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<steev>
oh duh, it's only for the apps_smmu, i need to look closer at the code sometimes :)
<steev>
hm, i'm noticing, the sc8280xp uses gpu_smmu instead of adreno_smmu, does anyone happen to know if that is on purpose?
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<SpieringsAE>
So I was wondering just now, there was no boot option selection in the firmware of my asus vivobook. What happens if your EFI partition gets borked? Does it have an automatic usb boot fallback mode?
<steev>
what do you mean no boot option selection?
<SpieringsAE>
Also does anyone know if rEFInd works with dtbs?
<SpieringsAE>
well normally on a pc when you go into the firmware you can configure the boot order and see usb devices
<abby>
the EFI specification says to default to \EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI
<SpieringsAE>
on my asus I had to boot into usb from the windows boot manager
<abby>
so you can put your bootloader of choice there and it should default to it even if boot entries get messed up
<SpieringsAE>
I mean EFI is completely borked you cannot boot from local disk anymore, so now local bootloader
<SpieringsAE>
s/now/no
<SpieringsAE>
EFI partition I mean
<steev>
sounds like asus doing asus things
<SpieringsAE>
do the others have proper boot selection in the firmware?
<steev>
i don't have an x1e device so i can't say, but the thinkpad x13s does
<SpieringsAE>
ah okay
<JosDehaes[m]>
on the yoga, you can press F12 and a boot menu shows up, I heard on other devices too
<steev>
i think they mean inside the bios itself
<SpieringsAE>
yeah
<steev>
(but yes the X13s has both)
<SpieringsAE>
I only have that menu from the point the windows boot manager launches
<SpieringsAE>
can go into firmware settings from there
<JosDehaes[m]>
ah, in the BIOS on the yoga you can set boot order, but the boot entry must already be there
<SpieringsAE>
but a USB will show up there?
<JosDehaes[m]>
no
<steev>
oh, wait, hm, actually, yeah, i was gonna say, i don't think you can edit the boot options themselves... i'd need to take a look but i'm in the middle of compiling a pi kernel so i can't reboot
<JosDehaes[m]>
only at boot when you press F12
<SpieringsAE>
interesting
<SpieringsAE>
I'm trying to get the lftp thing to work do download the history of the channel, but it gives me 401 unauthorized errors the command I run is: lftp -c 'mirror https://oftc.irclog.whitequark.org/aarch64-laptops/index/'
<JensGlathe[m]>
<SpieringsAE> "do the others have proper boot..." <- yes. If you know the hotkey (F9 for hp) definitely.
<SpieringsAE>
perhaps I just dont know the key for the asus then, sadly I don't have it anymore to test, returned when the 32gig ram version was anounced
<JensGlathe[m]>
It even has a "boot from efi file" option with all available partitions (with odd names, but it is good if you do research)
<SpieringsAE>
16 gigs of ram feels like way to little for a machine like that
<SpieringsAE>
when the 32 gig version actually comes out I will try it out, thanks!
<JensGlathe[m]>
Arrow saying they estimate ship and delivery today 🤔Hypersonic transport, nice
<SpieringsAE>
oh the devkit actually exists
<JensGlathe[m]>
I heard of it
<SpieringsAE>
Im still curious about whats up with the hdmi port
<JensGlathe[m]>
speculations say FCC approval
<SpieringsAE>
If those things actually start appearing, might get one of those instead of the new 32 gig asus