I'm not entirely certain about the newer laptops, but I've had decent luck with my Thinkpad W530 and using bumblebeed in Arch. ~ Frostyfrog ^.^
On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Nicholas Leippe <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe there's some detailed howto's/info on the gentoo site for dealing > with this that may be helpful. > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, John Shaver <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> Do any of you have experience with running linux (Debian/Arch >> preferably) on any of the recent Dell Precision laptops? They have a >> newer type of hybrid graphics and I don't think you can disable the >> hybrid graphics in the BIOS anymore. >> >> Of particular concern: >> >> They don't allow you to order it with ubuntu and the 4k display. Even >> if I can only use the intel graphics, it should support a 4k display >> right? >> >> I want to run 2 4k displays off of the docking port. I think the >> Intel graphics should support this, but I had trouble getting a single >> display to work with a Lenovo W550s (with similar hybrid graphics) and >> Ubuntu. I ended up returning that laptop. >> >> So I guess I just want to see if anyone has any experience with these >> laptops before I spend 2k one =/ >> >> Thanks, >> >> John Shaver >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
