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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Not technically hardware itself but Nvidia + Intel hybrid graphics have never really worked for me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So far I've been playing with Linux on my old work laptop and they've been playing together nicely. Almost everything else about the laptop? No. But hey at least graphics works.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A common issue with those hybrid graphics is that it simply doesn't switch and only uses one. Are you sure you're not just using either integrated graphics or your dedicated GPU all the time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Oh trust me, I know pretty quickly when that 3080 turns on and when it turns back off. Hybrid graphics is what I've been fiddling with the most.

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