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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
First, I am man enough to admit that I am wrong and I want to apologize
to the people defending Linux. The people behind the operating system do
sincerely care more about their users than the companies over on the
Windows side.
For those unaware, AMD has an issue with fTPM stuttering. If it is
enabled, your desktop will periodically get sluggish performance (for
about 3-4 seconds), an unresponsive mouse and keyboard, and corrupted
audio. For an example, check out this short video:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYnRL-x6DVI>. You can't predict when it
will happen, it just does.
The quick solution is to disable fTPM. A lot of motherboards allow you
to do it. Another solution is to install a hardware TPM. AMD has also
acknowledged the problem and provided a BIOS update manufacturers can
make available to their users. If you have an affected desktop, the
problem is therefore solved.
Given that Windows and a lot of online multiplayer games now require
TPM, disabling it entirely is a bad idea. You must therefore update or
install a hardware TPM.
For laptops however, you're at the mercy of the manufacturer. I have an
ASUS and the company has acknowledged the problem. Nevertheless, they
will do absolutely nothing about it. You can't disable fTPM in the BIOS,
there is also no update. You can screw around with Windows and disable
the TPM by rename TPM.sys, but Microsoft will likely reinstall it during
the next update. Therefore, you have no choice but to live with it. If
you edit videos or sound for a living, you're likely to often restart
your work because this can happen randomly during the encoding process.
Meanwhile, on the Linux side, Linus Torvalds simply decided that the
problem, hwrng, might as well be disabled since it is useless anyway. As
of kernel 6.2, Linux will detect whether you have a problematic BIOS and
disable the feature. In other words, as long as you're using Linux, you
won't experience this garbage.
If you read what people online have to say, they are swearing not to buy
AMD again. Meanwhile, they are disregarding that Intel has its own
issues with the 13th and 14th generation processors crashing if used at
their rated speeds
<https://www.theverge.com/24216305/intel-13th-14th-gen-raptor-lake-cpu-crash-news-updates-patches-fixes-motherboards>.
In other words, even the alternative is garbage. Additionally, Windows
_still_ requires TPM and such issues might surface again with Intel for
all that we know.
I've made my decision and gone ahead with Fedora. I might face problems
along the way, but I think that I have finally found the motivation to
disregard or work through them.
My apologies to all, once more.
Welcome back, buddy.
Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
Welcome back, buddy.
At this point, the migration back to Windows is not going to sound too
appetizing. When you know that what's waiting for you on the other side
is a heavier operating system which requires you to enable something
that causes unpredictable stutters, you're a lot more likely to say
"yeah... I'll just stay here for now."
Windows is all about the latest and greatest hardware, it doesn't take
long for a PC to become burdened with it, it's why I run Linux, of
course my machine has the *ability* to run Win11, it just sucks,
literally sucking away usefulness that could instead be put into Linux
and its open-source library of apps. Am I missing Office and
Photoshop? I guess, but they're bloatware too, so who cares. I'm
liking software freedom.
Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
Welcome back, buddy.
At this point, the migration back to Windows is not going to sound too >>>> appetizing. When you know that what's waiting for you on the other side >>>> is a heavier operating system which requires you to enable something
that causes unpredictable stutters, you're a lot more likely to say
"yeah... I'll just stay here for now."
Windows is all about the latest and greatest hardware, it doesn't take
long for a PC to become burdened with it, it's why I run Linux, of
course my machine has the *ability* to run Win11, it just sucks,
literally sucking away usefulness that could instead be put into Linux
and its open-source library of apps. Am I missing Office and
Photoshop? I guess, but they're bloatware too, so who cares. I'm
liking software freedom.
Most of what I routinely use is open-source anyway and/or available
under Linux so there is no real attachment to Windows. I'm losing access
to the movies I own on Microsoft Films & TV, but they're available to me
over the Xbox anyway. I also don't feel like showing those movies to my
students anymore, so I'm contenting myself with them not being
accessible to me at all times on my laptop.
My computer is a work of art, Win11 clogs it up like laryngitis, Linux
is sleek.
Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
I just found out that Linux has an alternative for Dolby Atmos. If you
don't know what that is, it's an application which really makes your
laptop's speakers (if you have decent ones) loud and clear. Without it,
the volume is very low. It turns out that EasyEffects does the same
thing and just happens to be open-source. I am very happy right now.
My headphones are good enough that simple stereo sound is strong,
without enhancing effects. It's one of the foundational parts of a
computer build, to me, a motherboard with Realtek's audio gear.
On 2024-12-27 21:18, Joel wrote:
Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
I just found out that Linux has an alternative for Dolby Atmos. If you
don't know what that is, it's an application which really makes your
laptop's speakers (if you have decent ones) loud and clear. Without it,
the volume is very low. It turns out that EasyEffects does the same
thing and just happens to be open-source. I am very happy right now.
My headphones are good enough that simple stereo sound is strong,
without enhancing effects. It's one of the foundational parts of a
computer build, to me, a motherboard with Realtek's audio gear.
I remember the days when Realtek was synonymous with shit sound.