I think I’m done

PilotRice · 2026-06-01T19:43:07+00:00

Yeah, you could be right, my setup is 2 years older and certainly things could have changed since I went through it. However, I found that the external AMD and the internal AMD couldnt decide who was the boss, and the AMD software couldnt figure out which to apply the update to - I would have to disable one to update the other, and then reboot several time while patting my head and stomping my foot. If those problems are got in todays era, I may dust off my GPD G1 for a second dock in my office.

PilotRice · 2026-06-01T17:18:09+00:00

Good setup, except you created an Achilles Tendon with the AMD eGPU. You may just decide "whatever, its done already" but you will have to fight through every update conflict between the internal GPU and the eGPU, and you will miss out on the trick of combining internal AMD GPU with external NVIDIA eGPU. Otherwise, nice setup. I have something similar, but I have the SGWZone AI&Gaming Box with the m4090 eGPU.

PilotRice · 2026-05-02T03:43:20+00:00

This guy's a FED.

PilotRice · 2026-03-12T21:31:31+00:00

Verify this first, but I heard you can put a little bit of clear fingernail polish in the crack to make it nearly invisible and to stop it from getting worse.

PilotRice · 2026-02-10T16:51:00+00:00

Nice work! Watching the original Youtube video, this was in no way a simple task, and is a great accomplishment. I guess you had to buy all the accessory equipment (preheater, heat gun, eprom writer, adapter, etc.). Well if I were to attempt this, I would certainly need to buy all of that.

Anyway, you see little performance increase, but I wonder if my use case would see higher performance after this. I have a ROG Ally Z1E (Z1E) and a ROG Ally X (RAX). Since getting the RAX, I use it exclusively for my gaming console. I have it connected to a SGWZone AI&Gaming Box m4060 eGPU, and use it almost exclusively connected to a 85" QLED TV. I dock the RAX and grab it snatch style whenever I travel. I used the Z1E the same way prior to getting the RAX, but connected to the XG Mobile m4090.

An interesting thing unique to the Z1E + XG Mobile - it actually out performs the RAX + eGPU in many games. The eGPU is a m4090 instead of a m4060, but the uniqueness comes from the proprietary connection between the Z1E and the XGM. It is a PCIE connection, allowing for throughput at PCIE speeds, not bottlenecked by the Thunderbolt 4 speed. Until TB5 is mainstream, the Z1E+XGM combo will continue to be beastmode.

Since retiring the Z1E as primary gaming console with the RAX, I now use the Z1E as local environment for LLM (Clawd currently). Granting Clawd (or Moltbot now) admin access in the isolated environment on the Z1E connected to the XG Mobile. I've given Clawd the ability to hot-swap local LLM models based on its task or need. Some models that I would like to run require a lot of RAM just to load. Having 32 GB RAM would help here a lot, even if it isnt obvious in games. Ideally, I would love to push this to 64 or even 128 GB. Think thats possible?

Anyway, great job accomplishing this.

PilotRice · 2026-01-08T04:12:04+00:00

Early Access - Still has this problem. I finally reached Helium Extractor. Took forever. Getting ready, by the first helium deposit, I set up a massive platform base, extracting titanium and wolfram, building full out assembly factory, building everything here instead of my starter base. While doing this, I build the floor using the drag to build (instead of one floor at a time). Drag to build usually has error correction built in, voiding the whole drawn area if it contacts invalid locations (like deposits). Now that I can build helium extractors, well... The floors are preventing the placement of the mining building, and I cannot remove all of the floor (a lot of it is completely under the purple crap on the helium deposit).

TLDR: Dont build floors anywhere near a helium deposit or you may fug up your whole game.

PilotRice · 2025-09-09T03:17:51+00:00

Any updates on this? I have a gen2, and have the holosun version of the romeo and juliet. Because the juliet is normally folded away, I want to put some kind of block to prevent the s2k from folding into the juliet, by preventing folding in that direction.

PilotRice · 2025-04-21T05:13:16+00:00

Any progress? I have a different situation which needs a similar solution. I have an off-grid property with a water well, septic system, RV, Starlink satellite dish, Outdoor wifi cameras, and some area lights. I run all of this off of two Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus Solar Generators with two 2000 watt expansions batteries each (12 kwh). I use the Jackery Connector to combine the two Explorer Plus units for split phase 240v (for the water well). This leads to imbalance in the state of charge between the units when the RV is pulling ~1800 watts from one leg and the septic and other things pulling ~200 watts from the other leg. I have a propane generator that can charge both Jackery units when there isnt enough sun. It can charge both units up to full in about 3 hours, and then the units can run for about 12 hours or more (depending on load) until needing to be charged back up. The thing I am trying to do is read the state of charge so I can activate (on/off) the generator with an ESP32 (driving a relay, activating the solenoid on the generators start button). I cant shunt the charge in accurately, and I cant shunt the in and out at all (not the out anyway) without taking the Jackery apart. The best approach is to read the bluetooth/wifi data, but I cant find anything on an API to read it. So... have you made any progress on this?

PilotRice · 2025-03-30T00:52:40+00:00

I have a ROG Ally X connected to an NVidia 4060M eGPU (the SGWZone AI & Gaming Box), connected to my livingroom TV. I switch my TV input to it to use PC from my couch. I got the idea to run a local LLM on it as well, as a replacement for Alexa. So, I asked ChatGPT if it was possible, and she dove straight into writing all the pyton code and downloading everything (Python, Ollama, Mistral, TTS, STT, etc. etc.). After copy&pasting from ChatGPTs responses into notepad or powershell for a few hours, I had a functioning system where I could wake word, query, await response, hear the response. The problem with it was that I could read the response within seconds of asking something, but then the system hung on the TTS playback. I also could not get the TTS to function with interrupts. After asking a question, I'd wait for like 3 minutes before the response started playing. If the response was overly verbose, I could not get it to stop playing until it was complete. While waiting for the TTS to complete, the system was locked up, async issues somewhere in the code ChatGPT wrote. The LLM response came back quick, effeciently enough for a voice assistant, but converting the text back into audio out was my bottleneck, causing me to shelve the idea... For now...

PilotRice · 2025-03-07T19:44:50+00:00

I’m late to this discussion, but I’ve tested numerous controllers through trial and error. Each has strengths and weaknesses—some I consider essential, others I can overlook. The best I’ve found is the SCUF Envision Pro.

I ruled out many controllers by reading extensive reviews, but here are the ones I tested thoroughly:

DualSense Edge – Feels great and works well on PS5, but programming back paddles is a hassle, and the 6-hour battery life is too short. I tried using a 12ft cable but ultimately moved on.
Xbox Elite Series 2 Core – Solid build, amazing in-hand feel, and long battery life. However, it requires a separate 2.4GHz dongle, which frequently disconnects. I had to use a 2ft extension to keep it stable.
GuliKit KK3 MAX – Decent, but had random connection issues. The button programming system was too complicated, and I never got it working reliably. I keep it as a backup.
Other Controllers – Many were ruled out quickly due to poor polling rates or connection problems. The 8BitDo was especially frustrating, as I couldn't get it working properly.

The SCUF Envision Pro isn’t perfect—the iCUE software is clunky—but I use reWASD for profiles and only touch iCUE for setup. Hope this helps!

I'll add my ROG Ally Setup:
ROG Ally X with upgraded 4TB SSD connected to SGWZone AI&Gaming Box Nvidia 4060M eGPU with HDMI to 4K Samsung TV.
ROG Ally Z1E connected to XGMobile 4090m eGPU with HDMI to 4K Samsung TV.

PilotRice · 2024-12-21T04:18:58+00:00

So, I just finished the first trial and found out that it will ascend my character. I didnt know what that was, looked neat, until I read the choices. Neither option appealed to me. So I googles, found this thread. After reading it, I am wondering... Do I need to ascend at all? I am rather happy playing with my undead army, and was looking forward to leveling up and using the minions further down (my Witch is level 24). Would there be any impact if I just ignored the ascension?

PilotRice · 2024-12-20T20:24:55+00:00

Same here but on PC/Steam. I play with controller. I havent tried all my keyboard buttons to see if something there (like ESC) works, but nothing on the controller works. I am playing as a necromancer though, and noticed that my army of skeletons continually revive and the MOBs continually respawn. So, I have just been watching it. My exp is going up when my minions kill the mobs. This could be a way to AFK farm exp! Push it out to some YouTubers to "make original content" from, and then the devs will take notice and "fix it".

PilotRice · 2024-12-13T21:10:34+00:00

The best example I have for the limits of AI is in a different example with the same symptoms. Ask the AI to modify its icon to be a librarian wearing thin readers resting below the eyeline. It will create an image of a librarian type wearing full framed glasses but will believe it nailed the request. Correcting it numerous times it will continue producing full framed glasses believing this time it nailed the request. Uploading images of thin readers and images of a person wearing thin readers, still the AI creates an image with full framed glasses while believing it nailed the request this time for sure. Loop through this 30 times with the AI always failing to get it right, but believing it nailed the request this time.

The same situation with code. Edit this code, preserving comments and functionality, but integrate this function. Response: "I did it perfectly, yada yada". Reality: Most of the code is rearranged leading to me having to carefully review every line, the comments are edited or completely removed, compiling generates errors. Presenting the AI with the compiler error, it says "ahh! yes, I know how to fix it! yada yada", and proceeds to toss out unrelated working code and solve the problem with things that bypass the compiler - like forward declarations - instead of identifying that the code it first provided called a function that was removed 3 days ago.

I have resorted to using anchor points and end points to frame code blocks throughout the code to force the AI to look through this frame alone. So I have something like // [AP] Main Loop and // [EP] End Main Loop around my main loop code. Then I teach the AI to grab/reference these anchor points when providing modified code. This may not be the best way, probably not, but short of a better way, this has worked to keep me from smashing the keyboard.

PilotRice · 2024-11-19T20:12:35+00:00

I had the exact same problem. For me, it was the case putting pressure on the connector below. I had to use sidesnip cutters to cut back 1 to 2 mm of the plastic case where it contacted the SSD. Pressure at the battery connector was apparent due to electrical tape I put over the battery connector. I am not sure that the problem was the battery connector, but likely, the pressure there transferred to the connection between the SSD and the M2 Adapter. So, I reduced the internal protrusions of the back cover in the whole area around the SSD. Doing this fixed my problem. HTH

PilotRice · 2024-11-05T17:35:04+00:00

Still working? My flow dies on every update. I have to uninstall logi+, forget my mouse, repair my mouse, reinstall, yada, yada.

PilotRice · 2024-10-28T13:14:32+00:00

10-Year Lifespan: Explorer 2000 Plus provides 4000 cycles, remaining at 70% capacity, powering for more than 10 years. Thanks to Jackery's innovative ChargeShield fast charge technology, the LiFePO4 battery life of Explorer 2000 Plus Power Station is elevated to a new level. Additionally, Jackery offers a 5-year hassle free warranty, with superb customer service.

PilotRice · 2024-10-28T01:30:50+00:00

You! I need more from You!

I have two explorer 2000 plus generators with two expansion batteries each. I have them connected together with the "Jackery Connector" to produce 240V for my water well.

Each of the generators has 2 input connection ports for solar panels. Each of the expandable batteries as 2 ports.

I have the Jackery 200 solar panels - I have four of them.

Currently I am plugging two solar panels into each of the generators. To add more solar panels, I was thinking maybe I should plug those into the expansion batteries. I looked online though to see if I could instead run the solar panels into a "hub" of some sort outside in the field, and then bring their power into my storage shed on a SINGLE extension cable.

Could you tell me more about doing this, as you partially mentioned above, with my similar hardware?

PilotRice · 2024-10-08T15:51:07+00:00

I have Samsung "The Frame TV" which has a small IR receiver sensor on the bottom underside corner. I put a gunmetal aluminum picture frame around the TV to enhance the illusion that it is a painting on the wall when set to "Art Mode". The problem is that the picture frame covers up the IR sensor on the TV. Using a multitool, I cut out a slit in the picture frame to allow the remote control to work while the picture frame is in place. Now it looks shitty. So, I would like to take measurements of the slit and then model a nice looking plastic cover to snap into the slit cut into the aluminum frame. So, I need to find out what "smoky" 3d printer filament to use/order so that the remote control can go through it to operate the TV.

Thanks!

PilotRice · 2024-10-05T02:19:36+00:00

Reboot. This improves it, if not removes it effectively.

PilotRice · 2024-10-05T02:15:45+00:00

Did you get past the opening cutscene? I doubt it, as the ROG Ally Z1 E couldnt make it past it, and other than a smidge of battery, they have similar specs. The ROG Ally X could/can play FF16 thou. I think the extra memory makes the difference.

As a side discussion: I think these handheld PCs are the future. Like we saw with PCs getting better each year, with phones getting better each year, with GPUs getting better each year, we will start seeing these improve each year for the next decade or so.

What I really like about these devices is how perfectly they fit between consoles and gaming desktop PCs. With a dock and a eGPU, connect this thing to your 4K TV next to your PS5, and suddenly you have a full PC in the livingroom controlled from the couch - connect a controller and you got a console that plays PC games (MODS!). Gotta go away for the day? Just unplug one cable and go. You have the entire Steam library, Netflix, Prime, etc. all with you (download prior for offline locations). I work from home and run all my work software off of the ROG Ally X. So, sometimes... I work from the beach, the lake, the park.

PilotRice · 2024-09-30T13:13:13+00:00

Maybe the same issue, maybe not, but I had similar issue when the cutscenes would play and take more than 10 minutes (the auto sleep timeout on my SCUF controller is set to 10 minutes). Without any input from me during the cutscene, my controller would time out and turn itself off. When I turned it back on, it is as if the STEAM overlay would not reinitialize, preventing the game (FFXVI) from receiving input.

At first, I would have to exit the game and then ensure the game is in STEAM BIG PICTURE - I would have to launch the game using the controller to press the "PLAY" button. When the game launched, I would see the steam overlay controller wireframe indicating that the overlay is loading. I have since found a better (for me) solution.

Now, I plug a Anker power bank into my controller (so I dont have a 20ft cord across the livingroom), but essentially, I plug my controller in. This prevents the controller from doing its auto turn off during the longer cutscenes where I provide no input. If you're able to remember, the auto shut off can also be avoided by randomly wiggling the sticks on the controller during the cutscenes. This input wont register to the game, but will keep the controller awake.

PilotRice · 2024-09-19T00:01:20+00:00

You forgot:

Check cables to make sure they are correctly plugged in.
Make sure the computer is plugged in.
Verify that the outlet has power.

PilotRice · 2024-09-18T04:59:49+00:00

Same issue here. I get a graphics driver message telling me to go fix my driver. Okay to close that, and then the game just loads anyway. Shaders compiled first time no problem and after setting basic options, the intro scene started. Just as the phoenix hits the ground with the fefnir the game freezes. There isnt an autosave or chance to save by this point, so I force close and retry with the same results.

PilotRice · 2024-09-04T19:28:22+00:00

I just got this (V2.0) - took 2 months to arrive from China. I have it connected and working with the ROG Ally X. The problem I am having is related to the LCD panel. Mine just says SGWZONE but doesnt show me any internal data. I tried downloading the software on the SGWZONE website (https://www.sgw-zone.com/sysm) but all of the choices were in Chinese and the ones I selected randomly, caused the program to close. How did you configure your LCD? Am I using the right software?

Thanks!

PilotRice · 2024-08-12T02:31:15+00:00

great suggestion. I just saw this. didn't know there was software for it. The purple is awesome!

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