bytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoThis is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.programming.devimagemessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up12.02Kcross-posted to: linux@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up12.02KimageThis is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.programming.devbytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square251fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarerektdeckard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhat actually is the explanation for this? I’ve done the same on 2 old laptops, overall love using Linux but the battery life is like…halved.
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agobasically the ACPI drivers for the laptop are fine tuned by the OEM with microsoft, unless the laptop ships with linux where the OEM has similar or 1:1 life as windows. dell for awhile (dunno if they still do) were shipping laptops with ubuntu.
What actually is the explanation for this? I’ve done the same on 2 old laptops, overall love using Linux but the battery life is like…halved.
basically the ACPI drivers for the laptop are fine tuned by the OEM with microsoft, unless the laptop ships with linux where the OEM has similar or 1:1 life as windows. dell for awhile (dunno if they still do) were shipping laptops with ubuntu.