▲ 257 ▼ Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux laptop cancelled due to performance concerns — Linux PC maker says Qualcomm CPU is ‘less suitable for Linux than expected’ (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] the_q@lemmy.zip 36 points 11 months ago (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] lengau@midwest.social 33 points 11 months ago (1 child) As someone who owns several RISC-V devices the primary thing preventing usable (low end) RISC-V laptops is the GPUs. Most RISC-V silicon has Imagination GPUs, and the current state of the drivers there is "proprietary drivers stuck on an old LTS kernel." If someone makes an RVA23 compliant chip with open mainstreamable drivers and a BXS-4-64 GPU (or, better yet, somehow manages to license a GPU from Intel or AMD for it), that'll be a cash cow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago And should make a chip. Risc V with their GPU. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (3 children) Other than battery optimizations pretty much all of the issues don't exist on something like a Raspberry Pi which is RISC architecture (Broadcom chips). Sounds like Qualcomm just doesn't have their shit together. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I think they mean RISC-V, not RISC in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Maybe that's what they though but it's not what they said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jodanlime@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago ARM = Acorn Risc Machine permalink fedilink source parent [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Mainly a question of money. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today -7 points 11 months ago isnt it inferior to qualcomm, the china doesnt exactly have access to the latest tech permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lengau@midwest.social 33 points 11 months ago (1 child) As someone who owns several RISC-V devices the primary thing preventing usable (low end) RISC-V laptops is the GPUs. Most RISC-V silicon has Imagination GPUs, and the current state of the drivers there is "proprietary drivers stuck on an old LTS kernel." If someone makes an RVA23 compliant chip with open mainstreamable drivers and a BXS-4-64 GPU (or, better yet, somehow manages to license a GPU from Intel or AMD for it), that'll be a cash cow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago And should make a chip. Risc V with their GPU. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago And should make a chip. Risc V with their GPU. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (3 children) Other than battery optimizations pretty much all of the issues don't exist on something like a Raspberry Pi which is RISC architecture (Broadcom chips). Sounds like Qualcomm just doesn't have their shit together. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I think they mean RISC-V, not RISC in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Maybe that's what they though but it's not what they said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jodanlime@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago ARM = Acorn Risc Machine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I think they mean RISC-V, not RISC in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Maybe that's what they though but it's not what they said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Maybe that's what they though but it's not what they said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago ARM = Acorn Risc Machine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Mainly a question of money. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today -7 points 11 months ago isnt it inferior to qualcomm, the china doesnt exactly have access to the latest tech permalink fedilink source parent