Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Has Qualcomm seen the light after working with Valve on Steam Frame? The news that Steam Frame would be running an open source Adreno GPU driver really caught me by surprise.

Re: Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Post by freehorse » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 4:59 PM UTC

I wish this signup box did not cover the text, or at least there was some way to close/remove it.

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Post by micw » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 4:59 PM UTC

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Post by mg » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 5:00 PM UTC

Does that mean that one will be able to purchase tablets with this chip and replace the OS with Linux?

That would be great. As far as I know, there currently are no options for lightweight tablets that support Linux.

Not sure how well WSL2 on tablets work. Does anybody here have experiences with WSL2 on tablets like the new Microsoft Surface Pro that uses the Snapdragon X Elite chip?

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Post by ddtaylor » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 5:00 PM UTC

micw wrote: post #6

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Because other people do bad things these people aren't allowed to share ideas.

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Post by fainpul » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 5:01 PM UTC

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Even when it's not blocked, the layout is broken...

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Post by ddtaylor » Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 5:02 PM UTC

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I tried to get it on archive.is but it say in a loop forever.