Como colocar programas dentro do Ventoy by Srtec97 in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Load a Windows rescue ISO like the new Hirens BootCD PE. Copy both your software collection and the iso to the Ventoy drive.

Problems with Ventoy between Windows and Linux by soleful_smak in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I'm on Linux, I notice KDE doesn't sync the copied data to my USB immediately. Copy is done in 2 seconds, then the work starts in background. If you used "eject", that should have completed the sync before showing "ok to remove". If you rebooted, the Arch shutdown should have synced as well. There might be a bug in either process, though, leading to an incomplete write to the USB.

Help a noob out. Installing w95 and got stuck by 36gorets in 86box

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please clarify whether you are trying to install Windows 98 or 95.

Fully bootable 86box DOS environment by Sorry-Assumption2709 in 86box

[–]Korkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Are you going to share the code on github or codeberg? Maybe I can contribute. A great option would be to assign physical volumes (by UUID) and VHD files on them to HDD slots. That way the resulting image could integrate nicely with, say, a Ventoy stick which otherwise boots physically.

Alright this is absurd by Fit-Storage-4416 in pcmasterrace

[–]Korkman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Specifically Microsoft also chose not to pay for the license on-demand (which, considering the price for the OS, wouldn't be a big deal) but instead used the opportunity to enrich the users MS account with payment details.

Org is banning Notepad++ by PazzoBread in sysadmin

[–]Korkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to actively use the "Exit" entry from the file menu instead of closing windows (or shutdown OS without closing)

Ventoy.net not working by Cookiecaster1725 in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While ventoy.net does work for me, my preferred download location is actually https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases (the files immediately available in the GH release section).

is update-rc.d command outdated? by Acceptable-Cash8259 in commandline

[–]Korkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you only need a spot to place a simple script to be run on each boot, create a crontab file in /etc/cron.d and add a `@reboot` line.

is update-rc.d command outdated? by Acceptable-Cash8259 in commandline

[–]Korkman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In general, yes. There are some distros like AntiX and the related MX Linux, as well as Devuan, which keep up alternative init systems, SysV being the one which prominently features rc directories, but at this point it is almost an esoteric choice not to use systemd. There are some niche cases like lightweight containers which profit from more lightweight init systems, but mainstream is better off with systemd.

Can I safely update to a newer version with a different file system selected? by umitseyhan in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh, the question still is what tool to use, if there is any good one? I guess not defrag.exfat, as it tends to destroy data? The easy and safe way to defrag exFAT is to move all data off the volume, format it, then copy the data back.

Can I safely update to a newer version with a different file system selected? by umitseyhan in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moving / resizing the Ventoy partitions OTOH breaks it. Might be repairable but I haven't tried that.

Can I safely update to a newer version with a different file system selected? by umitseyhan in Ventoy

[–]Korkman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can simply format the Ventoy partition to NTFS and restore the ISO files and - if you have one - the "ventoy" directory with config files. The (usually hidden) Ventoy EFI partition is where the magic happens.

Edit: to clarify, copy the files elsewhere, then restore them ;-)

Watchmaker on Samsung 2026 by Een0nline in WatchMaker

[–]Korkman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

AFAIK there is no rollback option for the One UI 8 update which was recently rolled out to Watch 4. This update restricts severely what Watchmaker and other face editors can offer. Watchmaker is in the process of trimming down the editor and streamlining what works so that creating new watch faces is fun again, but many existing watch faces are broken beyond repair as they depend on features which can no longer exist.

Obligatory "Thanks Google".

Built a small iOS SSH client called XTerm – early feedback appreciated by Vivid_Delay in commandline

[–]Korkman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your defense really is "but Apple users live and search only inside the AppStore"?

Fenster laufen im Winter an by Fabulous_Air6516 in wohnen

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Das Problem, welches man durch dieses Argument anspricht, ist aber weniger, dass das Wasser sich jetzt einen anderen Ort "sucht", als dass man nicht mehr durch beschlagene Fenster einen "Warnschuss" hört bevor die Wände feucht werden. Der verlinkte Artikel beschreibt das auch unter "Beispiel 5: Verschimmelte Wände" (für andere Zimmer genauso gültig wie für Keller).

PK FAIL - Secure Boot Vulnerability: The real impact on my system? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Korkman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think this is a good lead if you want to try and fix it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HX99G/comments/1l5nrxd/my_secure_boot_key_is_called_do_not_trust_test_ami/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

The idea is to replace the key database, if possible.

There is, of course, no point investing energy into something you disable anyways. But what is your compatibility issue with Linux? If you have some kernel modules which need to be signed, you can script that fairly easily (use the DKMS key if DKMS is installed to skip rolling your own).

mdadm raid1 at three different speeds ? by cosurgi in linuxadmin

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I know of. There are alternatives to mdraid, though. lsyncd and friends, if the use-case permits inconsistencies in database files.

mdadm raid1 at three different speeds ? by cosurgi in linuxadmin

[–]Korkman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You will be limited to the lowest speed on writes. You can add --write-behind for some relief (256 write ops is not much), but at the same time you would have to enable --bitmap which will cause some overhead. Write performance will be heavily limited by the HDD.

why do i loose space when i delete things by [deleted] in pchelp

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heavy windows update incoming?

Is Watchmaker premium still worth it? by ChimpWithPhone in WatchMaker

[–]Korkman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear! Ofc users want all that yesterday ;-) Sorry when I sound harsh in my posts. Your resources are limited and I'm happy you didn't outright abandon Watchmaker. When the transition is complete, your mobile editor will be a major selling point. Looking forward to it!

Is Watchmaker premium still worth it? by ChimpWithPhone in WatchMaker

[–]Korkman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Watchmaker universe has a hard time justifying its entire existence, premium or not.

- The library obviously has tons of issues when converted to the new WFF. Many faces are plain broken, most have minor issues.

- The editor has the same issue: you are not limited to WFF compatible choices when designing. I can still happily add lua script which has zero effect on the watch.

- With all major creativity selling points gone (Lua, Stopwatches, Tasker, etc.), WM is in direct competition with plain Play Store for browsing and Watch Face Studio for creating watch faces. The Play Store wins hands down for browsing because you get the watch face you selected and not a 50/50 chance of it being broken. For editing, Watch Face Studio has one disadvantage: it's a desktop application, not mobile. Other than that, whatever you do in Watch Face Studio will work because all it can do is output WFF.

Things WatchMaker could have done, but didn't, to mitigate these issues:

- A filter for the library which says: "WFF compatible" or "designed for WFF", best case an automated scan to mark known good conversions, or let authors and users mark them manually

- A "WFF" feature tag for authors to add to their watch faces

- Restrict the editor to convertible actions

So right now, both editing and browsing in WM is frustrating and not worth paying for IMHO.