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This Year, RISC-V Laptops Arrive
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do they come with all the necessary drivers? Or are they hoping they magically appear in the linux kernel after they've sold a bunch?
Sounds like they've already got it running Linux, so...
The more important question is, are they running mainline Linux, close to mainline Linux (like Raspberry Pi, or outdated much modified unmaintainable vendor and device specific fork (like Android phones do).
The article says Ubuntu.
This doesn't mean anything. The question refers to the kernel version running.
I'm running fedora 40 with
hell yeah!
it's very possible to get linux to run on a processor without having implemented al functionality. You can just not support some onboard peripherals yet and have to do some things inefficiently in software. You don't need good power management to simply be "running", etc.
Getting linux to run is the first step, not the last. It's the barest minimum you could do to have a product to sell. Running well, taking advantage of all hardware features properly is a whole different game.
The one for Framework seems fine, although generally weak so.... depends on the manufacturer?
Unless all the other hardware is bespoke, it'll use the same drivers as it would if it ran x86 or ARM.
I'm not talking about drivers for stuff that is not the cpu itself. But the processor itself usually contains a bunch of peripherals that need their own stuff.