vikingtons

vikingtons , 18 days ago

A third player is absolutely welcome to the game but their share is for now still small on Windows.

The Arc Alchemist dGPU bringup has shown the world just how difficult graphics driver software is. They've made excellent progress lately in key areas (on both Windows and Linux) but there are are still many odd gaps to fill.

Battlemage mobile looks pretty exciting, mind you.

vikingtons , 18 days ago

Like AMD, they use a kernel module and their user space drivers are in Mesa. If anything, you may have a better OOTB experience with Intel graphics on distros that have more recent packages, like Fedora.

vikingtons , 18 days ago

There's no stupid questions here - there's absolutely nothing intuitive about computer ecosystems 😅

vikingtons , 18 days ago

This may take time but Intel have extremely deep pockets, they understand the value of presence in this market, I'm sure they can and will stick to it.

vikingtons , 18 days ago

Good to know, though same could be said for ROCm + HIP for AMD. Gets a bit weird as you generally want that for OCL support too.

vikingtons , 20 days ago

Isn't the same true for the 7950X3D?

I doubt you would have many issues using win10 on this platform if you wanted to.

vikingtons , 20 days ago

I mean, sure but even phoenix based OEM platforms tend to ship with win11 anyways, right? Did any of those release with win10 ootb?

vikingtons , 22 days ago

I'd recommend separate physical disks if possible. Set your boot order via uefi

vikingtons , 20 days ago

It's not very intuitive but it isn't so bad once you're familiar; you can take a look at this whenever's convenient for you.

When you boot the system, you should briefly see your BIOS splash screen, along with the key combo to get into your BIOS setup menu. Let us know which mainboard vendor you have and we may be able to tell you in advance (For Asus, it's usually F2, for Gigabyte its the Delete key, for MSI it might be F12 etc). I just mash the specified key when prompted until I'm in.

There's usually also a key that you can hit to select a temporary boot device (I.e. I can hit F12 on my gigabyte board to select any OS detected by the BIOS, not just boot into the top entry).

Once you're in, have a look for the 'Boot' section. You should have the capability to define your boot order. These entries can consist of traditional disks connected via SATA/SCSI/m.2, USB drives, network locations etc.

You can arrange this boot order however you like.

I would also recommended temporarily disconnecting any existing drives when installing an OS on your system (e.g.: Windows attempts to store its bootloader on SATA 0 by default, even if the OS isn't destined for that drive).

vikingtons , 28 days ago

Strix Point is a monolithic die APU, though to your point, it's comprised of a variety of IP (CPU, GPU, NPU, IO / SoC functionality) from across the business.

Strix Halo is rumoured to be a multi-chip product.

vikingtons , 1 month ago

I don't quite understand it but it's adorable and I'm here for it.

vikingtons , 1 month ago

understood, I'll make a note of this

vikingtons , 1 month ago

I would also like to fit a little adroable crime into my daily schedule

vikingtons , 1 month ago

here's hoping. would be a nightmare if it somehow reached the healthcare industry

vikingtons , 1 month ago

These newer modules are lower profile than SODIMM, and do not carry the same frequency/ throughput and latency limitations. LPCAMM effectively eliminates the need to solder RAM to mobile platform main boards, though we'll see how vendors react.

vikingtons , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

AV1 decode is supported on the RTX 3000 series, encode + decode in the RTX 4000 series

For Intel Arc, AV1 encode + decode support is present on all Arc Alchemist GPUs,

For AMD, AV1 decode is on RX 6000 series, encode + decode on all RX 7000 series GPUs

As someone else has recommended, a low end Intel Arc alchemist GPU is pretty great for stuff like Jellyfin, very low price to entry for gfx accelerated AV1 transcoding.

vikingtons , 1 month ago

Can you tell us which GPU and driver versions?

I've been alright here so far with fedora workstation and silverblue, on both NV21 and Cezanne (amdgpu+mesa, no amdgpu-pro or amdvlk)

vikingtons , 2 months ago

I deeply regret my pi5 purchase. Here I was hoping to use it as a low power application server but I cannot get Ethernet working reliably after a hot reboot. Seems to be a distro agnostic issue, though I acknowledge this could be a part failure.

vikingtons , 2 months ago

I'm glad it's working for you. I'm wondering if my issues will be resolved in the future by firmware upgrades (also holding out for uboot updates anyway). Not giving up on it just yet.

vikingtons , 2 months ago

That's not a bad idea. I can give that a try for sure. I'm guessing the power implications here are minimal as well?

vikingtons , 2 months ago

This sounds promising, thank you for the info

vikingtons , 2 months ago

No problem at all. I can try to measure this with a socket wattmeter I have lying around.

The power implications aren't likely to he a deal breaker, but I do love the idea of operating an application server at approx 7W (that said, the same power envelope is also achievable on certain x86-64 home server platforms now).

vikingtons , 2 months ago

That's my hope, as mentioned elsewhere I'm still awaiting uboot updates for broader OS support, so I guess I'm fine to hang on to it.

Perhaps I picked this up a little early, though it has been fun to tinker and benchmark with.

vikingtons , 2 months ago

You're right. There is on the raspberry pi forums, I've chimed in on the past, will need to check back in with it.

vikingtons , 2 months ago

That's a fair point. I'm using the first party power supply but I could experiment with several others.

vikingtons , 2 months ago

There's FOSS apps from fdroid, fairemail or protonmail or something of the sort, CalyxOS or GrapheneOS (ironically targets the Pixel series primarily, though they sometimes sell these at a loss around the holiday season).

vikingtons , 2 months ago

Helldivers 2 uses the autodesk stingray engine, which has generally been cussed for its jankiness

vikingtons , 3 months ago

I would add the caveat that since discord don't allow third party clients, you run the risk of getting your account banned for violating their ToS.

I'm fine with this personally, but it's reasonable to not be so keen if your account is important to you.

vikingtons , 3 months ago

I've been using it for a decent amount of time since the first party client doesn't support wayland.

You're right in that it's probably a slim chance they'll target you, though I don't really care about getting banned in any case.

I wonder if they have a way of highlighting users who use vesktop / vencord to spoof access to nitro features like high bitrate streaming.

vikingtons , 3 months ago

This is good to know, much appreciated

vikingtons , 3 months ago

it sounds a bit sus

vikingtons , 3 months ago

Hey, I remember you!

vikingtons , 4 months ago

can this be hidden via registry or group policy?

vikingtons , 4 months ago

He also made a follow up video a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_JOtEBFHDs

vikingtons , 4 months ago

this guy cats

vikingtons , 5 months ago

The 3.5s make for excellent coasters lol

vikingtons , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

Good question, but I've not had that issue so far

I typically use yeti ramblers with a metal bases on them, though I've set ceramic mugs down on them too and they've not stuck. might depend on the drink a little?

vikingtons , 5 months ago

Maybe but I do spill a bit every now and then. Can't speak for the regular ceramic mugs, though that's a bit of a rarity and they just have herbal tea

vikingtons , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

I find it difficult to sleep on my back. I used to sleep on my side but I think that lead to a bit of QL aggravation.

Super cosy sleeping on my front though.

vikingtons , 5 months ago

sorry - quadratus lumborum. A deep abdominal muscle which tends to cause complaints of lower back pain when its tight.

vikingtons , 5 months ago

no worries. definitely worth looking into & looking after.

vikingtons , 5 months ago

Glad you have it figured out!

I'd recommend checking in with a professional (GP, physiotherapist, sports masseuse) if you need to get that tightness worked through. You can try get at it yourself with something small and firm like a lacrosse or golf ball but it's pretty tricky to get at this muscle yourself given how deep it is. I've managed to relieve it on occasion lying on my back with a lacrosse ball wedged under. I move it around the area in a gentle circular motion for a little while, then bring the knee of the tight side to my chest, then extend it again.

Tight hamstrings and sleepy glutes exacerbate the issue, and I'd recommend a short routine of lower body static stretches (28-30s each) for your QLs, hams hips and so on before bed (and maybe some shorter, more active mobility exercises when you wake up too). kinda boring on its own but pretty great with a podcast on.

And as you've already found, staying mobile helps a great deal. if you work behind a desk, it could be worth looking into something adjustable so you can stand whenever you'd like.

vikingtons , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

I don't know if you can really replace android with android.

How does this compare to Graphene and Calyx?

E: I don't see any public repos for the ROM, but I guess that could be a thing later? No mention in the article or their website on if they plan on open sourcing it, but I'm not at my desk right now to check thoroughly enough.

vikingtons , 5 months ago

That's fair enough. Diversity from OEMs would be nice, sort of reminds me of the cyanogen co days...

vikingtons , 5 months ago

To be fair to them, techbro audience is a solid bet