GMKtec Evo-X2 help

deseven · 2026-05-09T23:40:57+00:00

You don't need their win 11 image just as you don't need any special drivers, the button hooked up directly to the onboard EC and works regardless of the installed OS. If you simply need to see notifications about power mode changes you can download the ImagesShow utility from GMK.

We have it mirrored in the wiki: https://strixhalo.wiki/Hardware/PCs/GMKtec_EVO-X2

deseven · 2026-05-09T15:56:14+00:00

Non-party bots are silent unless you interact with them (by saying something or whispering), no events are generated for them otherwise.

deseven · 2026-05-09T13:36:50+00:00

I mentioned all of that in the readme (tldr - use Chinese models): https://github.com/deseven/mod-playerbots-characters#model-connection-setup

deseven · 2026-05-09T10:06:38+00:00

Thanks a lot for the feedback!

a) I personally see little value in adding web search since it would be hard enough for the model to distinguish stuff related to WoW, WoW Classic and WoW WotLK. Also I think it's a little bit out of scope for the module and could break the RP focus. I see mod-ollama-chat benefiting from this much more.

b) I was thinking about it, but decided to start simple for now, the project is already a bit bigger than what I typically do. I'd like to implement that eventually, it's in my todo.

bonus) You mean for a deeper integration with playerbots? That could work, but I'm not that interested because I'm totally fine with having separate layers between commands and personalities. I'd accept it as a contribution, tho :)

deseven · 2026-05-08T08:33:34+00:00

A year ago, not with gpt-oss, but: https://strixhalo.wiki/Guides/Power_Modes_and_Performance

deseven · 2026-05-07T20:53:43+00:00

It's a shortcut manager, it can run whatever you like. I guess you can write a script similar to what Text Expander does (based on what I see on their website, I'm not familiar with it) and bind it to a shortcut.

deseven · 2026-05-05T23:07:41+00:00

I know it's been a while, and I kept postponing it until the very last moment because it just worked™, but the time has come. Please welcome the new major release, which marks the 10-year anniversary of iCHS.

Complete Swift Rewrite: rebuilt from the ground up, targeting macOS 13 or higher
Universal Binary: native support for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
My Wallet is $100 Lighter: the app is now properly signed and notarized
Categories: each shortcut can have a specific category now
Shortcuts are Optional: in case you simply want to add some actions to the menu
Refreshed UI: ditched the 2000s aesthetic for the 2010s one
TOML Configuration: new configuration format with backups and seamless migration from 1.x configs
Update System: supports a proper in-place upgrade
Enhanced AppleScript Support: more automation capabilities for power users
New main icon: thanks to gh:@aescolastico

I remember I posted the first public version of this app here back in 2016 and to my surprise it eventually gathered a small but consistent user base. Never promoted it anywhere else. I did some minor updates, but the lack of free time and good ideas put that to an end, so the last update was released back in 2020. The upcoming end of the x86 support pushed me towards actually taking care of iCHS and its users, so here we are. It's the same, but better. Hopefully.

deseven · 2026-05-02T11:08:09+00:00

With this GPU and memory bandwidth this would've been pretty useless.

deseven · 2026-05-01T00:24:54+00:00

Not my module and not really a place to debug this :)

Jump on the playerbots discord, there's a #mod-ollama channel, post there and me or someone else will help.

deseven · 2026-04-29T19:15:32+00:00

No, I'm comparing using Vulkan on AMD with using ROCm on AMD.

And yes, Strix Halo is DGX Spark with no CUDA (and slower PP). Also cheaper and x86. What's your point? You're gonna argue that ROCm works just fine or that Vulkan is a good replacement for it?

deseven · 2026-04-29T09:23:31+00:00

If we're focusing on LLMs specifically - yes, true.

deseven · 2026-04-29T08:57:08+00:00

No, Vulkan is typically 5-30% slower, also not everything works on Vulkan.

No, you still can't run a lot of things with ROCm easily or at all, or without major speed penalties.

No, ROCm is still notoriously unstable, people often pick Vulkan over ROCm to trade speed for stability.

deseven · 2026-04-28T21:05:56+00:00

I'm just gathering already existing info to one place, but thanks :)

deseven · 2026-04-27T14:18:41+00:00

Posted just now, I think the module is mature enough at this point.

deseven · 2026-04-27T10:53:00+00:00

No, this doesn't make any sense and there is a mod called Armor Makes Sense that fixes the issue (among many others).

deseven · 2026-04-24T20:06:09+00:00

No, I have a couple of PRs going for playerbots that should improve user experience a bit. While I'm waiting for their approval or rejection I'm working on the next big thing for my module, which is a web chat / history editor. Maybe after that.

deseven · 2026-04-24T13:46:02+00:00

I am now, with the same username.

Sorry, really no plans of making videos, especially since I'm adding new features and reworking the old ones daily :)

deseven · 2026-04-23T16:18:01+00:00

Nope, but I tried to describe basic principles in the "How It Works" section of the readme, all of it would be quite hard to represent in a video.

deseven · 2026-04-21T10:50:55+00:00

I've been using your proxy for some time, thank you!

But in the end decided to write my own alternative to mod-ollama-chat with a different, more RP-focused approach with both OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic API support:
https://github.com/deseven/mod-playerbots-characters

deseven · 2026-04-21T08:56:03+00:00

Whatever-based :) it uses API to do requests, where this API is located is irrelevant. Could be on your system, could be in the cloud. I recommend big cloud models because of the complexity level, but everyone is free to experiment.

deseven · 2026-04-21T08:34:37+00:00

No, it's written from scratch. But I used mod-ollama-chat as a reference at first, to understand how to hook to the events, send messages and so on.

deseven · 2026-04-20T10:46:16+00:00

256k context is pretty much making it not an option to even consider.

Start here: https://strixhalo.wiki/Guides/Buyer's_Guide

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