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> Sadly, Linux hardware support is still hit and miss. My latest Lenovo Legion has a whole lot of issues, the biggest one being that the trackpad just doesn't w
by jamaicahest 6y ago
> Sadly, Linux hardware support is still hit and miss. My latest Lenovo Legion has a whole lot of issues, the biggest one being that the trackpad just doesn't work. Sound also dies sometimes when waking up from sleep. But other than that it's a beast of a machine with a killer Ryzen CPU!
That, in my opinion, is the deal breaker. My pc is a tool I use for getting things done, not something I want to tinker with every time I have to do something. I'm a literate computer user, programmer and sys admin, and I know how to change settings in Linux but I do not want to spend my time digging through mailinglists for a hack, every time I try to use my webcam/soundcard.
- roblabla 6y agoIt's only a problem if you don't do your research before buying. There are a lot of laptops with stellar linux support, some even advertise it. Some laptops have shitty windows drivers too. Whatever you end up buying, you should read the reviews for beforehand anyways.
- fierarul 6y agoTrue, but when it's among the 1st Ryzen laptops and you need a beefy CPU for work you might take a chance! I still hope a good kernel hacker will buy it and fix the trackpad. I would even chip in some money in a fund, but it's not clear to me how that is done.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoI guess this would be one of the persons to ask: [1] http://who-t.blogspot.com/ http://who-t.blogspot.com/
- depressedpanda 6y agoThe solution, of course, is to buy hardware that supports Linux. If you are a literate computer user, that should be fairly trivial to accomplish. E.g., both my Dell XPS and ThinkPad X1 work flawlessly with Linux.
- tupputuppu 6y agoThe state of touchpad drivers with any hardware is quite bad.
- CodeGlitch 6y agoI think either you've had bad luck or I've been very lucky! I've never encountered this (been using Linux since 2005)
- ghthor 6y agoI've never encountered this.
- DigitallyFidget 6y agoWeird, I've not encountered a laptop yet that doesn't work better or at least the same for touchpad with Linux. I always setup my laptops to dual boot for a variety of reasons and never once encountered touchpad driver issues, it always works as expected right after install. From business laptops to consumer laptops, to gaming laptops.
- fierarul 6y agoWell, the X1 is not exactly cheap hardware. There was recently a news that all Lenovo laptops will be Linux certified so I guess there's little change to have issues with a Lenovo Legion. Turns out the trackpad just won't work. I never encountered this -- usually it was the WiFi that might cause issues (and of course, waking up from sleep).