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Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:00 PM
I
've been running desktop Linux for three years now I
'm used to little quirks here and there
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:00 PM
Every device I
've put Linux on has had unique challenges but it
's always been fun to learn how to mitigate issues
A
Apex
Oh yeah? That doesn't sound like a super big deal
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:00 PM
Yeah it
's a simple kernel patch to fix too that is part of Linux 6
.7
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Well ok then
. Ally it is
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Thanks guys
!
A
antheas
The only bad part with the go is no vrr and meh gyro
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Something that makes me sad
, is that the gyro is not in the controller but instead is in the device
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Oh wait one more thing
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Go is super nice too
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Should I do a bios update on the windows side
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Before switching to bazzite
?
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
Like is that recommended
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:01 PM
so with the Go I cannot play
, at least not comfortably
, wii games like mario galaxy
C
CharlieBros
Something that makes me sad, is that the gyro is not in the controller but inste...
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
Well
.
.
.
. Go has one on the device and guess what
.
.
. Lenovo doesn
't give access to it
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
I bought a dualsense just for that and is amazing
, not having to deal with the weird bluetooth connection is a blessing
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
Both controllers have one
A
antheas
Well.... Go has one on the device and guess what... Lenovo doesn't give access t...
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
I believe they do now isn
't
?
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
Also the one on the device is meh
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
Amd decided to be smart and use a coprocessor to access it
A
antheas
Both controllers have one
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:02 PM
Huh
? really
? I read the gyro was only in the main device
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:03 PM
Yeah they do
. But Lenovo implementation is crappy and they don
't give access to it
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:04 PM
There were some mentions in an early dll prerelease legion space header file
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:04 PM
But current dll doesn
't have a gyro function
A
antheas
The new bios is not tuned properly
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:04 PM
Oh damn
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:04 PM
Maaaan
, like
, shit
's tough
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:05 PM
I need to make my decision on may
, and both options
, the Ally and the Legion Go
, have a lot of pros and cons
A
Apex
even if there's a few issues I'd rather that than all the straight up hardware p...
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:06 PM
The ally still have killing SD card issues
, but the 90 degrees SSD mod is cheaper and easier
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:06 PM
The Legion Go can overheat and needs constant BIOS updates
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:06 PM
But now that I think about it
, so does the Ally
C
CharlieBros
The ally still have killing SD card issues, but the 90 degrees SSD mod is cheape...
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
Does it still
? I
've heard that recent hardware has that fixed
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
Can you even do bios updates if you aren
't running windows
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
buuuuut you can install bios updates on the Ally without windows
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
Not so with the legion
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
Oh ok
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
How
? Just from a USB drive
?
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:07 PM
That
's how I did my bios update on my motherboard
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:08 PM
And tbf it is an Asus motherboard
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:08 PM
So I have some familiarity with the process
A
Apex
Like is that recommended
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:08 PM
Yes
, for example
, the Legion just got an update that allows for dynamic vram use
, the ally also have fixes for the gyro and a butt ton of stuff
A
Apex
And tbf it is an Asus motherboard
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:09 PM
Same thing actually
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:09 PM
Pretty clever from them to use the same system
, plop the blob in an USB
, go to bios
, EZFlash or however they call it
, update and done
C
CharlieBros
The Legion Go can overheat and needs constant BIOS updates
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:09 PM
Doesn
't need bios updates all work fine
. But we get new features
A
Apex
Does it still? I've heard that recent hardware has that fixed
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:09 PM
Some people that received RMAd devices are still having the issue
A
antheas
Doesn't need bios updates all work fine. But we get new features
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Correct
C
CharlieBros
Some people that received RMAd devices are still having the issue
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Got it do it
's a your mileage may vary thing
A
Apex
Got it do it's a your mileage may vary thing
C
CharlieBros
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Basically yeah
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Overheating is one of the new features I think
A
antheas
Overheating is one of the new features I think
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Lol the best feature
. Reduced functionality
A
Apex
OP
•
1/25/24, 7:10 PM
Todd Howard would be proud
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:13 PM
They added an overheat mode to avoid overheating
A
antheas
•
1/25/24, 7:13 PM
But it has broken fan curves
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