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Ben Hjelt:
Martin,
attaching hw info for the Z90D7 and some findings:
* ACPI is currently unusable - with or without workarounds - as it kills AHCI and corrupts filesystem in IDE mode
* ACPI turned off makes this machine fly! (AHCI, Ethernet and even USB3 works) but disables 2nd cpu core & power management
Martin Iturbide:
Hi Ben
Thanks for sharing those report files, I will be updating the Z90D7 wiki page.
Some question so see if I understood correctly.
- 1) If you turn off the ACPI on the ArcaOS pre-boot menu, it allows you to install ArcaOS 5.0.7, Right? Or is it some change on the Z90D7 Bios?
- 2) The Z90D7 has a UEFI or normal BIOS?
- 3) Is Audio also working with UniAud?
- 4) Does your model came with wifi or not?
I checked some similar Wyze machines on YouTube and it seems to have an additional port inside. I'm not sure if that is M.2 or a MiniPCI for wifi? I'm attaching a picture to see if it is the same model.
Regards
Ben Hjelt:
--- Quote ---1) If you turn off the ACPI on the ArcaOS pre-boot menu, it allows you to install ArcaOS 5.0.7, Right? Or is it some change on the Z90D7 Bios?
--- End quote ---
Pre-boot, yes. (There is no such option in the bios) I had to disable ACPI to even install ArcaOS.
--- Quote ---2) The Z90D7 has a UEFI or normal BIOS?
--- End quote ---
UEFI for sure. (It defaults to it on hybrid linux distros) Has very flaky BIOS/VGA emulation, you get a black screen 50/50 on Air-boot.
--- Quote ---3) Is Audio also working with UniAud?
--- End quote ---
No, it might with ACPI enabled though.
--- Quote ---4) Does your model came with wifi or not?
--- End quote ---
No, that's what the empty mPCIe socket is for.
--- Quote ---I checked some similar Wyze machines on YouTube and it seems to have an additional port inside. I'm not sure if that is M.2 or a MiniPCI for wifi? I'm attaching a picture to see if it is the same model.
--- End quote ---
Not quite. Here's an overview of my model: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/wyse/z/z90d7/
Martin Iturbide:
Thanks Ben
I created this page on the WIki: https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php/Dell_Wyse_Z90D7_Thin_Client
Since you tell me this machine has UEFI, it might be interesting to test this out once ArcaOS 5.1 comes out.
Regards
Ben Hjelt:
--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on September 18, 2022, 09:35:46 pm ---Since you tell me this machine has UEFI, it might be interesting to test this out once ArcaOS 5.1 comes out.
--- End quote ---
The default UEFI mode on it is much more stable than the BIOS emulation that may give you a black screen. It reminds me of Apple's Boot Camp that enabled a mediocre dual boot, limiting you to 32bit Windows XP/7 on a 64bit machine :(
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