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by Grogan
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: LCD Refresh Rate
Replies: 0
Views: 9

LCD Refresh Rate

It's mostly a pointless thing on an LCD display, it's only emulated for synchronization purposes (it's inherent in how software talks to a display). It's not going to make your display look any better, there's no shimmering or scan lines. It's only if vsync comes into play (we generally don't mess w...
by Grogan
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Universal Software
Topic: Firefox and Librewolf
Replies: 18
Views: 411

Re: Firefox and Librewolf

I upgraded Arch to LLVM 18.1.2 (and rebuilt Rust against it) yesterday. Due to my recent revelation that static runtime code is significant, I'm now building those things a second time with each other. Arch takes too long with LLVM upgrades, they've only recently upgraded to LLVM 17 a few weeks ago....
by Grogan
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Slackware-Current
Replies: 3
Views: 16

Re: Slackware-Current

Here's another wonderful thing about UEFI bioses. They can be easily compromised. First of all, shit can be dumped in the EFI partition. One example is the boot logo image file, some biosen copy that there and it's read from there at boot time. Guess what? The image loaders use vulnerable code that ...
by Grogan
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Slackware-Current
Replies: 3
Views: 16

Re: Slackware-Current

UEFI sure is a stupid way to boot. While it gets rid of some legacy limitations, it's a regression in other ways. Imagine, an operating system's boot loader can screw up EFI boot entries so bad you can't boot anything. Nope, no legit way to clear that data. A BIOS flash might erase that NVRAM. (CMOS...
by Grogan
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: New Kernel
Replies: 22
Views: 376

Re: New Kernel

Linux 6.8.2 is out, after a nice quiet period
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel ... eLog-6.8.2

Miscellaneous fixes for a lot of things, should be had :-)
by Grogan
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: So... I said AVX can be poison
Replies: 1
Views: 17

Re: So... I said AVX can be poison

I did a clean build of LLVM 18.1.2 on my LFS (no -march at all) and then built it again with itself to make sure there were no "nehalem" instructions in my libraries. I then did the same with Rust 1.77.0 (I link my Rust statically too so it doesn't break when I upgrade LLVM) I'll be able t...
by Grogan
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:13 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Random Stuff, Seen on the net that made me LoL
Replies: 13
Views: 119

Re: Random Stuff, Seen on the net that made me LoL

Very good then, I have a tasty snack for you, O' mongerer of mayonnaise :lol:


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Yum, mystery bags of fecal looking alien meat.
by Grogan
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:11 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Starfield
Replies: 5
Views: 54

Re: Starfield

Well, with the "tgm" god mode, where I don't have to worry about health, or oxygen, or weight, or how long I can sprint, or taking damage in space combat or pretty much anything, I love the living shit out of this game. All those nifty weapons I'm picking up, I can actually use them as muc...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: Universal Software
Topic: Firefox and Librewolf
Replies: 18
Views: 411

Re: Firefox and Librewolf

OK now... Firefox 124.0.1 builds and profiles with LLVM 18.1.2 now (and Rust 1.77 builds with LLVM 18.1). Firefox still can't PGO+LTO build with SSE4.2 though (linker barfs on final libxul) which means it can use "-march=core2 -mtune=whatever" at best. I haven't done that WASI shit yet, bu...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: So... I said AVX can be poison
Replies: 1
Views: 17

So... I said AVX can be poison

I'm going to mention a few ways that it has been for me, with the intent of advising caution when using -march= to compile things. This could apply to more than just AVX, but the use of -march= in general. I used to get away with -march=nehalem for bloody everything, but alderlake is not a safe bet ...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Arch Linux 2024
Replies: 40
Views: 396

Re: Arch Linux 2024

I'm glad I noticed, then. (I wasn't sure if maybe some KDE power manager might have pulled that in for you or not) The default should be to intercept and do a shutdown command, HOWEVER, I have seen "power managers" override that. XFCE power manager for one (I removed that, smeagol hates it...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop
Replies: 6
Views: 38

Re: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop

Oh hey, I should say or remind (I know I had this somewhere at BBF). If you ever want to see the full argv of your processes, rather than have your console truncate it, redirect to a text file or filter through grep or something. Note that if you're compiling or something, the argv of each of those ...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Arch Linux 2024
Replies: 40
Views: 396

Re: Arch Linux 2024

I forgot to install acpid, Arch doesn't install that itself. (should check... install and "systemctl enable acpid.service" if you don't have it) I went to test a power button shutdown and it didn't work. I'm not sure why else I should care about acpid personally (I do want acpi power butto...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Music we like
Replies: 3
Views: 17

Re: Music we like

Ahh, the Doobie Brothers. I haven't heard that in a while either.
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Amazon return
Replies: 3
Views: 23

Re: Amazon return

Well, they win. Amazon comes at a human cost (and I hate that about them) but there's no better service than that and I'd be an idiot not to use them. The Prime membership fees are chicken feed too, if you buy a lot of stuff.
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop
Replies: 6
Views: 38

Re: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop

The argv is truncated, but I see KDE processes there. Like kwallet, just because you opened a KDE application. zema 145437 0.0 0.0 569656 57948 ? Sl Mar24 0:00 /usr/bin/kwal zema 233897 0.0 0.1 1878540 119932 ? Sl Mar24 0:06 /usr/bin/kwri zema 390641 0.0 0.2 2515172 151528 ? Sl Mar25 0:04 /usr/bin/d...
by Grogan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:49 am
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Amazon return
Replies: 3
Views: 23

Re: Amazon return

... and about 8 hours later, this came: We've issued your refund for the item below. Your return is now complete*. View return & refund status : Item details: High Current Gamer Gold... Refund total: CDN$ 203.34** Refund will appear on your Visa in 2-4 business days. * This is an advanced refund...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Music we like
Replies: 3
Views: 17

Music we like

It's time for a music thread, we don't have one yet. I'll kick this off with something I discovered randomly in the youtube feed. I'd never heard of them before. I really liked this, with little squawk box amplifiers and distortion pedals... it makes me wish I was young again. (i.e. this is like bei...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop
Replies: 6
Views: 38

Re: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop

This: qt5ctblack.jpg Though I have to admit I hacked on "darker.conf" (/usr/share/qt5ct/colors/darker.conf if installed by Arch package, or probably /usr/share/qt6ct in that case) to get that jet black. You should too. I don't have any KDE shit installed, just QT for applications, and with...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop
Replies: 6
Views: 38

Re: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop

What would stop me from, say, using Dolphin outside of Plasma/KDE now is that the processes and daemons never go away when you close the application. Those frameworks will be running. I don't care if I have 64 Gb of RAM, I'm old school. The less software running the better. You also have to watch th...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Linux and Unix
Topic: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop
Replies: 6
Views: 38

Re: Dolphin Under Mate Desktop

That does look good. I don't hate Dolphin as a file manager (I just don't like it lol). I mean, all of those file managers are too graphically confusing for me because I'm used to my X File Explorer for approaching 25 years (it was X Wincommander back then) You should be able to change those alterna...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Amazon return
Replies: 3
Views: 23

Amazon return

It looks like Amazon is THE place to buy hardware. I've been happy with the shipping (I'd say exemplary for around here) but the return procedure has gotten so easy I'm gobsmacked. I was going to just initiate an RMA and probably procrastinate for a day or two as I'm wont to do but it was so easy I ...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: "A Linux User Sets Up Windows 11"
Replies: 1
Views: 18

Re: "A Linux User Sets Up Windows 11"

It sure is a disconnect, I was pretty pissed off setting up Dad's laptop. (though I was better prepared for it than he was lol)

This is actually my first computer that's never had a Windows install on it. (never going to... it's too detestable now, unlike Windows 7)
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Case Pictures
Replies: 21
Views: 176

Re: Case Pictures

That's a lot of blue coming from those fans, even with the stock fan in the center. Notice how it cancels out the red in your purple motherboard extender cable. It's all blue (just an observation, not that it matters or anything) lol I generally don't go for lighting, and didn't like that pulsating ...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:07 am
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Case Pictures
Replies: 21
Views: 176

Re: Case Pictures

I had a more in-depth poke at the fan settings in my bios, and NOW I understand that (what I thought was) bogus low 900 RPM'ish value from fan3 (fans connected to the hub) is. While I had Smart Fan Control off for both CPU and SYS fans, and while the CPU fan was running at 100% (it's simply a 1500 R...
by Grogan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Starfield
Replies: 5
Views: 54

Re: Starfield

... and just like a Bethesda game, I pressed tilde ~ to bring up a console and typed "tgm" for total god mode, where you don't take damage and you don't consume ammo :-) HOWEVER, unlike a Bethesda game, it warned me that certain console commands will disable achievements. I don't care. But...
by Grogan
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Case Pictures
Replies: 21
Views: 176

Re: Case Pictures

The tower/radiator does most of the cooling. I see those guys testing boards just with the tower set on the die with paste, not even fastened down, with no fan. (This isn't under load of course)
by Grogan
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Universal Hardware
Topic: Case Pictures
Replies: 21
Views: 176

Re: Case Pictures

Well, damnit, I made one teeny, tiny little mistake in my otherwise perfect surgery. I had yanked my CPU fan connector from the board to tuck it behind something else, and plugged it back into the pump_fan header. It was working, but it became "fan2" and it was running at slightly lower RP...
by Grogan
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Cyberpunk 2077
Replies: 2
Views: 28

Re: Cyberpunk 2077

It's too easy... for everyone else to play. That's the only reason they'd complain about "too many health materials" (they cut that down... there aren't as many of them to pick up in game anymore either) and wanting to put a cooldown on it. If they are that "good" then why are th...