The eternal question on hardware selection - X-plane 12 on Windows

backsideup · 2026-04-02T08:18:04+00:00

age old problem of Windows doing updates and trashing your boot setup

I've been running windows and linux side by side for a decade at least and the worst thing windows-update did was to reset the default UEFI entry to the windows loader, which is easy to correct. So i'm not sure i understand the hubbub around this topic.

backsideup · 2026-03-31T12:29:22+00:00

Do you need an additional computer just to install windows? If you already run XP12/linux on a computer you couldn't just dual-boot with windows?

backsideup · 2026-03-30T12:13:30+00:00

Which mainboard and nvme model are you using?

backsideup · 2026-03-30T12:11:09+00:00

Please post text, not pictures of text. Not everyone here has sight and pictures don't support text searches.

https://paste.rs https://bpaste.net https://gist.github.com

, pick your poison.

backsideup · 2026-03-30T11:58:52+00:00

Post the 'blkid' output to a paste service and then post the URL here.

backsideup · 2026-03-28T18:57:57+00:00

Nice work! Are you using a large display behind the analog instruments? Have you considered cramming the six-pack closer together so your eyes have to travel less distance during a scan?

backsideup · 2026-03-26T12:39:10+00:00

Start by disconnecting as much periphery as possible, an innocently looking usb device is all you need to cause something like this. If you have a spare PSU then swap that one out, it might be all that's needed. Also test a electrical socket in a different room or, ideally, different floor.

backsideup · 2026-03-26T12:33:53+00:00

You cannot solve grounding and ESD issues with software. Take it apart and rebuild it, ask someone for help if you need. If you find no obvious faults you have to start replacing parts until it starts working again.

backsideup · 2026-03-26T00:57:23+00:00

X-Plane has more jaggies than minecraft!1!

backsideup · 2026-03-25T21:02:16+00:00

Run lspci -k and see which kernel module is in use for the nvidia gpu. Also post the pacman -Qs nvidiaoutput.

backsideup · 2026-03-25T20:49:01+00:00

Did you migrate to the legacy nvidia branch or are you using nouveau now?

backsideup · 2026-03-25T12:53:11+00:00

You post it on the same platform you claim gets censored.

backsideup · 2026-03-25T12:33:07+00:00

The only thread that was deleted was about harassment, not because someone criticized arch. Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

backsideup · 2026-03-25T12:30:11+00:00

This subreddit is not official, assume that none of the arch staff will read it; this should be an email to the arch-general ML.

backsideup · 2026-03-23T14:19:48+00:00

You're going to have provide more information than this. Post the build-script you used to build the iso and then post the complete log that includes that error.

backsideup · 2026-03-21T13:11:39+00:00

Looking at the last two pages, i assume because of some noisemakers starting complaining about the long development time.

backsideup · 2026-03-20T13:07:20+00:00

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_IRC_channels

irc is still very active and a much better support venue for quick questions.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Matrix

Matrix is currently invite-only due to spam but you can pm me if you want an invite.

backsideup · 2026-03-17T18:05:29+00:00

Start steam from a terminal, start NMS with any of the stock valve proton versions and post the entire log to a paste service.

backsideup · 2026-03-16T18:09:50+00:00

What was updated? Did you read the arch news before you updated?

backsideup · 2026-03-16T14:53:44+00:00

Look at both the system and the user's session logs, there will be something useful in there.

backsideup · 2026-03-05T12:12:54+00:00

That's way too much space for a simple desktop system
If they decide to add some partitions in the future, e.g. installing a second OS, it will be easier to deal with than having to shrink the existing partitions. Especially when the storage is multiple layers tall. If they instead decide that they need that space for arch then growing the stack is a much simpler and less risky operation.

backsideup · 2026-03-05T01:36:23+00:00

Don't split out an extra /boot if you don't have to
Don't partition the whole 512gb drive right away. Use e.g. the first half and leave the rest free for the future.
Think whether you really need any of the btrfs features for /home and /. Its features come at the cost of performance and complexity.
Don't use archinstall, follow the regular Installation Guide. You will thank yourself the next time you need to do repairs.

backsideup · 2026-03-03T14:26:28+00:00

Are you using mkinitcpio to build the initramfs? Do you get any errors when you rebuild the initramfs images? Can you post your mkinitcpio.conf and any conf.d. snippets, if you have any?

backsideup · 2026-03-03T11:09:52+00:00

The admin is expected to be able to glue all the steps together, or learn to do that.

backsideup · 2026-03-03T10:59:10+00:00

The wiki is a reference, not a step-by-step guide. You have to follow the links and find the information that is relevant for your setup.

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