cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34255100
Thought I’d create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people’s pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.
Many of the chipsets used in older laptops don’t have Linux drivers or firmware for some chips. Oddly, more recently modern laptops have better support.
The 2012 MacBook Air uses the Broadcom BCM943224PCIEBT2 chipset, which is flaky under Linux when it’s working. At least that was my experience with my Mac Mini. Broadcom doesn’t like people using their hardware, especially that era, so they’re a problem.