Hi Alexis, On Tuesday, 6 August 2024 15:43:21 BST Alexis Praga wrote: > Dear fellow Gentoo users, > > For the first time in 15 years, I have bought a new (and recent too !) > laptop (Yoga 7 Gen 9). Is there a way to test Gentoo on it before > installing it ?
You can try the LiveUSB, but unless it has all the requisite firmware you will discover some hardware may not be identified or work as expected. > I was thinking of using the Live GUI usb to ensure the following works : > - GPU (integrated AMD 780), especially with wayland > - wifi > - webcam > - CPU (it's not a snapdragon but a Ryzen 7). > > Thanks ! > > Alexis You could try any Linux distro LiveUSB to get get an idea of what kernel drivers and firmware are needed for your hardware, then it is a matter of installing Gentoo and configuring your system accordingly. Initially, you can use binary packages from Gentoo for a quick installation and then decide if compiling from source and customising your USE flags is something you may prefer for you needs. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_Binary_Host_Quickstart HTH.
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