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diff --git a/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org b/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org index 82ce254..732bf99 100644 --- a/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org +++ b/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org @@ -483,35 +483,43 @@ tl;dr - except =libdrm_radeon1-32bit=: installed; no changes - installed proton-ge: no changes * This is insane -Selected subset of moving parts; "testability" considering ease of -clean reverts: - -| Part | Testability | -|--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| Linux kernel | 🫣 [[https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:InstallNewerKernel][some distro documentation]]; afraid of side-effects | -| AMD drivers | 🤷 no clue; maybe inextricable from kernel? | -| Mesa | 🤔 easy to rebuild; circumspect about runtime state in cache & config folders | -| Steam | 🫥 under Steam's control | -| Wine | 🫥 under Steam's control | -| Proton | 👌 easy to toggle in Steam's UI; GE trivial to install | -| vkd3d-proton | 🫥 under Steam's control | -| Hades Ⅱ | 🫥 under Steam's control | - -Config-wise, worth noting: - -| Part | Testability | -|-----------------+---------------------------------------------------| -| +AMD pstate+ | +😬 UEFI roundtrip+[fn:amd-pstate] | -| sysfs | OK; worst case: reboot & edit kernel command-line | -| Plasma Renderer | OK | - -[fn:amd-pstate] Always on after a BIOS update, so I no longer consider -it a factor. I guess I /could/ keep doing so and manually disable it. - - -Let's throw in: - -| Part | Testability | -|------+--------------------------| -| BIOS | 🔥 [[file:maintenance.org::*Firmware updates][breaks boot settings]] | - +There is not a single parameter I can rule out, months into this +farce. Condensed summary of the whole affair: + +- In-game settings + - *Fullscreen* /windowed + - V-Sync *on* /off + - Graphics *low* /mid/high + - Resolution *1920×1080* (native) /lower +- Steam + - Launch options + - ~LD_PRELOAD=''~ + - Proton + - versions: *hotfix* (Steam default) /older/GE + - vkd3d-proton + - ~VKD3D_CONFIG=skip_driver_workarounds~ +- Desktop environment: *Plasma* /Xfce + - *Wayland* /X11 + - Rendering Backend: *Automatic* /Software + - Variable Refresh Rate: "incapable" +- Filesystem: *Btrfs* /XFS +- Kernel & drivers + - *RADV* (/AMDVLK) + - Mesa version + - amdgpu + - sysfs + - dcdebugmask + - amd_pstate +- Firmware + - motherboard + - SATA SSD +- UEFI + - UMA Frame Buffer Size (≡ VRAM?) + - A-XMP Profile +- Hardware + - Iiyama PL2710HD + - [[https://www.lindy.eu/2-Port-DisplayPort-1-2-USB-Type-C-USB-2-0-Audio-Cable-KVM-Switch.htm?websale8=ld0101.ld021102&pi=42346&ci=30][Lindy No. 42346]] KVM + +Caption: +- "*A* / B": *A* is nominal choice +- "A (/B)": have not actually tried B |