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by K-mik@Z
Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:48 am
Forum: MX Repositories
Topic: NTPsec and NTPsec-NTPdate
Replies: 2
Views: 3862

Re: NTPsec and NTPsec-NTPdate

cool and thank you for your answer.
by K-mik@Z
Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: MX Repositories
Topic: NTPsec and NTPsec-NTPdate
Replies: 2
Views: 3862

NTPsec and NTPsec-NTPdate

NTPsec, as its name implies, is a more secure NTP. (https://www.ntpsec.org/)

Why are ntpsec and ntpsec-ntpdate not used by default (instead of ntp and ntpdate)
by K-mik@Z
Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: Package Requests/Status - MX-19
Topic: e4rat-lite request
Replies: 5
Views: 591

Re: e4rat-lite request

oops wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:15 am request for e4rat-lite v0.2.7 , for MX17 to 19 (x32 and amd64)
+1
by K-mik@Z
Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][system][fix][missing] limits.conf & pam: resource usage limits
Replies: 1
Views: 412

[tuto][system][fix][missing] limits.conf & pam: resource usage limits



Define the limits:

You may know, the hard (kernel) and soft (user, modifiable until reaching the kernel level) limits can be set under linux in the /etc/security/limits.conf file ( or better, in /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf )
More info here

NB : It is also possible to modify these values ...
by K-mik@Z
Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:55 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][system][responsiveness] Here's how to (completely) deactivate the framebuffer.
Replies: 1
Views: 567

Re: [tuto][system][responsiveness] Here's how to (completely) deactivate the framebuffer.

Modification of the post by modifying the script.

Addition of a description line for each module concerned.
Addition of a line with a false installation (ref: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_module#Using_files_in_.2Fetc.2Fmodprobe.d.2F_2)

Note : The blacklist command will blacklist a ...
by K-mik@Z
Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: Bugs and Non-Package Requests Forum
Topic: [SOLVED] Intel i915 integrated graphics not working on MX 19
Replies: 78
Views: 9657

Re: Intel i915 integrated graphics not working on MX 19


I was thinking I'm happy enough with what I have working with the i915.modeset=1 kernel param.

But now I get this when trying to load a game I would play on MX 18.3 just fine:

What about libwine:i386 libwine
See https://wiki.debian.org/Wine#line-30

0009:err:wgl:init_opengl Failed to load ...
by K-mik@Z
Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][intel][debug] How to debug an Intel i915 graphics processor crash
Replies: 0
Views: 709

[tuto][intel][debug] How to debug an Intel i915 graphics processor crash

If you’re lucky enough to get logs or data written in case of a GPU crash there’s an easy way to gather debug information to file an Intel graphics driver bug.

Code: Select all

sudo mount -t debugfs debug /sys/kernel/debug
sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_error_state > ~/Desktop/i915_error_state
by K-mik@Z
Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:38 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][general][responsiveness] gamemode: Optimise Linux system performance on demand ( not only for games )
Replies: 0
Views: 1557

[tuto][general][responsiveness] gamemode: Optimise Linux system performance on demand ( not only for games )





https://i.imgur.com/dhibjLQ.png

What is for

GameMode is basically a daemon/lib combo that lets the games optimise Linux system performance on demand. I thought GameMode is a kind of tool that would kill some resource-hungry tools running in the background. But it is different. What it ...
by K-mik@Z
Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:20 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][general][responsiveness] eatmydata: Reduction in synchronization calls, therefore faster software execution
Replies: 2
Views: 637

[tuto][general][responsiveness] eatmydata: Reduction in synchronization calls, therefore faster software execution



What is for
Basically its a PRELOAD library that redirects all sync and fsync system calls to "/dev/null"... saving non-crucial I/O (which is ideal for extending the life of your HDD/SSD)

From the man page
eatmydata runs a command in the environment where data-to-disk synchronization calls ...
by K-mik@Z
Mon Dec 23, 2019 4:57 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: [tuto][system][responsiveness] Here's how to (completely) deactivate the framebuffer.
Replies: 1
Views: 567

[tuto][system][responsiveness] Here's how to (completely) deactivate the framebuffer.



The Linux framebuffer allows graphics to be displayed on the console without needing to run X-Windows.
However, it can also can cause a variety of problems.

Framebuffer drivers are generally buggy and poorly-supported, and cause suspend failures, kernel panics and general mayhem. For this ...

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