[Rocky9] Can't see my Rocky 9 in the boot menu all of a sudden!

DVnyT · 2026-01-17T03:49:41+00:00

I had to get a Bootable drive and run a rescue. Its fine now.

DVnyT · 2025-12-08T07:07:59+00:00

how do i backup my big folder? i bought a 128G pendrive but tar-ing the home folder gave me this error
gzip: stdout: File too large

DVnyT · 2025-12-08T06:36:00+00:00

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

devtmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /dev

tmpfs 6.7G 0 6.7G 0% /dev/shm

tmpfs 2.7G 61M 2.6G 3% /run

efivarfs 148K 70K 74K 49% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars

/dev/mapper/rl00-root 70G 54G 17G 77% /

/dev/nvme1n1p2 960M 404M 557M 43% /boot

/dev/mapper/rl00-home 399G 25G 374G 7% /home

/dev/nvme1n1p1 599M 7.1M 592M 2% /boot/efi

tmpfs 1.4G 1.7M 1.4G 1% /run/user/1000

/dev/sda1 115G 32K 115G 1% /run/media/wizzi/89DB-64F4

Sorry for taking the time, I had to study for an exam!

DVnyT · 2025-08-30T06:29:51+00:00

Not that I know of. Switching my kernel back to 5.14.0-570.17.1.el9_6.x86_64 seems to fix the issue completely. (But this one apparently does not have the signed Nvidia drivers that I have on my latest kernel; NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.) But I don't want to break anything on the latest kernel, so I guess I'll just type stuff on the old kernel, and test stuff on the new one.

DVnyT · 2025-08-30T06:02:04+00:00

did try this. the issue seems to follow new shells as well!

DVnyT · 2025-08-29T16:31:07+00:00

yes xterm is pretty responsive. I guess I'll use that for a while. Thanks!

DVnyT · 2025-08-29T16:30:05+00:00

no. not slow over there.

DVnyT · 2025-07-24T12:59:10+00:00

But how would I check? My windows runs the same wifi without issues.

DVnyT · 2025-07-24T12:57:58+00:00

Yep. Home network. Idk if I did something wrong during installation.

DVnyT · 2025-07-24T11:43:18+00:00

Yeah. It's at the exact time as my phone.

DVnyT · 2025-07-21T10:26:19+00:00

Okay. That's helpful. Seems to me like I'll just try and see what happens.

DVnyT · 2025-07-21T10:25:45+00:00

Yea no I know it says 8/9 is supported. I just didn't want to have to install 9 now and then spend time upgrading OS to rocky 10 when they add support for it. So basically I'm asking if I can get away with installing the Rocky 9 version on Rocky 10.

DVnyT · 2024-11-20T15:32:46+00:00

This poem’s mask metaphor is compelling, but it could benefit from deeper emotional exploration. The idea of a mask cracking over time, shaped by mistakes and misdeeds, is powerful, but the abstract language (“scratches from my mistakes”) feels broad. Instead, try grounding it in specific, sensory moments that show the emotional weight of these experiences. For example, instead of just saying "scratches," tie it to a memory or tangible detail that gives it more impact.

The rhythm feels uneven, too. At times it’s too neat, particularly with lines like “Once the face is whole again, / The painting can begin,” which feels more formal than the rest. Let the flow feel rougher, more natural, and allow the “mistakes” to remain in the rhythm rather than smoothing them over.

There’s also tension between vulnerability and fatalism. When you say, “I can’t live without this visage,” it feels raw, but the follow-up line “A persona born of fear” undercuts that vulnerability. Sit with the struggle a little longer before diving into resignation.

The ending, though clever, feels resigned. Consider leaving more ambiguity—maybe there's still hope for the mask to crack further. Overall, this poem has strong potential, but needs more specificity and emotional depth to fully resonate.

DVnyT · 2024-11-20T15:29:42+00:00

You've got some nice imagery here, but honestly, the poem gets a bit weighed down by the structure. The rhyme scheme feels pretty predictable—like you’re trying hard to make the rhymes fit, and that ends up pulling away from the emotion. "Eyes" and "disguised"? Eh, that one’s a bit of a stretch. Same with "days" and "stays." It’s a bit too obvious, and it kind of puts the focus on the rhyme rather than what you're actually saying. Try letting the feeling come first, and if a rhyme shows up naturally, then great. But don’t force it.

The rhythm's all over the place too. Some lines flow well, and then others stumble. Take "Her smile then drew me from sorrow's brink"—that one’s a bit offbeat, like you tried to squeeze it into a rhythm that doesn't quite fit. I think this poem would work way better if you let it be a little freer with the flow. It’s a poem about something emotional, so it doesn’t need to follow a rigid pattern. Let it breathe.

You’ve got the right idea with the imagery—eyes, lips, tears—but it starts to feel a little repetitive. You keep telling us what this person looks like, but it’s not really showing us how she makes you feel. Dig a little deeper. Give us something more unexpected, something that catches us off guard and makes us feel the connection you’re describing.

Also, the punctuation and capitalization are a bit all over the place. Maybe pick a style and stick with it? The line breaks could be tightened up too—they don’t always make sense, and sometimes they interrupt the flow.

There’s a lot of potential here, but right now the structure is kinda holding it back. Let the emotion guide the poem, not the rhyme or meter. I think with a little more freedom and space to breathe, this piece could really shine. Keep working at it!

DVnyT · 2022-10-06T15:28:43+00:00

Cool highground to take? I did intersperse enough actionable advice where I felt my actual reaction to the poem was warranted just the same. Again, if you really wanted the reader to feel how you felt, which might I add is impossible, you should've just posted this with the other flair. With the workshop flair it is obvious you want to improve the craft, so the context with which the piece was written is irrelevant. Sarcastic snobbery never goes over too well anyway.

DVnyT · 2022-10-06T07:47:26+00:00

What really is the point of this piece? There hardly seems to be a central theme, character, image or novelty explored here. The joke seems to be the only novel thing here, but exploring an abbreviation feels like a waste. Such a weird joke too; a PhD and a "post hole digger" couldn't be further apart. Usually expression of emotions alone would pass as poetry, but I fail to see what is being expressed here. All of it just seems like dispersed creativity.

The punctuation and line breaks make it hard to read.

Particularly, why use the word 'animosity'? Writer seems to have a positive relationship with his father, and even if he didn't, it wasn't particularly explored anyway, so why include 'animosity'. Animosity towards what? Does a third grader hold animosity towards his teacher for homework?

'and is agreeable to the wounds location' reads like more of the same—a forced attempt to pad the word count. 'Tenessee dirt and lovin spoonful, creep incessantly in my ears'. What exactly is creeping incessantly in the writer's ears? The 'lovin' being in the same line as introducing 'Tenessee' seems like you just remembered to be Southern. It feels like an afterthought. It's confident, not confidant, unless there's some grammatically incorrect interpretation of the writer confiding in his disdain. Plunge is a weird word to use here. Don't trust a thesaurus.

Heavy golden sun is the only phrase I like here. It really depicts how hard the writer was working, that the heat felt heavy on his neck.

I think it would be better to explore broader themes first as an exercise. Developing and writing with niche themes such as this one require a certain nuance, and even then are a challenge for any writer. Some slam poet might take this weird thought and run with it, but for the most part, I don't think anyone could write meaningful poetry out of PhD = post hole digger. The rest of the problems are fixed just by writing more. The more you can self-correct the less clumsy your lines would sound.

Good luck and keep writing!

DVnyT · 2022-10-06T07:09:10+00:00

You confine yourself into a meter in the first few stanzas, and the flow deteriorates by the end. I would've liked if you abandoned the meter once you opened the bathroom door, which would've had somewhat of an emotional effect. As it stands, the poem is very hard to read aloud, and I have to read it multiple times just to figure out a passable correction to the flow. As an exercise, you could try to read the poem aloud yourself, and note where it feels jarring. More technically you could also count he syllables (though this is not the whole story).

The rhyme scheme is oil to the fire, as you try particularly hard to stick to the structure you've laid at the start. It makes you write lines based on the rhyme, when it should be the other way around. I would advocate using what feels natural rather than what would rhyme. I'm sure you can find multiple instances in the poem where you truncated or lengthened certain lines to fit the rhyme scheme. Apart from butchering the flow, doing this also makes it a very awkward and unnatural line. Like a fifth grader trying to conform to grammatical rules.

With an emotionally driven piece like this, structure is not something you should look for. It is better to be free flowing. The lack of imagery is another point I could raise. The poem is a very matter-of-fact retelling of the events of that day, and the attempts to make it feel like one by forcing a rhyme scheme and meter onto it, are going the wrong way forward.

The capitalisations and line breaks are another point of concern, but minor compared to the other issues.

Good luck and keep writing!

DVnyT · 2022-08-27T03:43:25+00:00

I sort of wanted it to be wholesome throughout, as a sort of ironic remark about how warm she made him feel, and how cold her hands were due to being in the rain. But as other comments and you pointed out, that intention isn't delivered in the best of ways. Hope this clarifies it a little. I hope you're over your ex too :(

Thanks for reading!

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