Linux On My Samsung

Dear all, this month or next Linux Mint 18.1 (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial) comes out. I am already considering the update. Currently I am running Mint 17.3 (Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty) on my Samsung NP900X3E I do you samsung-tools on this version. The FN keys are done by changing a config file so I think it is jus...

Most important: INSTALL IN CMOS only via BIOS!!!! if you fail to do this samsung-tools and platform are not loaded by the kernel. My steps to make it work: The ********* are for my reference. Don't copy paste them sudo nano /lib/udev/keymaps/samsung-900x3e *******************************************...

There are steps to follow for elantech: cd /usr/src/ sudo dkms remove psmouse/elantech-v6 --all sudo wget http://www.ouam.fr/~madko/ubuntu/elantech/psmouse-elantech-v7.tar.bz2 sudo tar jxvf psmouse-elantech-v7.tar.bz2 sudo dkms add -m psmouse -v elantech-v7 sudo dkms build -m psmouse -v elantech-v7 ...

Had the fan replaced under warrenty, beautifully quiet now.....

sometimes it is just the hardware.....

You can check very easy. Take a livecd/usb and boot in UEFI mode.

Now browse to /sys/devices/platform/
no folder samsung there

Reboot into the Livecd/usb in legacy mode:
/sys/devices/platform/samsung is there!!!

Still no news on this. Unfortunatly this fan is driving me nuts with its pulsating rpm....

Hello everyone, since it is my first post let me give a quick intro. My name is Jacco and I have many years of playing around on linux systems. My server always runs Fedora and I recently switched my old laptop to Linux Mint. Now I got myself a new shiny Samsung Series 9 (NP900X3E-K01NL) and removed...