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2017 archive.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - apt - install chromium

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt -o Acquire::ForceIPv4=true install chromium
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libjim0.75
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
Suggested packages:
  chromium-l10n chromium-inspector
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  chromium
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 46.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 181 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main chromium amd64 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 [46.0 MB]
Fetched 46.0 MB in 9s (4,846 kB/s)                                                                                                                                           
Selecting previously unselected package chromium.
(Reading database ... 87150 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../chromium_57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking chromium (57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Setting up chromium (57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1) ...
ok. Do autoremove
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libjim0.75
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 322 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 87194 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libjim0.75:amd64 (0.75-1) ...

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - Xorg - after a reboot I had to issue

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr --output LVDS-1 --right-of DP-1

and now things looks better. No overlapping of screens, and xscreensaver blanks both screens. xrandr says

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3520 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS-1 connected primary 1600x900+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 310mm x 174mm
   1600x900      60.04*+  40.02 
   1440x900      59.89 
   1360x768      59.80    59.96 
   1152x864      60.00 
   1024x768      60.04    60.00 
   960x720       60.00 
   928x696       60.05 
   896x672       60.01 
   960x600       60.00 
   960x540       59.99 
   800x600       60.00    60.32    56.25 
   840x525       60.01    59.88 
   800x512       60.17 
   700x525       59.98 
   640x512       60.02 
   720x450       59.89 
   640x480       60.00    59.94 
   680x384       59.80    59.96 
   576x432       60.06 
   512x384       60.00 
   400x300       60.32    56.34 
   320x240       60.05 
VGA-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.88 
   1600x900      59.98 
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02 
   1280x800      59.91 
   1152x864      75.00 
   1280x720      59.97 
   1024x768      75.08    60.00 
   832x624       74.55 
   800x600       75.00    60.32 
   640x480       75.00    60.00 
   720x400       70.08 
HDMI-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

nice. The intel driver is newer now:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt list --installed *intel*
Listing... Done
libdrm-intel1/stable,now 2.4.58-2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
xserver-xorg-video-intel/testing,now 2:2.99.917+git20161206-1 amd64 [installed]

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - I follow this blog post to upgrade the graphics driver. After setting up the required APT files, I test

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade --dry-run
[sudo] password for tingo:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

good. Now upgrade the driver:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt-get install -t testing xserver-xorg-video-intel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libjim0.75
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  bash-completion console-setup console-setup-linux dbus dmsetup ifupdown init-system-helpers kbd keyboard-configuration keyutils libapparmor1 libc-bin libc-l10n libc6
  libdbus-1-3 libdevmapper1.02.1 libdrm2 libfdisk1 libgcrypt20 libgssapi-krb5-2 libinput-bin libinput10 libip4tc0 libjim0.76 libk5crypto3 libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0
  liblvm2app2.2 liblz4-1 libmount1 libncurses5 libncursesw5 libpam-systemd libseccomp2 libselinux1 libsmartcols1 libsystemd0 libtinfo5 libtirpc1 libudev1 libwacom-common
  libwacom2 libxfont2 locales lvm2 mount nfs-common rpcbind systemd systemd-sysv sysvinit-utils udev usb-modeswitch util-linux x11-common xserver-common xserver-xorg
  xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-libinput xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-legacy xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-vesa
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggested packages:
  rdnssd glibc-doc rng-tools krb5-doc krb5-user thin-provisioning-tools open-iscsi watchdog systemd-ui systemd-container comgt wvdial gpointing-device-settings touchfreeze
  xinput firmware-linux firmware-amd-graphics
Recommended packages:
  libwacom-bin
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  keyutils libapparmor1 libc-l10n libfdisk1 libinput-bin libinput10 libip4tc0 libjim0.76 liblvm2app2.2 liblz4-1 libseccomp2 libwacom-common libwacom2 libxfont2
  xserver-xorg-input-libinput xserver-xorg-legacy
The following packages will be upgraded:
  bash-completion console-setup console-setup-linux dbus dmsetup ifupdown init-system-helpers kbd keyboard-configuration libc-bin libc6 libdbus-1-3 libdevmapper1.02.1
  libdrm2 libgcrypt20 libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3 libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libmount1 libncurses5 libncursesw5 libpam-systemd libselinux1 libsmartcols1 libsystemd0
  libtinfo5 libtirpc1 libudev1 locales lvm2 mount nfs-common rpcbind systemd systemd-sysv sysvinit-utils udev usb-modeswitch util-linux x11-common xserver-common
  xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-wacom
  xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-vesa
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware
68 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 2 to remove and 1105 not upgraded.
Need to get 33.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 6,967 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
[...]
0% [Connecting to cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org (2a04:4e42:600::204)]
(hangs here for a looong time)
setting xserver-xorg-legacy/xwrapper/allowed_users from configuration file
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-10) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (232-22) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120+deb8u3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64

ok

2017-05-09: sdb4 - the Xorg graphics driver is

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt list --installed *intel*
Listing... Done
libdrm-intel1/stable,now 2.4.58-2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
xserver-xorg-video-intel/stable,now 2:2.21.15-2+b2 amd64 [installed,automatic]

upgrade?

2017-05-09: sdb4 - the video controller is

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo lshw -c video
  *-display              
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 09
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:51 memory:d0000000-d03fffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:2000(size=64)

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - apt - install lshw

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt install lshw
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  lshw
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 234 kB of archives.
After this operation, 814 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main lshw amd64 02.17-1.1 [234 kB]
Fetched 234 kB in 4min 0s (973 B/s)                   
Selecting previously unselected package lshw.
(Reading database ... 86749 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../lshw_02.17-1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking lshw (02.17-1.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Setting up lshw (02.17-1.1) ...

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - and the screensaver still only blanks the right display (LVDS1). This screensaver

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt list --installed *screensaver*
Listing... Done
xscreensaver/stable,stable-updates,now 5.30-1+deb8u2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
xscreensaver-data/stable,stable-updates,now 5.30-1+deb8u2 amd64 [installed,automatic]

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - screen / display: the right part of the left screen still shows on the right screen:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3200 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1600x900+1600+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 310mm x 174mm
   1600x900      60.04*+  40.02 
   1440x900      59.89 
   1360x768      59.80    59.96 
   1152x864      60.00 
   1024x768      60.00 
   800x600       60.32    56.25 
   640x480       59.94 
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.88 
   1600x900      59.98 
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02 
   1280x800      59.91 
   1152x864      75.00 
   1280x720      59.97 
   1024x768      75.08    60.00 
   832x624       74.55 
   800x600       75.00    60.32 
   640x480       75.00    60.00 
   720x400       70.08 
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

DP1 is the left screen, and LVDS1 the right one.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - after the update (and a reboot) the machine runs Debian 8.8:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 (jessie)
Release:    8.8
Codename:    jessie
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ uname -a
Linux kg-elitebook 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.43-2 (2017-04-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux

the kernel was upgraded too.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - apt-get - upgrade the packages:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  base-files ca-certificates firefox-esr fonts-opensymbol ghostscript hunspell-en-us iceweasel initramfs-tools libavcodec56 libavformat56 libavresample2 libavutil54 libc-bin
  libc6 libfreetype6 libgnutls-deb0-28 libgnutls-openssl27 libgs9 libgs9-common libgudev-1.0-0 libicu52 libjasper1 libpam-systemd libreoffice
  libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-base libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-base-drivers libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw
  libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math libreoffice-report-builder-bin libreoffice-sdbc-firebird
  libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb libreoffice-style-galaxy libreoffice-style-tango libreoffice-writer libsane libsane-common libswscale3 libsystemd0 libtiff5 libtirpc1 libudev1
  libvlc5 libvlccore8 libxslt1.1 linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 locales multiarch-support mythes-en-us python3-uno rpcbind sane-utils systemd systemd-sysv tzdata tzdata-java
  udev uno-libs3 unzip ure vim-common vim-tiny vlc vlc-data vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-samba wget
76 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 214 MB of archives.
After this operation, 616 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
[...]
Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs... 0 added, 0 removed; done.
Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d....
done.
done.

ok.

2017-05-09: sdb4 - and the screensaver only blanks the right display (LVDS1).

2017-04-27: sdb4 - the right part of the left screen shows on the right screen:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3200 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1600x900+1600+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 310mm x 174mm
   1600x900      60.04*+  40.02 
   1440x900      59.89 
   1360x768      59.80    59.96 
   1152x864      60.00 
   1024x768      60.00 
   800x600       60.32    56.25 
   640x480       59.94 
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.88 
   1600x900      59.98 
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02 
   1280x800      59.91 
   1152x864      75.00 
   1280x720      59.97 
   1024x768      75.08    60.00 
   832x624       74.55 
   800x600       75.00    60.32 
   640x480       75.00    60.00 
   720x400       70.08 
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS1 is --right-of DP1.

2017-04-21: sdb4 - IPv6 now works on Bitraf's network:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr c4:d9:87:a4:03:30 
          inet addr:10.13.37.180  Bcast:10.13.37.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: 2001:840:4b0b:1337:491:e82f:cccd:c311/128 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::c6d9:87ff:fea4:330/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:21746 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:7716 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:11007107 (10.4 MiB)  TX bytes:2541307 (2.4 MiB)

ok

2017-04-21: sdb4 - a new USB to PS/2 adapter, named "USB to PS/2 convertor" from Goobay (www.googbay.de) shows up as lsusb

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -d 13ba:0018
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 13ba:0018 PCPlay Barcode PCP-BCG4209
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -v -d 13ba:0018

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 13ba:0018 PCPlay Barcode PCP-BCG4209
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x13ba PCPlay
  idProduct          0x0018 Barcode PCP-BCG4209
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer           0
  iProduct                1
  iSerial                 0
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           59
    bNumInterfaces          2
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              400mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      1 Boot Interface Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 Keyboard
      iInterface              0
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.10
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      62
         Report Descriptors:
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval               8
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        1
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      1 Boot Interface Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      2 Mouse
      iInterface              0
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.10
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength     130
         Report Descriptors:
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0005  1x 5 bytes
        bInterval               8

lsusb -t output

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -t
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 5000M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M

in /var/log/messages

Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.501698] usb 3-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=13ba, idProduct=0018
Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.501701] usb 3-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.501703] usb 3-1.1: Product: Barcode Reader

Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.726047] input: Barcode Reader  as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.1/3-1.1:1.0/0003:13BA:0018.0001/input/input23
Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.726137] hid-generic 0003:13BA:0018.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Barcode Reader ] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1.1/input0
Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.726294] input: Barcode Reader  as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.1/3-1.1:1.1/0003:13BA:0018.0002/input/input24
Apr 21 14:53:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [    4.726392] hid-generic 0003:13BA:0018.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Barcode Reader ] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1.1/input1

ok.

2017-04-20: sdb4 - as my user, create links in home directory

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ ls -l ~/
total 36
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   17 Apr 20 15:50 bin -> /zs/tingo/bin_lin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   14 Apr 20 15:46 data -> /zs/tingo/data
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   12 Apr 20 15:48 dl -> /zs/tingo/dl
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   13 Apr 20 15:48 doc -> /zs/tingo/doc
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Downloads
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   15 Apr 20 15:48 media -> /zs/tingo/media
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  8 18:46 mpoint
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Music
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   18 Apr 20 15:48 personal -> /zs/tingo/personal
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Pictures
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   19 Apr 20 15:51 progs -> /zs/tingo/progs_lin
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Public
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo tingo 4096 Apr  3 00:28 Videos
lrwxrwxrwx 1 tingo tingo   14 Apr 20 15:48 work -> /zs/tingo/work

ok. From /etc/fstab:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ egrep "file|zs" /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
/dev/sda1    /zs        ext2    rw    0    0

ok.

2017-04-20: sdb4 - mount the internal drive to /zs

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /zs
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ df -h /zs
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1       917G   25G  846G   3% /zs

and fix /etc/fstab.

2017-04-20: sdb4 - new day, new external drive to test. This time a Samsung M3 portable.

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -d 04e8:61b6
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04e8:61b6 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

connects at 5 Gbps speed.

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -t
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 5000M
    |__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
    |__ Port 4: Dev 19, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
    |__ Port 4: Dev 19, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M

gdisk shows that it currently has a FreeBSD UFS partition:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sdc
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdc: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 813FB7B0-B712-11E5-8975-F80F413C9557
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 13 sectors (6.5 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              40      1953525127   931.5 GiB   A503 
let me change that
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sdc
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdc: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 813FB7B0-B712-11E5-8975-F80F413C9557
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 6 sectors (3.0 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              40      1953525134   931.5 GiB   8300  Linux filesystem

and put a ext2 filesystem on it.

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdc1
mke2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)
/dev/sdc1 contains a ufs file system
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
Creating filesystem with 244190636 4k blocks and 61054976 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 8ef3086b-a7af-491d-a2ae-cbff5d6ce8c1
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
    32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
    4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968,
    102400000, 214990848

Allocating group tables: done                           
Writing inode tables: done                           
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done    

done. Test mount

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /media
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ df -h /media
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc1       917G   72M  871G   1% /media

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - back to my external drive, I used gdisk to delete current partitions, and create a new one, for a linux filesystem. Result:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sdc
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdc: 7814037167 sectors, 3.6 TiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 5A26A6F2-851D-45C2-ABD1-156582990B3B
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 7814037133
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 2014 sectors (1007.0 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1            2048      7814037133   3.6 TiB     8300  Linux filesystem

and

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ ls -l /dev/sdc*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 32 Apr 19 10:32 /dev/sdc
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 33 Apr 19 10:32 /dev/sdc1
create an ext2 filesystem on it:
```sh
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdc1
mke2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)
Creating filesystem with 976754385 4k blocks and 244195328 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 9af8470c-e5a7-4752-a493-d8c48b409048
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
    32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
    4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968,
    102400000, 214990848, 512000000, 550731776, 644972544

Allocating group tables: done                           
Writing inode tables: done                           
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done      

this took a very long time, even if the external drive is running at 5Gbps:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo lsusb -t
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 5000M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
        |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/3p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - heh, ntp isn't installed by default. Do it:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo apt-get install ntp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libopts25
Suggested packages:
  ntp-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libopts25 ntp
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 464 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,463 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main libopts25 amd64 1:5.18.4-3 [69.6 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main ntp amd64 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u2 [394 kB]
Fetched 464 kB in 0s (1,558 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libopts25:amd64.
(Reading database ... 86710 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libopts25_1%3a5.18.4-3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libopts25:amd64 (1:5.18.4-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ntp.
Preparing to unpack .../ntp_1%3a4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ntp (1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (215-17+deb8u6) ...
Setting up libopts25:amd64 (1:5.18.4-3) ...
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u2) ...
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u7) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (215-17+deb8u6) ...

check

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
 92.62.34.78     .STEP.          16 u    -   64    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
 ntp.coreless.ne .STEP.          16 u    -   64    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
 7.51-174-171.cu .STEP.          16 u    -   64    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
*ntp-ext.cosng.n 146.213.3.181    2 u   14   64    1    4.551    0.147   0.047
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ date
Wed Apr 19 10:10:31 CEST 2017

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - plug in an external drive for temporary storage. lsusb

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsusb -d 0bc2:ab28
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC

verbose

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo lsusb -d 0bc2:ab28 -v

Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               3.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0         9
  idVendor           0x0bc2 Seagate RSS LLC
  idProduct          0xab28
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           2 Seagate
  iProduct                3 BUP BL
  iSerial                 1 NA7PQSJE
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength          121
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower               36mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           4
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     98
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             32
        Data-in pipe (0x03)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             32
        Data-out pipe (0x04)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             32
        Status pipe (0x02)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
        Command pipe (0x01)
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
  bLength                 5
  bDescriptorType        15
  wTotalLength           22
  bNumDeviceCaps          2
  USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
    bLength                 7
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      2
    bmAttributes   0x0000f41e
      Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
  SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
    bLength                10
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      3
    bmAttributes         0x00
    wSpeedsSupported   0x000e
      Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
      Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
      Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
    bFunctionalitySupport   1
      Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
    bU1DevExitLat          10 micro seconds
    bU2DevExitLat        2047 micro seconds
Device Status:     0x000c
  (Bus Powered)
  U1 Enabled
  U2 Enabled

and from /var/log/messages

Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.173647] usb 4-1.3: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.190575] usb 4-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bc2, idProduct=ab28
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.190590] usb 4-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=1
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.190598] usb 4-1.3: Product: BUP BL
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.190607] usb 4-1.3: Manufacturer: Seagate
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.190613] usb 4-1.3: SerialNumber: NA7PQSJE
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook mtp-probe: checking bus 4, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.3"
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook mtp-probe: bus: 4, device: 3 was not an MTP device
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.207600] usb-storage 4-1.3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.207723] scsi6 : usb-storage 4-1.3:1.0
Apr 19 07:57:56 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3404.208252] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Apr 19 07:57:57 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3405.207757] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Seagate  BUP BL           0304 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
Apr 19 07:57:57 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3405.208629] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Apr 19 07:57:57 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3405.209833] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Spinning up disk...
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3406.211270] .....ready
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.232026] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Very big device. Trying to use READ CAPACITY(16).
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.232390] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 7814037167 512-byte logical blocks: (4.00 TB/3.63 TiB)
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.232399] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 2048-byte physical blocks
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.279195] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.279476] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.280048] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Very big device. Trying to use READ CAPACITY(16).
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.356556]  sdc: sdc1 sdc2
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.357675] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Very big device. Trying to use READ CAPACITY(16).
Apr 19 07:58:02 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3410.358291] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - try to mount my storage drive. make a mount point:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mkdir /zs

mount it

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo mount -t ufs -o ufstype=ufs2 /dev/sda1 /zs
mount: /dev/sda1 is write-protected, mounting read-only

check /var/log/messages

Apr 19 07:54:53 kg-elitebook kernel: [ 3221.291907] ufs was compiled with read-only support, can't be mounted as read-write

(sigh) read only in Debian too.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - it won't let me change my uid while logged in

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo usermod -u 1001 tingo
usermod: user tingo is currently used by process 1094

which probably is a good thing. I rebooted into "maintenance mode" and fixed it in single user. After I rebooted again, my external keyboard didn't work. I had to unplug the usb to ps2 adapter and the keyboard twice before it started working again. Coincidence?

2017-04-19: sdb4 - add a group for compatibility with (Free)BSD:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo groupadd bsdusers

it got gid 1001, nice. Add my user to it:

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ sudo usermod -a -G bsdusers tingo
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ groups tingo
tingo : tingo cdrom floppy sudo audio dip video plugdev netdev lpadmin scanner bluetooth bsdusers

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - add my user to the group sudo:

root@kg-elitebook:~# id tingo
uid=1000(tingo) gid=1000(tingo) groups=1000(tingo),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),108(netdev),110(lpadmin),113(scanner),118(bluetooth)
root@kg-elitebook:~# usermod -a -G sudo tingo
root@kg-elitebook:~# id tingo
uid=1000(tingo) gid=1000(tingo) groups=1000(tingo),24(cdrom),25(floppy),27(sudo),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),108(netdev),110(lpadmin),113(scanner),118(bluetooth)

ok.

2017-04-19: sdb4 - install sudo.

2017-04-18: sdb4 - a screen connected via VGA to the docking station shows up as DP2.

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3520 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1600x900+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 310mm x 174mm
   1600x900      60.04*+  40.02 
   1440x900      59.89 
   1360x768      59.80    59.96 
   1152x864      60.00 
   1024x768      60.00 
   800x600       60.32    56.25 
   640x480       59.94 
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.95 
   1600x900      59.98 
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02 
   1280x800      59.81 
   1152x864      75.00 
   1280x720      59.97 
   1024x768      75.08    60.00 
   832x624       74.55 
   800x600       75.00    60.32 
   640x480       75.00    60.00 
   720x400       70.08 
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

there is no (apparent) way to change layout in Settings, Display, but a simple

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ xrandr --output LVDS1 --right-of DP2

does what I want.

2017-04-12: sdb4 - docking - when I dock the machine, this shows up in /var/log/messages:

Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.337959] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.354444] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=5534
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.354453] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=0
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.354458] usb 2-1: Product: USB5534B
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.354462] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: SMSC
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.356504] hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.356585] hub 2-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.518008] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.646555] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=2134
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.646562] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.646565] usb 1-1: Product: USB2134B
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.646568] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: SMSC
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.647208] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.647294] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.918804] i915 0000:00:02.0: BAR 6: [??? 0x00000000 flags 0x2] has bogus alignment
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.919260] i915 0000:00:02.0: BAR 6: [??? 0x00000000 flags 0x2] has bogus alignment
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.920960] i915 0000:00:02.0: BAR 6: [??? 0x00000000 flags 0x2] has bogus alignment
Apr 12 15:38:05 kg-elitebook kernel: [  387.921321] acpi PNP0501:00: Still not present

ok.

2017-04-11: sdb4 - disk and all that jazz. usage

root@kg-elitebook:~# df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/dm-0        42G  3.1G   36G   8% /
udev             10M     0   10M   0% /dev
tmpfs           3.2G  9.1M  3.2G   1% /run
tmpfs           7.8G  824K  7.8G   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5.0M  4.0K  5.0M   1% /run/lock
tmpfs           7.8G     0  7.8G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sdb1       200M  1.6M  199M   1% /boot/efi
tmpfs           1.6G  4.0K  1.6G   1% /run/user/117
tmpfs           1.6G  8.0K  1.6G   1% /run/user/1000

blocks

root@kg-elitebook:~# lsblk
NAME                                          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda                                             8:0    0 931.5G  0 disk 
sdb                                             8:16   0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sdb1                                          8:17   0   200M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb2                                          8:18   0    60G  0 part 
├─sdb3                                          8:19   0     4G  0 part 
└─sdb4                                          8:20   0  49.4G  0 part 
  ├─elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root 254:0    0  41.9G  0 lvm  /
  └─elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap 254:1    0   7.5G  0 lvm  [SWAP]

lvm - physical

root@kg-elitebook:~# lvm pvs
  PV         VG                  Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree
  /dev/sdb4  elitebook_debian_vg lvm2 a--  49.36g    0 

lvm - volume groups

root@kg-elitebook:~# lvm vgs
  VG                  #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize  VFree
  elitebook_debian_vg   1   2   0 wz--n- 49.36g    0 

lvm - logical volumes

root@kg-elitebook:~# lvm lvs
  LV                    VG                  Attr       LSize  Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
  debian_elitebook_root elitebook_debian_vg -wi-ao---- 41.91g                                                    
  debian_elitebook_swap elitebook_debian_vg -wi-ao----  7.45g                                                    

dmsetup ls

root@kg-elitebook:~# dmsetup ls
elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap (254:1)
elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root (254:0)

dmsetup status

root@kg-elitebook:~# dmsetup status
elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap: 0 15622144 linear 
elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root: 0 87883776 linear 

ok.

2017-04-09: sdb4 - install rEFInd:

root@kg-elitebook:~# dpkg -i /home/tingo/dl/refind_0.10.5-1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package refind.
(Reading database ... 86435 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../dl/refind_0.10.5-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking refind (0.10.5-1) ...
Setting up refind (0.10.5-1) ...
ShimSource is none
Installing rEFInd on Linux....
ESP was found at /boot/efi using vfat
Installing driver for ext4 (ext4_x64.efi)
Copied rEFInd binary files

Copying sample configuration file as refind.conf; edit this file to configure
rEFInd.

Installing it!
rEFInd has been set as the default boot manager.
Creating //boot/refind_linux.conf; edit it to adjust kernel options.

Installation has completed successfully.

Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...

ok. EFI boot entries

root@kg-elitebook:~#  efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 5 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000
Boot0000* debian
Boot0001* rEFInd Boot Manager

ok.

2017-04-08: sdb4 - after I recreated the EFI system partition, it changed UUID, so I had to find the new UUID and update /etc/fstab:

root@kg-elitebook:~# blkid
/dev/sdb1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="BF86-1D0F" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI System Partition" PARTUUID="8b927a32-172e-11e7-ad01-288023023344"
/dev/sdb2: UUID="58e033527246b562" TYPE="ufs" PARTUUID="2353be5f-1730-11e7-ad01-288023023344"
/dev/sdb3: PARTUUID="538b87b0-1730-11e7-ad01-288023023344"
/dev/sdb4: UUID="XKAF24-uImJ-XUSR-OwoG-LbpW-7hZ0-ddHXbn" TYPE="LVM2_member" PARTUUID="09e3c631-693b-400f-9a99-cb14b92079c6"
/dev/mapper/elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root: UUID="af5c4fd3-c691-40e2-9a4d-182124a23eb0" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/mapper/elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap: UUID="f9163167-8103-40d9-b740-aefad2536453" TYPE="swap"

updated /etc/fstab

root@kg-elitebook:~# more /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
/dev/mapper/elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /boot/efi was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
#UUID=5B81-1818  /boot/efi       vfat    umask=0077      0       1
UUID=BF86-1D0F  /boot/efi       vfat    umask=0077      0       1
/dev/mapper/elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap none            swap    sw              0       0

ok.

2017-04-08: sdb4 - installed sshfs.

root@kg-elitebook:~# grep sshfs /var/log/dpkg.log | tail -1
2017-04-08 18:41:24 status installed sshfs:amd64 2.5-1

ok.

2017-04-03: I installed Debian 8.7 (8.7.1) from an installer image (the live image wouldn't boot in UEFI mode). It installed a "debian" entry in the boot menu.

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ cat /etc/debian_version
8.7
tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 (jessie)
Release:    8.7
Codename:    jessie

lsblk info

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ lsblk
NAME                                          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda                                             8:0    0 931.5G  0 disk
sdb                                             8:16   0 465.8G  0 disk
├─sdb1                                          8:17   0   200M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb2                                          8:18   0    60G  0 part
├─sdb3                                          8:19   0     4G  0 part
└─sdb4                                          8:20   0  49.4G  0 part
  ├─elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_root 254:0    0  41.9G  0 lvm  /
  └─elitebook_debian_vg-debian_elitebook_swap 254:1    0   7.5G  0 lvm  [SWAP]

ok.

EFI boot manager info

tingo@kg-elitebook:~$ su -
Password:
root@kg-elitebook:~# efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 5 seconds
BootOrder: 0000
Boot0000* debian

hmmm,

root@kg-elitebook:~# ls -l /boot/efi
total 2
drwx------ 5 root root 512 Apr  2 22:26 EFI
-rwx------ 1 root root  34 Feb  4  2016 mach_kernel
drwx------ 3 root root 512 Nov 15 15:23 System
root@kg-elitebook:~# ls -l /boot/efi/EFI
total 2
drwx------ 2 root root 512 Apr  2 10:48 BOOT
drwx------ 2 root root 512 Apr  2 22:26 debian
drwx------ 3 root root 512 Nov 15 15:21 fedora
root@kg-elitebook:~# ls -l /boot/efi/EFI/*
/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT:
total 129
-rwx------ 1 root root 131072 Apr 12  2016 BOOTX64.EFI
-rwx------ 1 root root     12 Apr 12  2016 STARTUP.NSH

/boot/efi/EFI/debian:
total 140
-rwx------ 1 root root 143360 Apr  2 22:26 grubx64.efi

/boot/efi/EFI/fedora:
total 1
drwx------ 2 root root 512 Nov 15 15:21 fonts

ok