linux VS system76-driver

If in the USA then System76 could be a good contender, they don't make the hardware just use Clevo hardware, however I've had so many issues with the Lemur Pro and support has been terrible, after significant shipping costs to fix a common freezing issue they sent it back with a broken trackpad, missing screws and the same issue persisting (https://github.com/pop-os/linux/issues/45 & https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues/1172) tbh they (System76) really don't like any critizism and popOS has been really flaky between updates, they also tend to be bad actors in the community with little upstreaming and a sense of superiority (https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/10/system76_gnome_desktop_fight/) - My machine (lemp9) is basically just sat in a cupboard gathering dust.

The problem is it says the audio is working out of the box, but it isn't. I've talked to the support and I was shown this: https://github.com/pop-os/linux/pull/205

As for kernel 6.3 update, it is going on for testing currently: https://github.com/pop-os/linux/pull/251

I don't use Pop but the repos show 6.2.6

Linux 6.2: https://github.com/pop-os/linux/pull/228 Not Mesa 23.1 but Mesa 22.3.5: https://github.com/pop-os/linux/pull/228 (Merged)

"This program installs drivers and provides restore functionality for System76 machines." https://github.com/pop-os/system76-driver I would try installing system76-driver-nvidia as System76 recommends and I suspect that will make the Nvidia drivers available. I'm not sure why it wasn't already installed on your system. As usual, make a backup before trying anything if you're afraid of it breaking your system.

Also, I know I need to install the hardware drivers from system76. My preliminary research indicates that S76's open sources its drivers: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-driver

The great thing about System76 is... It's open source! https://github.com/pop-os/system76-driver

We use this as a workaround: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-driver/pull/245

I suppose you could ask the question on the relevant github issue or commit.

I have a System76 Serval WS with AMD internals manufactured last year. The laptop's internal display recently went wonky but an external display still works fine. It's annoying to reboot -- the GPU drivers aren't loaded yet when the boot disk passphrase prompt is shown, so the external display doesn't show the passphrase prompt (and importantly: whether unlocking succeeded). It's within a 1-year warranty for parts & labor. I'm currently talking to with System76 support staff to ship it back for repair. The process has, so far, been easy and straightforward.

In the past they had pushed a driver update that disabled the laptop display when multiple monitors are connected. I had recognized the problem since their system drivers are open source and was able to recommend & review a PR to fix [0]. It was nice to see that patch go in.

[0]: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-driver/pull/182

Open the System76 Driver application and clicking on Driver installation details will tell you what it installs. Other than that, you can read through the commits on GitHub.