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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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1680 points etbusch | 3 comments | 19 May 22 12:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.806s | source
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nagisa ◴[19 May 22 13:38 UTC] No.31434483[source]▶
Could you elaborate on why realtek was chosen for the ethernet expansion card? It does tend to have a pretty bad rep, with one of the recent documentations being https://overengineer.dev/blog/2021/04/25/usb-c-hub-madness.h...
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whazor ◴[19 May 22 13:46 UTC] No.31434578[source]▶
Seems to be that the realtek driver issues are mostly for Mac users, which will not be really an issue for Framework users.
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1. yabones ◴[19 May 22 13:56 UTC] No.31434703[source]▶
As a long-time Linux user, every time I hear Realtek or see a rtlxxxx driver the blood drains from my head. Just a constant nightmare of crashy firmware and dkms hell. Maybe things have gotten better in the last couple years, but I've steered clear every time I've had the chance.
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2. djbusby ◴[19 May 22 14:04 UTC] No.31434796[source]▶
My ASUS lappy with rtl8xxx WiFi started having issues on newer kernel 5.10.x spewing bugchecks in the dmesg and is locked till reboot. Apparently it's a frequent issue, cause my searches showed it's been happening to others since at least 2018. It's 2022 and not much better.

However! Frame.work is Ina position to be an agent of change!

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3. blacklion ◴[19 May 22 18:38 UTC] No.31438422[source]▶
Realtek RTL8822 WiFi kills cheap soapbox routers, typical for AirBnB and cheap/small hotels. Known problems, no fixes.

I mean, it blocks such routers, not brick them permanently, but result is the same: you and your companion doesn't have internet. At all.