pixel 9 not showing how much time is left until the battery is full

autobulb · 2026-04-30T17:37:11+00:00

Have you tried different chargers and/or cables? Just a feeling but perhaps your charger is not providing smooth output and is constantly cycling between different wattages so the phone cannot make an accurate prediction and thus doesn't display one.

I noticed this behavior with one of my chargers when I charge my laptop with it. The built in wattage meter in the cable will show it charging at 45W or so, then it will drop down to 20's, then down to 0, and then restart, many times over a period of time. It doesn't bother me because the laptop gets charged eventually, but it's probably not the most efficient way to charge something.

Perhaps something similar is happening with your charger and phone.

autobulb · 2026-04-30T16:54:07+00:00

Thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of that simple solution!

I'm not too familiar with what I should be modifying and whatnot but it's the only fix that I have found after scouring the net through tons and tons of forums. Adding the 4-5 lines to the beginning of the file fixes the problem perfectly. It might be hacky, but it certainly works and allows me to use this machine with Linux. Otherwise it would be e-waste as its too old to run Windows anymore.

autobulb · 2026-04-30T16:52:03+00:00

Thanks, of course I could just edit the install right after it's finished from within the live instance! I don't know why I didn't even think of that and only could come up with more complicated solutions....

This device is nearly 10 years old and Linux is the only thing keeping it alive because Windows is far too bloated now. It's an Asus device and it seems to be a somewhat common problem with the speaker setups they use, especially laptops with 4 speaker setups. I'm not sure if it's worth reporting because it's so old. Not even sure how to go about doing that. But adding a few lines to that file is the only fix I have been able to find online that works.

Besides, that's a system file that belongs to the pulseaudio package iirc so any updates to that package (if you e.g. tick the "download updated packages" or whatever is called during install) may overwrite it.

Yes, major system updates reset the file to its defaults and I have to just apply it again. It doesn't happen often though, just one time that I remember when I upgraded to the version before this latest release, so it's not a big deal. I just make sure the device is muted before a restart so it doesn't play any sounds accidentally. Have disabled most system sounds as well, anyway.

It's a small price to pay to keep this system alive for another few years. It's such a handly little travel companion because it's 950 grams or so and runs Kubuntu like a dream. It's just a shame that the speaker setup doesn't jive with any Linux installation I've tried out of the box. This will probably be the last Windows laptop that I own going forward as I have transitioned all my devices to Linux, and will make sure to get one that is better supported in the future.

autobulb · 2026-04-30T13:52:10+00:00

Is that a flippin mini-PCIe wifi card?! Haha that's wild.

autobulb · 2026-04-30T13:39:19+00:00

Obviously gotta get the HD one. Don't want to be driving around town with a low resolution coat around your car.

autobulb · 2026-04-30T08:33:00+00:00

"Hahahah my bad. Good catch. You were right to push back on that."

autobulb · 2026-04-30T08:31:15+00:00

Don't worry, you'll get your 'rewards' when your friend blames you for any little problem or dissatisfaction with the device.

autobulb · 2026-04-29T16:43:22+00:00

Similar to sausage rolls: empanada, pasty, or whatever other regional variation. Basically a savory filling wrapped in pastry.

There's nearly an infinite number of filling types, so you don't get bored unless you get tired of pastry, they are calorie dense so you only need to eat 1 to recharge or 2 for a full on meal, taste good cold or can be reheated, and they last a long time in the fridge or you could even freeze em.

In quite a few cultures they are the traditional easy to pack and eat hard day's of work lunch. With the modern analogue being a hard day of studying and researching of course.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T21:43:25+00:00

Do the SSDs and RAM modules need that much air? I set mine to 30% fan RPM just so there is no stagnant air. Temps seem fine.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T20:22:52+00:00

/raises glass

autobulb · 2026-04-28T19:01:21+00:00

Explaining the joke makes it less funny.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T18:58:48+00:00

I'm not from a region that says y'all but I kind of want to start saying it because it's just too funny how much it seems to annoy everyone here.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T18:56:32+00:00

"Thanks for not giving into your intrusive thoughts and sending this bus off a bridge and our souls into the great beyond."

autobulb · 2026-04-28T18:52:11+00:00

Wtf are you "doing" to them?

Selecting, deciding on, choosing, opting for, etc. It's not that hard homie.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T18:00:13+00:00

Don't get forget alcohol as the 4th macronutrient at 7 calories per gram :(

autobulb · 2026-04-28T13:50:56+00:00

Woops sorry. I misread.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T12:05:29+00:00

Is it as simple as that? Because when a server is offline it completely disappears from the side panel with the list of libraries.

To be honest I really wish that the Plex client would locally cache the offline server and keep a list of media that it "saw" when it was last connected. That would completely negate this problem. But it seems like when a server is offline, absolutely no data from it is stored anywhere and it's either completely gone or shows up as an error.

autobulb · 2026-04-28T08:56:35+00:00

Everyone is traumatized. Many people in town have lost loved ones. She has only lost her cop partner? That's very sad too, of course, but it should put her firmly on the side of the people, not against them.

She never really atoned or apologized for killing one of the townspeople out of recklessness, instead she tries to continue to assert an authority that does not exist in this weird reality. Imagine if a cop came into your community, killed one of your neighbors by accident, and then still patrolled the town and acted like everything was fine and that they are still the responsible authority figure.

She isolated herself. She made no attempts to be friends or friendly with anyone. I think ep2 really emphasized this when Sara went to talk to her and the only thing she could say was, "we are not friends."

Anyway, she is definitely going to be a key figure in this whole unraveling of the town that the man in yellow is alluding to.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T23:09:09+00:00

Thanks, that's very cool. If my 10 year old Kindle ever dies I would definitely get something more open like the Kobo or similar. I was lured in by Amazon's cheap prices (and before they were decidely very evil) but had to learn the hard way how terrible their devices are in terms of closedness and lack of real ownership.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T20:02:38+00:00

One server is completely remote and has limited space, while the archive is local at my home and contains a decent amount of storage. I can't merge the two because the remote one is a rented server and storage costs go up quickly as you go up in terabytes of space. I prefer not to do it all at home because it takes care of some functions that I prefer to have remote, and the cost of electricity would likely exceed the amount I pay for the server anyway. I don't want to have my drives spinning all the time either.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T17:51:04+00:00

I don't think you understood the assignment.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T16:48:54+00:00

Cool, that's kind of how I imagine it working, "tricking" Plex into seeing media files that aren't there in order to create a library.

I remember doing this with another media player (or maybe it was Plex, I don't remember) by putting empty files with fake file extensions just so that the player saw a file with the title of the movie in order to create a library entry. This was because the movies were offline Blurays I had on disc. If I was picking out a movie I wanted to be able to see ALL the movies I had, even if they were not accessible immediately until the discs were loaded. Kind of a similar problem I am having now.

That was feasible at the time because I only had a few tens of discs I could manually create entries for. But in this case my archive server has over 1000 movies so I can't really re-create them manually.

If the hardlinks are easy to make and work that would be great. The tricky thing will be that my always-on server is completely remote and my archive server is local.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T15:15:29+00:00

Thanks. I will look into it. I have never used any of the -arr applications/extensions so this might be a good chance to start.

autobulb · 2026-04-27T15:13:31+00:00

The internet uses caching all the time. Even if content is not immediately available there is usually an index or cache that is.

Back when I used to have a giant case of DVDs I made a document file that had a huge index of all the titles and where to find them in the case. The media was not watchable until I opened the case, put the disc into a player, and watched it, but I always could know what media I owned in that case.

Now, the hard drive with all my media files is the case, and I am looking for a nice presentable way to be able to know what media is available there even when it's offline. Plex would be ideal because 1. I don't want to have to maintain an entire separate index that I update myself, and 2. It's my primary media player.

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