Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by gilgamesh3 » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC

Qualcomm Linux 2.0
qualcomm.com

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

#2

Post by LorenDB » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by wmf » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC

LorenDB wrote: post #2

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

It's happening: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-X-G2q-Linux

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by _fzslm » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC

LorenDB wrote: post #2

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

I have a gorgeous Surface Pro 11 X1 Elite that can run just enough Linux to tease me with how beautiful it could be, but it's still unstable enough that I can't daily it.

Torture.

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

#5

Post by senectus1 » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC

wmf wrote: post #3

LorenDB wrote: post #2

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

It's happening: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-X-G2q-Linux

holy hell.. the price tags...!

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by geerlingguy » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC

senectus1 wrote: post #5

wmf wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's happening: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-X-G2q-Linux

holy hell.. the price tags...!

$4,300-$6,000+, wow you're not wrong. And that's just 32 or 64 GB of RAM.

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by keyle » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

LorenDB wrote: post #2

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

I recently tried to get BSD/Linux to work on my omnibook X 14 and... it's been a journey!

Eventually I got it to work well with [1] and extracted firmware off github because I had wiped Windows and all partitions into oblivion.

I was looking for the bliss of fan-less linux with ARM. The joy! [2]

[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-concept-snapdragon-x-e...

[2] the fans are ON permanently

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by wmf » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC

senectus1 wrote: post #5

wmf wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's happening: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-X-G2q-Linux

holy hell.. the price tags...!

Something has gone wrong at HP. They are also charging $7,000 for Strix Halo.

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by mrheosuper » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC

keyle wrote: post #7

LorenDB wrote: post #2

And here I was hoping they'd decided to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 chips.

I recently tried to get BSD/Linux to work on my omnibook X 14 and... it's been a journey! Eventually I got it to work well with [1] and extracted firmware off github because I had wiped Windows and all partitions into oblivion. I was looking for the bliss of fan-less linux with ARM. The joy! [2] [1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-concept-snapdragon-x-e... [2] the fans are ON permanently

If you want fanless arm linux machine, why not macbook m2 air + asahi linux ?

Re: Qualcomm Linux 2.0

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Post by keyle » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC

mrheosuper wrote: post #9

keyle wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently tried to get BSD/Linux to work on my omnibook X 14 and... it's been a journey! Eventually I got it to work well with [1] and extracted firmware off github because I had wiped Windows and all partitions into oblivion. I was looking for the bliss of fan-less linux with ARM. The joy! [2] [1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-concept-snapdragon-x-e... [2] the fans are ON permanently

If you want fanless arm linux machine, why not macbook m2 air + asahi linux ?

Because at the time of my purchase I mistakenly believed that fan-less was a given for an ARM laptop; and that ARM laptops were a lot more supported than Apple products; some big names were using ARM linux and raving about it.

It's still is a great laptop and I recommend it for the hardware overall, but not fan-less indeed.