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Latest Comments by mr-victory
NVK is a new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs
4 Oct 2022 at 6:45 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: ShmerlIt still needs the kernel driver with reclocking though, right? That didn't get upstream yet.
It needs the GSP (GPU system processor) firmware, which is provided by Nvidia since open kernel modules announcement. So we have reclock support in this driver as well. Open kernel modules aren't upstreamed.

SteamOS and Steam Deck on top for Linux in the Steam Hardware Survey
3 Oct 2022 at 7:15 pm UTC Likes: 3

Not referring to any individual but this is what I witness generally:
Market share increases: "There are dozens of us! DOOZEENS!! Year of the Linux Desktop TM is coming" (been there myself, done that)
Market share decreases: "Minor decrease, statistical noise, no problem, we'll get'em next time"
I stopped caring because seriously, we are talking about %0.0x changes overall. Notify me when changes are %0.1x:grin:

Quoting: EikeNobody's installing Windows on the Steam Deck.
This is important, though.

KDE devs talk Steam Deck and their work for it at Akademy 2022, over a million shipped
3 Oct 2022 at 6:09 pm UTC

It is interesting to see things I recently noticed/started using like GPU stats on System monitor and microphone indicator to be endorsed by Valve.
If only the GPU monitor wasn't broken on 5.26 :angry:

Google gives up on Stadia, will offer refunds on games and hardware
1 Oct 2022 at 4:44 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoThe main point here is what will happen with all those Linux ports

Will publishers adapt the ports for Steamdeck or just drop all the job to the recycle bin?
They didn't adapt ports for Linux / Steam Deck before, they obviously won't now.

NVIDIA put out new Vulkan Beta Driver with Vulkan Video updates
29 Sep 2022 at 2:46 pm UTC

Quoting: HoolyI am currently more excited about the eventual 525 driver that is supposed to fix the XWayland sync issues in Prime setups (i.e. hybrid laptops): https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1317 [External Link]
This is my only major issue remaining on Wayland even if I have already switched to it.
I don't remember experiencing this with the open kernel modules but they have their own set of problems.

System76 gives the Oryx Pro a big refresh with an OLED 4k display
28 Sep 2022 at 4:43 pm UTC

> 15.6" or 17.3" FHD (1920x1080) Matte Finish or 15.6" OLED UHD (3840x2160) Glossy Finish

So if you want larger screen, you can't go for higher resolution. Huh?

Rust for Steam Deck / Linux still some time away
27 Sep 2022 at 1:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

Rust EAC situation started to get boring...

Custom boot animations for the Steam Deck are pretty sweet
26 Sep 2022 at 5:20 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Pendragonvery cool

edit: what happens if the files are not truncated? Does the video just not load or does the boot error out?
Steam notices the file is modified and redownloads it.

GNOME 43 is out now with Quick Settings, refreshed Files app and lots more
23 Sep 2022 at 11:21 am UTC

Quoting: TheRiddickyou want functional non blurry desktop scaling then wayland won't be delivering anytime soon!
https://pointieststick.com/2022/06/17/this-week-in-kde-non-blurry-xwayland-apps/ [External Link]
 
sudo pacman -S kde-git-meta