[Nottingham] Re. ACEPC AK2 query - amended ** - [SOLVED]

[Nic Deane]

Hi Martin and Vadim,

It was good to sit in with you all last Thursday night. We have moved 
from BT to TalkTalk and are now with Vodafone over similar Broadband 
issues. Again, as Martin said, if you can get to talk with an adviser 
you can usually get a more sensible deal!

Thank you both for your help with the ACEPC AK2 problem. Here's how 
things got solved.

As you suggested, instead of using a 2GB USB stick I formatted a Sony 8 
GB USB stick with Mint 20.1

_Where I might have gone wrong_ was when I went into the BIOS and 
highlighted it to boot from the USB stick I may not have actually set it 
to _#1 in the booting order_. So that when I saved and exited it was 
still left to boot from the HDD or from one of the other options. I also 
enabled, or disabled (can't remember which now!), one of the other 
options Martin suggested in the BIOS.

When I carefully made sure it was #1 in the booting order, then saved 
and exited, it began to boot in properly to Mint 20.1!!

I was thrilled and thankful that there hadn't been any damage to the 
computer, as I had mistakenly feared.

Thank you both so much for taking time to help me and point me in the 
direction of getting everything solved. Of course, I feel quite foolish 
at having made such an elementary mistake which then led me to buy 
another small computer. However, I am very pleased with my Mintbox 2 Pro 
which has the same specifications as the ACEPC AK2. It was a little more 
expensive but it is _less than half the size and is completely silent_ 
(the AK2 does have a fan which gives off a little sound). Mintbox 2 Pro 
comes with Realtek ALC1150 HD audio codec so the audio output will allow 
playing of Digital 7.1 channels. Putting on my gaming headset I've 
enjoyed the 5.1 surround sound of the Lord of the Rings cycle DVDs!

The AK2. apparently, will do 7.1 through the HDMI lead (so a review 
says) but I gave my 5.1 Logitech set up to my grandson some weeks ago, 
so I couldn't check whether the AK2 is quite the same.

I've connected the AK2 to our downstairs TV and we now use it to watch 
particular Youtube channels - so it is in use and not completely wasted 
money.

Again, thank you all. I'll keep in touch more often.

With best wishes to you all,

Nic


On 22/04/2021 09:46, J I via Nottingham wrote:
> Greetings from the wild and wooly North (again), your Martin 2.0 RC1 
> here again, and I still have no idea what's going on.
>
> We have:
>     NLUG: Insert Punny Title Here
>     *TODAY* 2030 BST Thursday 22/04/2021
>     Link: https://meet.jit.si/NLUGmeet27 <https://meet.jit.si/NLUGmeet27>
>
> There probably should be a talk, but I don't think there is anything 
> planned. Things we could discuss:
>
>   * Why is Ubiqiti to flamin' expensive?
>   * Is TP-Link Omada a viable alternative? (Answer: almost, but not quite)
>   * Why not just configure OpenWRT as a "dumb" AP and be done with it?
>   * If we can send a rocket into space carrying a robot, that carries
>     a robot, that also carries a robot that can fly around Mars; why
>     can't we have printers that *JUST WORK*?
>   * If someone screams in 5G, is there any sound after the CGNAT
>     traversal and contention induced latency?
>   * Are air fryers an active threat to your cyber-security?
>   * If you've decided to solve your SSO issues with MS's B2CLogin
>     solution, congratulations! Now you have two problems.
>   * Whatever else you happen to bring along
>
> Grab some drinks and nibbles, pull up an opinion (probably best if 
> it's your own, but it doesn't have to be) and feel free to join in. 
> Even if it is to just say "Hi!"
>
> All welcome & stay safe!
>
> (Still not) Martin
>
> Technical bits:
>      See:
>         Jitsi Meet Security & Privacy: 
> https://jitsi.org/news/security/ <https://jitsi.org/news/security/>
>
>      For mobile devices:
>         Android app: 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet 
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet>
>         Apple app: 
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905 
> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905>
>
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