Re: [opensuse] Laptop advice

Op maandag 7 mei 2018 20:51:24 CEST schreef Daniel Bauer:
> On 07.05.2018 17:47, Knurpht @ openSUSE wrote:
> > Op maandag 7 mei 2018 17:39:29 CEST schreef Daniel Bauer:
> >> On 06.05.2018 15:32, Koenraad Lelong wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> I'm researching for a new laptop. I think the main issue is video. Is
> >>> there a manufacturer I should avoid (NVidia/AMD) ?
> 
> ...
> 
> >> The "double-gpu's" with nvidia ("optimus") do *not* work on opensuse. It
> >> is as disaster. Buy the cheapest box you find, opensuse doesn't deserve
> >> better. Or stay with a mobile phone.
> >> 
> >> If you think I am angry about that, you guessed absolutely right.
> 
> ...
> 
> > Sorry, but the generalization here is nonsense. I did install ( recently,
> > on a couple of recent laptops with dual grahics ) and albeit needing some
> > tinkering, it works fine. Unless my customers do not report
> > non-functional laptops, which I doubt.
> 
> Ok, my rant was hard, I know. But having my laptop with non-working

> And yes, I know one should not empty it's "overcooking pan" on this
> list. I always try to avoid it. But as this affects me so much, I just
> couldn't. Sorry.
No problem. Questions:
- Is your user a member of the bumblebee group ( if existing )
- Ditto of the video group
- Do the packages re. Bumblebee install properly? 
- Is running stuff on the Intel an issue? 
- Do the NVIDIA kernel modules build properly? 

Mind, the laptops I was speaking of are not available, they're customer's 
machines. 


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Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht
openSUSE Board Member
openSUSE Forums Team



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