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<blockquote data-quote="OneMoreThing..." data-source="post: 1846367" data-attributes="member: 196927"><img src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/00-Zephyrus-G14-Focal-Fossa-hero-shot-1-800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/00-Zephyrus-G14-Focal-Fossa-hero-shot-1.jpg" target="_blank">Enlarge</a> / This lede image is a bit of a spoiler—but Linux fans might not want to rush out and buy a Zephyrus G14 just yet. (credit: Jim Salter)&nbsp; The Zephyrus G14 is a dual-GPU gaming laptop, and Linux tends not to fare well with that setup. But it's the only Ryzen 4000 equipped laptop I have available—so it was obviously going to get Linux on it, whether it liked it or not.Since brand-new hardware generally calls for brand-new distro versions, I grabbed a fresh copy of the Ubuntu Focal Fossa <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/" target="_blank">beta</a> and gave it a whirl. I have the sad duty of reporting that the results were mediocre at best.[h=2]Installation[/h]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <ul>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Oh look! An Ubuntu animation splash under the ROG logo! This is going great! (No it isn't.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [credit:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Salter&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
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</ul>The first step in installation on a new laptop is everybody's favorite game: which key do I press to get to BIOS? It took a couple tries, but on the Zephyrus G14, the correct answer is Esc. Pressing escape gets you to a boot selection menu, with an additional option to go into the BIOS/UEFI setup.<a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296#p3" target="_blank">Read 31 remaining paragraphs</a> | <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296&amp;comments=1" target="_blank">Comments</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296" target="_blank">Click here to view the article...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="OneMoreThing..., post: 1846367, member: 196927"] [IMG]https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/00-Zephyrus-G14-Focal-Fossa-hero-shot-1-800x600.jpg[/IMG][URL="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/00-Zephyrus-G14-Focal-Fossa-hero-shot-1.jpg"]Enlarge[/URL] / This lede image is a bit of a spoiler—but Linux fans might not want to rush out and buy a Zephyrus G14 just yet. (credit: Jim Salter) The Zephyrus G14 is a dual-GPU gaming laptop, and Linux tends not to fare well with that setup. But it's the only Ryzen 4000 equipped laptop I have available—so it was obviously going to get Linux on it, whether it liked it or not. Since brand-new hardware generally calls for brand-new distro versions, I grabbed a fresh copy of the Ubuntu Focal Fossa [URL="http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/"]beta[/URL] and gave it a whirl. I have the sad duty of reporting that the results were mediocre at best. [h=2]Installation[/h] [LIST] [*] [IMG]https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/01-ubuntu-and-rog-logos-mixed-980x735.jpg[/IMG] Oh look! An Ubuntu animation splash under the ROG logo! This is going great! (No it isn't.) [credit: Jim Salter ] [/LIST] The first step in installation on a new laptop is everybody's favorite game: which key do I press to get to BIOS? It took a couple tries, but on the Zephyrus G14, the correct answer is Esc. Pressing escape gets you to a boot selection menu, with an additional option to go into the BIOS/UEFI setup. [URL="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296#p3"]Read 31 remaining paragraphs[/URL] | [URL="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296&comments=1"]Comments[/URL] [url=https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667296]Click here to view the article...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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