Monthly Archives: May 2014

Installing Windows Update KB2920189 on Generation 2 Virtual Machines: Error 0x800f0922

Posted on May 22, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

The issue is recognized by Microsoft, though TechNet doesn’t do a very good job of clearly stating that in all the appropriate places.  If you check out the description of the KB2920189 update itself, you’ll see that it is designed … Continue reading →

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Seclusion for a Modern Sophist

Posted on May 22, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

At fifteen, I set my heart on learning.  At thirty, I was firmly established.  At forty, I had no more doubts.  At fifty, I knew the will of Heaven.  At sixty, I was ready to listen to it.  At seventy, … Continue reading →

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Handling a Boot Failure Caused by the Proprietary AMD Catalyst 14.4 (fglrx) Driver in Fedora 20

Posted on May 20, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Public Service Announcement When updating your Fedora 20 kernel version while running the proprietary AMD Catalyst 14.4 (fglrx) driver, be sure to follow the below procedure: Execute sudo aticonfig –uninstall Reboot Update the kernel (sudo yum update). Reboot. Assuming you … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking the AMD Proprietary Catalyst 14.4 (fglrx) Driver on Fedora 20

Posted on May 10, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Conclusion Up Front:  It appears the Catalyst 14.4 Release Candidate driver for Linux provides huge performance gains over both previous iterations of the proprietary AMD Catalyst (fglrx) driver and the new proprietary AMD Catalyst 14.4 (not the Release Candidate) driver … Continue reading →

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Installing the Proprietary AMD Catalyst 14.4 (fglrx) Driver on Fedora 20 (with kernel 3.14!)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Update: Be sure to check out the next post in this series for the latest information on version 14.9 of the Catalyst (fglrx) driver for Linux.  The short story is: no patch is required for the new driver.  You can simply … Continue reading →

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Epic Games Is Making a Completely Free Unreal Tournament (for Linux!)!!!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Oh man, this was totally unexpected (by me).  I heard that they were going to make an announcement about Unreal Tournament but I didn’t expect them to go even further than TF2 in making the software open and free.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Valve-Sponsored Mesa Work Improves Linux Game Loading Times

Posted on May 7, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTY4MjA Yay!  Now maybe TF2 won’t take 30 seconds to load (as I previously complained)!

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AMD Catalyst 14.4 for Linux Loses Support for Linux Kernel Versions Above 3.11?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Update:  See the next post for complete instructions regarding the installation of the AMD Catalyst 14.4 driver on Fedora 20. Note: This is documentation of a problem.  Instructions for the installation of fglrx 14.4 Release Candidate on Fedora 20 are … Continue reading →

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