System76 Will Ship Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open-Source Firmware

Re:System76 Will Ship Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open... by darau1 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:19PM (#21217014)

I got a Gazelle a few days ago, mainly because I didn't want to have to troubleshoot anything when I get it. I wanted a plug and play linux experience, and this is it.

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Re:System76 Will Ship Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open... by Bob312371 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:29PM (#21217117)

That's a fair point. I tried running Ubuntu & Arch on my macbook and was horrified to find that you have to set up and the fan regulation yourself or else the thing will just cook itself.

Not to mention the fun you'll have setting up the wifi and the especially good luck getting multi-touch support work just right.

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Re:System76 Will Ship Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open... by darau1 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:50PM (#21217345)

I installed Arch on a Macbook and couldn't get Ethernet working, but I managed to get wifi up. I do not miss it

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