People: don't bother to check if hardware is supported by Linux
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It's kind of complicated. I've used Linux since Slackware 7 and I still have issues with some drivers.
Sometimes you just already have the hardware. Sometimes the vendor says it's compatible but it's not, or you have to compile drivers from a CD. Sometimes it depends on the version of the kernel used. Sometimes it depends on the architecture. Sometimes conditions change and what's supposed to be working doesn't.
I don't think the meme is blaming Linux, it's just how it is for some people. Some are gonna distro hop, some are gonna compile their own kernel.
If I had a nickle for every time something "supports Linux" but doesn't actually work properly I'd have so many nickles.
Still to this day I cannot get reliable 6ghz wifi on my Intel NICs. Most of the time I get stuck swapping back and forth between 5 and 6 to the point that it's slower than even 2.4. I haven't tried the latest fedora so maybe that's my ticket to good wifi?
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Try to install Fedora 43 everything goes perfectly installation finished without any problems. Restart and bam I'm in my bios. Restart thinking it'a fluke, bam back to bios. Try again with a different setup USB bam bios... Ask around try what people are saying bam back to bios... This happened to me on old MSI laptop from 2015 and the new Asus from 2024... I'm beginning to think Fedora is allergic to me.
That's a weird-un. I moved to Fedora specifically because I wanted a no-nonsense distro, and for the last 7 years it's delivered on various desk- and laptops, knock-on-wood.
Yeah it's very weird, but that's my luck. Weird problems finds me. I'm happy with my cachyOS setup so, can't complain much.
It's probably a bootloader issue. Either grub got misconfigured, or uegi/msdos shenanigans.
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Shopping for wifi adapters is not fun
TLDR; make quadruple sure that the card you're buying uses an Intel chip, and that the chip has drivers in the kernel version you use.
Computers have a personality and preference of distro based on their hardware
I use mint, btw
Funny enough, Fedora just works for me. The live CD convinced me enough to install and then it stopped recognizing the touchscreen and gyro components with my display.
Only after reinstalling on the fourth attempt did Fedora finally pick up my laptop display exactly like it did in the live USB.
Dramatic music
Until it does not.
Well. I have an issue and I'm just gonna drop it here as a last ditch effort.
In my Mint Software Manager, I noticed that certain data won't come through.
Specifically the reviews are not displayed. All applications have 4.5 stars. No reviews whatsoever.
How could I fix this?
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my dads laptop just wouldnt get normal internet on mint. it always said the connecction was good but then nothing worked. on fedora it all just works. (for my own laptop mint was fine)
Anecdotally i had to screw around with packages and drivers and updates and what not to get wifi to work on latest Mint with a Broadcom, but nothing egregious or anything.
I've run into the same with the latest Ubuntu using a broadcom wireless. Might be a broad failure.
I got two weeks of uni left and afterwards, I'm thinking its time to take the plunge again. I haven't used linux since I threw ubuntu lite or some shit on a cheap netbook 15 years ago. I remember it working pretty well and not having any major issues out of the box.
Then again, it's not like I have any trouble with Windows now. My install is almost perfect for me with everything extraneous ripped out. However, it's more of a moral/philosophical choice at this point to support FOSS and to claw back some of my digital privacy. I wish I could find a way to easily see what software I use will work directly and what I'll need to find replacements for.
hehe, would be real nicebwith a command for completely reset and reinitialising wifi and bluetooth adapter π Fedora β€οΈ