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#1 Re: Installation » Installed Excalibur on Geekom A5 » 2025-06-10 16:42:35
Follow up on the wireless issue. The wireless card needs the rtw89 driver which is known to have issues. The wireless network would disconnect and wlan0 would disappear within 10 mins of booting. Per google search, added /lib/modprobe.d/70-rtw89.conf with one line:
options rtw89_pci disable_clkreq=y disable_aspm_l1=y disable_aspm_l1ss=y
Rebooted and it all seems to work. (maybe this file go in /etc/modprobe.d instead?)
#2 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Which Trackball device? » 2025-06-10 02:04:20
I have two that I use:
(1) Elecom Huge - this is probably my favorite. I have a wireless one with a carrying case. Service is good - one of the buttons broke during the warranty period and they sent me a new one. 2.4 GHz wireless, USB-A dongle.
(2) Porlei TM 550. I like this one. It has one 2.4 USB and 2 bluetooth connections. You can switch between them with a switch on the bottom.
(both right handed though. You may be able to use the Elecom left handed, but it wouldn't be as comfortable.)
#3 Installation » Installed Excalibur on Geekom A5 » 2025-06-09 12:53:30
- jrico
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I just installed Excalibur on a Geekom A5. It's been a while since I have installed a new OS on a machine. Used Rufus to write the netinstall image (with GPT/UEFI/use dd to copy image). I started with Daedalus, but the Geekom needed updated Wifi rtw89 drivers. Excalibur had the right drivers.
The firmware for the driver wasn't on the install disk. I tried the option to load from removable media, but it didn't find them (maybe wrong disk format on 2nd usb). I was able to plug in an ethernet cable and they were installed as part of the installation.
Everything is running smooth so far, except if I switch the audio to the HDMI while youtube is playing in Firefox, the wifi drivers crash. If I switch it before I start up Firefox, everything works rock solid. Not sure how to go about debugging that just yet.
Pretty impressed so far. I like the XFCE desktop. Thanks for making a great distribution!
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