Bo McCoy

Crowbar Kernel Panic

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certainly entertaining and hopefully helpful we strive to cover the topics at the heart of the Linux gamer. From Proton to Vulkan, from Linux native to voiding the warranty. We discuss news and updates from the Linux community, our gaming habits and wanderings along with reviewing a game each week.

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Bo McCoy

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Oct 9, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 35: Debian Cold Turkey 19.01.2023

This episode we discuss the Mutalk, the new Proton, remembering Unity, Open Source Nvidia Vulkan driver, and would you believe Mozilla is changin the face of social media? We end the episode with our discussion of the first week of Debian, more to come. News Items The Mutalk - https://www.techspot.com/news/97242-someone-invented-voice-muting-vr-microphone-you-strap.html Proton 7.0-6 - https://gith...

Episode 34: HDR on Linux and Debian Challenge 09.01.2023

This episode was a bit of a recap of 2022 and a discussion of what we want to see in 2023. We discuss the exciting potential for true HDR on Proton and we plan our debian challenge for the beginning of the year. News Items X11 is almost dead HDR on Steam Deck Red Hat hackfest for HDR Contact Us Discord - https://discord.gg/Nx6HgaAuZ3 Send us an email at CrowbarKernelPanic@pm.me Music from this epi...

Episode 33: Two Linux Nerds Discuss The Game Awards 12.12.2022

News Links Adwaita for Steam - https://github.com/tkashkin/Adwaita-for-Steam Linux Mint 21.1 Beta - https://blog.linuxmint.com RDNA 3 is looking good compared in price - https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-rdna-3-gpu-leaked-benchmarks-disappoint-some-gamers https://www.phoronix.com/review/rx7900xt-rx7900xtx-linux Someone posted the EVGA prototype to ebay - https://www.techspot.com/news/96923-someon...

Episode 32: AM5 PC build and Scalpers holding the bag 07.12.2022

News Scalpers are pissed bro - https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/341279-as-rtx-4080-scalpers-struggle-to-sell-their-cards-newegg-halts-refunds Greg Salazar RIP Graphics Card Scalpers - https://youtu.be/6G3f0pPdhxg Steam Deck Giveaways - https://store.steampowered.com/sale/thegameawards2022 What is Neon Prime - https://youtu.be/c9Vw7e5dDOc Topics and links RPG Maker MV - https://store.steampowered...

Episode 31: Fedora 37 is for lovers 23.11.2022

We review this weeks news stories on the HOT topic of Nvidia cards, CAMM, and Intel ARC cards main lining kernel 6.2. After the news we cover Fedora 37 how well it's treating our workflow. News links Could CAMM replace SO-DIMM? Updates on the Nvidia 12HPWR Linux 6.2 Will No Longer Treat Intel Arc Graphics As Experimental Fedora 37 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/37/ChangeSet Davinci resolv...

Episode 30: Retro Gaming, GPUs and Black Friday: Is it time to reinstate the CRT monitor? 16.11.2022

linuxgaming #podcast #radeon Our first live episode in a little while, we're going to talk about Josh's retro gaming setup and how Bo plans to max out his credit card on Black Friday. In this episode of Crowbar Kernel Panic, we're talking about retro gaming and the current state of GPUs and black Friday. Does it make sense to buy a new GPU? What is the best Retro gaming emulator? And is it time to...

Episode 29: EVGA and 90s era survival horror 13.10.2022

This week we're talking the latest Nvidia news / progress on my game idea and how learning Unity is going / drawing inspiration from 90s Konami and Capcom

Episode 28: Stray discussions 06.09.2022

We've been away for a little while to move and catch up on other life projects but we found the time to get together and record this discussion. Life has been busy but not so busy that we haven't played some recent releases and picked up some new hobbies. Contact Us Discord - https://discord.gg/CddBwcFs Send us an email at CrowbarKernelPanic@pm.me Music from this episode "Bit Quest" and "Basic Imp...

Episode 27: We promise not to say F@d*ra 06.07.2022

News Linux 5.20 to support XP Pen Deco - https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.20-XP-PEN-Deco-L Selaco now has demo on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592280/Selaco/ Valve doubling shipments of Steam decks - https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-q3-emails-valve-preorder-reservation-date-q2-1849115741 Valve quietly changes Steam deck hardware - https://www.pcgamer.com/...

Episode 26: Nobara Project and The Stanley Parable 27.05.2022

NEWS Gnome new governance and other updates - https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/05/twig-43/ Nvidia moved many features behind firmware before opensourcing it’s kernel - https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-moved-most-of-the-code-to-firmware-before-releasing-open-source-linux-drivers/ Budgie submitted for inclusion in Fedora 37 - https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/uq3gah/budgie_desktop_has_now...

Episode 25: Fedora 36 and Nvidia Open Source 12.05.2022

It could literally be the apocalypse. Nvidia has a road map to fully open source the gpu driver by the end of year. Up next, flying pigs and a frozen purgatory! NEWS Nvidia is Open-Sourcing their drivers! Fedora 36 Released Heroic Games Launcher Updates XIVLauncher update for steamdeck Linux Gamer Fixes FFXIV Angrily Contact Us Discord - https://discord.gg/CddBwcFs Send us an email at CrowbarKerne...

Episode 24: 700 Mile Fedora Install 01.05.2022

Josh drives down the east coast to visit me, we intended to install Fedora and review it but instead we played board games. NEWS https://9to5linux.com/proton-7-0-2-makes-more-games-playable-on-linux-fixes-numerous-bugs https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/14/23025968/razer-first-linux-laptop-lambda-tensorbook-tensorflow Send us an email at CrowbarKernelPanic@pm.me Join us on Discord. https://discord.gg...

Episode 23: My Steam Deck finally came in!!!! 30.04.2022

My Steam Deck finally came in and in this episode I review it in detail. Send us an email at CrowbarKernelPanic@pm.me Join us on Discord. https://discord.gg/4tCyMQhj News New version of edge made just for steam deck https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/stadia-xbox-cloud-gaming-finally-work-on-steam-deck-thanks-to-microsoft-edge/ https://www.theverge.com/22985166/xbox-cloud-gaming-steam-deck-micr...

Episode 22: The sound of prices dropping 27.02.2022

This episode we have Steam Deck, NFT, GPU prices, Master Chief's face, and the Nobara Project! Steam Next Fest Feb 21-28th https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest Still waiting to purchase my steam deck. Valve is testing native Linux games to decide if the native version runs better than proton. https://www.techradar.com/news/steam-deck-will-run-native-linux-games-where-it-makes-sense https:/...

Episode 21: Amazon Luna and Distro testing marathon 03.02.2022

This episode we discuss the latest news of possible Activision Blizzard purchase, Amazon Luna testing, and which Linux distro is the easiest out of the box for game performance. News Humble Bundle “Humble Trove” dropping Linux support - https://kotaku.com/latest-humble-bundle-change-leaves-mac-linux-gamers-ou-1848356728 Valve squeezing more battery life out of Linux drivers - https://www.pcgamer.c...

Episode 20: Will there be Ubuntu in heaven? 13.01.2022

News https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/01/easy-anti-cheat-not-as-simple-as-expected-for-proton-and-steam-deck/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-is-looking-for-a-desktop-gaming-manager https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-future-of-snapcraft https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/tag/v2.0.0 Contact Us Discord - https://discord.gg/CddBwcFs Send us an email at Crowba...

Episode 19: Distro Tier List 22.12.2021

00:00 - Intro 03:55 - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands https://playwonderlands.2k.com 09:14 - Square-Enix suspends sales of ffxiv https://www.techspot.com/news/92660-square-enix-suspends-sales-final-fantasy-xiv-due.html 14:00 - Valve reduces size of steamOS to 10g https://www.techspot.com/news/92656-valve-reduces-size-steamos-steam-deck-10gb.html 20:46 - Amazon luna linux windows proton cloud gaming jobs h...

Episode 18: Zombies. Linux. DRM. 13.11.2021

Back on Linux Mint baby! This episode we discuss several stories from Valve, Steam, and the linux community. We dive into Dying Light Hellraid and Guild Wars 2. Cold Open OpenMW - This is bad ass! News Items Steam survey shows drop in gpu steam survey Oct Indie dev says Linux users give better reports Valve improves DRM compat Wimpy's Quickemu Guild Wars 2 - https://www.protondb.com/app/1284210 Dy...

Episode 17: Deals with the devil 28.10.2021

Welcome to Crowbar Kernel Panic, the Podcast at the intersection of Linux and Gaming News Valve hiring compatibility testers Valve hired compatibility testers Introducing Steam Deck Verified Steam removing NFT Wanderings Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian Studio - Divinity Early Access - 59.99 DnD 5e WINEDLLOVERRIDES=”cchromaeditorlibrary64=” %command% Proton Experimental WarTile Playwood Project Deck13 and W...

Episode 16: GPU cakes and BloodyStealers 12.10.2021

In this episode the cake is NOT a lie but maybe Github is. I'm not sure what that means. We talk about Linus Tech Tips Linux challenge and BloodyStealer before talking about new peripheral hardware we want to purchase. Oh, and we're getting old and first person games make us nauseous. News Items Guy sends anniversary cake to store he purchased GPU from BloodyStealer advanced malware targeting game...

Episode 15: Retro Linux MMO 30.09.2021

This episode we tried out some new stream tech that didn't quite pan out. It did however, inspire a more deep dive into one game. Project: Gorgon. A two person dev team linux native geared towards old style mmo players. The game is unique and self aware. We also celebrate the breakthrough in EAC on proton! 0:00 - Pixelated graphics, aesthetic choice or lazy design? 6:15 - intro 7:30 - Comments 17:...

Episode 14: Valve Magnum Opus 03.09.2021

We want to say thank you to the Linux_Gaming subreddit and our new subscribers! This episode is pretty laid back because it's pressed in an already busy week. Some light news, Weekly wanderings, and discussion of future changes to the Youtube channel. Improving the show Breaking up the segments When we have an in-depth topic, should it go first? Weekly Wanderings Struggling to get my son to bed ha...

Episode 13: Linux Native MVPs 22.08.2021

We've been talking a lot about our love of Proton, this episode we wanted to cover some great Linux native games. This isn't a "top" list but a list of note worthy. Games mentioned in this episode FFXIV LOTRO Albion Bless Unleashed Bioshock Infinite Borderlands 2 Half-life 2 Valheim Asura: Vengeance Edition Portal Shroud of the Avatar Contact Us Discord - https://discord.gg/WKtXbFE4mN Send us an e...

Episode 12: Arch Distro Double Header 15.08.2021

Not gonna lie, I'm just a little burnt out on reformatting my drive but we did two distro tests anyway. This week we dive into the new and exciting Garuda Linux and compare it to the long standing Manjaro. We also discuss Proton vs native linux games. Weekly wandering Linus Tech Tips Vs Steam Deck Pathfinder Kingmaker Wrath of the Righteous Black Mesa Dragon Age: Inquisition Metro Exodus Distro Re...

Episode 11: Chocobos & Dragons 20.07.2021

Weekly wanderings i3wm,Robi, and bumblebee I’m still playing ff14, not much to add. It’s a great game. I’ve just started Dragon Age: Inquisition https://dragonagekeep.com/en_US/ MTGA The Forgotten Realms released this week Metro Exodus and it's exactly what a Metro game should be Everything we know about the Steam Deck The Steam Deck will begin shipping in December 2021 Now Q2 2022 and up Steam ac...

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