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 ...

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 ...

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 ...