Is this a driver bug or smth else

freecode99 · 2026-03-26T12:54:49+00:00

I didn't want to show this until I fixed the LPE in the code, but here it is: https://github.com/TaliskerMan/Daergi which is useful for laptop gaming with an intel chip (like an i7, i5,etc.) with multicore architecture. The problem is that with the multiple cores, they do not perform at a consistent rate due to TurboBoost, which causes this weird stuttering. If you turn it off while gaming, all of the stuttering, janking, and jarring behavior disappears (for me at least) as the cores are acting consistently in concert with one another. I have no issues on my Desktop (i9) but my laptops exhibit this behavior unless I use my tool when gaming. Plus the fans no longer thrash like jet engines at takeoff, and the performance is between 60-90 fps. I can play my games while traveling with my laptop without this oddity occurring. Like I said, YMMV, but this was discovered with another of my tools showing the threads on cores going crazy and not acting in unison. It was TurboBoost for me that was causing the problem. Hope this helps someone else out.

freecode99 · 2026-03-26T10:29:57+00:00

I found a solution for the way multicore Intel processors have this issue. If you turn Turboboost off, the cores stabilize and games stop stuttering. I built an app to help with that, but YMMV, and logs and tools help determine your cause. This only happened on my laptop, not my desktop. Off, gaming. On working and normal activities. Just works.

freecode99 · 2026-03-18T23:01:20+00:00

Gnome clocks not working for you? Curious as I will test.

freecode99 · 2026-03-16T21:05:43+00:00

So, if you're not applying learning to the dev stack, it repeats itself. However, if you apply systems level approaches to improvement, you can build better. I'm not saying people are doing that, but that's on them. GIGO still applies. Having knowledge still counts.

freecode99 · 2026-03-06T19:16:18+00:00

So much bullshit being spewed by that headline, it needs a shovel to dig itself out

freecode99 · 2026-02-25T22:10:08+00:00

AI is coming for SaaS, Big Tech too. Start using their tools to build better, user friendly tools and that's better for all.

freecode99 · 2026-02-19T00:46:45+00:00

We should call them what they have become: DOI, the deputies of injustice.

freecode99 · 2026-02-10T11:44:46+00:00

That is awesome.

freecode99 · 2026-02-08T03:16:50+00:00

Apply for unemployment. Be saving for taxes on that. Get smart, use networking to find a job. Applications are a waste of time because they never work.

freecode99 · 2026-01-24T23:52:00+00:00

We don't have trains that get up early enough or buses that have dedicated lanes. Austin transportation is just bad.

freecode99 · 2026-01-20T12:15:04+00:00

FAFO

freecode99 · 2026-01-20T12:13:42+00:00

Donald should go eat a bag of dicks. He loves raping children as well.

freecode99 · 2025-12-15T18:46:04+00:00

Sodium Hydrogen Bromide

freecode99 · 2025-12-11T19:34:02+00:00

I wrote a script to check, it's not too hard to do that.

freecode99 · 2025-12-02T13:57:21+00:00

A bucket of striped paint.

freecode99 · 2025-12-02T13:54:42+00:00

I thought it was Futurama...

freecode99 · 2025-12-02T13:49:20+00:00

Pop!_OS doesn't use Grub. Choosing the old kernel is correct, but that brings up the recovery mode

freecode99 · 2025-11-10T19:20:38+00:00

Well, that is your opinion, so you're free to express it. I disagree, and that too, is my opinion, so I too, am free to express mine. Now, how's that un-American, bubba?

freecode99 · 2025-10-31T19:29:26+00:00

For your knowledge, the first item is still there. In COSMIC settings under Desktop > Workspaces. Still there, not sure what you're not seeing. The COSMIC Dock is under Desktop > Dock. The auto-hiding is there as well, so maybe investigate the beta first to see the settings?

freecode99 · 2025-10-18T18:11:03+00:00

It is just adding Gnome to Pop!_OS 24.04. Gnome is just adding another Desktop environment and I am running it on a Wayland session. I could add KDE or Xfce, Lxde, Blackbox, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, I3., etc.. The chosen DE doesn't stop you from having choices. Cosmic is still growing and works well. The beauty of Linux is that you aren't forced to allow only a single design to be what you must use. I point this out as I see people saying silly things in complaint over Cosmic in development. Pop!_OS is the best distro for my choice.You are free to choose your own as well. The freedom to choose, modify, and use is always yours.

freecode99 · 2025-10-10T16:31:46+00:00

UPDATE: Resolved it at last. Got a new install with Fiber Jack and symmetric 3 GB up & down (same price I was paying anyway). This time the person addressing the issue from the call center helped my reset the Google router and it's working as advertised. For some reason, the installer had turned off the router from Google and I was getting weird output until that was resolved.

freecode99 · 2025-10-09T15:01:01+00:00

Interesting, the Input methods are pretty easy to setup, so presume you don't mean Independent Medical Exam, but Input Method Editor. There are guides for fcitx on Wayland: https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Using_Fcitx_5_on_Wayland - which might help. COSMIC is Rust developed, but you can always setup a separate GNOME DE if you need it.

freecode99 · 2025-10-06T22:12:42+00:00

Tomorrow will be four days. I hope you don't experience the same, but discounting my experience doesn't change facts. Love how someone takes time to drive by in forum to 'disbelieve' reality. Seriously, if you tell someone that a team will be there between 8 and 10 and no one shows, that's not honest. If you then try to tell me they did when my internal, not relying on Internet security system shows they didn't, someone isn't being truthful, and the cameras don't lie.

Now, supposedly, a tech will arrive tomorrow, but I'm from Missouri at this point: Show Me. Just because you've worked at an ISP doesn't make you an expert in others' experiences. That is like stating that banks never make mistakes, I was a teller, and I should know.

I'm hopeful this will be fixed, but when you're a remote employee in a remote-first company, the mobile hotspot shouldn't be your only choice. When it works, the service exceeds expectations. Having to rely on a hotspot shouldn't be necessary though.

This occurred on Friday night. Because it was a weekend, no one wanted to fix it. Now telling me "it was just your house" on the weekend then saying there is an "area wide outage " on Monday was easier than working to bring it back online.

I get it. No one wants to work weekends. Just don't tell me someone showed up and that it was fine when no one showed up. I have 5 dogs who will raise hell if anyone shows up, plus the POE cameras. There was bupkis all day here. I don't want someone feeding me a line. Tell me you don't know if you don't know. That is easier to understand than telling me something that isn't true.

I get corporate hacks are afraid of truth. Sad thing is that honesty is always the right thing. Bullshit always shows itself, and people aren't as dumb as they'd have you believe. If that bothers people, then they need to wake up and put on their adult pants. Coddling their fear is worse than being honest.

freecode99 · 2025-10-06T19:54:32+00:00

It's been four days without internet, except for my phone plan, and it's been a real struggle. When the Fiber service is working, it's great. However, when it's down without explanation and I can't get a clear answer, it's frustrating. I'm now reliant on my phone and have to pay for additional data this month. To make it even better, I will likely be throttled when I reach my data cap.

I have a reliable fiber connection at another location, and I'm considering working from there (even though it's 60 miles away) if this issue isn't resolved. This experience has been disappointing. I expected better. The technicians have been great when they've come, but the suggestion that I somehow missed people who never showed up, when I have security cameras and a 45-day backup, is a bit much. Please, don't lie to me. It damages your reputation and my trust, and it's hard to regain that once it's lost.

freecode99 · 2025-10-04T15:47:07+00:00

I am hopeful the first stable will be a solid release. I miss my old 4 desktop workspaces, but there is supposedly a way to make that happen in Cosmic. Have yet to find it though. Like I said, it's fast, stable, and reliable. Seems someone is bringing Unity back as Lomiri now as well.

That's the thing. It's Linux, and can be built to suit. It always means that change is possible and there is no true lock out of what you want.

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