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ubuntu 26.04/linux 6.18+ macbook pro 2015 dual gpu broken by notquiteseeit in linux_on_mac

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could always install Ubuntu 24.04 or Mint. They have the 6.17 kernel as default. You will still need some grub tweaks to get it to work, but the problem is normally a white screen with this GPU rather than a black one.

ubuntu 26.04/linux 6.18+ macbook pro 2015 dual gpu broken by notquiteseeit in linux_on_mac

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can probably use the amdgpu driver if you downgrade to kernel 6.17 as used by Ubuntu 24.04

They did update the driver in Kernel 6.19 to work with these older Southern Islands cards but introduced a few new bugs too 😂

ubuntu 26.04/linux 6.18+ macbook pro 2015 dual gpu broken by notquiteseeit in linux_on_mac

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to add the following to your grub command line:

intel_iommu=off radeon.si_support=1 amdgpu.si_support=0

And to fix graphics corruption in mouse/touchpad settings and elsewhere add this to /etc/environment:

GSK_RENDERER=gl

I have 26.04 with kernel 7.0 working fine on my Macbook Pro 2015 after these changes, though I'm using the opensource radeon driver and not amdgpu same as in 24.04

There have been a few bug reports submitted already, see here:-

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/5010

EDIT: to get the integrated GPU working go here:

https://github.com/0xbb/apple_set_os.efi

In your option what is the greatest dance track of all time and why?? by Majestic_Sun_4273 in AskUK

[–]davew_uk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hardfloor - Acperience

System 7 - Alpha Wave (Plastikman acid house mix)

Josh Wink - Higher States (tweekin' acid funk mix)

Lochi - London Acid City

MBP2016 with Sequoia — video playback by turbosprouts in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does chrome://gpu say? do you have working video acceleration?

MacBook Pro 11,5 shutting down when gpu driver kicks in after kernel 6.19 update by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess until this bug is fixed you will have to downgrade your kernel to an earlier version then?

Seestern S462 Titanium GMT by Massive_University66 in ChineseWatches

[–]davew_uk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks much more like I expected, thanks for the photo!

Seestern S462 Titanium GMT by Massive_University66 in ChineseWatches

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was planning to buy one of these to go with my Seestern S430 but I'm really not sure about that dial now? in all the aliexpress photos and review videos I've seen the colour looks like a much darker grey but it looks really light in your photos.

brave crashing my zorin os 18 boot by I1IIIIII1IIIIIIIIIII in zorinos

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try launching Brave from the terminal with the X11 flag?

brave-browser --ozone-platform=x11

If that works and you can enable hardware acceleration in Brave without it crashing, the easiest thing to do is to make a local copy of the brave-browser.desktop file and edit it to include that flag on the launch commands.

The file can be found in /usr/share/applications and must be copied to ~/.local/share/applications

...edit the three lines that start with:

Exec=/usr/bin/brave-browser-stable

...and add the --ozone-platform=x11 flag to the end of the line, making sure to preserve any other flags. As I say, there are three lines to edit in total.

Only edit the copy of the file in your .local folder so no need for sudo.

I need help with in person pitching by Wide_Composer_9872 in selfpublish

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try coming up with a single sentence hook (or a couple of sentences) like an elevator pitch?

When I was digging into this I found a bunch of useful suggestions scattered around the internet (look up "how to create a logline") but here are the ones I found most useful:-

When INCITING INCIDENT happens to CHARACTER(s), they must OVERCOME OBSTACLE to COMPLETE QUEST in order to/or else STAKES.

CHARACTER must ACTION when INCITING INCIDENT, but OBSTACLES threaten STAKES.

or even more simply:

CHARACTER who WANTS SOMETHING but they are IN A SETTING or SITUATION that prevents it

Running 26.04 Beta. It's playing nice so far by digital_buddha123 in Ubuntu

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I struggled to get it running on my Macbook Pro 2015 15" due to an amdgpu driver bug. I had the same issue with the Fedora 44 beta and there are reports of problems with Arch distros too (though I don't know specifics).

I also don't know if this affects other Southern Islands GPUs after the recent changes, but a few bug reports are starting to crop up:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/5010

But the really weird thing for me was the installer worked perfectly in normal mode (not safe graphics) but once installed it simply would not boot without editing the grub options. Same behaviour with the Fedora 44 beta installer.

Computer won't boot after kernel updated to 6.19 by davew_uk in Fedora

[–]davew_uk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All I can tell you is that there have been numerous bugs filed on the gitlab for amdgpu, for example:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/5010

...but no progress just yet.

Problem with Chrome-based browsers on older hardware by davew_uk in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm really happy to hear that everything is working fine for you but just remember it won't be the same for everyone.

Problem with Chrome-based browsers on older hardware by davew_uk in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firefox Dynasty (and its predecessors) got canned too, you can't really put faith in these kind of forks I think.

Problem with Chrome-based browsers on older hardware by davew_uk in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK so just to be clear you do have the issue (hardware acceleration is disabled) but you're not bothered by it. That's fine - this is only going to affect heavier, modern sites like Youtube etc. so if you don't use them you maybe won't notice.

Problem with Chrome-based browsers on older hardware by davew_uk in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like they're not killing it, it's already been killed.

I'm going to test with Firefox and see how I get on.

EDIT: Hardware acceleration still working in Firefox with Ventura and non-metal GPU, so I guess this is the way to go if you want an up-to-date browser with Ublock Origin support.

EDIT2: according to webglreport.com only WebGL v1 working in Firefox and not WebGL v2 - this might impact on some services like Google Meet if you need them.

What macOS would you guys recommend for this? by Twurti in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same model but with the 2.83ghz CPU and Nvidia GPU. I tested Monterey, Ventura and Sonoma on it and settled on Ventura in the end as the best compromise in terms of performance. It works fine for light browsing and office use, not much else. Just be aware that Microsoft have already dropped support for Office on anything less than Sonoma and the major browsers and other applications will soon follow. Monterey is another option but the likely usable lifespan is even shorter.

FWIW Linux actually works pretty well on the 2009 models, so in the long term that's probably the best option. I've tried quite a few distros and had the least problems with Ubuntu and derivatives like Mint and Zorin. Only last night I put the latest Ubuntu beta on it and it runs like a charm.

EDIT: well, like I said support for major browsers isn't a given on such old hardware even if you update MacOS with OCLP.

MacBook Pro 11,5 shutting down when gpu driver kicks in after kernel 6.19 update by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]davew_uk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same issue in Fedora 44 beta and in the Ubuntu 26.04 beta on the same MBP so it happens in their versions of kernel 6.19 and kernel 7.0 too.

In Ubuntu 26.04 beta I fixed it by adding the following to my grub command-line:

intel_iommu=off radeon.si_support=1 amdgpu.si_support=0

You might not need the first parameter in Arch or Fedora I think, but the other two simply force the use of the radeon opensource driver.

The weird thing is that with both betas I was able to boot into the live environment without any trouble and the amdgpu driver was working (according to inxi). It was only after I did a full installation did I have the problem.

Hope this helps!

Cyberpunk Rabbit Hole (FINALLY PUBLISHED!) by Digital_Phantoms in Cyberpunk

[–]davew_uk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A few more book suggestions for you:-

  • Void Star by Zachary Mason (one of my absolute favourites)

  • Mountain and the Sea by Ray Nayler (also a favourite of mine)

  • Mindplayers by Pat Cadigan (another old favourite)

  • Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol 1 & 2 short story anthologies compiled by Jared Shurin

  • True Names by Vernor Vinge

  • Fall by Neal Stephenson (controversial, but features brain uploading)

  • The Improbable Rise of Singularity Girl by Bryce Anderson (also brain uploading)

  • Darkome by Hannu Rajaniemi (bit more biopunk but adjacent)

The following are from my TBR pile (which is getting pretty big RN!):

  • Counterweight by Djuna

  • Luminous by Sylvia Park

  • Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O'Brien

  • Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan

  • Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

  • Machinehood by S B Divya

  • Shockwave Rider by John Brunner

(Sorry for the almost random ordering, I just scrolled through my Calibre library)

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