bytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days 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-square248linkfedilinkarrow-up11.97Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.95Karrow-down1imageThis 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-24 days agomessage-square248linkfedilink
minus-squarerektdeckard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days 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-up1·3 days 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.