My Guide to free as possible do it yourself laptop, tested an worked on two x60s: 1. get a Lenovo x60s https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s 2. a fresh battery (they still produce replacement batteries) https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s+battery 3. get Atheros ar5b95 Wireless WiFi g42 cq42 […]
EDIMAX EW-7612UAn V2 THE ONLY (?) GNU Linux WIFI WLAN Adapter that works OUT OF THE BOX on all GNU Linux systems (ODROID RASPBERRY AND Desktop GNU Linux) different sizes… different standards… every year? why? it is hard to find […]
“You have rights. The right to privacy, freedom of thought, freedom of speech and the right to read. In this context, Libreboot gives you these rights. Your freedom matters. Right to repair matters. Many people use proprietary (non-libre) boot firmware, […]
#wtheseriousf? It used to “just work” “seamlessly”, now read the “HORRORS” of reinstalling a only 4 year old iMac (2019) that Apple just does not care about anymore. (just reinstalled LATEST 2023 Debian 12 on a 17 year old lenovo […]
“The biggest network security threat today is a remote code execution exploit for Intel’s Management Engine.” “Every computer with an Intel chipset produced in the last decade would be vulnerable to this exploit, and RCE would give an attacker full […]
0) for security: keep all internet connected devices as up to date as possible! “Freifunk updates its router firmware and closes a critical security vulnerability that could allow attackers to install their own firmware on the devices” (src: heise.de) Also […]
many users have/had macbooks. what was/still is great: OSX can be reinstalled over internet! (no more searching for licence keys or setup sticks/DVDs/CDs/) ‘power up or reboot your Mac then quickly hold down Command-Option-R until see the “Spinning World Logo”‘ […]
privacy is worth swapping wifi cards! Open Source & Free Software are THE GOLD STANDARD which means: would ALWAYS prefer the hazzle of replacing a wifi mini card with an wifi mini card, that is supported by open source drivers, […]
v1.6 https://dwaves.de/software/familypicshare.de_v1.6.tar.gz https://dwaves.de/software/familypicshare.de_v1.6.tar.gz.sha512sum.txt released: improvements: thumbnail generator thanks to ImageMagick PHP extension can now also resize large image files (10MBytes and more) for slideshow it now uses resized versions of 1024px instead of the original file (which might be too […]
to recover the data: how to mount luks2 encrypted volume also check out alternative: GNU Linux – create new encrypted partition harddisk – how to open encrypted harddisk partition possibility: remove harddisk, attach to sata2usb adapter, then mount on different […]
https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM the 4 free software freedom rules: freedom 0: The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose. (computers start counting with 0, that’s why it is freedom 0) freedom 1: The freedom to study how […]
GNU Linux Debian on x86 Macbooks 😀 but they are… Pure Beauty & Nostalgia: Apple Macbook Pro 9,2 (A1278) Mid 2012 running GNU Linux like a Pro (the perfect combo that just works) for the windows users: download the image.img.gz […]
for good overview it makes sense to label the harddisk partitions according to functionality (what is their purpose?) GNU Linux bash – how to label partitions tune2fs (xfs & ext4) all infos about one’s harddisk: # tested on: hostnamectl Static […]
EDIMAX EW-7612UAn V2 THE ONLY (?) GNU Linux WIFI WLAN Adapter that works OUT OF THE BOX on all GNU Linux systems (ODROID RASPBERRY AND Desktop GNU Linux) ONLY BUY FROM HARDWARE VENDORS THAT SUPPORT FREE & OPEN […]
look at this superb piece of Open Source software: … that is actually USED BY PEOPLE (like this one to write this article). unlike windows it comes with: life-time FREE UPDATES (!!!!!!!!!) a simple no f*****ing tiles design it comes […]
screw Qualcomm, what one wants is should work out of the box with recent Linux kernels on Open Source drivers only: https://dwaves.de/2019/07/03/recommended-tested-hardware-superb-wifi-wlan-adapter-chipset-atheros-ar9285-mini-pcie-for-gnu-linux-debian-10-ubuntu-and-trisquel-8-0-test-run-on-lenovo-t440-and-librebooted-lenovo-x60s/ as far as i understand this… if you are concerned about the security of your phone… (banking apps… […]
Why the EU hates facebook? https://edri.org/coe-eprivacy-regulation-victim-of-lobby-onslaught/ The politicians there are afraid that facebook can be used against them – and “Steve Bannon’s bold plan to start a populist revolution in Europe” is already working to overthrow governments. i think that the […]
some screens: (scroll to the very bottom of this article for wifi card replacement procedure 🙂 pretty cool that it is possible to PERMANENTLY disable Intel ME via BIOS (at least that is what the BIOS promises… better (of course) […]
want to buy one? check on ebay for “sun” and “sparc” recipe: what you will need: a T1000 alternatively: ear sealing headphones + music. a LAN switch with DHCP-server/router attached LAN cables (atleast 4x (1x DHCP-server, 1x workstation/client, 1x server […]
It is actually a scandal that the world depends on chips and operating systems – that are designed to do mass-surveillance – it seems – in order to build up a world-wide-dictatorship that no-one can escape… by information and money. […]
forget about all the chipsets that are not supported by Open Source drivers. What one will want: are chipsets that work out of the box with Debian 10 Open Source Drivers! such as: https://dwaves.de/2019/07/03/trisquel-8-0-test-run-on-lenovo-t440-and-librebooted-lenovo-x60s/ actually have to praise AVM (or […]
checkout this post: EDIMAX EW-7612UAn V2 THE ONLY (?) GNU Linux WIFI WLAN Adapter that works OUT OF THE BOX on all GNU Linux systems (ODROID RASPBERRY AND Desktop GNU Linux) Recommended tested Hardware – Superb Wifi WLAN Adapter Chipset […]