[Novalug] Editing the BIOS

Derek LaHousse dlahouss@mtu.edu
Thu May 22 14:38:10 EDT 2014


I have an older HP printer, no network just USB, but I'll donate it if
it would make the emails slow.  I'll look up the model number when I
get home.

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT)
<shadowhunter@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also given the fact that when I visited his place, it looks like the printer
> he has uses a binary blob firmware from HP.com that he has downloaded, but I
> have a feeling that a bad USB cable might be compounding the problem.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm not in the position to help him very much, but if he were
> to get another printer, possibly a used HP LaserJet that doesn't require any
> special firmware, it should work like a champ.
>
> But again, the username will make NO DIFFERENCE on email, print, or anything
> beyond controlling what user is logged into the computer. The username of
> the home computer does NOT have to match the email address you use, even if
> you're using a client such as Thunderbird or Evolution (I prefer Evolution,
> but that's just me).
>
>
> " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the
> first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all
> irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and
> warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all
> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
> episode "The Drumhead"
> - Alex Smith
> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA
>
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:07 AM, greg pryzby <greg@pryzby.org> wrote:
>>
>> Everyone is correct.
>>
>> I have asked Charlie repeatedly WHY chowe as login is an issue. There has
>> been no answer or explanation. His mail and printing have nothing to do w/
>> his local login. His mail is configured properly to use cmhowe@patriot.net.
>> Printing is another beast and I *hate* network printing under Linux. Because
>> there are printers available on shared computers I told him to save to USB
>> key or mail it to himself and login on shared computer and print.
>>
>> BIOS has nothing to do with it and reinstalling will only break email
>> since there is nobody to set it up.
>>
>> I wish you the best Charlie and when the posts stop, I will know that you
>> have reinstalled and don'y have mail working anymore.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Jay Hart <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Another 10 days has gone by and Charlie still can't print.  He is still
>>> fighting the wrong battle
>>> and at this point I have all the confidence in the world that Charlie
>>> will continue fighting his
>>> PC and not get his message out.  His printing issue has nothing to do
>>> with BIOS settings, neither
>>> does his "username issue", but since he won't listen to the collective
>>> wisdom of the list I'm
>>> going to ask this one last question again:
>>>
>>> Charlie, do you want to get your message out or fight your PC?  You're
>>> doing a great job of
>>> neither, at this point!
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>
>>> > Charlie,
>>> >
>>> >    You appear obsessed with *A VERY BAD IDEA*.
>>> > You have no valid reason to edit your BIOS.
>>> > You run a high risk of messing up your machine
>>> > so that it won't work.  I know you don't like
>>> > to follow our advice, but what the heck...
>>> > "Don't mess with the BIOS" - *is* darn good
>>> > advice.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Ed James
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 9:32 PM, <cmhowe@patriot.net>
>>> > ​​
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> ​...​
>>> >>
>>> >> I AM NOT ignoring all the offers to help. But I want to go down the
>>> >> editing the BIOS path. I want it to be in my tool kit.
>>> >>
>>> >>
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