Some TVs require connecting to the network to set it up

Change Wi-Fi password, connect to Wi-Fi and complete setup, restore old password.

Same here, one of our “smart” TVs needs Ethernet for networking, the other needs a Wi-Fi dongle. Rest aren’t even smart. All 1080p.

EtherNet over HDMI

Then block 8.8.8.8 and use 1.1.1.1 or Quad9

I used both on HDD. They are both slow but while Mint is predictably slow and stable, Win10 can grind to a halt unexpectedly.

Were you paid properly for overtime?

iOS has auto update for a while and iOS users update their devices more often than Android. 2 weeks is not a long time for adoption of new version for iOS.

*seconds. KDE Connect dying the moment I turn off the iPad annoys me to this day.

turns off google play services

gets spammed by 976688286 apps begging for google play immediately

On my phone website fits the screen & appears normal, scrolling right reveals rest of the monies

E supports Wayland

Journal won’t be helpful in case of kernel panics.

Linux will have an equialvent of BSoD soon. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-DRM-Panic-QR-Codes

I watched that video (half of it iirc) and I didn’t find it boring. I later learnt a kernel module was not needed for my purpose but I still managed to write a very basic one. He starts by saying “good artists copy great artists steal” and copy pastes the USB skeleton driver. Then he builds from there.

for Ubuntu 18.04.

Me when I learn Clone Hero on Linux needs increased file limit to run without freezing:

If you still have time & energy to troubleshoot you can create posts for your issues. ChatGPT may give incorrect advice.

I switched because my OS drive was HDD and Win10 was slow & unstable. The background tasks of Win put heavy load on the PC because I didn’t have an SSD. Linux was also slow but a bit more bearable, plus it was stable. Did an SSD upgrade years later.

Turing +, not tuner +

Recall does not utilize NPU, people got it running on pre X Elite Arm PCs.

Nvidia’s website returns me only 390 and 415 for 670M

Rest of the system should work with iGPU, if you aren’t interested in heavy gaming you can use Linux just fine.