Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoDo you install linux on old laptops?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down116
arrow-up1323arrow-down1imageDo you install linux on old laptops?lemmy.worldWaffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareWaffelson@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agolaptops with 32x processor or bios instead of uefi
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoWell, my macbook pro from 2009 is 64bit and normally uses efi but in order to get the nvidia GPU running I had to force it to boot grub2 using legcy Bios by using a CDrom for the ArchISO.
minus-squareipsirc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIt can’t run the latest FarCry smoothly.
minus-squareManniSturgis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoIf by “latest” you mean any of them, then yes.
Define “old”.
laptops with 32x processor or bios instead of uefi
Then, no. Mine is from 2017.
Well, my macbook pro from 2009 is 64bit and normally uses efi but in order to get the nvidia GPU running I had to force it to boot grub2 using legcy Bios by using a CDrom for the ArchISO.
It can’t run the latest FarCry smoothly.
If by “latest” you mean any of them, then yes.