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From workaround to upstream: how AMD fixed the Strix Halo boot crash

In my previous post I wrote about bugs that prevented Linux 7.0-rc2 from booting on my HP ZBook Ultra with AMD Strix Halo. I ended up writing my own workarounds to get things working. At the time I wasn't sure if my fixes were the right approach,

By Dean Wyns 02 Apr 2026

Debugging a boot crash on Linux 7.0 rc1 and rc2 (Strix Halo)

The starting point I enjoy tinkering with things, and yes, that includes debugging Linux kernels in my free time. My daily driver is an HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 (Strix Halo), running CachyOS. On kernel 6.19 I had been dealing with

By Dean Wyns 09 Mar 2026

From MacBook Pro to Linux Workstation: Why I Chose the HP ZBook Ultra G1a with CachyOS

The macOS Docker Struggle For years, my daily driver was a MacBook Pro with the M1 Max. It was a great machine. Fast, silent, beautiful display and excellent battery life. But there was one thing that kept frustrating me: macOS has no native Docker support. For my work as a

By Dean Wyns 08 Mar 2026
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