(I was referring to the Power-On Self Test. It’s that blinky-light thing mobos do before booting off a disk. For a mobo to post, it just needs a cpu, ram and power.)
Honestly the internals aren't necessarily damaged even if the case is obliterated, but you'll need a replacement screen, mouse, and keyboard for starters. Highly likely that the damage to the sockets and ports will require removal of parts and idk if it will still post afterwards. The MB is often smaller than the case itself and the bus is often wires in laptops, so it might have survived.
All in all, probably costs more to fix than a new PC.
Most of the laptops I've had open lately have had about the top third be the motherboard and the bottom two-thirds be battery, with maybe some ports and speakers tucked down the side. So I'd expect that last of replacements to include the battery, too.
I might check whether the hard drive survived - a decent M.2 is small, expensive and reusable - and maybe the RAM if it's not soldered in.
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db2@lemmy.world · 163 pts · 1y
You'll have to install it like on the bottom
7eter@feddit.org · 92 pts · 1y
looks like it snapped. Try:
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 83 pts · 1y
When the compression algorithm goes too far
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 44 pts · 1y
Computer.tar
everett@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 1y
.gz
sonosonic@lemy.lol · 11 pts · 1y
.zip
sntx@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
.xz
user224@lemmy.sdf.org · 17 pts · 1y
Akshyually, that's just archival format, not compression.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Failed opportunity to create a compression algorithm called feather.
babybus@sh.itjust.works · 77 pts · 1y
Yes. Arch Wiki probably has an article about this exact problem.
Cooljimy84@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 1y
Yes, but it can't run flatpaks....only snaps
reinei@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Great one! (Not just a nice one, a great one even.)
Now get out! Just Get Out!
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y
Does it post?
ch00f@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y
Instructions unclear. Wrapped laptop around post.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
He seemed to manage it just fine, it shows up for me with no issue
Edit: /j
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
(I was referring to the Power-On Self Test. It’s that blinky-light thing mobos do before booting off a disk. For a mobo to post, it just needs a cpu, ram and power.)
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Yeah, I was just making a dumb joke cause I like bad jokes :)
It's a pun. Post as in power on self test, and post as in post to social media.
Deebster@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
I thought you mean he'd mailed it to you.
667@lemmy.radio · 35 pts · 1y
Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
0ops@lemm.ee · 31 pts · 1y
That's why you don't put your laptop in your backpocket
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
puts it in my butt
thumbs up
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y
Honestly the internals aren't necessarily damaged even if the case is obliterated, but you'll need a replacement screen, mouse, and keyboard for starters. Highly likely that the damage to the sockets and ports will require removal of parts and idk if it will still post afterwards. The MB is often smaller than the case itself and the bus is often wires in laptops, so it might have survived.
All in all, probably costs more to fix than a new PC.
addie@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y
Most of the laptops I've had open lately have had about the top third be the motherboard and the bottom two-thirds be battery, with maybe some ports and speakers tucked down the side. So I'd expect that last of replacements to include the battery, too.
I might check whether the hard drive survived - a decent M.2 is small, expensive and reusable - and maybe the RAM if it's not soldered in.
jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
rtxn@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
Bringus Studios presents: Installing SteamOS on literal fucking roadkill
299792458ms@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 1y
Oh, I know what that is, that is the computer of a Windows 11 user
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y
Something something Cloudstrike
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Its cringing
14th_cylon@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 1y
try to bury it in some rice first
spamspeicher@feddit.org · 23 pts · 1y
I mean, Linux is pretty flexible. So, I guess yes?
Nickert239@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
Leaving vim be like:
Siegfried@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Well, yet another viable way of getting out of vim
RiQuY@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 1y
Ergonomic keyboard approach.
adarza@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 1y
looks like you bricked it.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Repeatedly until it stopped screaming.
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 1y
Gently used laptop
No lowballs Will not respond to "is this available" Price is firm
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
iNsTaLl aRcH aKsHuLlY iT wOrKs
Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
OS/2 WARP MIGHT BE THE BETTER CHOICE
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 1y
Well, that's a challenging Linux install.
It will however run Doom as is.
Moshpirit@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
I think you forgot installing the FLATpacks
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 11 pts · 1y
I'd recommend CrunchBang, but it's no longer developed.
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
It went crunch but not bang yet
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y
Just poke the battery and it will go bang too.
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Enhanced Flavor™
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
There's actually a fork of a fork of a fork of a fork but it also hasn't been updated in 8 months
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
If you're talking about BunsenLabs, it's definitely still active.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 1y
It's gonna have to be "Linux From Scratch" at this point....starting with the hardware.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
probably, can you run doom on it though?
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 1y
Of course! This is the perfect distro for your laptop
trespasser69@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
As long as internal compoments are not damaged by some reason
robocall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Try Arch, BTW.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Too angled for arch
Batman@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Put it in some rice
QuazarOmega@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 1y
Configures Catpuccin with Hyprland
Will this work?
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Do you by chance live near a pet graveyard built on Native American burial grounds?
someguy3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Shipping?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1y
"fell off a desk"
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
How tall was this desk?
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Regular height, but it was on the ISS.
fl42v@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
... That was Balanced on top of the statue of Liberty or something
Hux@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
That trackpad and palm rest is looking like Gizmo Duck
HowManyNimons@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
There's only one way to find out!
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 1y
eldain@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y
Install Iron first.
recapitated@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Doesn't look like a comfortable chair, but I don't see why not.
ngn@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
idk what happened but the laptop definitely seems less flatter than most of the jokes in this thread
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Sweet ergomech laptop
7eter@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Avg Linux install after a year
n3cr0@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
You don't need functional hardware to run Linux. It just runs on anything.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It may be very mildly damaged, shouldn't be an issue just replace some parts
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
Dope design.
eskimofry@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Sure... it will just buff out
cavveman@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 1y
No ducktape in the roller. Also, are those two packages with belkin products? Reminds of their colorscheme.
tooclose104@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
I have an elitebook g6 running Linux just fine, I'm sure yours can too!
Samsy@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
Doom should be possible.
fl42v@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
And how did it look on the inside?
QuazarOmega@lemy.lol · 0 pts · 1y
Don't install Rocky on that paper cutout ahh laptop or you automatically lose