Re: OpenMandriva turmoil - sabotage?

On 18/07/2026 06:39, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:40:28 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     The hardware-compatibility issue has greatly expanded since the Old
>>     Days. SO many new devices with SO many functions/params, all needing
>>     carefully- tweaked drivers. Sometimes you can't even tell exactly
>>     what version of what driver is required. Faster and easier to just
>>     switch distros and hope for better.
> 
> Reading the various forums and reddits Nvidia appears to be the major pain
> in the ass although some people have problems with touchpads. Everything I
> have is plain vanilla with either Intel or AMD integrated graphics.
> Getting the fingerprint reader working on the Lenovo took a little work
> and after I got it working I found it more trouble than it was worth. I
> probably could have screwed around with the pam stuff.
> 
> The older Broadcom wifi on a 2011 netbook has been the only driver issue,
> but then that's Broadcom.

I concur

Nvidia graphics, Broadcom wifi and occasionally touchpads have been the 
things that have given trouble, That and scanners

Fortunately Nvidia' s closed source drivers generally worked, Broadcom 
wifi seems now to work out 'of the box'.



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