Thought so too, you compile the driver against the kernel. But I’m not sure about the exact mechanics.

I’ve always used the dmks Nvidia driver, so switching to the 580xx aur wasn’t a problem

I really gotta double check on my laptop, but I am using the nvidia-580xx-dmks aur package with the latest kernel (should be 6.18) without Problems.

But then again a lot of the “normal” HW acceleration is handled by the igpu there.

There is also Shizuku that might be utilized in der Future to install apps (Im just speculating here)

Well yes, but actually no.

On a more serious note, most things are available, some things are behind on updates unless you compile everything yourself (even when using the ports collection).

I haven’t used it as a desktop environment, I was just maintaining a FreeBSD server, so no idea on that end

Most VPN Providers block Port forwarding, so I’m guessing that would be the cause here.

I just removed the Glass plate, not really a big job in my case.

Almost all of the glue stayed on the Glass and the remaining glue was very easy to clean with Acetone.

I might be “lucky” in the sense that the glass appears to already separate at the corners.

Does the magnetic plate warp much under high heat loads? Since I print a lot with PET(G) and sometimes ABS I thought this might be a problem.

If I leave the glass on I might not get to the Maximum temperature, but I ordered some moderately priced magnetic kit already, so I’ll just clip this on top and Test first.

Yea, I can see that now, It is how it came from the factory.

I could try to seperate the Glass from the aluminum heat bed, though I fear I might bend it in the process. It looks like the MK3 ALU-Heatbed Dual Power frm the reprap Wiki, except it’s 220x220mm.

If I can get the glass off without damaging the Heatbed I could also attach a magnetic PEI Plate to that, not sure if that thin alu plate is a good backing in that case.

Well I don’t have any way to mount the PEI bed? This is a glas bed with the heater glued to it, and the mounting screws are integrated into the heater. So I would need to find a way to either seperate the glass from the heating PCB or somhow mount the new bed on top of the exisiting one.

Unless there are cheaper compatbile option I did not find. It is quite hard to find something for this specific printer

I can also recommend EndeavorOS, mostly seamless install even with a Nvidia Optimus GPU (well that one took a bit of research on what to install exactly, not that it’s easier on other distros)

No no, I’m sure my box of IDE Hard Drives & CD Burners will be of use to me at some point…

I have tried it and it works. It is not as good as a dedicated drier and not as energy efficient.

The worst filament was some 5 y old pla that was so brittle it snapped when unrolling from the spool, that just couldn’t be fixed on the heated bed. I had to dry it at 50°C for 12h to be usable again.