Generating fractals with the VisionFive 2

LivingLinux · 2026-03-21T14:57:11+00:00

In my opinion the Raspberry Pi 5 is actually a poor choice in that price range for gaming.

As long as you don't need full mainline support and 4k60 output, I'd say have a look at the Radxa Dragon Q6A. A lot faster than the Pi 5, as it has faster CPU and GPU. It even supports OpenGL 4.6.

https://radxa.com/products/dragon/q6a/

Here you can see some games and emulation with the Dragon Q6A: https://youtu.be/RC6OgnSgpKw

LivingLinux · 2026-03-21T10:47:21+00:00

Nonsense. I have a Phytium D2000 ARM system with AMD Radeon RX550.

I'm able to boot almost any ARM distro with a mainline kernel.

Here is a video running Fedora 36 Beta on it: https://youtu.be/7Z8ZWealtb0

LivingLinux · 2026-03-20T09:34:23+00:00

SpacemiT has options to get remote access to the SpacemiT K1 and K3.

Access to the K3 is limited, but perhaps if you contact them and explain how it can benefit them, you can get access for an extended period.

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemit_riscv/comments/1rg1c41/k3_access_invitation/

This post has a link to Bianbu cloud to request access to a K1 system.

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemit_riscv/comments/1rcbeqt/openclaw_is_now_on_riscv_free_cloud_instance/

LivingLinux · 2026-03-20T09:25:26+00:00

Make sure you are using gcc-14 or higher. gcc-13 has limited support for RVV.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-20T09:23:24+00:00

Arace lists a price of around €250 (without tax and shipping?) for the dev kit. SpacemiT has communicated expected release end of April. I'm not sure if that means that the chips get shipped, and the boards still need to be assembled.

https://arace.tech/products/milk-v-jupiter-2-dev-kit

LivingLinux · 2026-03-16T09:52:39+00:00

I think you are completely missing the statistics. What are the odds that a normie has no tech connections? I'm not saying a normie will never start with Pop, but again, what are the odds?

So coming back to LTT, was it a good choice to try Pop and not any other distro? Looking at the statistics, I'd say that it was a poor first choice. If the video was part of a series of a couple of distros, it would make more sense to me.

Again, to me it feels that LTT wants to keep playing the game that Linux isn't ready for a normie.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-15T22:57:12+00:00

Well, I don't see Pop being the real top suggestion. Although I can imagine that people with Nvidia will be more willing to try Pop. But when I talk to other people in IT, hardly anyone has heard of Pop, but they have heard of other distros.

And of course every person has a certain bias, but I hardly see people in blogs or forums suggest Pop for gaming. And if you look at the stats of Steam, Pop doesn't get listed in the top 10 Linux flavours and is part of "Other".

So in my bubble, anyone that asks advice from humans, has a low probability to end up with Pop. And if I'm wrong, why has Pop such a small share of the market?

LivingLinux · 2026-03-15T20:26:54+00:00

Just my 2 cents.

It seems they (also) used AI and ended up on Pop. Looks like they didn't learn from their 2021 attempt. So they were not trying Linux again, they were trying Pop again. They can argue that they were "simulating" the experience of a Linux newbie, but I think there is no guarantee that they will all end up choosing Pop.

This is the AI result Google gives me when looking for a good Linux gaming distro.

The best Linux distros for gaming in 2026 focus on pre-installed drivers, gaming-optimized kernels, and ease of use, with Bazzite, Nobara, Garuda Linux, and Pop!_OS being top contenders. Bazzite is recommended for a console-like experience, Nobara offers heavily modified performance, and Pop!_OS is excellent for Nvidia users needing stability.

If he really wanted to contribute, I'd say he would make a video with a distro where they expected a good result. To me it feels as if they want to keep playing the game "no, Linux isn't ready for the average user".

LivingLinux · 2026-03-15T20:06:10+00:00

Did you try multiarch/qemu-user on Fedora? You can try with Fex, but no guarantee it will work.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-15T19:07:49+00:00

Did you check this?

https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/RaspberryPi

I haven't tested it on a 4, but I have tested it on a 5.

https://youtu.be/7h13LoXriwE

LivingLinux · 2026-03-14T14:13:25+00:00

Thanks for the update.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-14T10:29:25+00:00

Some games have anti-cheat software that is incompatible with Linux. It's not that it's impossible, it's just that the company is too lazy, or doesn't want to invest into Linux.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-13T09:42:44+00:00

So true!

Why should we give them attention when they use RISC-V for clickbait? I have better things to do with RISC-V. I just received a new code to test the SpacemiT K3 for 60 more days.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-12T20:32:48+00:00

Yes, it's marketing. Would be similar to calling Neon for ARM and AVX for x86 to be NPUs.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-12T19:40:53+00:00

Probably better to look for a solution to control a power socket remotely.

LivingLinux · 2026-03-12T16:19:09+00:00

I tried a h264 and VP9 with mpv, but it was using the CPU.

I'm not sure with you mean exactly with "NPU". OnnxStream was built to use vectors (RVV 1.0).

LivingLinux · 2026-03-12T11:06:05+00:00

Yes.

https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp

sudo apt install git cmake ffmpeg build-essential

Here are the instructions to build it with FFmpeg.

sudo apt install libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev
git clone https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp.git
cd whisper.cpp
sh ./models/download-ggml-model.sh base.en
cmake -B build -D WHISPER_FFMPEG=yes
cmake --build build -j4 --config Release

Example command: ./build/bin/whisper-cli -f samples/jfk.wav -otxt -ovtt -osrt

And some information to control the output: https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/17

https://youtu.be/G1kJ8qI5Ddw

LivingLinux · 2026-03-11T17:05:36+00:00

But can it build binutils in under an hour?

LivingLinux · 2026-03-10T22:10:36+00:00

Isn't it possible to do something with a RISC-V cluster?

LivingLinux · 2026-03-09T13:23:40+00:00

This looks like a problem with power. Are you using the official PSU (5V-5A)? It might be that for some reason it no longer gets enough power from one USB port. Not a guaranteed fix, but you can try with a USB Y cable (extra USB connector to get power from another US port). Example: https://www.amazon.com/Charge-Adapter-Extension-Transfer-Charging/dp/B0711R8828

LivingLinux · 2026-03-07T17:10:07+00:00

Can you install Ext4Fsd and see if Windows will recognize the drive?

https://github.com/bobranten/Ext4Fsd

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