FudgyMcTubbs

Holy Christ, what are you guys doing on your phones to fuel this much paranoia? I have a constitutional right to privacy and i dont want my information/data (the very essence that makes me me) harvested and sold – for those reasons im opposed to most searches and i’ve never used biometrics. But the need to nuke my phone because a cop got it is so far from a necessity that I cant think of what im doing that I would need it.

Engagement bait. Here we are commenting on a lukewarm meme about a topic that most people dont give a flying fuck about.

Is that a fact? Well, maybe i’ll give that a shot if it’s easy enough. Thanks for the heads up.

Ubuntu is what I was endeavoring to install.

I googled all sorts of things to no avail. Now, software solutions seem moot because it wont power on or even charge.

I should google “how to charge a laptop battery when it’s removed” or “do new laptop batteries come pre-charged” … I feel like if I can get some juice, i can reset the bios to default and hopefully undo my power issue. Then, i can start this whole thing over again with extra caution.

Man… I get it. I’ve changed at least five windows machines to Linux in the past. This past fall, I was switch my HP spectre to Linux and bricked the fucking thing.

All of the security windows shit meant a bunch of bios changes, then out of nowhere it wouldnt charge the battery.

No idea how to fix it now that the battery and/or laptop won’t recognize the power plugged into any of the usbc ports. Ive tried different chargers, different outlets, and leaving it plugged in for 24 hours, but no life at all. No power means I cant restore to default bios, and Linux wouldnt install because once I was done fucking with the security, i didnt have enough battery to complete the install.

It’s fucking embarrassing.

I then gave up and upgraded to a gaming laptop with a 5070ti, but I’d love to resurrect that old one if anybody has any tips.