CalcProgrammer1

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[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I think the defaults are extreme and also use LW as a no telemetry/ads FF replacement, but I understand the vision. I'm fine with LW having the defaults it has, they can be easily turned off and I'd rather start with extreme privacy and just change what I need than the other way around where I could be leaving privacy options on the table.

 

OpenRGB 1.0rc1 is the first release candidate build before the upcoming official 1.0 release. This build should be considered stable, but we're looking to track down any major last-minute bugs before release. The plugin API has been updated, so if you're upgrading from 0.9 you will need to upgrade your plugins to the latest pipeline versions.

Builds for 1.0rc1 have been posted on https://openrgb.org/ as well.

 

AMDGPU driver maintainer Alex Deucher posted patches for enabling the OEM I2C interface on AMD GPUs on Linux. This interface is necessary for OpenRGB to be able to communicate with and control RGB devices on the graphics card PCB and to this point has only been available to Windows users of OpenRGB. No changes should be necessary to OpenRGB itself, once you install an updated kernel with these changes then your supported AMD GPU should be detected! I have tested Alex's development branch and was able to control my ASUS TUF RX7800XT and Sapphire Nitro+ RX580 lighting.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 134 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Honestly, not even mad. Sucks for the victims, but we need hackers poking holes in kernel anticheats. Show the game companies that kernel anticheat is a waste of effort and maybe this horrific plague of gaming will die off.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

If Bungie is behind it I have zero interest without even knowing what it is. Destiny 2 was an OK game, but its god awful anticheat bans Linux users. That is a sure-fire way to make me pretend your game doesn't exist. Client side anticheat is a plague. Do it properly on the server side.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 86 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Until any competing store releases a Linux client, I can't really argue against Steam. They are a gatekeeper and almost a monopoly, but they're also the most benevolent and pro-consumer gatekeeper that we have in the PC gaming distribution space. As long as all the competition continue to be Windows-only and, in some cases, actively work against Linux users, I don't want Valve's digital fiefdom to fall.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Agreed 100%. I reached voting age in 2008 and I was one of those "both sides suck" idealistic young voters who voted third party. I did again in 2012 and again in 2016 thinking "Hillary's already got this one, I can protest vote". Nope, we ended up with Trump. Ever since that I will only vote blue no matter who, at least as long as the Democrats are the only viable party with some sense of normalcy. Third parties are completely unviable in the US election system. We need ranked choice for a third party vote to not be a throwaway vote. Until that happens, we can't afford to pick "the best choice", we have to pick "the best choice that actually has a chance". Even if it's not really the best choice. Very happy to have gone out and voted early last week. We need the blue wave. Once the Republican party is thoroughly stomped into the ground and made completely unviable can we focus on a truly liberal third party, but honestly we probably have a better chance of slowly moving the Dems left than we do a third party taking over. It may not happen in my lifespan but I'd rather see progress than regression.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've been experimenting with both of these and recently wrote up a guide for installing FEX on postmarketOS (as I am testing it on my phone and tablet) but the steps should work for Pi as well.

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Steam

I also just made a video tutorial/demo on YouTube. I ran Half Life 2 and Tomb Raider (2013). I'm not sure how capable the Pi 4 GPU is in comparison to the Adreno GPUs I tested.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EuOX2L_yNqI

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Box86/64 and FEX can both run Steam on ARM. Lighter games should be playable on RPi4 and 5.

 

I did a video tutorial and demonstration showing the Steam, FEX Emulator, and Distrobox setup I documented on the postmarketOS wiki here:

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Steam

I go through the setup process for the Ubuntu container, FEX emulator, Steam, and then install and test two games - Half Life 2: Lost Coast and Tomb Raider (2013) to demonstrate gaming performance on an ARM device (in this case a Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chip).

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It's just a matter of flashing the CorsairLightingProtocol firmware (instructions on the project's GitHub page) and then soldering the data pin of your LED strip to the appropriate Arduino pin. You can provide 5V power to the LEDs from a Molex or SATA power cable which allows as much power as your PSU can handle. You can draw 5V from the Arduino directly to run the LEDs but I would only run 30 LEDs or fewer with this power source. If you want more LEDs then connect them straight to your PSU.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Corsair Lighting Node is another good option. The real Corsair one works well but if you're willing to DIY you can use CorsairLightingProtocol on an Arduino Pro Micro and have 2 channels of ARGB with direct mode support for like $6, and you can use multiple. I have one in my case for case lighting as I used up my motherboard headers on fans and I used this as the controller for my OpenRGB desk fan project as well.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Except the one platform that actually matters, Linux. My girlfriend got me into this game and it's the only game I have to keep a Windows installation around for. It doesn't run on the Steam Deck, so it's the only multiplayer game I play where I would even contemplate having to play it on Switch. I hate Epic Games.

 

I managed to get Steam installed on my OnePlus 6T and Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro, both running postmarketOS, using Distrobox to create an Ubuntu 24.04 container and then installing FEX-Emu inside of it. I wrote up a guide on the postmarketOS wiki on how to do it, some issues I ran into, some tips on how to get around those issues, and a list of games I've tested. Feel free to expand upon this list if you try it out. Older games such as Half Life 2 are quite playable, especially if your device supports keyboard and mouse input. I have not yet tested using a controller.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

The name Unity just needs to be avoided. I get the well intentioned meaning behind the word, but it has been the name of three major controversial/disastrous products in semi-recent history - Ubuntu Unity Desktop, Assassin's Creed: Unity, and the Unity Engine.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Leave it on, but turn off the monitor. I have it set up as a GitLab runner for some projects and also want to be able to SSH/SFTP in to access files, run updates, etc.

 

I have added support for system-wide plugin installations in Linux for the upcoming 1.0 release. The plugin files can be installed system-wide to the /usr/lib/openrgb/plugins path, which allows them to be provided by distribution packages rather than manually downloading them.

I have created AUR packages for the following plugins and they have been picked up by the Chaotic AUR repository if you want binary builds.

  • openrgb-plugin-e131-receiver-git
  • openrgb-plugin-effects-git
  • openrgb-plugin-hardware-sync-git
  • openrgb-plugin-visual-map-git

I plan to update the rest of the plugins on https://gitlab.com/OpenRGBDevelopers and get them into the AUR as well before 1.0 releases. Until that happens, you will need to use the openrgb-git AUR package to utilize these new plugin packages. The current 0.9 release in the main repository does not support system-wide plugin installation.

 

I made a 3D printed, Arduino-powered desk fan based around a 120mm Corsair QL120 ARGB fan after seeing Noctua's desk fan. I wanted something similar but with RGB. It is based around CorsairLightingProtocol so it syncs with OpenRGB but also has a knob to adjust fan speed and LED brightness directly. I made a video showing it off but if you prefer to read about it, I have project documentation and files (code, assembly instructions, and 3D models) on GitLab here:

https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGBDeskFan

The 3D models are also on Thingiverse:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6655697

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml to c/openrgb@lemmy.ml
 

#OpenRGB 0.9 has been released! Check it out at https://openrgb.org/! The full release notes are available on GitLab here:

https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/releases/release_0.9

 

This is not news, just wanted to pin the most recent release here on Lemmy. It released on November 28, 2022. The next release, 0.9, is still being worked on but as always you can try the latest pipeline build at https://openrgb.org/#pl for the latest supported devices and features.

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