Original question by @ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world

I never really see hardware lacking Linux support mentioned, which got me caught by surprise when a computer with a Broadcom network card couldn’t use the card. What other hardware don’t work with Linux?

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
    5·
    12 days ago

    My laptop has a speaker amp and a fingerprint reader that both lack Linux support. I had to quit using Linux on it because it was annoying without them working.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    4·
    12 days ago

    Some DACs have Windows only official drivers…

    I have an Akai EIE Pro that I have not been able to use, though it seems there are experimental user made Linux Drivers I have not tried to compile yet.

  • Maki@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1·
    12 days ago

    I’m not sure this is the right question. Shouldn’t it be what hardware is not supported by Linux? Most of the time it’s the Linux (kernel) developers who create the drivers for hardware support since companies still seem of the opinion that they only need to support Windows, with some exceptions to the rule?

    Am I mistaken in this?