Folks have asked me how I got Brutal Doom setup and working on Linux so, here's a video showing you how. I'm rocking elementaryOS in this video but the steps for other Linux distros, especially Ubuntu-based ones, will be the exact same. Feel free to use the Flatpak version of the GZDoom engine but I had issues passing the BrutalDoom mod file in as a launch argument, and I never figured out how to modify the shortcut for it. Brutaldoom is a fancy graphics mod for Doom, specifically modern Doom engines like GZDoom. You can use any Doom compatible mod but I really enjoy playing the Freedoom wads because they are really original and just plain cool. ~~ Support the channel! Becoming a Patron or Ko-fi supporter gives you access to the Egee video archive & good vibes for supporting my videos! Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/egeeirl ☕ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/egeeirl ? Use My Affiliate Links & Support The Channel! ? Looking for a reliable & cost-effective VPS? Sign up with my friends at Linode with my link to get a $20 credit on your account! - https://linode.com/egee Linux & Open Source Gear Pre-Installed Linux Barebones & Mini-PC's - https://amzn.to/2rbjGYU ? Unlocked LineageOS compatible devices - https://amzn.to/2OQQ50x ? Crouton compatible Chromebooks - https://amzn.to/383JuHB ? Recording Gear My amazing microphone - https://amzn.to/364mvdM ?️ Linux compatible audio mixer - https://amzn.to/2Ln2vuG ? The fire-breathing CPU for video editing - https://amzn.to/33NyDyf ? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_T7T8Cxbg

I bought a new Asus ROG Strix G15 that will be replacing my (un)trusty Lenovo Legion 5. I had the Lenovo for just 2 years before the AC circuit failed. The new laptop/workstation is an Asus ROG Strix G513 with a AMD Ryzen 4800H CPU and a Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 GPU. This particular configuration was difficult to find seemingly because most came with a 3050 with less memory. I found the laptop from Costco warehouse deal! I went to my local warehouse to see if I could get it for the same price and it was $150 more expensive in the store! I had it ordered online and had it next-day'd to the store because I always have more Costco shopping to do. ~ Asus ROG Strix G513 Hardware Now that I've used it for a bit I can say that the overall build quality of the Strix is better than that of the Legions. It also feels quite a bit more sturdy (especially the hinges), albeit heavier, than the Legion. The keyboard and touchpad on the Strix are fantastic. The keyboard on the Legion was good but the touchpad was awful. It had driver issues (it didn't work right in the bios) and the mouse clicked if you leaned or twisted the bottom of the laptop at all. I will say that the internal fans are a bit louder on the Strix compared to the Legion. It's simple to set the CPU governor to powersaving but there's also a way to work the fans and leds from Linux now too https://gitlab.com/asus-linux/asusctl ~ Asus ROG Strix G513 Linux Linux seems to run on the Strix just fine with a recent kernel version! The only issues I ran into were with the WIFI adapter and with getting Bumblebee (dual-gpu configuration) to work with the RTX 3060 gpu. - WIFI Adapter: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7921. Needs a recent Linux kernel version (6.x+) to work. The default version shipped with Debian 11 is too old. - GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060. Can only be used with Bumblebee/Primus. Doesn't seem to be a way to force-use it. The Legion had a way to force the Nvidia GPU via a setting in the bios but the Strix has no such setting. Debian detected the Nvidia card and installed drivers for it but it cannot be used without Bumblebee. Bumblebee is a pain to setup on Linux but it's necessary to use the Nvidia card. I started by installing these packages: - bumblebee-nvidia - nvidia-cuda-toolkit - primus-vk-nvidia For whatever reason, Bumblebee couldn't auto-detect the GPU so I had to tell it manually through the config file at /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia. I had to add BusID "PCI:01:00:0" into the Devices section and restart Bumblebee for it to work. The GPU doesn't work automagically - you have to invoke it with pvkrun. So in Steam, you'd use: pvkrun %command% ~ Lenovo Legion Notes: My old Lenovo Legion was not just *more* expensive than the new Asus laptop but the repair shop that looked at it said that Legions have a reputation for having lots of un-serviceable parts such as AC components. The battery charger we built was ambitious but has limitations. We cannibalized a working power adapter and spliced a custom power regulator box (my Dad soldered and built the thing) which connected to very thin fuse that sat under the battery (it's what the red/black wires from the video are plugged into) which connected to the AC charge circuit. The power regulator box prevents the battery from charging above 80%~. The resulting circuit lets the battery charge independently from the laptop's charging circuit. The drawback is that the laptop can't ever be in full AC-power mode and if there was too much power draw, the fuse trips and the battery stops stop charging. Is it dangerous to bypass the charging circuit on the battery? Hell yes it is; don't do this at home. The reason why it works is because that custom regulator since it prevents the charge from going too high. Without it, the battery would charge until it exploded. Scary stuff! 0:00 Literally unboxing 2:40 What’s inside? 4:16 It's the laptop! 7:55 Let’s plug it in 8:43 Let’s turn it on 10:52 My old Lenovo Legion with a bad AC circuit 12:05 Removing the storage and mem from the Lenovo 13:25 Installing the storage & mem in the Asus 15:45 Testing 16:28 Figuring out how to reset the boot order 18:00 Secure Boot =( 18:33 Bingo Bango 19:38 Bye ~ Follow - Mastodon: [https://mastodon.social/web/@egeexyz](https://mastodon.social/web/@egeexyz) - Discord: [https://egee.io/discord](https://egee.io/discord) - Website: [https://egee.xyz](https://egee.xyz/) ~ Support - Flattr: [https://flattr.com/@egeexyz](https://flattr.com/@egeexyz) - Ko-fi: [https://ko-fi.com/egee](https://ko-fi.com/egee) #egee ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6cim71bW8