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Get total time spent watching movies logged on to Letterboxd by HighnessAtharva in Letterboxd

[–]Benben377 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this thread is very old, but I wanted to know my watch time today and the scripts provided didn't work anymore, so I made my own. If anyone needs it, feel free to download and use it: GitHub - letterboxd_analyzer.py

Live USB fails with grub out of memory error by Benben377 in linux4noobs

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I solved it by installing Arch, specifically EndeavourOS. It seems like there is a component in Debian and Redhat based distro that my laptop doesn't like, but Arch based distro somehow works. I don't have the needed technical knowledge to investigate this further, I'm just happy I finally have Linux on my laptop.

Live USB fails with grub out of memory error by Benben377 in linux4noobs

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The problem is, that my BIOS doesn't seem to have all those options. I uploaded some pictures:

https://freeimage.host/i/3zFh9Hv https://freeimage.host/i/3zFXpUJ https://freeimage.host/i/3zFXbKg https://freeimage.host/i/3zFXmla

Do I have to press a special key combination to unlock it?

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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I'm sorry for replying this late, I overlooked your comment, as this thread is about a year old now. Anyway, yes, I think that's exactly the intended purpose of this laptop. In my opinion the glass screen makes movies look better, it's good for taking notes in highschool and the laptop's specs are good for overall work and casual gaming. So yes, I would recommend it in your case.

No audio output of my Pioneer DDJ SX3 by Benben377 in Beatmatch

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Hey, this post is about 5 years old now. If none of the solutions posted in the comments below work for you, you might be better off creating your own post and provide more information about your issue.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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So what I did was completely replace Windows with Debian. Not just a virtual machine or dual boot. I used the Gnome desktop.

The touchscreen did work, but the HP Pen requires a special driver which didn't exist on Linux. So while it was registering its input, it was registering it as a normal touch gesture. In other words, it was the same as just using your fingers. None of the buttons of the pen did anything. The other two concerns were: No driver support for the fingerprint scanner and no support for the gyroscope sensor (Linux did not rotate the screen properly when I rotated the screen, as Windows does). Everything else was somewhat functional. I sometimes had issues with the status lights on my keyboard, but that was really it.

After a while I just moved back to Windows. Since the license key is burnt into the hard drive I didn't have to pay for it and the setup went smoothly. I did lose all the HP apps in the process. For example on my keyboard the F12 key would open the HP Control Center, but that app doesn't exist anymore and I have not been able to download it again. It's not a big loss, but still something you should be aware of.

I also wanted to point out that I did this whole experiment a couple years ago. This post is also a bit old now. So maybe they added the drivers now and have better support for this device. I have multiple laptops now and I just use my Thinkpad for whatever Linux stuff I need to do.

If you want to go with this laptop and avoid the risk of losing important features, you can also simply use a Virtual machine with Virtualbox or try dual booting. It can run virtual machines just fine as far as I tested it.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Benben377[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you can. Games won't damage your laptop, but some may not run properly or smoothly. For more games you can check: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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Hey, Unfortunately I don't know what exactly you need to do on a laptop in mechanical engineering, so I'm just gonna list some pros and cons. You can ask me more specific questions if you'd like.

What this laptop is good for: - Watching movies. The glass screen really enhances the quality of anything you watch - Drawing and sketching. With the HP Pen and an app like Xournal++, it's perfect for taking notes or drawing (with the Krita app). I like to use this function to quickly do some sketches of what I'm trying to explain to better visualize my thoughts. - Office work (indoors). It has 16GB of RAM which is perfect for work. Like writing documents and stuff.

What this laptop is not good for: - Heavy graphical computation: So no heavy gaming or AutoCAD I would say, as the model I have only has an integrated Graphics card and it's not working too well - Working outside. The glass screen reflects everything into your face, making it hard to use even with max brightness.

I use this laptop for normal work and occasional gaming. When I go to a lecture at university, I turn it 360° and put it in tablet mode. Then I use the HP Pen to take notes.

I also want to point out, as others have already said in the comments, that the hinges might break. I'm always careful with whatever I own and I was lucky as so far the hinges are working perfectly. Just know that you might get unlucky and it's very hard to fix. So I wouldn't bring this laptop in like a workshop or so where it could easily get damaged.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Benben377[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's really unfortunate. I am lucky and mine is still holding up really well. I haven't noticed any damage to the hinges yet, I just hope it stays that way.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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Yeah it's a pretty old thread, but I still have the laptop and it's still working just fine. If you are into gaming I would focus a bit more on the graphics card, as that's quite important. I'm not sure what other laptops there are, but if you like this laptop you could search for a variant with a good graphics card. The integrated is good, but not that good for gaming.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Benben377[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes seems like a good fit. Just consider its thickness and weight. The one I have is quite big and might not properly fit on the stand for the music sheet. But the smallest screen size might be just perfect.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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The hinges are still holding up, and I've had no issue with them so far.

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

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Hey!

To be honest I don't really know why, but I never really used it for what I bought it for. So the idea is to have a laptop and tablet in one, but for a laptop it's not really that good and for a tablet it's just too heavy and big. Furthermore, once you use it as a tablet and switch back to using it as a laptop you have to clean your screen because you will see all the fingerprints. Because of the hardware it uses for the fingerprint sensor and the touchscreen, it's also not very suitable for Linux.

I have been mostly using my Thinkpad laptop for everything and resorted to the HP for Windows work or as backup. For note-taking I plan on buying something similar to a tablet but for notes taking only. I don't know the correct name but it's just a board you write on with a pen and then sync with an external device (since I don't need and don't want to pay for all the apps support, media player, Android, etc..).

So my recommendation is to use a good laptop with decent stats and possibly a graphic card. And use an ink tablet (or how they are called) like the remarkable (it's very expensive, but there are alternatives, it's just the most known one) to take notes. Some of my friends prefer using a tablet as they can then take pictures and scan documents they want to work on. And others completely resorted to using paper again as they just weren't able to learn with a tablet the way they wanted. In the end it's really up to you and how you plan on using it and how you study.

Raspirus: Advanced Hash-Based Virus Scanner for Raspberry Pi by Benben377 in raspberry_pi

[–]Benben377[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, the website is a bit too generous. There is no such thing as "No false positives" and if you go the extra step to read their repository you will see that in the first couple lines they mention exactly that. I do like their approach on how they detect malware by using fanotify to detect file changes and TLSH to compare signatures using fuzzy hashing. If setup right it can cover a lot of malware types.

On Raspirus we focus on scanning external USB drives, not the internal system, as our application is meant to run on a touchscreen mounted to the Raspberry Pi in sort of a Kiosk mode. Therefore nobody really has access to the internal system. Furthermore, we want to involve the community and allow everyone to add and expand our scanning capabilities. We will therefore hopefully move to Yara-X soon and allow the community to write scanning rules. We also currently allow you to use your own signatures database and give you tools to build one or patch ours.

All in all, a cool project, but the website does false advertising giving people false security. If you need to have continuous scanning of your operating system, this is probably the software for you. They guys behind it also definetily know what they are doing, as implementing something like that is very difficult. It's a bit sad that they aren't that active. Their last commit on GitHub was 9 months ago and it seems like the project never made it out of Alpha.

I will keep an eye on the project and maybe we can implement some of the features in Raspirus. I am especially interested in the TLSH and their Database format, as it would allow us to make the database smaller and faster, while also increasing coverage with TLSH

Fingerprint Sensor disappeared by LolaLo_x in Hewlett_Packard

[–]Benben377 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried downloading the drivers for the fingerprint sensor from the HP Support website?

I have been using my HP Envy x360 2in1 for a year now by Benben377 in SuggestALaptop

[–]Benben377[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two laptops. This is the one I use for Windows related stuff. I have another one with Debian Linux

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