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0 pointsstavros3y ago0 comments

Having just bought a Framework to replace my 5-year-old XPS, I really hope I have the same experience as you. Do you run Linux, by the way? I hope Linux support is good.

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warent3y ago· 6 in thread

I'm using 12th gen processor, latest versions of Ubuntu and Linux

  Ubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
  Linux: 5.17.0-051700-generic

The only problems I've had so far is the "brightness" fn keys don't work, and bluetooth isn't great with certain devices like Airpods.

The brightness keys isn't a big deal, can still set brightness in the OS. It's probably fixable through some manual keymapping.

Bluetooth is more annoying but I somehow doubt it's a hardware issue. I just ended up getting Sony wireless earbuds to complete my transition away from Apple.

That being said, I also tried to dual boot Windows. Windows really does not like the hardware, and the Framework driver install package (https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/framework-laptop-bios...) had limited effect in fixing the issues. Lots of bugs with audio and graphics.

So, for now I would say it is too premature for Windows, but great for Linux!

nrp3y ago

I would be interested in understanding what issues you are seeing on Windows. We do quite a bit of validation on Windows.

A sibling comment shared the fix for the brightness keys, but you can also grab that information from our setup guide for Ubuntu: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Ubuntu+22.04+LTS+Installatio...

warent3y ago

Thanks for the reply! Your own forums may be a great place to start. There are some open issues for this, some you have seen and some unanswered

https://community.frame.work/t/audio-issues-windows-11/11726

https://community.frame.work/t/windows-no-audio-output-devic...

https://community.frame.work/t/windows-11-audio-no-longer-wo...

boldlybold3y ago

I had the same problem, the solution is here: https://community.frame.work/t/12th-gen-not-sending-xf86monb...

You can enable the hotkey support by blacklisting the hid-sensor-hub driver: vi /etc/modprobe.d/framework-als-blacklist.conf Add the following: blacklist hid-sensor-hub And then restart

It worked, but it needed `hid_sensor_hub` with underscores! and `sudo update-initramfs -u` before the reboot

warent3y ago

Just got around to trying this and it worked. Thank you!

jbeard43y ago

Hi, I saw your comment about Bluetooth issues with your AirPods, and I wanted to let you know that I have been having great success using my AirPods after I swapped out Pulseaudio for Pipewire on my System76 lemur pro laptop running PopOS. I think Ubuntu is planning to migrate from Pulseaudio to Pipewire as the default sound server, but maybe they haven’t done it yet. Anyway, this might be something you want to try. I use them for zoom meetings 1-2 hours every day, and they are extremely reliable.

warent3y ago

I see! It appears Ubuntu 22 has both Pulseaudio and Pipewire installed, and Pulseaudio is set to the default, with Pipewire just not enabled. Will poke around at it. Maybe they're making some incremental transition still.

Thanks for the tip

lhl3y ago· 1 in thread

My Arch on Framework experience has been great. If you're just getting yours up and running, I've been keeping notes on tuning/setup: https://github.com/lhl/linuxlaptops/wiki/2022-Framework-Lapt...

Some people have been getting hard graphics lockups (seems to be an Intel 12th-gen GPU / GNOME issue that may be affecting more than just the Frameworks). I'm running Sway and have yet to have any lockups over a month and a half of usage, though. Here's the community discussion thread: https://community.frame.work/t/hard-freezing-on-fedora-36-wi...

stavrosOP3y ago

That writeup is extensive, thank you for taking the time!

fab13n3y ago

Got one under Ubuntu 22.04. My only issue is that some transitions are frustratingly slow, much moreso than on my 2014 XPS13:

* Getting out of sleep (deep RAM sleep, not hibernate)

* Handling password/fingerprint authentication once out of sleep

* Wifi rescan frequency

* Occasionally, plugging/unplugging external screens

And I've got no idea why. Once woken up and plugged to whatever I need to use, it's a really good laptop.

mixmastamyk3y ago

Same here, make sure you use a very recent distro/kernel for 12th gen support.

adastra223y ago

Ubuntu 22.04 works out of the box with no issues so far.

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12 comments · 5 top-level

warent3y ago· 6 in thread

I'm using 12th gen processor, latest versions of Ubuntu and Linux

  Ubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
  Linux: 5.17.0-051700-generic

The only problems I've had so far is the "brightness" fn keys don't work, and bluetooth isn't great with certain devices like Airpods.

The brightness keys isn't a big deal, can still set brightness in the OS. It's probably fixable through some manual keymapping.

Bluetooth is more annoying but I somehow doubt it's a hardware issue. I just ended up getting Sony wireless earbuds to complete my transition away from Apple.

So, for now I would say it is too premature for Windows, but great for Linux!

nrp3y ago

I would be interested in understanding what issues you are seeing on Windows. We do quite a bit of validation on Windows.

A sibling comment shared the fix for the brightness keys, but you can also grab that information from our setup guide for Ubuntu: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Ubuntu+22.04+LTS+Installatio...

warent3y ago

Thanks for the reply! Your own forums may be a great place to start. There are some open issues for this, some you have seen and some unanswered

https://community.frame.work/t/audio-issues-windows-11/11726

https://community.frame.work/t/windows-no-audio-output-devic...

https://community.frame.work/t/windows-11-audio-no-longer-wo...

boldlybold3y ago

I had the same problem, the solution is here: https://community.frame.work/t/12th-gen-not-sending-xf86monb...

You can enable the hotkey support by blacklisting the hid-sensor-hub driver: vi /etc/modprobe.d/framework-als-blacklist.conf Add the following: blacklist hid-sensor-hub And then restart

It worked, but it needed `hid_sensor_hub` with underscores! and `sudo update-initramfs -u` before the reboot

warent3y ago

Just got around to trying this and it worked. Thank you!

jbeard43y ago

warent3y ago

Thanks for the tip

lhl3y ago· 1 in thread

My Arch on Framework experience has been great. If you're just getting yours up and running, I've been keeping notes on tuning/setup: https://github.com/lhl/linuxlaptops/wiki/2022-Framework-Lapt...

stavrosOP3y ago

That writeup is extensive, thank you for taking the time!

fab13n3y ago

Got one under Ubuntu 22.04. My only issue is that some transitions are frustratingly slow, much moreso than on my 2014 XPS13:

* Getting out of sleep (deep RAM sleep, not hibernate)

* Handling password/fingerprint authentication once out of sleep

* Wifi rescan frequency

* Occasionally, plugging/unplugging external screens

And I've got no idea why. Once woken up and plugged to whatever I need to use, it's a really good laptop.

mixmastamyk3y ago

Same here, make sure you use a very recent distro/kernel for 12th gen support.

adastra223y ago

Ubuntu 22.04 works out of the box with no issues so far.

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