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Comment by gwbas1c | Hacker News Reader

> You have to go to bios

IMO, a computer should work decently without needing to tweak the BIOS. If a feature is "experimental" and is likely to cause problems, it should be disabled by default.

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I imagine it does work decently in Windows…it’s pretty standard to have to flip a few setting in the BIOS when installing Linux on a machine that came with Windows, best case is to have clear instructions on what settings need to be changed.

That said this is also the very first model of a device that’s intended to be DIY repairable…tweaking some BIOS settings shouldn’t be scary for someone buying what is effectively the beta version of a laptop that comes with a screwdriver so you can change out its parts.

For what it's worth, on most computers I've daily driven with Linux, tweaking the bios has been the norm. At minimum, I've had to disable secure boot on most distros.

I agree with the idea that it _should_ work decently without - but as of now, that is not the status quo.

Oh, please. I've had to disable Secure Boot on every Thinkpad I've ever had in order to run Linux on it without drama. It takes two seconds.

This is a computer you have to put together yourself (if you want to choose your hardware config). It comes with a screwdriver in the box. The logo is a gear. These are not-so-subtle hints that this machine is for tinkerers.

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