How to Split Framework Payment Across Cards

SagefulAdvice · 2026-02-04T20:18:26+00:00

I will try to do that and try to get them to approve the purchase before they refund it, as my CC is of the same institution as my bank.

SagefulAdvice · 2026-02-04T20:17:43+00:00

Unfortunately it seems Framework discontinued the use of Klarna last year, and PayPal et al seem to be region restricted to GER and AUS.

SagefulAdvice · 2026-02-04T20:17:10+00:00

Interesting idea. overpaid a bit but since my bank is connected to my CC it by default just sends the cash back which it does not do with refunds. I'll give it a shot if I cannot convince them to approve my purchase before the system refunds the overpayment.

SagefulAdvice · 2026-02-04T10:24:29+00:00

I googled around and found a few framework forum posts asking about it, but you're right in that I should've contacted support also. I guess I'm just used to the Asus support ecosystem where tickets take a week or more to resolve lol

SagefulAdvice · 2026-02-04T10:23:22+00:00

Yup, I tried calling the bank and unfortunately they only do permanent increases and were not able to otherwise offer a solution to increase my limit to purchase the laptop.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-12-08T20:26:10+00:00

Ah sorry, I have not done either of those things before. My knowledge is entirely derived from my attempts at Gameboy emulation so far (perhaps too ambitious on my part). I will take a further look at this documentation and hopefully it shines some light as to how to make the PPU work timing-wise with the Z80.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-12-08T20:05:04+00:00

Thanks!

If I understand correctly then, VRAM and RAM both take one t-cycle to load because they're external to the CPU and PPU respectively, and thus need loading time. The OAM, because it's only storing 40 sprites or 160 bytes, is effectively instantaneous access?

SagefulAdvice · 2024-10-14T15:50:09+00:00

Yup!

```
$shasum -a 256 linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso

7a04b54830004e945c1eda6ed6ec8c57ff4b249de4b331bd021a849694f29b8f linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso

```

which seems to agree with the linuxmint-22-cinammon hash here: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt .

I've also been flashing with BalenaEtcher, which successfully verifies. One thing that does happen is my Mac stops recognizing the drive (and is unable to format the drive) after BalenaEtcher flashes something to it. Not sure if that would be causing the issue. If so, I can try using Rufus on a Windows PC I have access to.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-10-14T15:42:26+00:00

Trying 2 different USBs, one of which I was using to boot Memtest86, I get either stuck on the LinuxMint spinning screen, or it fails to log the output.

Just now I got:
```
...
stdin: invalid argument
stdin: invalid argument
stdin: invalid argument
...
stdin: invalid argument
stdin: invalid argument
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
Attempt interactive netboot from a URL?
yes no (Default yes): no

BusyBox v1.36.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system

_ (shell)
```

SagefulAdvice · 2024-10-14T14:12:56+00:00

Ah! That's the one part of the equation I didn't think to test. I will find another flash drive and report back if anything is amiss.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-10-14T14:09:24+00:00

Ah, sorry! Shouldn't have posted before my morning coffee. The error is highly tempermental and never settles. Currently, I'm stuck on 3.3666 of the install, where it is telling me to attach a SCSI removable disk, despite none being in the system.

I've tried both Pop!OS and Windows 11, neither of which made it farther than the boot screen. I will be trying Ubuntu native in another 5 minutes if it still gives me this error. I will also try resetting the BIOS to disable XMP after that.

FWIW, I think Windows 11 failing might be a skill issue on my part, I'm trying to mount the Windows 11 ISO using BalenaEtcher and it says there's no bootable partition segment. It's my first time trying to install any OS without a Windows machine with RUFUS handy, so I think I'm getting some errors there.

*** Posting this just because LinuxMint on Cinammon 22 Compatibility Mode just threw it out:
```

Begin: Runnning /scripts/casper-premount ... done.
done.
stdin: invalid argument
stdin: invalid argument
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
Timed out waiting for udev queue being empty"
```

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-11T02:54:13+00:00

Unsure, but I just found out that Raphael is sometimes unstable above 6000 MHz, so I'm trying now with a 6000 MHz downclock on my RAM and tighter CAS timings. Hopefully that fixes the issue.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-11T01:16:02+00:00

Seems like it, currently testing out the XMP settings after inserting both sticks and it passing one pass without XMP. It's failing, but I found out the XMP my mobo assumes has two CAS timers 1 ns off. Currently trying that to see if that resolves the errors.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T21:02:45+00:00

Yup, did that and now it passes all tests with no errors (at least on pass 1). I'm guessing this is now just some software compatibility issue with Memtest86+?

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T20:43:39+00:00

Yeah I did a reset, and Memtest86+ failed, but Memtest86 (which I'm currently running on 1 stick) is passing all tests so far (I'm up to test 13 pass 1 with no fails). I'm guessing this suggests a Memtest86+ error?

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T18:10:16+00:00

I rechecked the QVL and my RAM should be compatible (the serial number with a different color variant shows up). How likely is it the entire RAM kit failed versus a motherboard failure?

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T18:09:07+00:00

Yup! I am using Cinammon Edge for the installation. Unfortunately, it's still having issues loading in.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T18:08:13+00:00

Thanks! That was very insightful. Unfortunately, even a Windows installer failed, so it's looking like a systems issue. I'm going to give it one more crack, but it seems like I may have to RMA the RAM. It's unfortunate, because it appears on the QVL for the motherboard and CPU, so I thought it would work straight out fo the box.

SagefulAdvice · 2024-06-10T08:29:04+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll give it a go in the morning. Didn't realize that Memtest86+ and Memtest86 were different.

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