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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1620946579; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=msE0brDgHeE2rtuIcYDUWPXDRxAKZkEo1Rb+T0QRdYY=; b=OXmYHL2pACzIui9PywHZ9a/SZjxUaNG0UftebYFsZNIx+IPOgCv7JY8ZHAAcq3uQ+AWWvn jnF54zap3GWVB7lxaGkKlok7TH0LPtc8KPk87mi40SoBrctwengMyzsrdB4T/CTz0qL9y/ ES4X1cSqgJE6IDsQVT2dz9gWoUEJGD/jaTnclXK/r9H0/FZBrM4+aTZCZZZ9/ZgPsawvfB om+Zu5BSqkl7HJslHU2lRMCWcILCi6KITlQiRWn9fHuYrklD1lD9+ctZJh3aTsT5yk1UqA dgCQ7SIYiXvaMwg4LYQJF/dJVrF0zrybljbhz5exfsDXyXk4JvJlIvwiIJ8cSQ== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1620946579; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=Lfffd5XLt5dn+ZiT6Bb1NPdTOQIfE2iMBHTx+3Q6il14n9k2Eg5fq2H8BJh5O48Fsk4TMY uFbyDBPi3kpgY2bn7gAXPfG+PNWg/m2m4nhHQqv4P1S8mpTmcSj+Lb0YLw/gzysMzdB2EW +1nrvzjqmjVXYH6Uvd4jAE7/6csox4UzZXdphl2qTXGw9hIfhgnWRCp5hALZN8vxeZVm13 W6EXVKYYjN/a1HwkWzFIxd10U91F1dc3sW/zj7BM5T82IadgP9hvkATRCkM6O9c0BdobfW dMhG4IeaeC8eh4oy4lN/6QeDXrW40oRaxfH/czQI/Mfpzfj0kYhU8LDay4ZOqA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=disroot.org header.s=mail header.b=SU3VPeOb; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=disroot.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.65 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=disroot.org header.s=mail header.b=SU3VPeOb; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=disroot.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: C5DFD16A5A X-Spam-Score: -2.65 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: 1B6mY4GslmEz This message has two parts about GPU compatibility with Linux-libre. 1) Manual Warning 2) Summary # Manual Warning I originally posted the message below on the help mailing list. It is reposted here for two reasons. * It was suggested that the help mailing list may not be the correct mailing list. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2021-04/msg00229.html * Someone else recently had the same issue with GPU compatibility. https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/48343 >From the original message: ``` I found the Hardware Considerations section of the Guix manual very helpful. I was prepared for the issue of WiFi device compatibility. However I was surprised by GPU compatibility. I think it would be helpful to have a warning about GPU compatibility. This would help someone who is looking at buying a computer by bringing GPU compatibility to their attention. I found the WiFi device warning with specific hardware that is known to work very helpful. Maybe an equivalent could be done for GPUs ... I appreciate that this extra warning may discourage some people from trying Guix. I think it would still be good to warn people about potential problems so that they are not surprised. ``` # Summary I have been sharing a link to "GPU compatibility with Linux-libre" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2021-04/msg00220.html on the Guix mailing lists and in #guix when people were asking for help about getting a graphical environment setup in Guix. The feedback I have received is that it was helpful. I would appreciate any correction or additions as I do not want to misinform people.