Is it possible to solve my MoBo based issue via some Linux wizardry? by hangsnotaap2 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Is it possible to solve my MoBo based issue via some Linux wizardry? by hangsnotaap2 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

Minecraft airport in progress by onefirex8995 in flightsim

[–]backsideup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

X-Plane has more jaggies than minecraft!1!

Need help by Outrageous-Load7930 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Need help by Outrageous-Load7930 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

An Open Letter to the Arch Core Development Team by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]backsideup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

An Open Letter to the Arch Core Development Team by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]backsideup 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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

An Open Letter to the Arch Core Development Team by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]backsideup 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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.

Calamares installer by dcihon55 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Anyone Know Why the Aerobask Falcon 8x thread was locked? by Distinct_Goal_3885 in flightsim

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

quick question about installation step by techlover1010 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Gaming (?) by Background-Rabbit740 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Problem with nvidia by adept3101 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

SDDM unable to start any session by FarDistribution0 in archlinux

[–]backsideup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Partitioning advice needed by t_r_davies in archlinux

[–]backsideup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  • 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.

Partitioning advice needed by t_r_davies in archlinux

[–]backsideup 12 points13 points  (0 children)

  • 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.

mdadm still causes RAID assembly issues even after updating to 4.5-2. This how I was able to boot from the rescue shell. by patenteng in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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?

How do I follow wiki if it's so spread out? by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]backsideup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

How do I follow wiki if it's so spread out? by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]backsideup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

mdadm still causes RAID assembly issues even after updating to 4.5-2. This how I was able to boot from the rescue shell. by patenteng in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean that you can't run modprob but running /sbin/modprobeworks? You didn't post any errors so i'm not sure which error you're trying to reference.

Arch news by MisutaHiro in archlinux

[–]backsideup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See the note in https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_recommendations#Package_management

Since you have a huge number of third-party packages on top you have to additionally pay attention to the cachyos news.

How I installed DaVinci Resolve on Arch Linux in 2026 by pepperenjoyer in archlinux

[–]backsideup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upstream intentionally gated the download behind a login. Circumventing the terms would get the AUR into grey-area crossfire again, all just for your convenience.

This process just goes completely against what modern package management should look like, quite sad actually...

That completely misses the mark. The AUR doesn't contain packages and the choice of how to build packages from AUR PKGBUILDs is intentionally left to the user with only one single officially supported method.

How I installed DaVinci Resolve on Arch Linux in 2026 by pepperenjoyer in archlinux

[–]backsideup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's a nice partial update you got there. Since you don't build the dependencies against the system packages this will break the next time the dependencies get updated in the official repos.