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A comment on GNU+Linux laptops with Libreboot preinstalled, based on coreboot. Parent comment

Re:GNU+Linux laptops with Libreboot preinstalled, based on c... by jklinger410 on Monday April 10, 2023 @09:43AM (#35512175)
Yes, but NVIDIA + Coreboot is firmware hell. I have a GalagoPro and won't be buying another S76 machine because of the experience.
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Re:GNU+Linux laptops with Libreboot preinstalled, based on c... by neodypsis on Monday April 10, 2023 @03:40PM (#35516470)
What problems did you experience?
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Re:GNU+Linux laptops with Libreboot preinstalled, based on c... by jklinger410 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @11:01AM (#35540901)
S76 machines don't come with Windows drivers. They also require custom firmware packages on every distro except POP OS. Coreboot BIOS has almost no options available to the users via UI.

NVIDIA is still broken on Linux and even moreso with S76 + Coreboot. Sleep does not work. S76 firmware required to change to hybrid, compute, or integrated mode for graphics card.

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