Just want to add to the chorus, framework is awesome. This thing is so sleek and fancy.

There were a couple of hiccups with the DIY build. An out of position Wi-Fi wire on the hinge, and I wasn’t told to plug it in before turning it on, so I thought I had a dud for a minute or two. But that’s no big deal.

It was the deal that got me, I went with a 7840u, with the 2.8k screen. I bought my own ram, and reused a 2230 512gb nvme from when I upgraded my steam deck. That’ll hold me over until I decide I need more 🤷‍♂️

It’s only been a few days but so far I couldn’t be happier!

Gotta stop myself from fidgeting with the bezel magnets, it’s fun but I’m gonna break it 😬

Edit: Forgot to mention I’m running Bluefin, based on recommendations here. My first time with Fedora, and immutable/atomic based distros. I’m used to Debian based stuff. So far I haven’t run into too much trouble. Though I AM struggling with my virtual machine.

I have three apps that I need Windows for still, there is no replacement. One of them might run in proton, but it’s updated regularly, and interfaces with a shared database, and I’m just not willing to be the fly in the ointment if my setup breaks something for everyone.

The other is a Windows store exclusive, and that doesn’t work with proton.

And the third I could find an alternative for, I just… It will be a lot of work converting the database over, and I don’t want to right now 🤷‍♂️

Anywho the problem is the VM, Boxes, won’t run in full resolution. It’s locked at a lower resolution. Seems like a crazy problem, a feature that should already be baked in. I’ve tried SPICE virt-viewer, per some guides, but no dice.

I’ve got a thread up here about it if anyone has an idea? I know there’s at least a few bluefin users here.

Thanks!

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    41·
    8 days ago

    I thought that proton, bottles, and lutris all basically used wine at the core.

    Ehhh well it’s kinda hard to explain. Proton is like a fork of WINE. Lutris uses Proton. Steam uses Proton. WINE is typically preferred for non-gaming software, but Proton might work for those as well. At least that is my basic understanding.

    Pretty sure windows store apps are still a no go though?

    I honestly don’t know, I can’t remember ever seeing any apps that were only available as UWP.

    • beastlykingsOP
      3·
      7 days ago

      Thanks for the information! I guess that makes sense, kind of different flavors and implementations. Some better at some times than others. I’ll have to tinker with it.