This is the exact class of problems that pushed me into Apple's waiting arms. All (well, most. all of what I care about) of the flexibility and ease-of-use and efficiency of linux, stuffed into a gorgeous, well engineered product.
I wish I could fix the things, I'll fully cosign the beef the hacker community has for Apple on that front. That being said, I don't see myself buying a Windows laptop anytime soon.
Do you (or anyone else) know if this is related to that famous clip of Linus Torvalds saying "fuck you" to nvidia? I get the impression that nvidia has not prioritized linux at all really over the decades.
I don’t know about the anecdote really. But Unix ABI is only stable for the userspace. Anything kernel side is not. So that means recompilation when things changes. So most drivers are in source code form in the kernel, or at least provide shims to firmware. AMD and Intel drivers are part of the kernel, nvidia’s are not. So every updates, you’re praying the the stars align and your card can be used and does not crash the system.
I wish I could fix the things, I'll fully cosign the beef the hacker community has for Apple on that front. That being said, I don't see myself buying a Windows laptop anytime soon.