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differences in the entry: vendor
FUJITSU
differences in the entry: model name
LIFEBOOK N532
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
not-specified
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified 2012
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_5_5
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
E-garbage
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
differences in the entry: video card model
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: wifi model
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: Description
[p]This laptop is a real pain. Firstly, it was [b]really difficult to configure the BIOS setting[/b] to allow booting from CD/DVD drive or from my USB pendrive. Just setting the boot order was not enough. I had to create a booting password so that I could set the "secure boot" functionality off and then I had to enable some kind of non-obvious legacy BIOS setting option and then I could finally boot. Secondly, the booting just wouldn't finish. I tried to boot from a live CD and from by pendrive but the [b]boot just hanged[/b] and wouldn't finish.[/p]
[p]I can stand for Trisquel 5.5 being incompatible since it can be improved over time, but the fact that the BIOS manufacturer obviously makes it hard for me even to try to boot makes me angry. For now, avoid this laptop.[/p]
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