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jessey 305b6c4497 Initial commit: docs, decisions, and M1 sensor core
Planning docs (SPEC, ARCHITECTURE, MODULES, ROADMAP, DECISIONS) with
decisions D1-D15 settled: RigDoctor name, Python 3 + Qt/PySide6 stack
(core/CLI/daemon stdlib-only), Ubuntu + NVIDIA first, .deb packaging,
read-only + suggestions, GUI + tray modules, stress module dropped.

First code: the M1 sensor core (stdlib-only) and a CLI.
- core engine: Reading/Sample model, Sampler, hwmon reader
- self-probing sources (NVIDIA first): nvidia-smi GPU, coretemp/k10temp
  CPU, /proc/meminfo + DDR5 SPD memory, NVMe storage
- CLI: snapshot (text/JSON), monitor, sources; record/report stubbed
- stdlib unittest smoke tests

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-21 16:40:21 +02:00

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RigDoctor — Roadmap (DRAFT v0.2)

Phased so the seed use case (capturing the RTX 3070 crash / black-screen events) is solved early, before the broader "tool for all Linux gamers" work. Stack: Python 3 + Qt/PySide6; Ubuntu + NVIDIA first; .deb distribution (see DECISIONS.md).

Phase 0 — Workspace & spec (done)

  • Create repo + docs scaffold
  • Settle the foundational decisions D1D11 (name, language, platform/GPU priority, MVP scope, trigger model, packaging, scope-of-action, GUI/tray)
  • Lock the MVP scope (M1 + M3 + M4, NVIDIA-only)

Phase 1 — MVP: capture this crash (Essential bundle, NVIDIA-only, CLI)

  • M1 sensor core (NVIDIA via nvidia-smi + hwmon for CPU/RAM/NVMe), stdlib-only
  • M3 crash-capture logger (CSV, fsync per sample, GPU-lost detection, rotation, systemd --user service)
  • Manual trigger mode first (rigdoctor record start/stop); other modes in Phase 4
  • M4 health report (Xid/panic/OOM/MCE/AER/thermal scan + driver-mismatch + snapshot, suggested fixes only — D9)
  • --report post-crash summary (max temps/power, throttle events, last N samples)
  • Exit criteria: user can run it during gaming and, after a freeze/black-screen, see the last readings + a plausible cause.

Phase 2 — Live monitor (terminal)

  • M2 TUI dashboard (current/min/max, grouped, throttle highlighting)
  • M8 basic alerting (overheat/throttle/GPU-lost notifications)

Phase 3 — Diagnostics breadth

  • M5 system inventory + exportable report
  • M6 gaming environment checks (suggest-only)
  • SMART integration (smartmontools if present)

Phase 4 — Desktop UI & installer

  • M10 desktop GUI (PySide6: dashboard, log browser, report viewer, logger controls)
  • M11 tray / menu-bar applet (QSystemTrayIcon: live M1 readouts + Run Diagnostic + supporting actions — D13)
  • Guided diagnostic session (pick game → focused M3 capture → M4 scan → findings), shared by tray/GUI/CLI
  • Logger trigger modes: always-on + game-launch (D12 — wrapper first: rigdoctor wrap %command% + global Steam compat-tool; zero-config watcher (Steam RunningAppID + /proc) and GameMode hook follow)
  • M9 interactive installer (GPU detection, module menu, apt dependency resolution, service enable + trigger-mode pick)
  • .deb packaging (D8) declaring per-bundle deps incl. python3-pyside6 for Desktop UI

Phase 5 — Breadth (later)

  • AMD GPU support in M1 (Steam Deck / Radeon)
  • Intel GPU best-effort
  • (Later, separate milestone) Optional auto-apply of suggested fixes behind explicit consent — currently out of scope (D9)

Out of scope: stress/repro module (D7); multi-distro support and packaging beyond Ubuntu/apt + .deb (D15) — a thin seam is kept but not built out.

Dropped: stress / repro module (D7) — not on the roadmap.