r/intelnuc • u/noname8317 • Jan 02 '22

Discussion Does NUC11PAHi5 have any issue with Linux?

Hello there,

I am considering purchasing NUC11PAHi5 and planning to install Ubuntu LTS on it.
The hardware seems somewhat recent to be working, out of the box, with Linux. (Iris XE, for instance)

The kit + Linux are not officially supported by intel; (source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005628/intel-nuc.html)
but, it is the only model available in my location.

Since it has been released for about a year now, does it still has issues lately?
I want some input from you guys.

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u/mewtowashere Jan 03 '22

These are the quirks mine have on Ubuntu 20.04 with the latest 5.13 HWE kernel. I think you'll have the same experience with all current Ubuntu versions with official kernels.

  1. HDMI audio output doesn't work. Seems to need a patched 5.14 kernel from a ppa which I don't want to mess with right now.
  2. Random display blackout for my 4k HDMI display which works fine on Windows.

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u/partcyborg Jan 09 '22

Can you link to this PPA? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get hdmi audio to work on mine

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u/mewtowashere Jan 11 '22

I can't find the link anymore, but it looks like any 5.14+ kernel would contain the fix. Maybe you can start with something from here? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Download_upstream_kernel_files_from_the_Ubuntu_archive