On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 at 02:55, Todd Chester via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 3/10/22 21:54, Frederic Muller wrote:
>
>> On 3/11/22 00:10, Todd Chester via users wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Anyone know of someone selling laptops with
>>> Fedora preinstalled?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>
> Yes, just got a Thinkpad X1 Gen 9 with Fedora 33 pre-installed for Black
> Friday in the US. I installed F35 directly. Everything seems to work ok
> but I need to dig into the power management as it seems the 3
> 'performance' modes didn't really worked as they should have, thus
> giving me rather subpar autonomy. Not sure why at this stage.
Power management in linux often has issues. Have you checked
for F33 problem reports?
>
> I also have 2 firmware updates which don't seem to install.
Vendors selling laptops with linux preinstalled often add new drivers that
are not yet in the upstream kernel. You may be able to find them at
a vendor download site, but some work may be needed to install them.
You may want to install Lenovo's Fedora 33 (e.g., on an external
drive or dual boot) to get Lenovo special support for updates. This will also
help you identify missing drivers and determine which bugs were
present with F33..
>
> So you have a full report on this machine, but I didn't file any bug as
> I have been busy with other things.
>
> Fred
I wonder if the sell OS-less laptops, so you
can install what you want?
You need to check carefully for drivers that match the
network, display, sound, touchpad/pointer hardware.
Does the vendor provide firmware updates that can
be installed without Windows?
I prefer to buy laptops that are used or have end-of-production
discounts. It seems to take a couple years for drivers to work
their way into official kernels, and this gives time for users to
report any lingering issues I may be stuck with.
George N. White III
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