Where are we with our TUXEDO ARM-Notebook? - TUXEDO Computers

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Where are we with our TUXEDO ARM-Notebook?

At Computex 2024 in Taiwan, TUXEDO teased a first Linux notebook with an ARM chipset based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite as an alternative to the usual x86 notebooks, generating a huge press response. Fortunately, the reverberations on social media were also huge, showing a lot of interest in our endeavor. As it will still be a while before the market launch - no, before you ask: we don’t have a date yet - we want to take you with us and report on the progress of the development.

What was known so far

The device will be a 14-inch notebook with a resolution of 2,880 × 1,800 pixels. The Snapdragon chip with 12 cores achieves a clock speed of up to 4.6 GHz in boost mode and brings an Adreno GPU with a clock speed of 1.25 GHz and 20 W TDP to the table. This is supported by 32 GB of LPDDRX5 RAM, which is soldered in place due to design restrictions. The device also offers 8+4 PCIe 4.0 lanes and 2+2 PCIE 3.0 lanes. The integrated NPU contributes 45 TeraFlops for AI workloads. As far as the operating system is concerned, we are endeavoring to pre-install an ARM version of our TUXEDO OS. Alternatively, the ARM architecture from Debian will be used.

Teamwork

We are not alone in the development of this Linux notebook with ARM chipset, but are building on the foundations laid by other developers. In order to get the Snapdragon X Elite running under Linux with as many features as possible, Qualcomm is developing drivers for inclusion in the Linux kernel with the support of the ARM specialist Linaro. Some drivers have already been included in Linux 6.8, 6.9 and 6.10. New code has also already been included for the first release candidate of Linux 6.11, that was uploaded a couple of days ago. Dedicated firmware is available, but has not yet arrived in the Linux firmware branch.

What is the current status?

So far, the keyboard and touchpad, Wi-Fi with all standard clock frequencies and USB-C are working. The battery display also already shows correct values. The sound looks promising, the only thing missing is probably the configuration in the user environment. All other components are still being worked on.

As you can see, there is still a lot of work ahead of us. We will continue to keep you up to date on the progress of development in the news.