Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 年前Qualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1492arrow-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 · 1 年前message-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 年前I mean, you can get the Pi to use EFI and just boot generic images.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前It needs proprietary software to boot
minus-squareUsername@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Most x86 EFIs are, so the comparison is not really fair.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前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
I mean, you can get the Pi to use EFI and just boot generic images.
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