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Hardware compatibility (x86)

Which PCs can run Bass x86, in plain language

This page answers a simple question: will Bass:Lineout run on this PC?

The short answer

  1. Yes, for most Intel or AMD PCs from about the last ten years (and many older ones too).
  2. No for machines that need a separate NVIDIA graphics card (gaming laptops and many workstations). Bass does not ship NVIDIA's closed-source driver.
  3. The PC itself is usually fine. Extra screens (including many customer-facing displays) are largely handled by Bass Display Mapper and Input Mapper, plus related stack work. What still needs project-level care is store or factory devices that talk over USB, serial, or CAN: card readers, cash drawers, receipt printers, barcode scanners, and similar. Bass can expose those buses (including Config Overrides for common wiring cases), but the Android app still has to speak the device protocol.

Numbers on this page come from a public list of PCs that people have reported to linux-hardware.org (linuxhw/DMI on GitHub). A brand missing from that list is not the same as unsupported. See the appendix for short definitions.

Check your graphics chip

On a running Bass system (or any Linux live session):

lspci -nn | grep -iE 'vga|3d|display'
If you see What it means
Intel vendor id 8086: Expected to work (built-in Intel graphics).
AMD vendor id 1002: Expected to work (built-in AMD graphics). Confirm the screen comes up.
NVIDIA vendor id 10de: Treat as out of scope for production unless you already tested that exact chip with our build.

If this is a point-of-sale or industrial box, test card readers, cash drawers, printers, and other USB/serial/CAN devices with your Android app on that exact model. Extra monitors and customer-facing displays are usually covered by Display Mapper and Input Mapper.

Buying tips by brand

Quick "buy this / skip that" notes. Model counts later on this page come from linuxhw. This table is shopping guidance only.

Brand Prefer Skip Notes
HP EliteBook / ProBook / ZBook Firefly (Intel iGPU); EliteDesk / ProDesk / Mini (Intel) OMEN / Victus gaming (NVIDIA) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Dell Latitude / XPS / Precision mobile (Intel iGPU); OptiPlex / XPS Desktop (Intel) G-Series / Alienware (NVIDIA) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Asus ExpertBook / Zenbook / VivoBook (Intel); NUC / Mini PC (Intel) ROG / TUF Gaming (NVIDIA) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Acer Aspire / Swift / TravelMate (Intel); Veriton / Chromebox-class desktop (Intel) Nitro / Predator (NVIDIA) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Star Labs StarBook / StarLite / StarFighter (Intel/AMD open) Optional NVIDIA dGPU configs Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Framework Framework Laptop (Intel / AMD iGPU) Framework Laptop 16 (NVIDIA Expansion Card) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics
Lenovo (optional) ThinkPad / ThinkCentre / Yoga (Intel); ThinkPad AMD / IdeaPad AMD (radeonsi) Legion / LOQ gaming (NVIDIA) Mixed: prefer Intel or AMD built-in graphics

Full series notes for each brand are in Appendix D.

Picture of the inventory

We track 26,814 distinct PC models across the brands and segments below (out of 34,784 models in the full linuxhw tree).

Outcome (name-matched sample) Models
Expected OK (Intel/AMD open graphics path) 25,649
Likely gaming / discrete NVIDIA naming 1,165 
flowchart LR
  HW[Intel or AMD PC] --> OK[Expected to work]
  HW --> Periph[Test USB serial CAN devices]
  HW --> Disp[Display Mapper for extra screens]
  AvoidN[Separate NVIDIA card] --> No[Out of scope]
Where the models sit Count
Lenovo 11,068
Other x86 ODMs 5,683
Asus 3,809
HP 2,712
Acer 1,451
Dell 1,233
Industrial POS ODM 850
Star Labs 5
Framework 3 
flowchart TB
  Total[Tracked models 26814]
  Total --> HP[HP 2712]
  Total --> Dell[Dell 1233]
  Total --> Asus[Asus 3809]
  Total --> Acer[Acer 1451]
  Total --> Lenovo[Lenovo 11068]
  Total --> Framework[Framework 3]
  Total --> StarLabs[Star Labs 5]
  Total --> Ind[Industrial POS ODM 850]
  Total --> Oth[Other x86 makers 5683]

Common PC brands

Brand Models in sample Expected OK Skip (gaming/NVIDIA naming)
HP 2,712 2,619 93
Dell 1,233 1,223 10
Asus 3,809 3,147 662
Acer 1,451 1,346 105
Lenovo (optional) 11,068 10,887 181
Framework 3 3 0
Star Labs 5 5 0
Industrial / POS / ODM 850 850 0
Other x86 makers / boards 5,683 5,569 114

HP (2,712 models)

  • Common name prefixes: Pavilion (230), Compaq (163), Laptop (152), ENVY (141), EliteBook (139), ProBook (131), OMEN (69), ProLiant (66)

Dell (1,233 models)

  • Common name prefixes: Inspiron (383), Latitude (220), Vostro (133), Precision (119), PowerEdge (96), OptiPlex (88), XPS (71), Studio (24)

Asus (3,809 models)

  • Common name prefixes: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop (451), ROG (347), ASUS (244), PRIME (202), TUF (171), P5 (115), ZenBook (102), VivoBook (56)

Acer (1,451 models)

  • Common name prefixes: Aspire (808), TravelMate (129), Veriton (98), Swift (75), Predator (57), Extensa (49), Nitro (36), Spin (18)

Lenovo (11,068 models)

  • Common name prefixes: ThinkPad (7676), ThinkCentre (1140), IdeaPad (501), IdeaCentre (254), ThinkStation (212), Yoga (162), Legion (160), ThinkBook (71)

Framework (3 models)

  • Common name prefixes: Laptop (3)

Star Labs (5 models)

  • Common name prefixes: StarLite (2), LabTop (1), Lite (1), StarBook (1)

Industrial, POS, and panel PCs

This group covers factory PCs, point-of-sale terminals, panel PCs, rugged notebooks, thin clients, and many mini-PC makers (examples: Advantech, AAEON, Shuttle, Panasonic Toughbook, Intel NUC-class, OnLogic, Elo Touch).

The same physical machine can show up under more than one maker name in the database (retail brand vs board maker vs a generic OEM label). Treat the counts as a sample, not a perfect product catalog.

850 models in this group (850 expected OK, 0 skip).

Maker Models Expected OK Skip Common shapes
Intel Client Systems 104 104 0 Mini PC (89), Notebook (12), Desktop (3)
Panasonic 97 97 0 Notebook (90), Tablet (6), Convertible (1)
Intel 88 88 0 Mini PC (88)
Shuttle 69 69 0 Desktop (61), Notebook (8)
ZOTAC 66 66 0 Mini PC (56), Desktop (10)
Chuwi 54 54 0 Notebook (32), Tablet (9), Mini PC (6)
AZW 54 54 0 Desktop (33), Mini PC (13), Notebook (8)
BESSTAR Tech 37 37 0 Desktop (18), Mini PC (9), Notebook (3)
Teclast 24 24 0 Notebook (15), Tablet (6), Convertible (2)
Getac 24 24 0 Notebook (19), Tablet (5)
AAEON 14 14 0 Desktop (12), Notebook (2)
DFI 13 13 0 Desktop (13)
AOpen 12 12 0 Desktop (12)
CompuLab 12 12 0 Mini PC (7), Desktop (4), Notebook (1)
GMKtec 12 12 0 Desktop (6), Mini PC (4), Notebook (1)

Plus 42 more makers in oem_devices.json (field industrial_pos_odm.vendors).

  • Common name prefixes: NUC7 (31), NUC11 (23), NUC8 (18), CF-31 (14), CF-19 (13), NucBox (10), NUC12 (10), CF-53 (10)

Other PC makers and motherboard brands

Board makers (MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock, and similar), notebook factories (Clevo and peers), Linux PC brands (System76, TUXEDO), and common generic labels. This is a curated slice, not every remaining name in linuxhw.

5,683 models in this group (5,569 expected OK, 114 skip).

Maker Models Expected OK Skip Common shapes
Gigabyte Technology 1,404 1,404 0 Desktop (1262), Notebook (103), Server (34)
MSI 1,214 1,130 84 Notebook (674), Desktop (496), All-in-One (38)
ASRock 897 897 0 Desktop (895), Notebook (2)
Intel 611 596 15 Desktop (515), Notebook (40), Server (35)
Supermicro 234 234 0 Desktop (118), Server (112), Mini PC (4)
Biostar 213 212 1 Desktop (211), Notebook (2)
ECS 154 151 3 Desktop (148), Notebook (5), All-in-One (1)
Foxconn 99 98 1 Desktop (98), Notebook (1)
PC Specialist 86 83 3 Notebook (61), Desktop (25)
TUXEDO 75 75 0 Notebook (75)
Huanan 73 73 0 Desktop (73)
Clevo 71 71 0 Notebook (70), Desktop (1)
Pegatron 69 69 0 Desktop (41), Notebook (24), All-in-One (4)
Wortmann AG 58 58 0 Notebook (25), Desktop (23), Tablet (5)
ASRockRack 49 49 0 Desktop (31), Server (18)
OEM 40 40 0 Desktop (26), Notebook (8), Server (4)
MACHINIST 36 36 0 Desktop (36)
EVGA 32 32 0 Desktop (32)
MECHREVO 31 24 7 Notebook (29), Desktop (1), Mini PC (1)
System76 31 31 0 Notebook (20), Desktop (9), Mini PC (1)

Plus 22 more makers in oem_devices.json (field other_x86_odm.vendors).

  • Common name prefixes: MS (229), MS-7 (216), H61 (99), H81 (51), X79 (50), H110 (43), G41 (43), Katana (37)

Retail POS and kiosk brands

Many store and kiosk brands ship Windows-only images, so they rarely show up in linuxhw. Missing from the list does not mean Bass will not run. If the unit uses Intel or AMD built-in graphics, treat it as expected to work. Use Display Mapper / Input Mapper for extra screens; test USB, serial, and CAN devices with your Android app on that model.

Our curated list: 37 of 75 brands appear at least once in this linuxhw snapshot (38 do not).

Brand Seen in linuxhw? Models seen Notes
POSNation no - Channel/reseller POS systems; usually rebadge Intel AiOs.
Barcodes Inc. no - Reseller; hardware often third-party Intel panels.
Newegg Business no - Reseller/channel; DMI usually shows the ODM or panel OEM.
Elo Touch yes 1 Touch AiO / kiosk panels; Intel iGPU SKUs fit Mesa.
POSGuys no - Reseller; treat underlying Intel/AMD panel as the real target.
Sunany no - Panel/POS OEM; uncommon in Linux probe datasets.
POS Catch no - Channel POS kits; verify GPU before deploy.
Alibaba no - Marketplace listings - DMI is whatever ODM flashed; not a single OEM.
Aonpos no - POS terminals; rare Linux probes.
Gilong no - POS/panel OEM; rare in linuxhw.
Tysso no - POS terminals; rare Linux uploads.
Jassway no - Panel PC / POS; rare in linuxhw.
Beetronics no - Industrial/touch monitors and panels.
Hosoton no - POS / panel hardware; rare Linux probes.
Penetek no - Panel PC OEM; uncommon in linuxhw.
DFPOS Machine no - Dedicated POS machines; typically Windows-centric.
CSMRT no - POS OEM; rare in linuxhw.
Licon no - POS / kiosk; rare Linux probes.
Smart Tech Systems no - Systems integrator; DMI may show ODM instead.
Ocom no - POS OEM; match vendor equality / word-boundary only (not "computer").
Touch Dynamics yes 1 Touch AiO / POS panels.
Faytech yes 1 Touch monitors and panel PCs; Intel SKUs preferred.
Elanda no - POS hardware; rare in linuxhw.
Advantech yes 4 Industrial / embedded / panel PC - well represented in linuxhw.
Panasonic (Toughbook) yes 99 Toughbook / Toughpad rugged class; Intel iGPU SKUs preferred.
Sam4S no - POS terminals; rare Linux probes. Bass-validated: SA-660011 (Intel/AMD open path) works on Lineout - specialty I/O still per-SKU.
Toshiba (POS/Toughpad) no - Count only POS/Toughpad/Toughbook-style rows - not all Toshiba laptops.
Posiflex no - POS terminals and AiOs.
Flytech no - POS / panel PC OEM.
Senor no - POS OEM; uncommon Linux uploads.
IEI yes 12 Industrial / embedded IPC (ICP-IEI).
AAEON yes 14 Industrial / embedded / panel.
NEXCOM yes 2 Industrial / transportation / embedded.
Cincoze yes 3 Rugged embedded / panel PC.
Kontron yes 3 Embedded / industrial computing.
Shuttle yes 69 Slim / XPC desktops and mini-PCs; common in kiosk embeds.
Getac yes 24 Rugged notebooks and tablets; Intel iGPU SKUs preferred.
DFI yes 13 Industrial / embedded motherboards and systems.
AOpen yes 12 Digital signage and commercial mini-PCs.
CompuLab yes 14 Intense PC / industrial mini-PCs.
Wyse (Dell) yes 16 Thin clients; often Intel graphics - validate peripherals.
Neousys yes 10 Rugged embedded / in-vehicle PCs.
RuggedPC / DT Research yes 10 Rugged tablets and POS-adjacent panels.
ADLINK yes 7 Industrial / embedded computing.
ASRock Industrial yes 5 Industrial motherboards and fanless systems.
Jetway yes 5 Embedded / industrial boards and mini-PCs.
congatec yes 6 COM / industrial computer-on-modules and systems.
Siemens yes 160 Industrial IPC / Simatic-class; Intel open-GPU path preferred.
Xplore / Zebra Xplore yes 4 Rugged tablets; often rebranded under Zebra.
OnLogic yes 3 Industrial / fanless PCs for kiosk and automation.
Seco yes 4 Embedded / industrial systems.
IGEL yes 3 Thin clients; validate display and peripheral stack.
Axiomtek yes 1 Industrial / embedded / panel PC.
Portwell yes 1 Industrial / embedded boards and systems.
Vecow no - Rugged embedded / in-vehicle PCs.
Partner Tech yes 3 POS terminals and AiOs.
NCR yes 4 Retail POS / self-checkout; validate MSR and cash drawer.
Diebold Nixdorf yes 4 Retail / banking POS; specialty I/O needs soak testing.
Ingenico no - Payment terminals - often paired with a separate Intel/AMD host.
Verifone no - Payment terminals; host PC is usually a separate AiO.
PAX Technology no - Payment terminals; treat host GPU separately.
Oracle MICROS yes 42 Hospitality POS; host is often a standard Intel AiO.
HP Engage / POS no - HP retail AiOs; Intel iGPU SKUs are the expected path.
Zebra Technologies no - Rugged tablets / kiosks / scanners; validate specialty I/O.
KIOSK Information Systems no - Kiosk enclosures; compute module is often a standard mini-PC.
Acrelec no - QSR / self-order kiosks.
Meridian Kiosks no - Interactive kiosk enclosures; verify embedded PC GPU.
Olea Kiosks no - Kiosk hardware; host often third-party Intel.
Pyramid Computer yes 1 Self-service / kiosk systems.
Teguar yes 1 Industrial / medical panel PCs.
CoastIPC no - Industrial panel PCs and embedded systems.
Maple Systems no - HMI / panel PC class.
Phoenix Contact yes 1 Industrial IPC / automation panels.
Minisforum no - Mini-PCs often used in kiosk embeds; Intel/AMD iGPU SKUs preferred.
Beelink yes 6 Mini-PCs / stick PCs used in digital signage and light kiosk.

Source list: pos_manufacturers.yaml; machine-readable: pos_brands.json.

Appendix A: Word list

Term Plain meaning
Bass:Lineout Our Android-on-PC product: Android is the main OS.
Built-in graphics (iGPU) Graphics chip on the same package as the CPU (typical Intel or AMD laptops and office PCs).
Separate / discrete GPU (dGPU) A dedicated graphics card or module, often NVIDIA in gaming PCs.
Mesa The open-source graphics library Bass uses to drive the display.
DRM Direct Rendering Manager: the Linux kernel side of display and GPU access.
DMI Desktop Management Interface: the firmware strings that name the PC maker and model.
linuxhw / linux-hardware.org Public database of PCs people probed while running Linux.
Unique model One maker + product name line in that database (not one physical serial number).
ODM / white-label A factory builds the chassis; several retail brands may sell the same box under different names.
POS Point of sale: store terminals, cash drawers, receipt printers.
Panel PC A computer built into a touchscreen for factory or kiosk use.
Display Mapper Bass Settings tool for resolution, density, and rotation on built-in and extra screens (including many customer displays).
Input Mapper (Touch Mapper) Bass Settings tool for mapping touch and related input across screens.
Config Overrides Bass settings/files that can help wire common serial, USB, and CAN cases; the Android app still owns the device protocol.
SKU A specific sellable configuration (CPU, graphics, memory).
PCI vendor id A short code for the chip maker (8086 Intel, 1002 AMD, 10de NVIDIA).

Appendix B: How we count models

Each unique model is one combination of (shape, maker, name prefix, model) from linuxhw. We do not count every individual machine by serial number.

"Expected OK" vs "Skip" in the tables is a simple name heuristic: gaming or discrete-NVIDIA style names are marked skip. It is not a lab certification.

PC shape in the full linuxhw tree Unique models
Notebook 19,983
Desktop 11,253
Convertible 984
Mini PC 743
All-in-One 744
Tablet 320
Server 677
Stick PC 10
System On Chip 67
Firewall 3

JSON dumps: oem_devices.json, oem_summary.json.

Appendix C: Graphics drivers in this build

Chip id tables come from Mesa include/pci_ids/ in our source tree.

Driver Chip ids Families Policy
Intel Iris 279 59 Fully supported
Intel i915 (older) 11 - Supported; older chips may need extra care
Intel crocus 97 15 Supported; older chips may need extra care
AMD radeonsi 150 9 Supported; confirm display on your build
NVIDIA discrete - - Not supported for production (Nouveau only)

537 open-driver chip ids parsed (Iris + i915 + crocus + radeonsi).

Sample Intel Iris family names: ADL GT2, ADL-N, ADL-S GT0.5, ADL-S GT1, AML-CFL, AML-KBL, APL 2, APL 3, ARL, ATS-M, BDW GT1, BDW GT2, ... (+47 more)

NVIDIA policy (detail)

Bass ships Nouveau + Mesa only. Discrete NVIDIA (GeForce / RTX / Quadro dGPU) is treated as unsupported for production use. Prefer Intel or AMD open iGPU systems.

Appendix D: Series notes by brand

HP

EliteBook / ProBook / ZBook Firefly (Intel iGPU)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: EliteBook 840, ProBook 450, ZBook Firefly 14
  • Notes: Business Ultrabooks and thin workstations with Intel UHD/Iris Xe.

EliteDesk / ProDesk / Mini (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: EliteDesk 800 Mini, ProDesk 400 G9, HP Mini
  • Notes: Common office mini-PCs and desktops with Intel graphics.

OMEN / Victus gaming (NVIDIA)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: OMEN 16, Victus 15, OMEN Desktop
  • Notes: Discrete NVIDIA gaming lines need proprietary drivers; Nouveau-only here.

Dell

Latitude / XPS / Precision mobile (Intel iGPU)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: Latitude 5440, XPS 13, Precision 3470
  • Notes: Business and thin laptops with Intel integrated graphics.

OptiPlex / XPS Desktop (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: OptiPlex 7090 Micro, XPS Desktop (Intel), Inspiron small form
  • Notes: Office desktops and micros with Intel iGPU.

G-Series / Alienware (NVIDIA)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: G15, Alienware m16, Alienware Aurora
  • Notes: Gaming lines with discrete NVIDIA; treat as unsupported on Bass.

Asus

ExpertBook / Zenbook / VivoBook (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: ExpertBook B9, Zenbook 14, VivoBook 15
  • Notes: Everyday and business notebooks with Intel iGPU.

NUC / Mini PC (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: ASUS NUC, PN series mini PC
  • Notes: Compact Intel systems; strong Mesa Iris fit.

ROG / TUF Gaming (NVIDIA)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: ROG Zephyrus, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming A15
  • Notes: Discrete NVIDIA gaming; proprietary driver required for full use.

Acer

Aspire / Swift / TravelMate (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: Aspire 5, Swift 3, TravelMate P2
  • Notes: Mainstream and business Intel iGPU notebooks.

Veriton / Chromebox-class desktop (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: Veriton N, Aspire TC (Intel SKU)
  • Notes: Office desktops with Intel graphics.

Nitro / Predator (NVIDIA)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: Nitro 5, Predator Helios, Predator Orion
  • Notes: Gaming lines centered on discrete NVIDIA GPUs.

Star Labs

StarBook / StarLite / StarFighter (Intel/AMD open)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: mixed
  • Examples: StarBook Mk VI, StarLite Mk V, StarFighter
  • Notes: Linux-first notebooks; Intel and AMD open-GPU SKUs fit Mesa well. Confirm AMD vs Intel per unit.

Optional NVIDIA dGPU configs

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: StarFighter (NVIDIA option)
  • Notes: Any discrete NVIDIA option is unsupported on Bass.

Framework

Framework Laptop (Intel / AMD iGPU)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: mixed
  • Examples: Framework Laptop 13 Intel, Framework Laptop 13 AMD, Framework Laptop 16 AMD
  • Notes: Intel Iris and AMD Radeon iGPU mainboards are the expected path. AMD treated as caveat at GPU-driver level but OEM line is a strong fit.

Framework Laptop 16 (NVIDIA Expansion Card)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: Framework 16 NVIDIA Graphics Module
  • Notes: Discrete NVIDIA expansion module needs proprietary drivers; not supported.

Lenovo (optional)

ThinkPad / ThinkCentre / Yoga (Intel)

  • Status: Supported
  • Graphics class: intel_igpu
  • Examples: ThinkPad T14, ThinkPad X1 Carbon, ThinkCentre M70q, Yoga 7
  • Notes: Business and consumer Intel iGPU lines are typically well supported.

ThinkPad AMD / IdeaPad AMD (radeonsi)

  • Status: Caveat
  • Graphics class: amd_igpu
  • Examples: ThinkPad T14s AMD, IdeaPad Slim 5 AMD
  • Notes: AMD iGPU via amdgpu + Mesa radeonsi; validate on your release build.

Legion / LOQ gaming (NVIDIA)

  • Status: Unsupported
  • Graphics class: nvidia_dgpu
  • Examples: Legion 5, LOQ 15, Legion Tower
  • Notes: Gaming lines with discrete NVIDIA; unsupported without proprietary drivers.

Appendix E: Data files

File Contents
oem_devices.json Per-model inventory rows
oem_summary.json Roll-up counts
pos_brands.json POS / panel / kiosk brand checklist
compat.json Mesa chip id summary
oem_catalog.yaml Curated prefer / skip series
pos_manufacturers.yaml Curated POS brand list

Generated by scripts/gen_hardware_compat.py on 2026-09-23. Inventory from linuxhw/DMI. Graphics id tables from Mesa. Prefer/skip tips are guidance only.