The Passthrough POST / Your baremetal source for virtual news Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 140179014 Blender’s Cycles Will Be Production-Ready Sooner Than You Think /blenders-cycles-will-be-production-ready-sooner-than-you-think/ /blenders-cycles-will-be-production-ready-sooner-than-you-think/#disqus_thread Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:48:42 +0000 /?p=3021 Blender has one of the most active, enthusiastic communities of any piece of 3d software out there. There is a lot to love about Blender, especially recently, with the increased pace of development and industry investment. That said, the free and open 3d suite's biggest weakness has always been viability in professional environments. This site [...]

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]]> /blenders-cycles-will-be-production-ready-sooner-than-you-think/feed/ 0 3021 Meet Olive: The First Open Source Video Editor Worth Talking About /meet-olive-the-first-open-source-video-editor-worth-talking-about/ /meet-olive-the-first-open-source-video-editor-worth-talking-about/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:43:39 +0000 /?p=3005 We've talked at length about building a creative Linux workstation before. We've also discussed what viable alternatives to subscription-only Adobe and Autodesk products exist out there. You may have noticed that open source projects tend to be sparse in both pieces. There's a very good reason for that -- but it's one that may not [...]

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]]> /meet-olive-the-first-open-source-video-editor-worth-talking-about/feed/ 6 3005 Painless Linux Video Production Part 3: Organization and Workflow /painless-linux-video-production-part-3-organization-and-workflow/ /painless-linux-video-production-part-3-organization-and-workflow/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:49:24 +0000 /?p=2982 So far, you should have a working CentOS creative workstation, and know the pros and cons of building one. Maybe you're not sure how to get started with it, though. That's fine. It's a new environment and things are going to work differently here. In this installment of the Linux video production guide, we'll be [...]

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]]> /painless-linux-video-production-part-3-organization-and-workflow/feed/ 0 2982 Painless Linux Video Production Pt. 2: Installation & Setup /painless-linux-video-production-pt-2-installation-setup/ /painless-linux-video-production-pt-2-installation-setup/#disqus_thread Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:00:32 +0000 /?p=2956 If you've read through the first post, and you're wondering how the information presented there fits together, that's what this installment is for. We'll be covering system setup, order of operations, and some tips and best practices for different hardware/software configurations. If you're used to a different distro or you're not very experienced with Linux [...]

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]]> /painless-linux-video-production-pt-2-installation-setup/feed/ 5 2956 The Definitive (and Painless) Linux Video Production Guide: Getting Started /the-definitive-and-painless-linux-video-production-guide-part-1/ /the-definitive-and-painless-linux-video-production-guide-part-1/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:38:51 +0000 /?p=2933 Let's be frank: Linux has never been a leading environment for creative work. It's just fine for render farm nodes on high end productions, or A/V appliances that the user never has to interact with in the same way they would a desktop, but it's hard to justify as a primary workstation OS outside of [...]

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]]> /the-definitive-and-painless-linux-video-production-guide-part-1/feed/ 0 2933 PSA: Issues Persist into Kernel 5.2 — Patches Landing in 5.3 /psa-issues-persist-into-kernel-5-2-patches-landing-in-5-3/ /psa-issues-persist-into-kernel-5-2-patches-landing-in-5-3/#disqus_thread Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:57:54 +0000 /?p=2882 As previously reported, many users were having issues with VFIO on the 5.1 kernel series, and those issues have persisted or worsened in kernel 5.2. Users report outright crashes and VMs refusing to boot, usually accompanied by KMODE_EXPECTION_NOT_HANDLED errors. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will always be [...]

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]]> /psa-issues-persist-into-kernel-5-2-patches-landing-in-5-3/feed/ 1 2882 Finding a Safe Mac OS GPU for VMs /finding-a-safe-mac-os-gpu-for-vms/ /finding-a-safe-mac-os-gpu-for-vms/#disqus_thread Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:43:07 +0000 /?p=2833 One of the most common questions we get is: "what gpu should I use for a Mac OS VM," and it's frankly a hard one to answer. Nvidia is essentially out of the question at this point, assuming you want to use a new release of their operating system, and new AMD cards don't work [...]

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]]> /finding-a-safe-mac-os-gpu-for-vms/feed/ 2 2833 Using a Spare Router for Wireless Bridged VM Networking /using-a-spare-router-to-enable-bridged-vm-networking/ /using-a-spare-router-to-enable-bridged-vm-networking/#disqus_thread Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:45:44 +0000 /?p=2739 Not everyone has direct access to a wired connection, and many networking features in libvirt assume the user does. With an old wireless router and a bit of know-how, though, you can work around the limitations of your wireless adapter. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will always [...]

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]]> /using-a-spare-router-to-enable-bridged-vm-networking/feed/ 0 2739 HOWTO: Patch Fedora Kernel (feat. AGESA 0.0.7.2+ Fix) /agesa_fix_fedora/ /agesa_fix_fedora/#disqus_thread Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:14:22 +0000 /?p=2648 There are many reasons you might want to patch your kernel. You might need extra security patches. Maybe you need the ACS Override patch to use VFIO, or you have an AMD board with a broken UEFI that you can't downgrade. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will [...]

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]]> /agesa_fix_fedora/feed/ 0 2648 Prepping OSX VM for Apple ID /prepping-osx-vm-for-apple-id/ /prepping-osx-vm-for-apple-id/#disqus_thread Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:28 +0000 /?p=2579 Just like any hackintosh installation, Mac OS VMs will have trouble logging into existing Apple accounts without some adjustment. If you jump the gun and attempt to log in without tweaking some things, you risk a temporary Apple ID ban. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will always [...]

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