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Has anyone reinstalled Ordissimo?

LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
 jns55 -
Hello everyone :)

Has anyone ever performed a system restore on an Ordissimo EVE 2?

It's great for elderly people. There's nothing simpler... except if you need to restore from the Recovery partition - assuming it exists. I've read posts indicating that everything is done via the Internet...

The thing has crashed without warning. I don't even know what hardware (motherboard, etc.) it has :/ Nothing is indicated (except the serial number). I've searched online but haven't found anything.

At startup (super slow!), once past the desktop (photo of Venice), Debian asks, in terminal mode, for a login and password. This has never happened before.

Does this ring a bell?

Thanks :hello:

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    LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
     
    That's what I call programming whizzes!

    Already developing Ordissimo, hats off! But hijacking a BIOS interrupt, now that's impressive, folks!

    She's going to have to go to the assembler. People I know, not far from me. Very professional. But well: they're not necessarily going to give her a buddy deal... I've seen their rates for Ordissimo. They're jaw-dropping.

    Old folks, senior citizens... but they sure have it!! With those prices, you get a Ferrari machine, running on Windows!
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  3. BMMWW Posted messages 1503 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   247
     
    If you install Debian, it's over: it will take care of everything...
    The ordissimo software was developed based on Debian and adapted for ordissimo.
    If you install Debian instead of the ordissimo software, it's probably a lottery... will Debian support all the special functions of ordissimo's particular keyboard? I don't have the answer!
    But you'll tell me, since it doesn't work anyway, we might as well try something!...
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  4. BMMWW Posted messages 1503 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   247
     
    Yes, I wouldn't want to pass a value judgment, but it's kind of a scam!...
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  6. LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
     
    Yeah, I've seen a lot of stuff like that :D But technical info is pretty rare. Tutorials on YouTube but for usage, not restoration.

    No documentation anywhere, nothing :( ? It's gonna cost him a fortune!
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  7. BMMWW Posted messages 1503 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   247
     
    What exactly do you want to do? Reinstall it? I know it's a system based on an old Debian (Debian 2.2, I believe...)
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  8. LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
     
    Here it is.

    There are two things (that's all I know about Ordissimo):

    1/ It is based on Linux. A Debian distribution.

    2/ You cannot exit the Ordissimo software. It's designed that way. It loads on startup.

    But there must be a Recovery partition, or something like that? Otherwise, would it mean reinstalling Debian, then installing the Ordissimo package(s) under Debian? The problem is: Linux is free, but Ordissimo is not. I doubt the company has made the sources available to the public.

    The person in question doesn't have much money. If they have to go to a builder distributing Ordissimo, yikes, the bill!

    So, we would need to reinstall 1/ Debian, then 2/ Ordissimo? Is that correct?
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  9. LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
     
    Of course, I can always install Debian for her. But since it's her first computer, she will probably get lost.

    They gave her this thing, and it was working until the night before last. She only knows Ordissimo. Wow! Pure Linux, that's going to be a big change for her!

    Not to mention that the machine itself, I have no idea what it is. It's impossible to get into the BIOS. It's a strange keyboard... I tried the DELETE key, nothing.
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  10. BMMWW Posted messages 1503 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   247
     
    Indeed, I suppose that the designers of Ordissimo have blocked access to the BIOS so that it cannot be tampered with once it's in the hands of the poor customer!...
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  11. zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
     
    Hi,

    I found this link where someone explains that apparently it's possible to access the BIOS and change the operating system.

    For a change, I would recommend HandyLinux, also based on Debian and suited for beginners.

    --
    ☮ Zen my nuggets ☯
    Do a favor for the environment, close your windows and adopt a penguin. <('')
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    1. Luc
       
      Handy Linux will be heavier, I think.
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      1. jns55 > Luc
         
        Hi,
        Do you think he's still waiting since January 2015?
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  12. LEVINE Posted messages 127 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
     
    Hello, Zine31.

    Indeed, we should be able to reinstall. I would definitely feel more comfortable under Windows to help him, that’s for sure. The only thing left would be to find a driver for this damn keyboard (even under Linux, the expert who wrote the article had a hard time).

    Well, thanks everyone. :hello:
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    1. zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
       
      We just need to find a driver for this damn keyboard
      A keyboard can be replaced, especially at today's prices (around €15) ;-)
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