On Thursday 16 July 2020 05:44:20 Felmon Davis wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > Anno domini 11:12:15 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 +0200 (CEST)
> >
> > Felmon Davis scripsit:
> >> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
> >>> Hi Felmon,
> >>>
> >>> On 16/07/2020 02:17, Felmon Davis wrote:
> >>>> I have a new notebook I want to install Debian/Trinity on.
> >>>>
> >>>> 'Secure Boot' is turned on. maybe this doesn't account for the
> >>>> problems I'm having but my question is about it.
> >>>>
> >>>> in the BIOS I can turn it off but it says doing so "requires platform
> >>>> reset."
> >>>> turning it off within Windows simply reboots to the BIOS.
> >>>>
> >>>> I can't figure out if this is just another word for 'reboot' or does
> >>>> it have other consequences? googling yields no clear (or trustworthy)
> >>>> answer.
> >>>>
> >>>> it's an Asus Zenbook with Windows 10 Home; BIOS is American Megatrends
> >>>> version 300.
> >>>
> >>> No answer about "platform reset" maybe I simply do not remember but - I
> >>> have installed Linux Mint / Mate (including Trinity) on two Asus
> >>> Zenbooks without a problem. The last was a Zenbook Flip of a friend.
> >>
> >> thank you and William and Nikolaus for help.
> >>
> >> I have Debian/Trinity installed on a Zenbook UX330 which is why I
> >> thought it safe to attempt it on this Zenbook UX433FAC-A5348T but my
> >> attempts have failed.
> >>
> >> the installer craps out and sends me to the commandline. I have tried
> >> with Debian Live and netinst, 4Q0S live and Devuan ASCII netinst.
> >>
> >> I did disable Secure Boot without disastrous consequences, that is, the
> >> native Windows Home still boots, etc.
> >>
> >> I do not want to do too much 'surgery' since it is fresh bought and I
> >> can return it if it's not too far from default state.
> >>
> >> I wanted to boot up Linux, look around and then determine my install
> >> strategy. I may be plotting my return strategy instead.
> >>
> >> not sure how to diagnose. I see an error as follows:
> >> 'please fix 'fbdev' driver. fbdev didn't call xf86SetGamma to
> >> initialise'. no idea how to fix it.
> >>
> >> Gerhard, Nikolaus, how do you get '|' on a German keyboard? I can't do
> >> a 'dmesg | less' without it. (actually the keyboard is German but I
> >> suppose the key setup is American.)
> >
> > <altgr>+"<" - "altgr"is right of space, "<" is left of "Y" - at least on
> > keyboards.
> >
> >
> > @fbdev: most likely your graphic card is not supported. You might try MX
> > Linux and/or Arch and see how far that'll thke you. Most likely you will
> > not be happy at the end of the day.
>
> I gave Linux Mint a try and that got me a bit further.
>
> I got a nice Mint logo, in brilliant green, before it crashed to the
> command line.
>
> at the command line I have use of all utilities, for instance I do a
> 'dmesg' and get a ton of information.
>
> I can't do the '|' thing because I think the keyboard mapping is
> American. I need to switch to German mapping.
>
> it doesn't see wifi though it caught the wifi in my wifi-dongle, a usb
> device with an antenna, TP-link TL-WN722N.
>
> so essentially Mint boots to the command line but can't do the DE. it
> provides nice clear fonts (in color) and even showed the Mint logo.
>
> how do I get keyboard layout to match up? I did
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
>
> and chose one of the German locales.
>
> using the following provides no guidance; I need a generic German
> keyboard.
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
>
> I'm a bit encouraged by Mint but likely the machine goes back to the
> store. I couldn't get Deepin. I'll try MX.
>
> f.

Here's a crazy thought. Why not choose German - DE when installing, when asked 
to choose language? (I am thinking of the Devuan netinstall version, which is 
old-school Debian.) 

Then maybe you can deal with adding or changing language later. I am assuming 
that you read or speak German well enough for this. At least then you'll see 
if you have that character available, and if you can advance farther in the 
installation process. 

There are some keyboard mapping tricks you can do within Trinity (and probably 
other DEs, too), but you have to get it installed first. 

Bill