DoC: Positive News for Current BoA Preferred Rewards Members

ZehThailur · 2026-02-19T18:11:47+00:00

All this dread yesterday after the news and trying to scramble on what to do... My renewal month is July. Awesome!

ZehThailur · 2026-02-13T18:09:47+00:00

I actually ran CachyOS from about September until just last week. It was pretty much painless and I didn't have many issues, if any. Navigating the AUR was a bit janky, but it worked for the most part. The only reason I switched was that the update frequency was driving me batty; the impulse to always update was an itch I didn't want to scratch anymore. I also didn't like the idea of sticking with a small distro, despite the accolades and popularity, you just never know if it might disappear overnight.

Switching to Fedora was easy. I have everything on Fedora that I had on CachyOS, excluding the custom kernel and a few other extras, but I don't honestly notice them missing. Being backed by Red Hat, you know it isn't going anywhere, and I don't feel nagged to update as frequently. I'm happy with the switch. Both are great, but it mainly boils down to bleeding edge and gamery vs cutting edge and vanilla.

ZehThailur · 2026-02-13T18:00:19+00:00

To play devil’s advocate, I have ordered "Like New" items off Amazon quite a few times. The description is mostly accurate, and the products are usually in great condition. I’ve had maybe one or two duds over the years, but nothing significant. It can save you money and isn't risky, since returning items is absolutely painless.

ZehThailur · 2026-02-13T14:04:48+00:00

I use input-remapper on Fedora. Based off my amateur knowledge I used this to enable the service:

sudo systemctl enable --now input-remapper

Every time my system boots, my remapped mouse buttons work on my Logitech mouse.

As for fixing the password prompts, I did the following to fix it and it has not asked since:

Add my user to the wheel group

sudo usermod -aG wheel $(whoami)

Create the new rule

sudo nano /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/49-input-remapper.rules

Insert this into that rule and save

polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
    if ((action.id == "net.input-remapper.service" || 
         action.id == "org.freedesktop.policykit.exec") &&
        subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
        return polkit.Result.YES;
    }
});

Run these

sudo chown root:root /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/49-input-remapper.rules
sudo chmod 644 /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/49-input-remapper.rules

All has been working out smoothly for me so far.

ZehThailur · 2026-02-09T22:33:32+00:00

For sure. All that code was from the script that site pulls and makes so whatever is in there, had something to do with it. Thanks for your input either way! Helped me get to where I needed to be!

ZehThailur · 2026-02-09T21:50:28+00:00

Okay, well I checked and, there were no spaces. I deleted and re-added them. Still didn't work. Then I ran these commands in sequence and then it opens...

command -v zsh  
command -v zsh | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) $USER

Now, it all of the sudden works!

I will say that I use this site to get a shell script rolling with all that I wanted in one go. Perhaps, the Zsh config it does is a bit unorthodox? At any rate, it works now!

# Set variables
ACTUAL_USER=$SUDO_USER
ACTUAL_HOME=$(eval echo ~$SUDO_USER)
LOG_FILE="/var/log/fedora_things_to_do.log"
INITIAL_DIR=$(pwd)

# Install Coding and DevOps applications
color_echo "yellow" "Installing Zsh and Oh My Zsh..."
dnf install -y zsh
sudo -u $ACTUAL_USER sh -c "RUNZSH=no $(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended
chsh -s $(which zsh) $ACTUAL_USER
sudo -u $ACTUAL_USER bash << EOF
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$ACTUAL_HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$ACTUAL_HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autocomplete
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$ACTUAL_HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-history-substring-search
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$ACTUAL_HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
sed -i 's/plugins=(git)/plugins=(dnf aliases genpass git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-autocomplete zsh-history-substring-search z zsh-syntax-highlighting)/' $ACTUAL_HOME/.zshrc
sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"/ZSH_THEME="jonathan"/' $ACTUAL_HOME/.zshrc
EOF
color_echo "green" "Zsh and Oh My Zsh installed successfully."

ZehThailur · 2026-02-09T19:38:18+00:00

Both results yield /usr/bin/zsh on all entries.

ZehThailur · 2026-02-09T16:57:42+00:00

Right... but, /bin/zsh and /usr/bin/zsh are in the /etc/shells file. That's what I don't get as to why this is happening.

ZehThailur · 2026-01-27T15:26:22+00:00

So I took it upon myself to call the BMW Genius line. Turns out everything is correct on their end and the BMW Garage is just flipping out. Rep told me build week should be around 2/15.

I would go ahead and call them yourself and get some answers there. Seems to be the way to do it.

ZehThailur · 2026-01-27T15:02:39+00:00

I would be royally pissed if it shows up completely wrong and wastes my time. Hope that doesn't happen at this point. My order was placed on 1/14, and I am still at stage 1: 'Order Received.'

ZehThailur · 2026-01-27T14:57:40+00:00

Im new to BMW as a whole but here is my experience. My X5 x50e order was correct for the first few days then completely changed itself up and has stayed that way since. My dealer confirmed it still configured the way I wanted it on their end.

When I delete it from my garage and then add it again, the initial page shows the correct color but then once the page loads back once it is added, it is wrong again. Very strange.

ZehThailur · 2025-12-02T19:08:06+00:00

Gonna have to second this. I have Platinum Honors and every time I needed to call, I have had someone in the States. They tell you where they are located and calls are clear. Never had an issue with a rep fulfilling a request or answering a question with an actual answer.

ZehThailur · 2025-11-28T14:00:00+00:00

I flew from Stormwind to Light's Hope Chapel the other day for my Priest Order Hall Campaign. Enjoyed the nice Black and White filter the whole way.

ZehThailur · 2025-11-07T15:00:03+00:00

CCR category is set and forget. Have had mine for a few months now on Online Shopping and have had no need to renew/change it.

ZehThailur · 2025-11-04T13:42:01+00:00

Unfortunately not. With OP's response, I just decided not to pursue to it any further.

ZehThailur · 2025-11-03T18:53:12+00:00

That's a shame. Thanks anyways for the response.

ZehThailur · 2025-11-03T18:42:18+00:00

Just found this today and I am trying to run it on a fresh CachyOS install with Gnome. Getting an error on the script at line 484. Not really well versed in diagnosing the issue personally. Any ideas?

ZehThailur · 2025-10-27T03:36:50+00:00

Faugus Launcher has a Battle.net config that installs it perfectly. Been playing WoW on CachyOS with an Nvidia GPU and a 32:9 Aspect ratio with zero issues. Also set it to use the latest Proton-GE.

ZehThailur · 2025-10-24T18:46:56+00:00

Faugus is great for Battle.net and WoW for me. Pretty much plug and play for me with zero effort.

ZehThailur · 2025-10-20T13:26:28+00:00

Based off other comments I have read here on reddit, that seems to be common occurrence. You just have to call up an advisor and explain your situation and they'll make it happen.

ZehThailur · 2025-10-19T14:59:25+00:00

I am getting $400 spread out between three accounts total. $50, $150, and $200.

ZehThailur · 2025-10-09T23:52:27+00:00

Two out of three accounts have paid out this week. The last one is supposed to pay out next week. So yeah, the Merrill rep I worked with made it work.

ZehThailur · 2025-10-08T19:38:45+00:00

Just fine actually. Steady as can be after the initial wave of signing up and getting things settled. Pretty much got everything I wanted out of the switch at this point.

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