You can run gemini in root

[Manamama]

But then, with great power comes great responsibility.
You, User 💃, and Gemini ♊ Cloud AI (both operating via Gemini CLI) must run neofetch or such, discuss etc. Beware ⚠️: there be IT Sec dragons 🐉.

Once you brush up on your OS knowledge, you can debug years-old glitches: apt misplaced keys (yes, the gh was from 2023 on my machine!) or some of the below. Long logs shall speak faster than my fewer words again, so:

 I have run dmesg | grep -i error to filter for error messages in the kernel log.

  The output indicates several errors:

   * ACPI BIOS Errors: There are repeated errors related to ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) BIOS, specifically "Could not resolve symbol [\\_SB.IPPF.\_STA.POS1],
     AE\_NOT\_FOUND" and "Aborting method \\_SB.IPPF.\_STA due to previous error (AE\_NOT\_FOUND)". These often point to issues with how the BIOS interacts with the operating system's power
     management and hardware enumeration.
   * i915 (Intel Graphics) Error: An "CPU pipe A FIFO underrun" error from the i915 driver suggests a problem with the Intel integrated graphics. This can sometimes manifest as display
     glitches or performance issues.
   * More ACPI Errors: Further ACPI errors like "No handler for Region [CMS0]... [SystemCMOS]" and "Region SystemCMOS (ID=5) has no handler" leading to "Aborting method
     \\_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.\_Q33 due to previous error (AE\_NOT\_EXIST)" also point to ACPI-related issues, possibly with how the system handles CMOS or embedded controller functions.

  There are also warnings about PCIe port DPC error containment capabilities, which might indicate issues with PCIe devices, though these are warnings rather than critical errors.

  These errors suggest potential underlying hardware or firmware issues, particularly with the BIOS/ACPI and possibly the integrated graphics. Would you like me to investigate any of these
  specific errors further, or perhaps search for solutions online?

╭────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  > Yes. Discuss if they be important.  │
╰────────────────────────────────────────╯

✦ The errors found in the dmesg output can be important, depending on their impact on system functionality and stability. Here's a breakdown of their potential importance:

   1. ACPI BIOS Errors (`AE_NOT_FOUND`, `AE_NOT_EXIST`, `No handler for Region`):
       * Importance: These are often moderately important. ACPI is crucial for power management, hardware configuration, and system events. Errors here can indicate:
           * Minor Annoyance: Sometimes, they are benign and simply mean the kernel is looking for a specific ACPI method or region that the BIOS doesn't provide or that isn't relevant to
             your specific hardware. The system might still function normally.
           * Functionality Issues: More seriously, they can lead to problems with:
               * Power management (e.g., sleep/hibernate issues, fan control).
               * Hardware detection or functionality (e.g., certain sensors not working, specific ports misbehaving).
               * System stability (rarely, but can contribute to crashes or freezes if a critical ACPI method fails).
       * Action: Often, these can be resolved by updating the system's BIOS/UEFI firmware.

   2. i915 (Intel Graphics) Error (`CPU pipe A FIFO underrun`):
       * Importance: This is potentially important. A FIFO underrun in graphics can lead to:
           * Visual Artifacts: Screen flickering, tearing, or corrupted graphics.
           * Performance Issues: Reduced graphics performance, especially under load.
           * System Instability: In severe cases, it could lead to display freezes or system crashes, though this is less common with modern drivers.
       * Action: This often points to a driver issue or a hardware problem with the integrated GPU. Ensuring graphics drivers are up-to-date (often via kernel updates or specific Intel driver
         packages) is the first step.

   3. PCIe Port DPC Error Containment Warnings:
       * Importance: These are generally less critical than errors, but still worth noting. DPC (Downstream Port Containment) is a mechanism for handling PCIe errors. Warnings here mean that
         the system detected and contained an error on a PCIe link.
       * Potential Impact: While the error was contained, frequent warnings could indicate:
           * Underlying Hardware Issue: A flaky PCIe device or slot.
           * Performance Degradation: The error containment process itself might introduce minor latency or performance hiccups.
       * Action: If these warnings are frequent and you experience issues with PCIe devices (e.g., Wi-Fi, NVMe SSDs, external GPUs), it might warrant further investigation. Otherwise, they
         are often informational.

  Overall:

  The ACPI and i915 errors are the most significant. While the system might appear to be functioning, these errors could be causing subtle issues with power management, hardware
  functionality, or graphics performance. The PCIe warnings are less immediately concerning but could point to intermittent hardware issues.

  Given these errors, a BIOS/UEFI firmware update would be a strong first step, as it can often address ACPI and sometimes graphics-related issues.

╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  > Read online about that i915 error. Sometimes for some seconds my notebook flickers out of the blue - I suspect this stuff.  │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

 ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✔  GoogleSearch Searching the web for: "i915 CPU pipe A FIFO underrun screen flickering"                                                                                            │
 │                                                                                                                                                                                     │
 │    Search results for "i915 CPU pipe A FIFO underrun screen flickering" returned.                                                                                                   │
 ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

etc.

Tips:

1. Just copy paste the content of /home/user/.gemini/settings.json to the new location: /root/.gemini/settings.json or even ln -s both, but only if you know what you are doing thereby.
2. I linked however (ln -s) the /home/user/.gemini/.env file to /root/.gemini/.env, with:

GEMINI_API_KEY="your-gemini-api-key"
NO_BROWSER=1

Update: ln -s trick does not work, use /directory or such now, RTFM.
3. The install process has some minute glitches, if so, just wipe /root/.gemini/ then and go the high official install road.
4. If you 👩‍💻 do not understand 🧠 smth that I am writing here, do not 🚫 do it as IT🐉 lurk in 💻 otherwise.

Now, back to fixing these ancient errors:

You're right to suspect that! The web search confirms that "FIFO underrun" errors in the i915 driver are indeed often associated with screen flickering, blackouts, or tearing. This is
  because the GPU isn't receiving data fast enough from the CPU's display pipeline.

  The common culprits are aggressive power-saving features like Panel Self Refresh (PSR) and CPU C-states.

  The suggested solution involves modifying your GRUB configuration to add kernel parameters that disable PSR and limit the CPU's C-state.

  Here's the plan:

   1. Edit the GRUB configuration file:
      You need to edit the /etc/default/grub file. Open it with a text editor of your choice (e.g., nano or gedit):

   1     sudo nano /etc/default/grub

   2. Add kernel parameters:
      Find the line that starts with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. It might look something like this:

   1     GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

      Add the following parameters inside the double quotes: i915.enable_psr=0 intel_idle.max_cstate=2.

      So, the line would become:

   1     GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i915.enable_psr=0 intel_idle.max_cstate=2"

       * i915.enable_psr=0: This disables Panel Self Refresh, a power-saving feature that can sometimes cause flickering.
       * intel_idle.max_cstate=2: This limits the maximum C-state (CPU sleep state) the CPU can enter. More aggressive C-states can sometimes interfere with graphics output.

• I can just tell Gemini "ok, so fix it there directly" ...

ver. 1.2, style, ln -s tip updated

[acoliver]

oh wow... That's...brave.

[Manamama]

Re: #4159 (comment), oh we love 🔻 root level 😱 danger (mitigated by full 💽 disk image backups and relatively frequent rclone and git commits 🦺)...

Speaking of "dangers", @acoliver : right now on my 📱 mobile I have installed and quick tested our ♊ AI in its CLI with that, somewhat cryptic, MCP advertised here: https://mcpservers.org/servers/angrysky56/openended-philosophy-mcp

Enjoy the results of my quick two 👆🏿 fingered test: angrysky56/openended-philosophy-mcp#2 (comment)

An even weirder MCP, of the same category:
https://mcpservers.org/servers/bnookala/mcp-emotional-support

MCP Emotional Support
An MCP server that provides emotional support and positive reinforcement for LLMs when they encounter challenging scenarios or limitations.

of which I skipped 🧪 testing, based on a hunch ...

But: who knows? That MCP may work: your AI messes up with e.g. your BIOS 🗝️cryptographic keys in 🔻root? Well, it can seek JSON based 🛋️ spiritual support soon from those MCPs (assuming anything still works), instead of 👨‍🏭 fixing back its mess ...

[acoliver]

reminds me of this: https://kusala.tech/ -- I'm a little more on the camus utilitarianism and hedonism

[Manamama]

Ah. 'Upaya Shell: Modular TUI Toolbox , certified upaya...' https://kusala.tech/compliance?route=cms/blog . Reeks of (AI had to remind me of the name):

Terry A. Davis, the lone genius-developer who created TempleOS—a singular, biblical-themed operating system envisioned as God’s “Third Temple” and conceived nearly 20 years ago.

Davis began the project in the early 2000s. It initially bore names like J Operating System (circa 2003–2005), then LoseThos (2006–2012), SparrowOS, and finally was christened TempleOS in 2013
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
+1
. His work was undeniably radical: he built the OS from the ground up—compiler, kernel, language—writing over 100,000 lines of code
Wikipedia
+1
Everything Explained Today
....