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submitted 2 days ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I never really see hardware lacking Linux support mentioned, which got me caught by surprise when a computer with a Broadcom network card couldn't use the card. What other hardware don't work with Linux?

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[-] onlooker@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Similar story here. I had a laptop running nVidia/Intel dual graphics for a few years and it was so fucking finicky. Primusrun this, optirun that. Ugh. Once upon a time, whenever I heard the word Optimus, I thought of transforming trucks with laser guns. Hearing that same word now puts me in a fetal position.

To any GeForce owners that are considering going Linux full time: do a test run first and see how it works out, because nVidia support on Linux is spotty at best.

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, that and bbswitch. Never got it working.

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