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November 8th, 2025Setting up Dual Boot on an HP Spectre
November 8th, 2025I have a HP Spectre and due to the BIOS on the system, it is tricky to get it to dual boot properly. Here is what ultimately worked for me:
On my HP laptop I did as follows, step by step:
1 - Boot into Mint with F9
2 - Check where Windows boot loader is located
sudo efibootmgr -v
In my case /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
3 - Backup .efi file:
sudo cp /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/bootmgfw.efi
4 - Replace original .efi file by the ubuntu one (the trick):
sudo cp /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
5 - Add windows 10 menu entry on grub. In my case, I wanted this to come first to match my other boot machines. Create /etc/grub.d/27_ssz_custom with the following lines:
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager SSZ(on /dev/nvme0n1p1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-DAF7-1754' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root DAF7-1754
chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/bootmgfw.efi
}
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
6 - Save 27_ssz_custom and:
sudo update-grub
7 - On bios Disable Secure Boot (I'm not sure if it is needed)
8 - If everything went right, it will boot on mint by default and windows 10 will be another option on grub.
Here are some links about it:
Dual Booting an HP Spectre with Arch Linux
Dual Booted PC skips Boot Menu, directly boots Linux Mint [duplicate]
Problems with installing grub on Linux/Windows dual boot NVMe
How to install or reinstall Grub
Fix Grub | Windows and Linux Dual Boot | Unable to Boot Linux | UEFI GPT
HP BIOS not properly recognizing Linux partition for boot order
Fixing UEFI boot order on HP Stream 14
How do I get my HP laptop to boot into grub from my new efi file?
Samsung S32D850T Monitor
November 8th, 2025I have a Samsung S32D850T monitor with some issues - the power light LED will flash and the monitor will not turn on. The problem is definitely in the power supply board (confirmed with swapping in a known good board). Unfortunately, a replacement is not readily accessible. Below are links about the monitor and board information.
32" SD850 WQHD Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster S32D850T specifications
HOW TO REPAIR ANY SAMSUNG LED-TV - (Power Supply - Soldering)
Samsung 32" S32D850T Monitor Repair
Resurrecting a Samsung S32D850T PSU
Authors and Book Series
October 25th, 2025Here are some links to my favorite author's books, similar authors and other book related material.
Books by Authors
Piers Anthony Books In Order
Terry Brooks Books In Order
Jim Butcher Books In Order
David Eddings Books In Order
Terry Goodkind Books In Order
Brian McClellan Books In Order
Brent Weeks Books In Order
Install Dockge on Windows
October 23rd, 2025First, in Docker Desktop, navigate to Config -> Resources -> File Sharing then create the "C:\Docker" location

Create the following Folders:
C:\Docker\Dockge\app
C:\Docker\Dockge\opt
Run the following command:
docker run -d ^
--name="dockge-container" ^
-p=9001:5001 ^
-v="C:\Docker\Dockge\app:/app/data" ^
-v="C:\Docker\Dockge\opt:/opt/stacks" ^
-v="/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock" ^
--restart=always ^
louislam/dockge:latest
Here are some supporting links:
Install Dockge A Docker Companion On Windows!
Dockge run command
Deploy Portainer Server