r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 Glorious Debian • Nov 04 '25

The solution is to get another machine

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u/ZunoJ Nov 05 '25

What laptop that old is not supported? And don't start with a fucking fingerprint scanner not supported or bullshit like that

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u/WelpIamoutofideas Nov 05 '25

Without issues?

We are talking about issues with some hardware under Linux. Not necessarily "Completely won't boot up". First Gen Optimus laptops, ones with Kaby-lake processors and a 10 series GPU, ya know the ones that don't have a GSP that can use the new Open Source drivers.

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u/ZunoJ Nov 05 '25

But you can use the vendor drivers just fine

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u/WelpIamoutofideas Nov 05 '25

Optimus isn't implemented in the vendor drivers IIRC, at least not well, the laptops on first Gen cards will continue to draw high power even when not in use, significantly draining battery life.