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  • Even Nvidia video works out of the box without any additional drivers.

    The thing with Nvidia is that although the default drivers work, they are more generic and don’t take advantage of all of the features and performance of recent cards. Most people would want to load the proprietary drivers from Nvidia to take full advantage of the card.

    Linux would normally include the better drivers, but Nvidia keeps them under a software license that prevents Linux distributions from bundling them.

    Even with this, Ubuntu includes a tool that will download and install these drivers that they can’t


  • You don’t need any internet connection to install Ubuntu. Just use the normal install, not minimal network installer. Install from a USB stick.

    Also, there’s no requirement for a wire either. If that were the case, you could never install on any modern laptop.

    You would need some sort of functioning network to upgrade packages or install anything not in the base image, but this would all be after installation when you have a working OS and wired or wireless won’t matter.




  • I have had various sticks and Roku highest end models and then got the latest ATV with hard wire port that adds Dolby vision and high frame rate HDR. I have a 2022 high-end TV.

    The video quality is noticeably better. Not sure of older ATV, but this is clearly better than the top end Roku. Also, I’m not sure if it is the same on older tvs

    The other thing is that you want to hard wire if at all possible. Even the best wifi can’t touch the reliability of a wire


  • Does the group have any archive, mailing lists, ticket system, etc, where they work on and document the work that they have been doing?

    Past questions and answers will tell you common issues, solutions, should point you towards the areas where you need to focus.





  • UPS batteries are really dangerous because you cannot turn them off. They are also high enough voltage and current to harm you through arc flash and burns.

    The other thing with small UPS batteries is that there are usually multiple batteries. There are fuses between the battery string and the circuit board but not between each battery in the string.

    OP may have connected batteries wrong or he put a new battery in a string with a shorted/dead battery.

    Whenever you are going to string multiple batteries together always disconnect batteries and check voltage on each separate battery to make sure that they are the same or very close in voltage. If different charge to the same level. Any difference in voltage between the cells will cause current flow that can cause a fire hazard.