Comment 135 for bug 1283589
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(Get the code!)
(In reply to lops from comment #111)
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> Its remarkable that this problem has been existing for so long...
I hate to see all these good people's energy being wasted on Samsung's booboo. Went through similar back in the day with an Acer Travelmate 8172 and Broadcom wifi adapter. Wasted so much effort trying to debug the problem it's insane. At least the resulting life rule "never touch Broadcom again" has served me well from then on.
The solution is to support the right companies and right models, and while trying to not spam this bug, I'd like to influence the gatherers here to do the same. Dell and Lenovo do seem to be on the forefront with Linux so that's what I've chosen for my companies.
Maybe I should note I also purchased 900X3A for myself earlier. You have to hand it to Samsung's design team, the Series 9 is a hit look-and-feel wise. Luckily, 900X3A also worked flawlessly on Linux. But this bug single-handedly reminded me of the lurking Windows-company dangers. So when the battery started fading and I needed a higher-res screen + mini-DisplayPort, I dropped all newer S9-s out of the race. Dell XPS14, while weightier and mid-res screen, so far is doing quite well on all heavy duty Linux stuff I've thrown at it.
That being said, I hope someone gets this thing solved. Hate to see good hardware going to waste.