On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 3:41 PM Chris Laprise <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/3/19 2:56 AM, Aaron wrote: > > Unfortunately I don't have that option in BIOS. There is no way I can > > disable Nvidia chip. > > > > An average user won't deal with that much complication during > > installation and this is probably a huge barrier to convert many users > > from other OS to Qubes. > > > > I hope to see Qubes finding an easy solution for this issue. > > - > Please post replies to the bottom, not the top. > - > > Unfortunately, if Nvidia is secretive and only cooperates fully with > Microsoft, then there is no way to reliably make such complex hardware > 'just work'... too much is unknown and left to guessing. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia#Open-source_software_support > > Its situations like this where people discover that hardware is not some > ideal blank slate, requiring programmers to only put in the right amount > of effort to get satisfactory results. Detailed information about > accessing hardware features is necessary. > > And if your laptop maker forces you to use Nvidia then your only option > (for that machine) is to try to troubleshoot the specific compatibility > issues you're experiencing. > > Consumers who value open source do have better GPU choices such as AMD > and Intel. They might even contact Nvidia (who are very wealthy BTW) to > ask them to support Linux instead of pretending the onus is on Linux or > Qubes developers. > > OTOH, people who don't want to think much about their computers (and > their role as a consumer) or who don't value open source and the goodies > it offers (like Qubes security) can remain comfortable with Nvidia > hardware ...if they go back to Windows. > > -- > > Chris Laprise, [email protected] > https://github.com/tasket > https://twitter.com/ttaskett > PGP: BEE2 20C5 356E 764A 73EB 4AB3 1DC4 D106 F07F 1886 > I understand. It's definitely frustrating. I'm definitely new to Qubes, but I'm just wondering... I'm able to install Ubuntu on the same machine. I had to install Nvidia driver after Ubuntu installation was done and it wasn't a big deal. It took a few mins to handle. At least, I was able to switch to shell (with Ctrl-Alt-F2) and install Nvidia drivers at the last stage of the installation, at user login stage. How does Ubuntu handle a similar issue, at least until hitting the login stage, without any configuration? Aaron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAC8odJMMQ0LZmiL8aqqrqvzsn0kSZqez1G2%3DBi4mzKLTfm_Haw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
