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Today I learned Apple dropped firewire support in OS 26 and Linux plans to drop it in 2029. I still have several miniDV cameras that are fun to record on. I guess I can continue with the old iBook I've been using to pull the video, but is till a bummer. The aesthetic isn't as strong as my Sony […]

ELKS makes Tiny Core Linux and Puppy Linux look absolutely bloated by comparison. Spoiler alert: It'll run in 128 KB of memory on 16-bit systems.

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Action Retro Demonstrates PS2 Linux It’s a weird bit of console gaming lore than Sony was so proud of the PS2’s Cell processor that they actually officially ported Linux to it. All you had to do was buy the “Linux Kit,” which contained two DVDs, a module that added monitor-capable video out and Ethernet ports, and a “gigantic” 40GB hard … Continue reading "Action Retro Demonstrates PS2 Linux"

Action Retro Demonstrates PS2 Linux It’s a weird bit of console gaming lore than Sony was so proud of the PS2’s Cell processor that they actually officially ported Linux to it. All you had to d...

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Linux on the PS2.

The desktop defaults to the WindowMaker window manager. I think that's fitting since the design of the PS2 does have quite a NeXT-esque aesthetic, if you squint just right.

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Oooh! The cursed Mac!
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.@gcc @gcc .@nasm @nasm .@gentoo .@gen2 .@debian @debian #reframed implement preferably d y n a m i c latency profiles  optimised for cache volumes cachetypes throughput loads  etc #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@d ebian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @window sdev @ubuntu‎ ‎biosmodding latencies dangerous af idid or gentoo compil erflags hardwaresections : linux command cando whynot implement into gentoo    ‎ ////‎ iam really curious rightnow about gentoo. experiment: howbatshxitnuts woulditbe ifwe compile with #nasm only for avx512 avx2 avx and fp64 precision: which byteorder not in gcc helps these: how dothe devices run with the gpu throughput and mining ? #leanersafer #hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : /// .@gcc @gcc .@nasm @nasm .@gentoo .@gen2 .@debian @debian #reframed implement preferably d y n a m i c latency profiles optimised for cache volumes cachetypes throughput loads etc #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu…

.@gcc @gcc .@nasm @nasm .@gentoo .@gen2 .@debian @debian #reframed implement preferably d y n a m i c latency profiles  optimised for cache volumes cachetypes throughput loads  etc #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro…

biosmodding latencies dangerous af idid or gentoo compilerflags hardwaresections : linux command cando whynot implement into gent oo   #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@d ebian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @window sdev @ubuntu‎ biosmodding latencies dangerous af idid or gentoo compilerflags hardwaresections : linux command cando whynot implement into gentoo #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu‎ iam really curious rightnow about gentoo.

biosmodding latencies dangerous af idid or gentoo compilerflags hardwaresections : linux command cando whynot implement into gent oo   #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair…

#leanersafer #hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro   #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@d ebian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @window sdev @ubuntu ‎ ithought kernelchoosing was acoolfeature but meld yourownkernel i n gentoo beats it. anycause whynot outsourcethe compiling? cost? inefficient sequential data? still a supercoolfeature isi t 5percentfaster leaner kerneltimes ormorelike 0.5percent or 15percent faster. safer forsure. //// #leanersafer #hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu ‎ ithought kernelchoosing was acoolfeature but meld yourownkernel in gentoo beats it.

#leanersafer #hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro   #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt…

#hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : # questionforall #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @north ridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubunt u @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @ar chlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @u buntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@ar ch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu ahahaaw #gento o justwhen you start appreciate linux youare closertothe thr ill of compilers. eventually itmightaswell be made tospeak the starwars falcon s accent. how doyou limit the uncounted proc esses noone darestoknow whatthey evendo besides ressourceutilisa tion: itcouldbe supercool ifyou integrate gentoo into deskto p environments : oh here xfce werun theinstall as agentoo core . oh lxqt we run gentoo core choose one ie viceversa bottomup topdown for distribution automate it integrate it itis supercool #hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : #questionforall #nala #and #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu ahahaaw #gentoo justwhen you start appreciate linux youare closertothe thrill of compilers.

#hurrdurr how magic can #gentoo s hardened kernels be?? : # questionforall #nala #and #actionretro 
#speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @north ridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubunt u @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired…

#gentoo #nala #and #actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @no rthridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpoweru p @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @d ebian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @ pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu ahahaaw #gentoo j ustwhen you start appreciate linux youare closertothe thrill of compilers. eventually i tmightaswell be made tospeak the starwars falcon s accent. how doyou limit the uncounted processes noone darestokno w whatthey evendo besides ressourceutilisation: itcouldbe su percool ifyou integrate gentoo into desktop environments : oh here xfce werun theinst all as agentoo core . oh lxqt we run gentoo core choose one ie viceversa bottomup topdown for distribution automate i t integrate it itis supercool #gentoo #nala #and #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @debian .@debian @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @wired @wireduk @pcwelt .@linux .@arch @archlinux @xfceofficial @windowsdev @ubuntu ahahaaw #gentoo justwhen you start appreciate linux youare closertothe thrill of compilers. eventually itmightaswell be made tospeak the starwars falcon s accent.

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#speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @no rthridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpoweru p @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube @nala @linux @d ebian…

#actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube turnoff screen composition andor pick lean efficient ones like co mpton derivatives ‎ #actionretro  istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whi chmeans ure fxckt  youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel renderer tweaks  eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost  listhardware‎ lspci  lsusb ************************** config file like xorg.conf‎ Driver “intel” #mayexist BusID “PCI:0:2:0” Chipset “PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_xxxx” #xxxx needs tobe your cpu code like 0316 orwhatever  Option “Accel” “True” Option “AccelMethod” “SNA” # instead ‎of glamor Option”DRI” “3” Option “Vsync” “False” Option “Triplebuffer” “True” Option “SwapLimit” “2” Option “Tearfree” “False” Option “Pageflip” “True” Option “GLXVblank” “True” ***************************** thereare m a n y more from ditheringmode virtualheads xvpreferove rlay  buffercache  hardwarecursor tiling colorkey  hwrotation  xvmc  and whatnot allofthese you should change to the syntax of ubuntu  but the d r i v e r triggers may be the same becareful thatit doesnot break the system eventually change one option at a time ie like in bios tweaking ‎you should do some things about temporary s w a p f i l e s make a swap memory especiallywith ssd and maxedout 4gb ram itis hard totell ifyoucan change much inthe bios settings typically helpful is somewhat tightening the ram latency c a u t i o u s l y the latency of pci clocks where throughput and responsiveness sho uld balance some prefer 64clocks some prefer 128 clocks while  youcan dothis manually inlinux whenthe gpu likes 255clocks longwa itout overclocking an ivy -U lowpower cpu mayhave reserves but itis really a powerefficiency model not a performance model notyourproblem but painintherarse is dedicated gpu  nvidia doesnotlike realtime modes prefers meta drivers like bumblebee primus that switch between the gpu s but add extra layer of shxitball or set the dedicated gpu over dri_prime and or offload pick. maybe youget a fewframes extra goodluck ask the pros  ilovemycomputerguy #actionretro #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube turnoff screen composition andor pick lean efficient ones like compton derivatives ‎ #actionretro istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whichmeans ure fxckt youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel renderer tweaks eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost…

#actionretro  #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_a ir_inlahve_guy @actionretro @northridgefix @learnelectronicsrepair .@debian @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @ techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube turnoff screen composition andor pick lean…

turnoff screen composition andor pick lean efficient ones like compton derivatives #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover _on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube  #actionretro  istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whichmeans ure fxckt  youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel render er tweaks  eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost listhardware‎ turnoff screen composition andor pick lean efficient ones like compton derivatives #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube #actionretro istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whichmeans ure fxckt youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel renderer tweaks eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost…

turnoff screen composition andor pick lean efficient ones like compton derivatives #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover _on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube  #actionretro  istrafed…

#speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @ cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube  #actionretro  istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whichmeans ure fxckt  youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel render er tweaks  eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost  listhardware‎ lspci  lsusb ************************** config file like xorg.conf‎ Driver “intel” #mayexist BusID “PCI:0:2:0” Chipset “PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_xxxx” #xxxx needs tobe your cpu code like 0316 orwhatever  Option “Accel” “True” Option “AccelMethod” “SNA” # instead ‎of glamor Option”DRI” “3” Option “Vsync” “False” Option “Triplebuffer” “True” Option “SwapLimit” “2” Option “Tearfree” “False” Option “Pageflip” “True” Option “GLXVblank” “True” ***************************** #speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube #actionretro istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without dedicated gpu whichmeans ure fxckt youcan hack it abitmore inthe config file about some intel renderer tweaks eventually vsync off tearfree off and such andforemost…

#speedup #linux #gpu s #ubuntu_lover_on_macbook_air_inlahve_guy @actionretro @debian @linux @ubuntu @ cnet @techpowerup @pcwelt @radioshack @wired @wireduk @archlinux @xfceofficial @youtube  #actionretro  istrafed you used an ivybridge lowpoer U cpu and a mesa renderer on ivys4000 ubuntu without…

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