realtimeconfigquickscan VS system76-scheduler

git clone https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan cd realtimeconfigquickscan perl ./realTimeConfigQuickScan.pl

Curious to see if it's working, didn't have the courage to try pw yet. You do have rt kernel and checked the config etc? Jack can get annoyed when running rt and not having something set. I usually check with this tool https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan

I've tweaked my Manjaro install to be fit for music production with the help of https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan and the script outputs only "good" lines.

There is also https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan

Package realtime-privileges should be installed for JACK to run optimally. There is also realtimeconfigquickscan script to check system configuration

I used this tool to identify stuff to tweak https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan and I did everything that was suggested.

I use realtimeconfigquickscan to make sure system is configured for realtime scheduling and that is enough for JACK to run without problems

11 is pretty low, try running this script to check your settings: https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan

I don't see why these settings would cause issues like this, if your soundcard supports it. I do agree that 48khz is more then sufficient and probably gives you a better experience overall. But it sounds to me like your OS is not properly configured. You can run a script to get some insights. Please checkout https://github.com/raboof/realtimeconfigquickscan. Also check out the documentation of your distro.

> I don't know what Popos does to make it more "gaming focused" than vanilla Ubuntu.

They have a few changes, chief among them being the PopOS scheduler which I find to be quite effective: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler

The desktop itself is a weird custom-baked x11/GNOME customization you won't really get on Ubuntu. Not many distributions can claim the title of being truly "unique", but PopOS does deserve the title in my opinion. Even still it wouldn't be my choice for gaming, but I'll defend it's identity as something more than another GNOME/Debian spin.

Power management kinda doesn't work on Linux. There are very minimal rules once you disconnect from AC, and most of the time you'll switch into high-usage mode when it isn't needed. There's not a clean way to fix this, to my knowledge; the Linux scheduler stack is just kinda based around desktop and server hardware.

That being said, I also use Linux on my Thinkpad anyways. There are decent enough workarounds that I can keep my system up for 5-6 hours when away from AC:

- Switching into battery-saver mode will keep clock speeds down, which generally reduces power usage (as long as you aren't slamming the cores)

- tlp can help if your hardware has power-draining characteristics (I don't use it, my defaults are good enough)

- Using an auto-nicer can keep your system feeling responsive when in power saving mode: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler

So... caveat emptor, YMMV. Linux is far from the most efficient OS away from the wall, but with a little bit of configuration I feel like my system does indeed work as a "normal laptop".

ran rtcqs as a replacement for realtimeconfigquickscan at the suggestion of Brock from System 76 (thank you Brock ily). As it kept suggesting that I build a custom kernel and I would rather switch back to Windows than do that, I checked github issues on system76-scheduler, found this: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler/issues/99. Seems to fit with everything I know about the situation.

system76-scheduler

For starters, you will get better performance using the stock (System76 kernel) but that's another conversation. To solve your specific issue you will need to install the missing dependencies with this command

And installing and configuring system76-scheduler, it works by allocating the most resources to the window you have in focus, so say a full screen game or a browser you have open. Keep in mind that it only works with the POP-Shell extension and if you don't use it, you will need this one instead.

If you start a game with game mode, then system76-scheduler lowers the game priority and makes your FPS lower: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler/issues/57