Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoQualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1491arrow-down1external-linkQualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comHanrahan@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoIt needs proprietary software to boot
minus-squareUsername@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoMost x86 EFIs are, so the comparison is not really fair.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThat is only sort of true. You don’t need proprietary software on a live USB to boot x86. That’s not the case with the Raspberry Pi as it boots from its GPU
It needs proprietary software to boot
Most x86 EFIs are, so the comparison is not really fair.
That is only sort of true. You don’t need proprietary software on a live USB to boot x86. That’s not the case with the Raspberry Pi as it boots from its GPU