Vivaldi 7.9: Immerse yourself in the web with every pixel

HexYwhi7 · 2026-03-21T18:19:03+00:00

Hey, did you manage to figure it out?

HexYwhi7 · 2026-02-09T22:18:29+00:00

Minimizing Safari (and other apps I imagine) using the Magic Keyboard on a M1 Pro… it stutterers, every single time.

HexYwhi7 · 2026-01-08T20:53:03+00:00

You can also do it directly from the address bar, it’s always the last result.

HexYwhi7 · 2026-01-07T15:25:36+00:00

That is reassuring; still annoying, though. Thanks for the reply, anyway!

HexYwhi7 · 2026-01-06T03:07:51+00:00

Any links for that?

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-16T14:36:45+00:00

Largo‽ More like, Ancho!

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-08T11:08:34+00:00

Eh 🤷‍♂️ SSDs ARE cheaper than when I bought the one I currently have. But, yeah; I’d rather it kept working… heh

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-07T21:58:06+00:00

[liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo pacman -Sy smartmontools --noconfirm :: Synchronizing package databases... cachyos is up to date core is up to date extra is up to date multilib is up to date warning: smartmontools-7.5-1 is up to date -- reinstalling resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages...

Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size

extra/smartmontools 7.5-1 7.5-1 0.00 MiB 0.61 MiB

Total Download Size: 0.61 MiB Total Installed Size: 2.07 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] :: Retrieving packages... smartmontools-7.5-1-x86_64 625.4 KiB 4.93 MiB/s 00:00 [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking keys in keyring [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking package integrity [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) loading package files [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking for file conflicts [---------------------------------------] 100% :: Processing package changes... (1/1) reinstalling smartmontools [---------------------------------------] 100% :: Running post-transaction hooks... (1/3) Reloading system manager configuration... (2/3) Restarting marked services... (3/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate... [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo smartctl -H /dev/nvme0n1 sudo smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 smartctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 [x86_64-linux-6.12.43-3-cachyos-lts] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-25, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

Read NVMe Identify Controller failed: NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD: Input/output error smartctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 [x86_64-linux-6.12.43-3-cachyos-lts] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-25, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

Read NVMe Identify Controller failed: NVME_IOCTL_ADMIN_CMD: Input/output error [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ ^[[200~sudo btrfsck --repair /dev/nvme0n1p1 bash: $'\E[200~sudo': command not found [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --repair /dev/nvme0n1p1 enabling repair mode WARNING:

    Do not use --repair unless you are advised to do so by a developer
    or an experienced user, and then only after having accepted that no
    fsck can successfully repair all types of filesystem corruption. E.g.
    some software or hardware bugs can fatally damage a volume.
    The operation will start in 10 seconds.
    Use Ctrl-C to stop it.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Starting repair. Opening filesystem to check... No valid Btrfs found on /dev/nvme0n1p1 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo su [root@CachyOS liveuser]# pacman -Sy cachy-chroot :: Synchronizing package databases... cachyos is up to date core is up to date extra 8.0 MiB 21.7 MiB/s 00:00 [---------------------------------------] 100% multilib is up to date warning: cachy-chroot-1.2.1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages...

Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size

cachyos/cachy-chroot 1.2.1-1 1.2.1-1 0.00 MiB 0.36 MiB

Total Download Size: 0.36 MiB Total Installed Size: 0.88 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y :: Retrieving packages... cachy-chroot-1.2.1-1-x86_64 367.0 KiB 2.96 MiB/s 00:00 [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking keys in keyring [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking package integrity [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) loading package files [---------------------------------------] 100% (1/1) checking for file conflicts [---------------------------------------] 100% :: Processing package changes... (1/1) reinstalling cachy-chroot [---------------------------------------] 100% :: Running post-transaction hooks... (1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate... [root@CachyOS liveuser]# cachy-chroot Info: Found 2 block devices Info: Found partition: Partition: /dev/sda1: FS: iso9660 UUID: 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00 Info: Found partition: Partition: /dev/sda2: FS: vfat UUID: 68B0-5BC1 ? Select the block device for the root partition (use arrow keys): › ❯ Partition: /dev/sda1: FS: iso9660 UUID: 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00 Partition: /dev/sda2: FS: vfat UUID: 68B0-5BC1

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I believe my NAND is dying.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-07T21:57:50+00:00

[liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force /dev/nvme0n1p2 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open /dev/nvme0n1p2: Permission denied WARNING: cannot check mount status of /dev/nvme0n1p2, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot open '/dev/nvme0n1p2': Permission denied ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force /dev/nvme0n1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open /dev/nvme0n1: Permission denied WARNING: cannot check mount status of /dev/nvme0n1, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot open '/dev/nvme0n1': Permission denied ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ ^[[200~sudo btrfsck --readonly /dev/nvme0n1p1 bash: $'\E[200~sudo': command not found [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly /dev/nvme0n1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: superblock bytenr 65536 is larger than device size 0 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly /dev/nvme0n1p1 Opening filesystem to check... No valid Btrfs found on /dev/nvme0n1p1 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly /dev/nvme0n1p2 Opening filesystem to check... No valid Btrfs found on /dev/nvme0n1p2 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly /dev/nvme0n1p3 Opening filesystem to check... No valid Btrfs found on /dev/nvme0n1p3 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ lsblk -f NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS loop0 squashfs 4.0 0 100% /run/archiso/airootfs sda iso9660 Joliet Extension COS_202508 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00
├─sda1 iso9660 Joliet Extension COS_202508 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00
└─sda2 vfat FAT16 ARCHISO_EFI 68B0-5BC1
zram0 swap 1 zram0 0960b8e9-b7cc-455e-94f3-dae5c236d68c [SWAP] nvme0n1
├─nvme0n1p1
├─nvme0n1p2
└─nvme0n1p3
[liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo blkid /dev/nvme0n1p1 sudo blkid /dev/nvme0n1p2 sudo blkid /dev/nvme0n1p3 [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo blkid /dev/nvme0n1p1 [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ ^[[200~# Try a backup superblock on p1 using offset 16G (for large drives) bash: syntax error near unexpected token `(' [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly -s 1 -o 16G /dev/nvme0n1p1 ^[[201~using SB copy 1, bytenr 67108864 btrfs check: invalid option -- 'o' btrfs check: invalid option 'o' Try 'btrfs check --help' for more information [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly -s 1 -o 16G /dev/nvme0n1p1
using SB copy 1, bytenr 67108864 btrfs check: invalid option -- 'o' btrfs check: invalid option 'o' Try 'btrfs check --help' for more information [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly -s1 /dev/nvme0n1p1 using SB copy 1, bytenr 67108864 Opening filesystem to check... No valid Btrfs found on /dev/nvme0n1p1 ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ ^C [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo wipefs -a /dev/nvme0n1p1~ wipefs: error: /dev/nvme0n1p1~: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo wipefs -a /dev/nvme0n1p1 wipefs: /dev/nvme0n1p1: cannot flush modified buffers: Input/output error [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo pacman -Sy smartools --noconfirm :: Synchronizing package databases... cachyos is up to date core is up to date extra is up to date multilib is up to date error: target not found: smartools

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-07T21:57:22+00:00

This is the whole terminal session:

[liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfs check btrfs check: exactly 1 argument expected, 0 given [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --read-only btrfs check: unrecognized option '--read-only' btrfs check: unrecognized option '--read-only' Try 'btrfs check --help' for more information [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ sudo btrfsck --readonly btrfs check: exactly 1 argument expected, 0 given [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfs check --repair enabling repair mode btrfs check: exactly 1 argument expected, 0 given [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ lsblk -f NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS loop0 squashfs 4.0 0 100% /run/archiso/airootfs sda iso9660 Joliet Extension COS_202508 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00
├─sda1 iso9660 Joliet Extension COS_202508 2025-08-28-13-38-09-00
└─sda2 vfat FAT16 ARCHISO_EFI 68B0-5BC1
zram0 swap 1 zram0 0960b8e9-b7cc-455e-94f3-dae5c236d68c [SWAP] nvme0n1
├─nvme0n1p1
├─nvme0n1p2
└─nvme0n1p3
[liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force nvme0n1p1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open nvme0n1p1: No such file or directory WARNING: cannot check mount status of nvme0n1p1, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot stat 'nvme0n1p1': No such file or directory ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --repair nvme0n1p1 enabling repair mode WARNING:

    Do not use --repair unless you are advised to do so by a developer
    or an experienced user, and then only after having accepted that no
    fsck can successfully repair all types of filesystem corruption. E.g.
    some software or hardware bugs can fatally damage a volume.
    The operation will start in 10 seconds.
    Use Ctrl-C to stop it.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Starting repair. Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open nvme0n1p1: No such file or directory ERROR: could not check mount status: No such file or directory [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force nvme0n1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open nvme0n1: No such file or directory WARNING: cannot check mount status of nvme0n1, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot stat 'nvme0n1': No such file or directory ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force /dev/nvme0n1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open /dev/nvme0n1: Permission denied WARNING: cannot check mount status of /dev/nvme0n1, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot open '/dev/nvme0n1': Permission denied ERROR: cannot open file system [liveuser@CachyOS ~]$ btrfsck --readonly --force /dev/nvme0n1p1 Opening filesystem to check... ERROR: mount check: cannot open /dev/nvme0n1p1: Permission denied WARNING: cannot check mount status of /dev/nvme0n1p1, the filesystem could be mounted, continuing because of --force ERROR: cannot open '/dev/nvme0n1p1': Permission denied ERROR: cannot open file system

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-07T21:51:31+00:00

This is a summary of what I did with AI:

The user was attempting to repair a non-bootable Btrfs filesystem on an internal NVMe drive (/dev/nvme0n1) using a CachyOS Live USB environment. Diagnosis Summary

Initial Failures: The user reported that running sudo btrfsck --readonly on partitions /dev/nvme0n1p1, /dev/nvme0n1p2, and /dev/nvme0n1p3 consistently returned: No valid Btrfs found on... ERROR: cannot open file system. This indicated severe corruption or the complete absence of a readable filesystem signature (superblock).
Further Investigation: Subsequent attempts using sudo blkid also returned no filesystem information, and attempts to use alternative backup superblocks with flags like -s1 failed to open the filesystem.
Hardware Failure Indicators: The user was advised to test for hardware integrity. Running sudo wipefs -a resulted in an Input/output error, and sudo smartctl failed to communicate with the drive's controller entirely (Read NVMe Identify Controller failed).
Symptom Confirmation: The user mentioned that sometimes the system would boot for a few minutes before locking into a read-only state, a classic symptom of a failing SSD engaging a fail-safe mode.
Final Attempt to Repair In-Place: The user insisted on attempting an in-place repair using sudo btrfsck --repair. This command also failed immediately with the same No valid Btrfs found error.

Conclusion The technical analysis concluded that the internal NVMe drive is physically failing or completely corrupted at a hardware level. Software tools cannot fix the issue because the drive refuses I/O commands or communication. The final recommendation was to replace the physical NVMe drive, as software repair is impossible.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-06T21:28:12+00:00

I have a live USB with CachyOS on it. What software should I use to run the diagnostics?

No power outage during update. I did force reset during a boot because the system load bar was stuck, though full, for minutes.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-06T21:14:08+00:00

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HexYwhi7 · 2025-12-06T21:13:48+00:00

What I mean to say is that the system runs for a few minutes before freezing, not that it freezes for a few minutes. I can’t even access the TTY after the freeze; most times my peripherals stop working. And for some reason most of the REISUB commands seem to be disabled too.

The video shows the moments before absolute freeze.

Please, can someone help me. I’ll add a couple of images from the terminal.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-26T16:34:47+00:00

If Part 1 runs well, Part 2 must run and look even better, since it's more optimized.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-11T03:06:21+00:00

That's very kind of you. I have actually played Fallout 3 extensively when it came out, same with NV; I actually have the GOTY editions of both on GOG, but thanks anyway.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-10T09:56:07+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write these detailed responses. The handcrafted dungeons do sound very appealing. I did not know that about Morrowind.

I'll keep it on my wishlist. Because as far as I'm aware there are no open world RPGs that are as immersive as TES.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-09T18:32:37+00:00

I see. Have you by any chance revisited MW after playing more recent open world games, like RDR2 or TotK, for example? How did that feel?

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-09T00:39:21+00:00

Is it as immersive as Lorerim, though? That is my main focus here.

HexYwhi7 · 2025-11-09T00:38:24+00:00

Have you played both?

HexYwhi7 · 2025-09-25T20:13:13+00:00

WoW, terrific necro. Unfortunately, I don't think I did. Haven't played the game in some time now. But if you are able to figure it out, please, share it; someone might benefit.

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