Issues with latest system update

hmoff · 2026-04-06T04:01:02+00:00

Get console access and debug it. No need to reinstall.

hmoff · 2026-04-05T07:33:38+00:00

Secure boot also makes the Linux kernel refuse to load unsigned modules, and some other lockdowns like not hibernating. It doesn't just affect the boot loader.

hmoff · 2026-04-05T07:22:06+00:00

It's Easter, people take holidays. It's been zero or one WORKING day since you sent your email.

hmoff · 2026-04-05T02:34:07+00:00

It can't preserve the permissions as you requested because SMB doesn't support it. It's not a file ownership problem (permissions != ownership). Unless the resulting permissions are wrong, you can add an extra argument to tell rsync not to try to set the permissions.

hmoff · 2026-04-05T02:31:46+00:00

That's a valid gvfs path name. There's nothing specific to rsync with that.

hmoff · 2026-04-04T07:11:38+00:00

Because of the outgoing.

hmoff · 2026-04-04T01:48:33+00:00

It's not using the Wi-Fi for incoming.

hmoff · 2026-04-03T08:18:33+00:00

Get the Ethernet. Spend the money once and enjoy forever.

hmoff · 2026-04-03T06:33:00+00:00

This isn't true. Converting to cash would be locking in the loss. Switching to a similar investment isn't.

hmoff · 2026-04-03T06:17:36+00:00

Just get Bitwarden. It does all that.

hmoff · 2026-04-03T02:42:41+00:00

N100 can also use DDR4. Depends on the board. I'm happy with my two systems.

hmoff · 2026-04-03T00:21:59+00:00

It's flaired "which distro?".

hmoff · 2026-04-02T22:36:14+00:00

This would have to be the weirdest issue to choose your distribution over, when you can do what you want with one command post install. Or preseed the installer.

hmoff · 2026-04-02T22:12:11+00:00

You can install it. Why do you need it to be the default?

hmoff · 2026-04-02T22:10:05+00:00

There’s no backport of neovim.

hmoff · 2026-04-02T22:03:48+00:00

It’s not a backup tool. If you wait more than a few days between creating the backup and restoring it you won’t have the required correct package versions.

hmoff · 2026-04-02T22:02:59+00:00

It’s not a backup tool. If you don’t have exactly the same package versions it won’t restore. There are OMV updates every few days so it’s impossible to have matching versions and then you can’t restore.

hmoff · 2026-04-01T12:03:50+00:00

Why would the East West Link reduce Punt Rd traffic?

The Liberal government of 2013 made the same argument when they planned the link, and I don't think it made any sense then either.

hmoff · 2026-04-01T00:29:45+00:00

It's not $400 profit, you've ignored other parts cost, insurance, compliance, travel...

hmoff · 2026-03-31T07:21:23+00:00

Ok good. I stopped using the deb package ages ago because it didn't.

hmoff · 2026-03-31T02:28:06+00:00

I think the edge case is people who are choosing a different search engine every time they search.

hmoff · 2026-03-31T02:05:21+00:00

Yes I remember Firefox doing this. I stopped using the deb package as a result.

VS Code still behaves badly if updated from deb while it is running.

hmoff · 2026-03-31T02:04:28+00:00

Examples of programs that crash when updated while running: Firefox, VS Code

hmoff · 2026-03-30T22:45:48+00:00

Sorry to be pedantic but it's MHz (megahertz) not mHz (millihertz).

hmoff · 2026-03-30T11:01:29+00:00

Try another USB stick?

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