[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm going to take a wild guess that you live somewhere that doesn't freeze. lol!

Kudos to you. Where we live, it's cold AF.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

When my wife bought a new Mazda, the dealer made her sign a form that said the remote start app would only be free for one year. He told her it was just boiler plate; the remote start app would be free forever. I knew when she bought the vehicle the remote start app would be a monthly charge starting in precisely one year. lol!

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

No problem. I'm drifting away from flatpak, anyway. Anything that's married to systemd is going to be a problem for an increasing number of people, over time.

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submitted 4 months ago by TomB19@lemmy.world to c/kde@lemmy.ml

I have a service menu with 13 items that is unsorted.

18 months ago, it was sorted alphabetically. Now I cannot see any sort order for the same service menu.

It isn't in Actions= order, either.

If there is a way to sort a service menu, it would be extremely helpful.

Any help appreciated.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you! This is massively helpful.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TomB19@lemmy.world to c/kde@lemmy.ml

The app I want to be transparent is a GTK app: OrcaSlicer. I want to overlay an Orca render on top of a web cam image of the actual part and align them to have identical zoom, perspective, etc. Is there a way?

Any help or suggestions appreciated!

KDE v6.3.6 / Manjaro

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TomB19@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

My R75 works fine under via.

I'm using the R75 vial firmware located here.

https://github.com/mossbed/r75

It won't compile, as cloned. It's more than just the directory structure which is completely silly. It's not surprising it didn't work, given it's messy state. I had to modify it a bit, so it could easily be something I did.

I had to add a UID:

config.h -> #define VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID { }

and uncomment tap_dance_action in keymap.c.

tap_dance_action_t tap_dance_actions[] = { [TD_RESET] = ACTION_TAP_DANCE_FN(safe_reset), [TD_CLEAR] = ACTION_TAP_DANCE_FN(safe_clear), [TD_CTL_TG] = ACTION_TAP_DANCE_LAYER_TOGGLE(KC_RCTL, _CTL_LYR) };

That's about it.

It compiles and downloads cleanly. Via continues to work but Vial does not discover it.

This mosbed firmware extension claims to be a derivative of this work but it doesn't seem to be.

https://github.com/irfanjmdn/r65/tree/vialrgb?tab=readme-ov-file#guide

Anyone have Vial working? It's a popular keyboard so I expect someone has solved this problem. If no one responds, I'll take it on in a week or so so we can all enjoy ou R75 on linux with Vial.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I really appreciate it, on both counts!

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Like a lot of Chinese devices, my TEMPer clone creates two HID interfaces. This isn't how TEMPer is supposed to work but this unit is a knock-off. It was purchsed from Amazon and I tried to get an authentic part (Got from Amazon. The brand looked right and it wasn't the cheapest TEMPer, by far, but turned out to be a junky knock-off).

Right now, the app only works with root permission. I need to get it completely into the user space

Anyway, it creates two HIDRAW dev interfaces. The first one does not work. It responds on the second one. It always seems to show up on /dev/hidraw3 but I understand this cannot be counted on after re-plug, reboot, or other installs.

How can I create a udev rule that will allow my app to find the device (either scan with HIDAPI or libusb) and create symlink under /dev with user space access that my app can interface with?

Or, perhaps there is a better way?

I'm trying to write a driver that anyone can use with a knock-off TEMPer.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hi Momo. I just got here.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I want to get one of the first implants possible. VR headsets are so unsightly.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Major update:

I forgot that I reset the BIOS, not long before the cooler change. Previously, the system hat a 0.35v undervolt. That had been removed in the BIOS reset.

With the 0.35v undervolt restored, the D15 performance is essentially identical to the iCan dual tower cooler.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I appreciate the thought. Unfortunately, my case won't allow for raising of the front fan.

If I decide to stay with the D15, I'll pick up a new case that has room for this massive cooling tower and the windmills that operate it. lol!

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Minor update:

I pulled the D15 and discovered it was not interfacing with the CPU in the center in the block. The mounting brackets have two sets of holes so I shifted it to put the heat closer to the center of the cooling block.

It didn't make much difference. I won't know until I've run my entire test suite. I hate to jump to any conclusions after 15m of testing. So far, it's hitting 5.14 GHz, where it was not quite hitting 5GHz before.

I'll let it run some benchmarks overnight and then analyze the speeds and temps.

Thank you for the ideas and advice. I really appreciate it.

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Air coming out at 26.8C. Ambient at 22.6C.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TomB19@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

I could use a sanity check on a cooling situation. It doesn't seem right or possible. Sorry for the long post.

CPU: AMD 9700X MB: Asus TUF Gaming B650E Wifi RAM: 4x16GB T-Force CL30 Case: Antec P182 (Giant quiet gaming case from 2007)

The system has been together for about 5 months. When I got the components, I picked up a $30 CAD generic cooler:

"iCan 6-Heatpipe CPU Cooler | 2*120mm PWM Fans with Rainbow Color | TDP - 265W | Fan Speed upto 1800RPM | Fan Noise - 31DBA"

It all ran OK, was quiet but not silent. Only has fan noise when working hard. In other words: Great.

I'm doing a bunch of ffmpeg/x265 transcode benchmarking. With the iCan cooler, it would thermal throttle (75C throttle, 76C measured) at 5350MHz. It would bounce between about 5200 and 5450.

Anyway, a buddy told me the Noctua D15 is the best air cooler going. I did some reading. He seems to be right. It is a highly regarded cooler.

The D15 fits into the system fine but only one of the 140MM fans will fit. The 140mm fan won't fit in the back, due to the VRMs. The 140mm fan won't fit in the front, due to RAM. So, the D15 has a 140mm stock fan and a 120mm screamer (140CFM). That's a lot of air.

It doesn't cool nearly as well. Not even close. I've bumped up the thermal throttle to 80C (where it sits 100% of the time while transcoding). Fans are set to 100%, all the time. It barely makes 5GHz with the D15. Average is about 4900MHz.

I put the iCan cooler back on and it went back to almost boost clock frequency.

The thermal paste is very well done. I was super careful between cooler changes and I clean the old stuff with alcohol before applying fresh and mounting another cooler.

Why does the smaller cooler with a far worse machined CPU contact area cool better than the gigantic D15?

I will say, when using QFan and the iCan cooler, the fans ramp in about 2 seconds after launching ffmpeg. QFan with the D15, it takes about 4~5 seconds for the fans to fully ramp. The D15 has a substantially heavier CPU block and this does seem to add considerable inertia (which is nice).

Any thoughts?

[-] TomB19@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
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