the new firmware. (I have an
11 > Inspiron XPS.)
12 >
13
14 I wouldn't dare try it with wine. If you have access to a Windows machine
15 you can make a WinPE thumbdrive [1]. If you don't you can always download
16 the Windows Insider Preview [2] and do it on a VM.
17
18 [1] https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825109.aspx
19 [2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewadvanced
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23 Fernando Rodriguez