Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Emanuele Rusconi wrote: >> [1] http://www.pcidatabase.com/ > > > I didn't know that. It doesn't seem to have System76 in the database, > though. That's because System76 doesn't manufacture hardware components, but (at least most of) those found in one of their laptops will likely be in that database.
RE: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
-Original Message- From: freemanr...@gmail.com [mailto:freemanr...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Rich Freeman Sent: Friday, October 2, 2015 18:02 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Nuno Magalhães wrote: > I'd say the method is the same as with any other laptop: pick one > specific model, look into its hardware (this[1] and a liveCD may be > handy), search for drivers, search "gento" + , > follow the handbook. > You have the slight assurance those laptops are built with linux in > mind; anything else is just business as usual. Unless they or Ubuntu are carrying out-of-mainline drivers I'd say your assurance is more than slight, but I'm not reimbursing you if for some reason it doesn't work. :) If you want to run a 2.6-series kernel on it you could have problems, but if you don't mind running a recent stable (ie what Gentoo ships by default anyway) I suspect you'll be fine. Worst case you'll just run closer to bleeding-edge on ~arch for the kernel for a few months until longterm catches up, and lots of people around here run ~arch anyway. -- Rich I will be running to ~arch on install anyways.
Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Nuno Magalhães wrote: > I'd say the method is the same as with any other laptop: pick one > specific model, look into its hardware (this[1] and a liveCD may be > handy), search for drivers, search "gento" + , > follow the handbook. > You have the slight assurance those laptops are built with linux in > mind; anything else is just business as usual. Unless they or Ubuntu are carrying out-of-mainline drivers I'd say your assurance is more than slight, but I'm not reimbursing you if for some reason it doesn't work. :) If you want to run a 2.6-series kernel on it you could have problems, but if you don't mind running a recent stable (ie what Gentoo ships by default anyway) I suspect you'll be fine. Worst case you'll just run closer to bleeding-edge on ~arch for the kernel for a few months until longterm catches up, and lots of people around here run ~arch anyway. -- Rich
Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
On 2 October 2015 at 10:28, Nuno Magalhães wrote: > > [1] http://www.pcidatabase.com/ > I didn't know that. It doesn't seem to have System76 in the database, though. Once you have your hands on the laptop, this site can help you to know which drivers you need to build in the kernel: http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ -- Emanuele
Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
I'd say the method is the same as with any other laptop: pick one specific model, look into its hardware (this[1] and a liveCD may be handy), search for drivers, search "gento" + , follow the handbook. You have the slight assurance those laptops are built with linux in mind; anything else is just business as usual. Cheers, Nuno [1] http://www.pcidatabase.com/
[gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
Hi gang. I am looking in to buying a System76 rig, and I am curious as to how Gentoo and System76 play together. What installation steps do I need to beware of when installing to such laptops? What CFLAGS are good to have, and CXXFLAGS, for that matter? Aside from the obvious hardware modules, what else would be good to build in to a kernel? I have been doing some research on the matter, but my results have been inconclusive. Thanks, Hunter