Several hours trouble shooting a series of problems related to a UEFI “bios” update for a Gigabyte AORUS 870E ICE PRO Motherboard. The Update is for the motherboard REV 1.1 (hardware). The file is to update the UEFI to do the following changes and improvements to the motherboard. Checksum : 78E1 Update AMD AGESA 1.2.0.3g… Continue reading A long walk down trouble shooting lane…
GRUB2 Background Image the simple way without installing anything.
The following is written to add a background image to GRUB2 in Linux Mint. This will work with Mint 22.1, it will also work with Ubuntu, and Debian. Your mileage may vary with other distros. Make a copy of your GRUB. sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak Edit your GRUB as sudo. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint
First update your environment: Open a terminal and type the following:sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade; sudo apt autoremove Then Download Firestorm from their web site. https://www.firestormviewer.org/choose-your-platform/ Pick the Penguin, and the 64 bit download. Extract the file by either tar -xvf Phoenix-Firestorm-Releasex64-6-6-8-68380.tar.xzor with the file viewer using Archive Manager. Now install. I install to … Continue reading Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint
SL Voice (Vivox) running under Mint natively NOT under WINE for Firestorm 64 bit Viewer
Run the following command to install the 32 bit libraries for Mint 21 to be able to use Vivox correctly: sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio:i386 libidn12:i386 libuuid1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 Navigate to the directory that contains libidn12:i386 cd /lib/i386-linux-gnu Verify you have libidn12 installed by typing ls -l libidn12* IF you have libidn.so.12 you will… Continue reading SL Voice (Vivox) running under Mint natively NOT under WINE for Firestorm 64 bit Viewer
Sometimes it’s nice to disable EXT4’s journaling.
I find that when I run Linux natively on a USB drive, disabling the journaling of the EXT4 filesystem improves performance significantly. tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sdf1
Primary System Specifications
Affiliate disclosure CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB 69.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler GPU: Powercolor Hellhound Spectral 9070XT MB: Gigabyte x670e Aorus Pro X Case: Lian Li Lancool 216RW RGB PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply RAM: G.Skill Flare… Continue reading Primary System Specifications
Autonomous.ai
I have purchased a few different products from autonomous.ai before. The desk, it’s still a keeper, though I got a great price on sale and it still works. I purchased a “Myochair” with the headrest and legrest options in October of 2020. I attempted to assemble this chair on 7/14/2022. The screw holes at the… Continue reading Autonomous.ai