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| -rw-r--r-- | guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org | 184 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org | 145 |
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diff --git a/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org b/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org index 5671988..971f24a 100644 --- a/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org +++ b/guides/sysadmin/machines/amdahl30/killing-time.org @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ hot springs, and "sawtooth 40±15" everywhere else. repository but it is mostly just codecs except well there is Mesa in there", so for intellectual honesty, purged Packman[fn:purge-packman], restarted, loaded the game. - - There, same symptoms; Packman exonerated[fn:unpurge-packman]. + - There, same symptoms; Packman exonerated. [fn:purge-packman] As simple as: #+begin_src @@ -400,135 +400,59 @@ Then confirmed absence of strays with ~zypper packages~ (with -c | sort -hr~ to double-check repositories in-use). -- TODO: xs y blog steam post -- more uefi - - peg ⇒ igd - - "game mode" ⇒ forced; bump vram - - "xmp profile" to boost DDR clock speed -- radv vs amdvlk? - - not easy to install on SUSE - - not sure amdvlk supports my iGPU anyway -- (TODO:amd community thread) -- https://old.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/1isclpw/i_am_beyond_frustrated_with_the_stutter_issues_on/ - more c-state speculation -- https://community.frame.work/t/wayland-lag-stuttering-since-kernel-6-11-2/59422/28 - 3 different drm/amd reports 😵💫 -** SSD? -- WHAT IF [[https://old.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1g7o5kz/kingston_ssd_firmware_update_fixed_stuttering/][SSD]] THOUGH - - [[https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/aodqqw/psa_dont_buy_ssds_from_the_kingston_a400_line/][UUUGUGUGUHGGH]] - - and of course [[https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/gt13h5/what_could_i_do_with_my_kingston_a400_ssd_if/][no practical way to update]] - - [[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=243614][ugugugugugh]] -*** doing the thing -**** reviving the zombie windows partition -1. reinstate os-prober -2. first reboot - - "let's finish setting up your PC" ??? - - "conference client" ??? - - installed kingstom manager thingy - - waiting for updates to finish - - waiting… - - "2023-10 Cumulative Update" stuck at "Downloading - 5%" 🤷 -3. bah, reboot - - "give us a minute" FFFFFUUUUUUUU - - "we're updating Xbox Game Bar" WAT - - "your version of windows 11 has reached end of service" - - "click here to download a newer version of windows 11 to stay - supported" - - ffs - - Windows Update not doing anything; "download now" greyed out; - "cumulative update" dropped down to /0%/ - - 100% CPU still burning 🤷 - - update running… - - "antimalware service executable" taking 50% CPU during the update -4. reboot - - "windows 11, version 23H2" - - hope I don't have to do too many 2xHy 😬 - - "need more disk space" are you kidding me - - removing my music then… - - "almost ready" - - "we need to do a few more things before you can update. we'll - let you know when we're done and what to do next" - wtf -5. reboot - - "Your computer may restart a few times" - - YOU DON'T SAY - - 1h later it's still at 9% - - I think I'm going to sleep tho; which means it will probably - reboot to Debian without completing 🙄 -6. (next morning 🥱) yup - - assume Windows is done with the external storage & detach it - - reboot - - "please reattach external storage 😱" /I freed 5 gigs of Music - for you/ not even tumbleweed full-distro rebuilds are that big -7. reboot - - "you're up to date (last checked: yesterday, 9:01 PM)" - - … isn't there, like, a 24H2 or something? "check for updates" - - {{{narrator(thinking hard)}}} "updates available" 🤪 - - {{{narrator(downloads stuff)}}} - - "you're up to date" - - /also on the very same window/ "2025-02 Cumulative Update - Preview for Windows 11 Version 23H2" to "Download & install" - - 🎭 - - seriously though, is there not an option to climb to 24H2? why - go for the /preview/ of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11_version_history][a /maintenance/ release]]? - - maybe a reboot will fix it 🙃 - - woah =⊞ restart=… - - proposes (LLM-backed, I assume?) completion - - says "restart apps after signing in" is the "best match" - - woaaah, =⊞ reboot=… says the "best match" is a 2022 TV show 🤣 - - the right margin even autoplays the trailer - - the right margin also shows "results ranked by relevance" and - /the first one/ is a Microsoft Support link to "restart - (reboot)" your PC - - OK fine, that was "fun"; luckily =⊞-x= still works -8. reboot - - well, no, I still must install this "oldstable preview" - - OK then; do that -9. reboot - - "check for updates" - - {{{narrator(thinks a lot)}}} - - "you're up to date (last checked: today, 9:02 AM)" - - what are you talking about? It's 9:42, you've just booted, and - /spent thirty seconds checking for updates/ how can the last - check be 40 minutes ago?? - - {{{narrator(thinks a lot /again/)}}} - - "you're right 🤪" - - "have a security intelligence update" - - "also, 24H2 is available" - - just to be on the safe side, install the "intelligence update" first -10. reboot - - alright then, "download & install" 24H2 - - creeps up to 34% - - "making sure you're ready to install (this may take a few - minutes) (please wait)" - - I assure you Windows /I/ am ready to install; please stop - projecting - - (wait hang on; why are you saying it's 10:26 AM Paris time; it's - 11:26 AM Paris time you goof) - - "last successful time synchronization: 1/8/2022 7:01:49 PM" 🤣 - - "what needs your attention" - - "this PC can't be upgraded to this version of Windows" - - "your PC isn't supported yet on this version of Windows" - - what have you spent the last 30 minutes doing? how do you - realize this /34% into the installation process??/ - - there's only a "refresh" button that does nothing - - close - - "are you sure you want to quit?" /you will literally not let - me do anything else; why are you asking me??/ - - well then; perhaps disk size? - - mmm only 6 GB free on =C:/= - - ah, perhaps the 7 GB =C:/Windows.old= directory is a problem 🙄 - - let's install windirstat I guess - - winget is neat - - I have basically 2 GB of personal files; everything else is - Windows cruft - - "System → Storage → Cleanup recommendations" agrees we can - reclaim the 7 GB =Windows.old= -**** and then -The Kingston utility thingy does not identify the disk 🤷 moving on -** XFS? -interacts badly with the GPU? -https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202349 +- Lobsters featured [[https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2731870/view/4666382742870026335][this story]] about game developers working around + "catastrophic performance loss on AMD" with some DX11 memory usage + patterns, solved by "changing the buffering implementation of GPU + uploads". Searched for actionable things to do with that anecdote, + found none. + +- Noodled in UEFI some more. + - Changed the "graphic adapter" knobs from "PEG" (PCIe Graphics) to + "IGD" (Integrated); not that this changes much since there is no + PCIe card anyway. + - Changed "Integrated Graphics" from "Game Mode" to "Force"; bump + UMA Frame Buffer Size to 4 GB. + - Activated A-XMP "Profile 1" (boosts DDR4 clock speed). + +- Pondered [[https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/radv.html][RADV]] vs [[https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/AMDVLK][AMDVLK]]. + - The latter is not easy to install on openSUSE. + - Not sure AMDVLK supports my iGPU anyway. + +- Sent [[https://community.amd.com/t5/pc-processors/game-stutter-on-opensuse-tumbleweed-with-amd-ryzen-5-pro-4650g/m-p/750105][a message in a bottle]] on the AMD community forums. + +- Stumbled on more recent threads: + - [[https://old.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/1isclpw/i_am_beyond_frustrated_with_the_stutter_issues_on/][another AMD castaway]] with commenters suggesting to enable + C-States. + - [[https://community.frame.work/t/wayland-lag-stuttering-since-kernel-6-11-2/59422/28][framework users]] pointing at three different drm/amd reports 😵💫 +** What if it /was/ the new SSD though +- [[https://old.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1g7o5kz/kingston_ssd_firmware_update_fixed_stuttering/][LockeDown815]] says bumping their Kingston NVMe SSD firmware fixed + stuttering in Diablo Ⅳ. + - [[https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/aodqqw/psa_dont_buy_ssds_from_the_kingston_a400_line/][jayomegal]] says the A400 SSDs (👋🥺) have "fucked firmware". + - [[https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/gt13h5/what_could_i_do_with_my_kingston_a400_ssd_if/][tubi_carrillo]] asks the tough questions - how is a Linux user to + update their firmware when the vendor does not partake in LVFS and + only offers a Windows utility? + - [[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=243614][xhpohanka]] reports "strange system lags" after cloning their system + on a SA400. +- Welp, time to [[file:~/memory-leaks/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org::*2025-03][resurrect hirondell's Windows partition]] 🧟 + - Braved [[https://www.petiterepublique.com/2025/03/08/ce-samedi-8-mars-2025-des-rafales-de-vent-a-plus-de-120-km-en-haute-garonne/][the wind]] & fetched a 2.5″ SSD-to-USB case. + - WELP, Kingston® SSD Manager fails to identify the disk 🙄 + #+begin_src + Device scan complete. Updating views... + \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0: Detected as the primary drive, KScode2 Identify failed, BusType:11 + \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1: Not supported - Identify failed, BusType:7 + Updating devices list... + \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0: SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB, SCSI\DISK&VEN_SK&PROD_HYNIX_SC311_SATA\4&AAF871B&0&000000 + \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1: KINGSTON SA400S37480G SCSI Disk Device, SCSI\DISK&VEN_KINGSTON&PROD__SA400S37480G\6&1EA4F16A&0&000000 + #+end_src + Nevermind then! Moving on. +** Time to come clean +There was one other thing I changed on this reinstallation: I used XFS +instead of BTRFS for my home partition. Not sure why; [[https://old.reddit.com/r/openSUSE/comments/3dambq/why_btrfs_for_but_xfs_for_home/][some folks say +it's a good idea?]] + +And /of course/ there is [[https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202349][a kernel bug]] showing that somehow "sustained +write operations with XFS" conflict with "GPU creating memory +pressure" or something. /Of course/. * This is insane Selected subset of moving parts; "testability" considering ease of clean reverts: diff --git a/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org b/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org index 1e44459..d6c5182 100644 --- a/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org +++ b/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org @@ -191,6 +191,151 @@ great good. - The [[#random-lag][random lag I had been observing since 5.8]] seems gone 🥳 - =libtree-sitter-dev= is new enough for Emacs; can get rid of my =/usr/local= version. +** Windows +*** 2025-03 +For [[file:../amdahl30/killing-time.org::*SSD?][reasons]], had to dust off my Windows installation. Asked +update-grub to [[https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#grub-os-prober][run os-prober]], booted, did "the thing"; then, out of +due diligence (at first; quickly replaced by morbid fascination; +sustained by existential ennui), attempted to push Windows Update as +far as it would go. + +A lightly edited set of live notes follows; starting with the original +boot following the os-prober restoration. +**** Boot the Ⅰst +- "let's finish setting up your PC" ??? [fn:winup-boot1-setup] +- installed kingston manager thingy [fn:winup-boot1-kingston] +- waiting for updates to finish + - waiting… + - "2023-10 Cumulative Update" stuck at "Downloading - 5%" 🤷 + - welp, does not seem to progress anymore, and there are updates + pending restart, so let's + +[fn:winup-boot1-setup] This Windows installation was, AFAIR, pretty +well "set up" when last I booted it. Hence my surprise at this +greeting. + +[fn:winup-boot1-kingston] The [[https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/ssdmanager][Kingston® SSD Manager]]. My main reason +for turning on that Windows system, to be able to upgrade the firmware +of amdahl30's primary SSD. +**** Boot the Ⅱnd +- "give us a minute" FFFFFUUUUUUUU +- "we're updating Xbox Game Bar" WAT [fn:winup-boot2-xbox] +- "your version of windows 11 has reached end of service" + - "click here to download a newer version of windows 11 to stay + supported" + - ffs + - Windows Update not doing anything; "download now" greyed out; + "cumulative update" dropped down to /0%/ + - 100% CPU still burning 🤷 +- update running… + - "antimalware service executable" taking 50% CPU during the update + +[fn:winup-boot2-xbox] I have never owned an Xbox, nor have I ever used +this Windows installation for anything game-related (beside +downloading & running [[https://www.pj64-emu.com/][Project64]] that one time, to evaluate how well +that laptop could handle N64 emulation). +**** Boot the Ⅲrd +- "windows 11, version 23H2" +- hope I don't have to go through =2{4H{1,2},5H1}= 😬 +- "need more disk space" are you kidding me + - removing my music then…[fn:winup-boot3-space] +- "almost ready" + - "we need to do a few more things before you can update. we'll let + you know when we're done and what to do next" + - wtf + +[fn:winup-boot3-space] I, perhaps unwisely, split my 128 GB drive into +two roughly equal-sized chunks, one for Windows, one for Debian. The +former sitting unused, I had dumped something like 5–10 gigs worth of +media onto it. +**** Boot the Ⅳth +- "Your computer may restart a few times" + - YOU DON'T SAY +- 1h later it's still at 9% +- I think I'm going to sleep tho; which means it will probably reboot + to Debian without completing 🙄 +**** Boot the Ⅴth +Mornin' Debian; no, actually I was installing Windows updates, you can +go back to sleep mate. + +Windows is probably done with the external storage, right? Detaching. +**** Boot the Ⅵth +- "❌ please reattach external storage" + - /I freed 5 gigs of Music for you/ + - not even tumbleweed full-distro rebuilds are that big +**** Boot the Ⅶth +- "you're up to date (last checked: yesterday, 9:01 PM)" + - first of all Windows Update: you just spent 15s loading; why is + the last check yesterday evening? What were you doing during this + 15s load? + - second, isn't there, like, a 24H2 or something? + - "check for updates" again please +- "updates available" 🤪 +- some downloads later… + - "you're up to date" + - /also on the very same window/ "2025-02 Cumulative Update Preview + for Windows 11 Version 23H2" to "Download & install" + - 🎭 +- seriously though, is there not an option to climb to 24H2? why go + for the "preview" of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11_version_history][a /maintenance/ release]]? +- maybe a reboot will fix it 🙃 + - woah =⊞ restart=… + - proposes (LLM-backed?) completion + - says "restart apps after signing in" is the "best match" + - woaaah, =⊞ reboot=… says the "best match" is a 2022 TV show 🤣 + - the right margin even autoplays the trailer + - the right margin also shows "results ranked by relevance" and + /the first one/ is a Microsoft Support link to "restart + (reboot)" your PC + - OK fine, that was "fun"; luckily =⊞-x u r= still works +**** Boot the Ⅷth +- well, no, I still must install this "oldstable preview" +- OK then; do that +**** Boot the Ⅸth +- "check for updates" + - {{{narrator(thinks a lot)}}} + - "you're up to date (last checked: today, 9:02 AM)" + - what are you talking about? It's 9:42, you've just booted, and + /spent thirty seconds checking for updates/ how can the last check + be 40 minutes ago?? +- {{{narrator(thinks a lot /again/)}}} + - "you're right 🤪" + - "have a security intelligence update" + - "also, 24H2 is available" +- just to be on the safe side, start with the "intelligence update" + then reboot +**** Boot the Ⅹth +- alright then, "download & install" 24H2 +- creeps up to 34% +- "making sure you're ready to install (this may take a few minutes) + (please wait)" + - I assure you Windows /I/ am ready to install; please stop + projecting +- (wait hang on; why are you saying it's 10:26 AM Paris time; it's + 11:26 AM Paris time you goof) + - "last successful time synchronization: 1/8/2022 7:01:49 PM" 🤣 +- "what needs your attention" + - "this PC can't be upgraded to this version of Windows" + - "your PC isn't supported yet on this version of Windows" + - what have you spent the last 30 minutes doing? how do you realize + this /34% into the installation process??/ + - there's only a "refresh" button that does nothing + - close + - "are you sure you want to quit?" /you will literally not let me + do anything else; why are you asking me??/ +- well then; perhaps disk size? + - mmm only 6 GB free on =C:/= + - ah, perhaps the 7 GB =C:/Windows.old= directory is a problem 🙄 + - let's install windirstat I guess + - winget is neat! + - I have basically 2 GB of personal files; everything else is + Windows cruft + - "System → Storage → Cleanup recommendations" agrees we can reclaim + the 7 GB =Windows.old= +**** Alas +That was all the energy I could muster this week-end. We might not +have updated all the way to 24H2, and we might never succeed! All the +same, we laughed, we cried; quality entertainment. Sort of. * Hiccups ** impromptu IBus Installing [[https://zoom.us/][Zoom]]'s Debian package somehow enabled IBus[fn:: AFAICT |