I am going to upgrade 4 different computers to the latest version of Devuan
by Jason_25 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5R4RB)
I have decided to upgrade 4 computers to the latest version of Devuan so I do not have to upgrade again for a while. I will describe briefly the 4 computers.
Computer 1
Homebuilt mini laptop low power AMD FX-8800P early APU processor - 10"
Has a new 9AH 12V battery just added
Processor is permanently integrated to the motherboard
Just updated to Beowulf and was dumped to the Grub prompt and had to troubleshoot that
So I will probably have to fix Grub again.
No important files and no external accessories.
This is a tiny Linux gaming netbook.
Computer 2
Lenovo flip around tablet / notebook from 2013 with a super slow i5 processor - 12"
Internal fan is dying
Has bluetooth built in
Updated to Beowulf not long ago
I expect the upgrade to go well with this computer. It usually does not give problems.
No important files and accessories include a USB 3 hub and USB 2 external webcam.
This is a gaming companion computer.
Computer 3
2009 Gateway 2000 Laptop with a dual core AMD 64 "M2" which was good at the time - 15"
Possibly no EFI support?
Has a built-in 56K Fax Modem!
Running the "archived" older than oldoldstable Devuan Jessie distribution
I will be suprised if the upgrade works - it will need to be incremental.
This has a bunch of semi important files on it and a USB to SATA dock for troubleshooting.
This is a development workstation.
Computer 4
HP flip around tablet / notebook from 2018 with a dual core 3.1 ghz i7 - 15"
Has a large touchscreen and could be used as a huge tablet
The touchscreen does not work with this ancient kernel
Running the "archived" older than oldoldstable Devuan Jessie distribution
Again I will be suprised if the upgrade works - it will need to be incremental.
This has semi important files on it and has a USB 3 HDMI capture device which must work.
This is a HTPC.
Hopefully it works well. It will be interesting to see if it would have been better to backup everything and reinstall or not.
Computer 1
Homebuilt mini laptop low power AMD FX-8800P early APU processor - 10"
Has a new 9AH 12V battery just added
Processor is permanently integrated to the motherboard
Just updated to Beowulf and was dumped to the Grub prompt and had to troubleshoot that
So I will probably have to fix Grub again.
No important files and no external accessories.
This is a tiny Linux gaming netbook.
Computer 2
Lenovo flip around tablet / notebook from 2013 with a super slow i5 processor - 12"
Internal fan is dying
Has bluetooth built in
Updated to Beowulf not long ago
I expect the upgrade to go well with this computer. It usually does not give problems.
No important files and accessories include a USB 3 hub and USB 2 external webcam.
This is a gaming companion computer.
Computer 3
2009 Gateway 2000 Laptop with a dual core AMD 64 "M2" which was good at the time - 15"
Possibly no EFI support?
Has a built-in 56K Fax Modem!
Running the "archived" older than oldoldstable Devuan Jessie distribution
I will be suprised if the upgrade works - it will need to be incremental.
This has a bunch of semi important files on it and a USB to SATA dock for troubleshooting.
This is a development workstation.
Computer 4
HP flip around tablet / notebook from 2018 with a dual core 3.1 ghz i7 - 15"
Has a large touchscreen and could be used as a huge tablet
The touchscreen does not work with this ancient kernel
Running the "archived" older than oldoldstable Devuan Jessie distribution
Again I will be suprised if the upgrade works - it will need to be incremental.
This has semi important files on it and has a USB 3 HDMI capture device which must work.
This is a HTPC.
Hopefully it works well. It will be interesting to see if it would have been better to backup everything and reinstall or not.