@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@ had a varied hardware setup with Intel, AMD and NVIDIA.
3535
3636## Compiling your kernel
3737
38- I have had varied results, some games I had gains of around 20% others I had loss of 20% ¯\_ (ツ)_ /¯. Most gains were
38+ I have had varied results, some games I had gains of around 20% others I had loss of 20% ¯\\ _ (ツ)_ /¯. Most gains were
3939from taking the kernel that ships with the distro, applying patches and compiling for my own specific machine. Losses
4040were around using off-the-shelf kernel (they gave some boost in few games and loss in others).
4141
4242You might want to google ` How to make custom kernel in <distro> ` to get the packages required to compile the kernel.
4343
44- - ** Note1:** : You will need to apply patches to go along with it, check out the patches applied by Nobara or CachyOS.
45- - ** Note2:** : You can also find prebuild kernels for your distro that apply optimizations for you.
44+ - ** Note1:** You will need to apply patches to go along with it, check out the patches applied by Nobara or CachyOS.
45+ Read the next section [ Applying patches] ( #applying-patches ) .
46+ - ** Note2:** You can also find prebuild kernels for your distro that apply optimizations for you.
4647 E.g. - [ XanMod] ( https://xanmod.org/ ) , etc.
47- - ** Note3:** : I also have used custom kernel to enable things like fan control (looking at you Dell (ಡ_ಡ)☞).
48+ - ** Note3:** I also have used custom kernel to enable things like fan control (looking at you Dell (ಡ_ಡ)☞).
4849
49501 . Download the [ latest kernel] ( https://www.kernel.org/ ) or whatever you like. Extract it; I am going to assume a
5051 generic name from now on ` linux-x.x.x ` .
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ finding your patches that suit your system.
145146### Removing your own compiled kernel
146147
147148Try to keep the last working kernel, i.e., have a minimum of two kernels (the one you are using and the previous one).
149+
148150**NOTE:** Removing the currently running kernel (determined by `uname -r`) will render your system
149151non-bootable.
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@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ gets [fixed](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux511-amd-pa
283285## Improving graphic performance
284286
285287Graphic cards are tricky, the best support is for AMD; on the other hand, NVIDIA has the ray tracing and frame-gen
286- cornered, at least for now.
288+ cornered, at least for now.
287289You can try overclocking your GPU(s) to get better performance or undervolting; your mileage may vary.
288290
289291- Install `power-profiles-daemon` and install power profiles indicator applet (Both should be preinstalled in most
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ When the above fails, try this:
359361** Note:** In my case I was not able to find ` nvidia-dbus.conf` , but ` nvidia-powerd.service` existed.
360362
361363You can find these and more NVIDIA related documentation on https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/. Select
362- your driver based on ` nvidia-smi` output -> Open ` README` .
364+ your driver based on ` nvidia-smi` output -> Open ` README` .
363365The above configs instructions are under " Dynamic Boost on Linux" .
364366
365367If you have done everything correctly till now, you should be able to see new wattages:
@@ -397,8 +399,8 @@ $ nvidia-smi -q | grep -i "Power Limit" -A4
397399
398400# # Tools
399401
400- For this section I am only considering GUI like tools for now,
401- CLIs are plenty (including the ones I made [for dell](https://github.com/sn99/DellG5SE-Linux)).
402+ For this section I am only considering GUI like tools for now,
403+ CLIs are plenty (including the ones I made [for dell](https://github.com/sn99/DellG5SE-Linux)).
402404
403405- [volt-gui](https://github.com/pythonlover02/volt-gui) - AMD Adrenaline / NVIDIA Settings Linux Alternative
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