web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:23:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ask Noah Show - Episodes Tagged with “Drivers” https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/tags/drivers Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0500 The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624. The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND. It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology. en-us episodic The community centered show where you are the content! Noah J. Chelliah The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624. The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND. It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology. no Noah J. Chelliah live@asknoahshow.com Episode 228: Fedora 34 with Matthew Miller https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/228 0ba0ae0d-cfa8-43af-bf04-7cd8cc11cbfa Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Noah J. Chelliah full Noah J. Chelliah Matthew Miller joins the show to talk about next week's release of Fedora 34, with Gnome 40 and Pipewire there is no shortage of exciting changes coming to the distro. We take your calls, and emails and answer questions! 56:30 no Matthew Miller joins the show to talk about next week's release of Fedora 34, with Gnome 40 and Pipewire there is no shortage of exciting changes coming to the distro. We take your calls, and emails and answer questions! -- During The Show -- 00:50 Multi-Hard Drive Install - M.X.U. If you have the same make/model make sure you know your serial numbers 04:00 Sony WH-1000XM4 headsets help? - Richard 06:00 Headphone recommendation? - Chris Frequency Range Human Range 20-20,000 hz Sony WH-1000XM4 Sampling rate - 44.1 khz is nearly imperceptible to the human ear Wireless requires Encoding/Decoding which can degrade quality CD quality is much better than mp3, FLAC and WAV can be "uncompressed" Driver Unit Size Generally larger driver = better sound quality Multiple small drivers can out perform a single large driver Passive/Isolation vs Active Noise Cancellation Active - generates opposite wave from to cancel out noise Passive/Isolation - Simply tries to block outside noise 1st Choice Sony WH-1000XM4 (https://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm4) 2nd Choice Bose Quiet Comfort (https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Wireless-Headphones-Cancelling/dp/B0756CYWWD/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=bose+noise+cancelling+headphones&qid=1618957183&sr=8-3) 19:30 Gnome 40 still single thread? - Jon Phoronix Article (https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-40-Separate-Input-Thread) 21:00 Caller HDD Arrays - Mark It depends on your use case JBOD "just a bunch of disks" Mirrored Array Raid 5 Raid Cards can cause issues, Certain file systems (ZFS) want to talk to the disks directly 25:00 Education/Career Advice for a High Student A few paths to take Programmer Support System Engineer Network Engineer Job Shadow Internships Certs can be good Red Hat Certs are good (RHCSA (https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa)) Don't rely on certs 28:45 Interview with Matt BTRFS by default went well Fedora 34 Currently On Schedule Fedora Linux Schedule (https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-34/f-34-all-tasks.html) Transparent Compression is enabled Shipping with Gnome 40 Multi-Monitor in Gnome 40 needs some work still New Spins available Pipewire by default (Pro audio for everyone!) SystemD OOMD on by Default Fedora Server received lots of polish (thank you Fedora Server Team) Fedora IOT Edition, Based on RPM OS Tree and Containers CoreOS has 3 streams now You can get involved with Fedora New Fedora Logo History Of the Fedora Logo (https://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2019/01/09/which-new-fedora-logo-design-do-you-prefer/) Fedora Site (getfedora.org) 53:30 Another Backup question - Daniel You want off site and automated backup Bacula (https://www.bacula.org/) ZFS/BTRFS Send/Receive Check out Episode 36 of Opinion Dominion The Opinion Dominion Ep 36 (https://www.theopiniondominion.org/36) Call to Action We will have community rooms/booths Matrix Chat (Element) will be used again this year SELF will be virtual this year, hosted again by yours truly! SELF Call for Talks (https://southeastlinuxfest.org/?nltr=MTE7MTIzMjtodHRwczovL2Zvcm1zLmdsZS9IeHoxNTRuS1NybkJXUkc0QTs7YmNmYmE5YmY2M2NmMDA5ODg5NWI3Y2ZlYjUzOGRkMzQ%3D) SELF dates June 10-12 Email volunteers@minddripmedia.com with your skill set and contact details -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/228) Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah) Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix (https://element.linuxdelta.com/#/room/#geeklab:linuxdelta.com) -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard (http://www.asknoahshow.com) Need more help than a radio show can offer? 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-- During The Show --

00:50 Multi-Hard Drive Install - M.X.U.
  • If you have the same make/model make sure you know your serial numbers
04:00 Sony WH-1000XM4 headsets help? - Richard
06:00 Headphone recommendation? - Chris
  • Frequency Range
    • Human Range 20-20,000 hz
    • Sony WH-1000XM4
    • Sampling rate - 44.1 khz is nearly imperceptible to the human ear
    • Wireless requires Encoding/Decoding which can degrade quality
    • CD quality is much better than mp3, FLAC and WAV can be "uncompressed"
  • Driver Unit Size
    • Generally larger driver = better sound quality
    • Multiple small drivers can out perform a single large driver

  • Passive/Isolation vs Active Noise Cancellation

    • Active - generates opposite wave from to cancel out noise
    • Passive/Isolation - Simply tries to block outside noise

  • 1st Choice Sony WH-1000XM4

  • 2nd Choice Bose Quiet Comfort

19:30 Gnome 40 still single thread? - Jon

21:00 Caller HDD Arrays - Mark

  • It depends on your use case
  • JBOD "just a bunch of disks"
  • Mirrored Array
  • Raid 5
  • Raid Cards can cause issues, Certain file systems (ZFS) want to talk to the disks directly
25:00 Education/Career Advice for a High Student
  • A few paths to take
    • Programmer
    • Support
    • System Engineer
    • Network Engineer
  • Job Shadow
  • Internships
  • Certs can be good
    • Red Hat Certs are good (RHCSA)
    • Don't rely on certs

28:45 Interview with Matt

  • BTRFS by default went well
  • Fedora 34
    • Currently On Schedule
    • Fedora Linux Schedule
    • Transparent Compression is enabled
    • Shipping with Gnome 40
    • Multi-Monitor in Gnome 40 needs some work still
    • New Spins available
    • Pipewire by default (Pro audio for everyone!)
    • SystemD OOMD on by Default
    • Fedora Server received lots of polish (thank you Fedora Server Team)
    • Fedora IOT Edition, Based on RPM OS Tree and Containers
    • CoreOS has 3 streams now
    • You can get involved with Fedora
    • New Fedora Logo
    • History Of the Fedora Logo
    • [Fedora Site](getfedora.org)
53:30 Another Backup question - Daniel
  • You want off site and automated backup
  • Bacula
  • ZFS/BTRFS Send/Receive

Check out Episode 36 of Opinion Dominion

Call to Action

  • We will have community rooms/booths

  • Matrix Chat (Element) will be used again this year

  • SELF will be virtual this year, hosted again by yours truly!

  • SELF Call for Talks

  • SELF dates June 10-12

  • Email volunteers@minddripmedia.com with your skill set and contact details

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

-- Twitter --

Special Guest: Matthew Miller.

Support Ask Noah Show

]]> Matthew Miller joins the show to talk about next week's release of Fedora 34, with Gnome 40 and Pipewire there is no shortage of exciting changes coming to the distro. We take your calls, and emails and answer questions!

-- During The Show --

00:50 Multi-Hard Drive Install - M.X.U.
  • If you have the same make/model make sure you know your serial numbers
04:00 Sony WH-1000XM4 headsets help? - Richard
06:00 Headphone recommendation? - Chris
  • Frequency Range
    • Human Range 20-20,000 hz
    • Sony WH-1000XM4
    • Sampling rate - 44.1 khz is nearly imperceptible to the human ear
    • Wireless requires Encoding/Decoding which can degrade quality
    • CD quality is much better than mp3, FLAC and WAV can be "uncompressed"
  • Driver Unit Size
    • Generally larger driver = better sound quality
    • Multiple small drivers can out perform a single large driver

  • Passive/Isolation vs Active Noise Cancellation

    • Active - generates opposite wave from to cancel out noise
    • Passive/Isolation - Simply tries to block outside noise

  • 1st Choice Sony WH-1000XM4

  • 2nd Choice Bose Quiet Comfort

19:30 Gnome 40 still single thread? - Jon

21:00 Caller HDD Arrays - Mark

  • It depends on your use case
  • JBOD "just a bunch of disks"
  • Mirrored Array
  • Raid 5
  • Raid Cards can cause issues, Certain file systems (ZFS) want to talk to the disks directly
25:00 Education/Career Advice for a High Student
  • A few paths to take
    • Programmer
    • Support
    • System Engineer
    • Network Engineer
  • Job Shadow
  • Internships
  • Certs can be good
    • Red Hat Certs are good (RHCSA)
    • Don't rely on certs

28:45 Interview with Matt

  • BTRFS by default went well
  • Fedora 34
    • Currently On Schedule
    • Fedora Linux Schedule
    • Transparent Compression is enabled
    • Shipping with Gnome 40
    • Multi-Monitor in Gnome 40 needs some work still
    • New Spins available
    • Pipewire by default (Pro audio for everyone!)
    • SystemD OOMD on by Default
    • Fedora Server received lots of polish (thank you Fedora Server Team)
    • Fedora IOT Edition, Based on RPM OS Tree and Containers
    • CoreOS has 3 streams now
    • You can get involved with Fedora
    • New Fedora Logo
    • History Of the Fedora Logo
    • [Fedora Site](getfedora.org)
53:30 Another Backup question - Daniel
  • You want off site and automated backup
  • Bacula
  • ZFS/BTRFS Send/Receive

Check out Episode 36 of Opinion Dominion

Call to Action

  • We will have community rooms/booths

  • Matrix Chat (Element) will be used again this year

  • SELF will be virtual this year, hosted again by yours truly!

  • SELF Call for Talks

  • SELF dates June 10-12

  • Email volunteers@minddripmedia.com with your skill set and contact details

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

-- Twitter --

Special Guest: Matthew Miller.

Support Ask Noah Show

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