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MudMan@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I have an ASUS laptop that maps its multiple speakers incorrectly under Linux, it's been killing me for months and I'm now considering it. I was not prepared for the realization that the Linux path forward would be to just pay by the bug fix.

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BD89@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You could always try using hardware vendors with better support and customer service.

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- MudMan@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  No.
  
  I had that laptop before I tried to move it to Linux and I'm not buying a new one. It does work under Windows.
  
  This is not my laptop not supporting Linux, this is Linux not supporting my laptop. Because I already own the laptop. If people weren't trying to cheerlead for their preferred OS for other reasons than... you know, whether it's good or not, this wouldn't even be a discussion. In fact, half the "Windows sucks" angles these days are down to "Windows 11 doesn't support specific pieces of pre-existing hardware". Which, you know, is the exact problem I'm having here.
  
  Now, would ASUS finally paying attention to the ecosystem make it easier for a whole bunch of people to move over? Sure. Of course. But that doesn't contradict my previous statements.
  
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