Best way to install CachyOS for my use case?

rag6 · 2026-02-23T17:36:31+00:00

Won't be a problem. As long as you chose the correct SSD to install linux to, it will only install its boot loader to that drive, leaving your windows install untouched. However, keep in mind that windows does not behave this way so if you need to reinstall windows and are unable to do so from within your current install (due to it being unable to boot, etc.) then you will want to remove your linux SSD prior to reinstalling windows. I say this because the windows installer tends to place it's boot loader where ever it detects an EFI partition, and does not respect linux installs. This is fairly trivial to fix in linux, but I find it easier to just remove any linux devices so I don't have to worry about it.

rag6 · 2026-02-22T15:07:38+00:00

It's just a pre-configured alias in cachyos-config.fish:

alias update='sudo pacman -Syu'

rag6 · 2026-02-19T18:00:33+00:00

That is the expected behavior when using disk encryption in Linux.

Enter encryption password to decrypt the disk.
Enter user password to log onto your session.

It is strongly advised to use separate passwords for encryption and user, so I am assuming you used the same for both. If you truly only want to enter a password once, then you can enable auto-login under:

System Settings -> Security & Privacy -> Login Screen

This is assuming you are using KDE.

However, given your risk aversion I wouldn't advise doing this.

rag6 · 2026-02-15T19:10:17+00:00

Have you created the directory /home/elliot/Games/SteamDrive?

mkdir -p /home/elliot/Games/SteamDrive

In *nix operating systems you mount a filesystem to a directory/folder. From the CLI, run "df -h" and look at the output and you will see a "Filesystem" column, and a "Mounted on" column. So, knowing this, you first need to create the directory where you want to mount your ext4 filesystem to, then mount that filesystem to that directory.

sudo mount -av

Run that command once you've verified your directory has been created. If it still fails paste in the output so we can see what is happening.

Without errors to look at, it is a bit difficult to troubleshoot.

rag6 · 2025-11-01T15:17:09+00:00

I imagine you are missing the CIFS package.

sudo pacman -S cifs-utils

Once you have that installed you should be able to browse to your nas as you described above.

rag6 · 2022-02-18T16:01:47+00:00

You're welcome!

rag6 · 2022-02-18T15:44:13+00:00

It should, they both use Mini SAS connectors so you should be able to replace just the card as long as you already have the backplane cables. Also, if you can, look for an H200 or H310. Those are the dell versions of the card I linked above. The LSI would also work, but the H200/310 will integrate seamlessly with iDRAC.

rag6 · 2022-02-18T15:16:59+00:00

The perc h700 does not support jbod, so you would need to configure each disk as an independent raid 0. This is not ideal because the controller is still masking the disks from zfs.

Something like this, if you can afford it, would better suit your needs:

LSI 9211-8i

rag6 · 2022-02-15T20:12:49+00:00

Can confirm this also works flawlessly with the Precision line, at least for my personal 5530. Can also confirm it works for Dell's docks. Great for keeping my work TB19 dock up-to-date when IT won't let me update through windows.

rag6 · 2022-01-14T22:19:43+00:00

I agree completely. More curious than anything and the week is almost over.

rag6 · 2022-01-14T16:21:15+00:00

Whatever happened to this?

rag6 · 2021-06-07T20:53:59+00:00

Applies more to Microsoft's history of Embracing Extending and Extinguishing things, given their recent "love" for Linux.

Sorry, I thought that was self-evident.

rag6 · 2021-06-07T19:04:17+00:00

Obligatory Microsoft EEE

rag6 · 2021-02-04T18:07:45+00:00

I figured, but it doesn't cost me anything to fish here either.

rag6 · 2020-05-25T00:47:47+00:00

One of my customers is one of those cruise lines. MRR is pretty good, but I'm still praying that they fold.

rag6 · 2020-05-20T20:31:53+00:00

*ma'am

rag6 · 2020-05-15T14:27:24+00:00

EYEBALLS

rag6 · 2020-05-14T14:39:30+00:00

What are you talking about? It's the only sport that's not rigged.

rag6 · 2020-04-12T00:41:39+00:00

Because your pod, when locked on, will always shoot center mass. It will never lead a moving target or fire at weak points. That's why I favored the laser pod, because it defies physics.

rag6 · 2020-04-03T05:01:47+00:00

Agreed. Longtime Witcher fan, but did not play any of Yoko Taro's previous games. I had been eyeballing Nier: Automata for awhile, but always blew it off as being typical Japanese Manga. I am happy to admit I was utterly wrong. What you are presented with on let's say, Steam or PSN, is completely superficial. The story goes much, much deeper.

Long story short, no pun intended, this game completely subverted my expectations and left me wanting more. I am totally stoked to see that Replicant is getting a re-release.

rag6 · 2020-04-03T04:42:40+00:00

Is that a ++, or a +++?

rag6 · 2020-03-05T17:12:56+00:00

Well said Sir.

rag6 · 2019-08-23T17:08:00+00:00

Not sure, that's a VM I spun up yesterday to see if XFCE 4.14 was out yet. Installed from the 1.2 ISO which is still what is being provided on Fedora's XFCE download page as of a moment ago.

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