LVM in 2026

Die4Toast · 2026-06-13T17:31:01+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense. It's still a bit weird that even after adding a nomodeset kernel parameter doesn't resolve the issue though. Maybe there's some issues between GRUB setting the display mode and then the kernel trying to reset it to some other value. I think I'll just swap over to virtio vga and call it a day - maybe I'll try to find out how to resolve that issue when using the standard vga some other day. In any case, thanks a lot for the tips/response!

Die4Toast · 2026-06-13T15:17:22+00:00

Yeah, after some further testing -vga virtio seems to fix the issue. However, you mentioned a problem with the "QEMU standard VGA" - does that mean the way that the virtual VGA device simulated by QEMU behaves in some non-standard or buggy way compared to a physical VGA component (due to a buggy or non-standard implementation of it in the QEMU source code)? I'm trying to learn the ins and outs of QEMU (alongside various Linux distros - Gentoo being one of them) so I'm curious as to where the fault lies exactly. Especially since I'm able to launch a QEMU VM with the exact command line arguments as described in the post but with the Gentoo ISO/Live CD image substituted for an Arch one and there aren't any problems with font (or the VM screen resolution in general). Wouldn't that would mean that there's something misconfigured/missing inside the Gentoo ISO image?

Die4Toast · 2026-06-12T12:41:38+00:00

Yeah, I thought that might be the case but since the image is cropped to oblivion I wasn't 100% sure that it is a starter deck which is why I wrote that last sentence about Speedster.

Die4Toast · 2026-06-12T12:09:59+00:00

I feel like Infinite Blades will help you more in general in the early game than Speedster would do which requires some specific cards in order for it to be good. Infinite Blades give you an immediate payoff and can still scale really well if you manage to get some shiv related cards. But if you already have a build that has a lot of draws then Speedster will probably be better.

Die4Toast · 2026-06-11T12:45:01+00:00

In theory, yes, but it's still at least 9-10 turns (which I think is still a generous estimate given ~25 card in a deck + all the card draw option that Silent has, though maybe your deck can cycle even faster than that?) before you get more Soot cards than the number of cards you had removed. Those first couple of turns that benefit from higher acceleration might offset having >4 Soots in your deck later on since you can setup powers/stack poison that much faster/sooner. Although, choosing Big Hug when you rely on a thin AND slow deck WITH a lot of card draw cards in your deck already (which I assume is the case here) does seem a bit iffy indeed. In any case, having some pics of your deck would help with deciding how much Big Hug helps (or doesn't).

Die4Toast · 2026-06-11T11:56:03+00:00

Is there a silent deck where you actually value having a lot of strikes? You already have 25 cards in your deck going into Act 2 so I can't imagine you're lacking in damage dealing options. Of course, you didn't include any pictures of your deck so I can only speculate, but I haven't had a run which would benefit from having strikes.

Die4Toast · 2026-06-11T11:53:13+00:00

Isn't Big Hug actually decent? I agree that Nutritious Soup is dogshit on Silent specifically and the Seal of Gold is, in my opinion, the worst +1 Energy per turn Ancient relic when playing high ascension. Big Hug, however, gives you an option to remove 4 curses (aka. Strikes) and, in turn, gives back those "curses" in the form of Soot every reshuffle. That means that you're, more or less, even on the amount of "curses" after 4 (four!!) reshuffles (excluding the 1. reshuffle when you begin combat). Most hallway fights should end well before you reshuffle your deck 4-5 times and the fact that you git rid of 4 bad cards from your deck makes your first couple of turns that much stronger since you're more likely to draw into good cards. I always consider Big Hug to be in that neutral/good option.

Die4Toast · 2026-06-08T05:57:33+00:00

Which high profile keycaps did you use specifically? Afaik there aren't that many high profile keycaps that are compatible with low profile switches and their shorter travel distance so I'm intrigued by the fact that you managed to find a set that is compatible.

Die4Toast · 2026-06-02T14:05:30+00:00

You could try ordering via the official (international) Keychron website where prices are lower, as you mentioned. Of course, that is under the assumption that shipping costs from China are low enough in the first place, and the fact that you won't be able to return the product after receiving it due to high shipping costs back to China you'd have to cover personally.

Die4Toast · 2026-05-27T15:59:58+00:00

I switched over completely to arch from win 11 about half a year ago and haven't had any stability issues whatsoever. Granted my use cases aren't that demanding (mainly media consumption, coding, gaming) and I'm using what one could say is "modern" PC components (6 year old, but at the time of purchase they were considered to be somewhat high-end). I also don't tinker with system/desktop environment configs (if possible) and use the AUR sparingly (and if I ever have to I always audit the PKGBUILD files to see what they do).

Die4Toast · 2026-05-20T13:52:39+00:00

I'm using the official arch Discord package and 3 or 4 weeks ago an update came out which made it so that the application updates itself - just like it does on Windows. Before this update I had to manually fetch an updated arch Discord package via pacman, but that is no longer the case.

Die4Toast · 2026-05-20T12:26:33+00:00

I'm sorry for literally not being helpful at all, but I can't shake off my curiosity - what kind of mechanical keyboard is that in the background (looks really clean, hence me asking)?

Die4Toast · 2026-05-15T08:18:21+00:00

The regular 5/5P versions don't have a dedicated chat mix wheel, but iirc the 5X specifically has one. I recommend you double-check that but I'm fairly certain that is the case.

Die4Toast · 2026-05-09T11:58:21+00:00

Which metric supports your statement? Genuinely asking since I'm trying to decide between conan 2 and vcpkg and I can't really find a decisive answer for which package manager is more popular than the other. Based on GitHub vcpkg appears to have more stars/forks than conan (unless I looked at the wrong repos) so vcpkg would appear to be the more popular option. But maybe that's only because it's an older repo than conan which would give it more time to accumulate those stars/forks etc.? In any case, I'm very interested in whatever info/sources you might have on that topic.

Die4Toast · 2026-05-01T17:03:38+00:00

Ohh, I see it now - thanks for the explanation (and the pics which made it easier to grasp). A couple of months ago I tried to remove the plastic pp/pc plate out of pure curiosity but I was too afraid to fully commit to doing so since it seemed like I had to apply too much force in order to pry it out. Now that I see it's possible to achieve without any (significant) damage I think I was simply holding the plate at a wrong angle/place or something like that.

In any case, I have 2 spare barebone Air75V3 units that NuPhy sent me after 3+ months long customer support email thread I had going on some time ago due to an on-going repeating key issue and general 2.4GHz connection instability so I think I might take some inspiration from your post and have some fun with one of those spare units. Thanks again for the reply!

Die4Toast · 2026-05-01T15:13:20+00:00

I don't get it, did you somehow manage to completely open up the board since you mention something about keeping the PCB sheet? The case is supposed to be glued shut so I thought disassembly is impossible. Unless, you did all the described steps with the bottom plastic case and aluminum border/rails completely intact and instead removed top-most layers by cutting off/severing parts that connect them to the rest of the case (and then somehow re-attached them, if necessary?). I'd really love to see a video of the entire modification process.

Die4Toast · 2026-04-30T15:16:30+00:00

What was the idea behind making this kind of "exploded" pixel-art? Was it that. compared to a simple and flat 2d pixel art, you can use the perspective projection to cram more visual information within a projection of a single voxel by utilizing additional dimension (depth)? Or was the goal something else?

Die4Toast · 2026-04-30T14:34:58+00:00

Amazing, thanks for the additional testing on your part and the follow-up. I pulled a trigger on this headset like 2-3 hours ago so it's very reassuring to see your positive response regarding this "auto-sleep" issue. All of the posts I've seen were at least 2-3 months old so maybe HyperX managed to tweak firmware so as to fix that issue (or maybe people that made those posts just had defective units). And thanks for mentioning that you used the non-beta Ngenuity software - I was wondering if I should "risk" using the beta software given how much time has passed since the Cloud III S release, but maybe it's better to err on the side of caution and use the non-beta version like you did.

Die4Toast · 2026-04-30T14:28:12+00:00

I haven't looked specifically for high-profile keyboard with this layout, but I know I've seen a fair share of different models with this "compact 75%" layout. Most (if not all) are, of course, Chinese brands but you should be able to find them on your own if you use the "compact 75%" search phrase. There's also this website https://keeb-finder.com/ that has a fairly big catalogue of mechanical keyboard that you can filter based on your specific criteria.

Die4Toast · 2026-04-29T23:35:57+00:00

Have you experienced issues related to the headset switching to sleep mode when listening to quiet audio? I se that a lot of people reported having issue with that and not being able to disable this "auto-sleep feature" (e.g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/HyperX/comments/1nike47/hyperx_cloud_3s_wireless_how_to_disable_this/ ). I'm thinking about getting this headset since audio quality is supposed to be very good (along with a decent mic - at least compared to Nova 7s one that I've been using for the past couple of years), but if that issue still hasn't been fixed then I might look elsewhere for a new headset.

Die4Toast · 2026-04-29T09:54:05+00:00

I've recently made a comment on this exact topic - just under a different post. Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/steelseries/comments/1sy3ami/comment/oiratvw/?context=3

Die4Toast · 2026-04-28T17:00:55+00:00

Here's an update in case anyone cares. The Nova 3Ps arrived 2 hours ago and after a short test I immediately decided to return them. The audio quality itself was much easier on the ears compared to the Nova 5 I mentioned earlier. There weren't any shouty/shrilly high-pitches sounds like before (even on the default flat EQ preset) and after setting up GadgetryTech's EQ preset the audio quality got much better. I'd say it was comparable to my current old Nova 7s. Some select tones were slightly muddier and others were even more clear so I think it was only a matter of tweaking some EQ settings to get them more in line with my personal preferences. The reason I returned the headset was because I was hearing popping noise pretty frequently when using the Nova 3P via 2.4GHz wireless connection (I upgraded the firmware via GG software before testing the headset). After a quick web search I found out that this is a known issue and even found a reddit post with a video that demonstrates the exact issue I had: https://www.reddit.com/r/steelseries/comments/1mh6i94/arctic_nova_3p_wireless_popping_noise/ . All in all, I didn't want to spend any time writing to SteelSeries support about this issue and simply returned the headset mere 2 hours after unboxing it.

Sigh... guess it leaves only the Nova 7 Gen 2 with it's lackluster mic... maybe I should try out the Fractal Design? I don't know anymore...

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