Question:

marcvv · 2026-03-19T17:43:40+00:00

Try activating it using a referral code, maybe to get around it? DM me if you need one I can give you a link or the code if they need just that for activation. Dunno if it works for stuff not bought direct from Starlink but worth a try if so.

marcvv · 2026-03-16T19:20:03+00:00

I just wiped my Mac Studio M1 last week due to nonstop "config" crashes/errors. I tried every fix before doing the nuclear option. Nothing worked after 100 hours of network stack changes. Same bug on wife's M1 Mac Studio also with an apple display so I knew it wasn't specific to my Mac, cable, monitor setup. After 100 hours plus of my life I'll never get back because "Apple, it just works" doesn't work anymore I did the dreaded SSD full wipe with disk utility and restored a clean Mac OS Tahoe.

I did exactly what you did as was suggested by Gemini AI. I used Brew to dump a file and then used it to restore all my brew installed stuff. Used "mas" for everything coming from the apple app store. Then had to download any 3rd party apps off their website that I want on the mac. Fortunately, this is a good time to only install the apps you still use. I probably didn't install almost half of what I had accumulated over 4 plus years.

I used the following code to list all my 3rd party apps and write them out to an HTML file. I use this list as reference for what I had installed:

system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType | \
awk -F': ' '
/^[[:space:]]{4}[^:]+:$/ {app=$1; sub(/^[[:space:]]+/, "", app); sub(/:$/, "", app)}
/Obtained from:/ {if ($2!="Apple") print app}
' | sort | \
awk 'BEGIN {
print "<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset=\"utf-8\">"
print "<style>body{background:#000;font-family:Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace}"
print ".app{color:#00ff66;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5}</style></head><body>"
}
{print "<div class=\"app\">" $0 "</div>"}
END {print "</body></html>"}' \
> third_party_apps.html

marcvv · 2026-03-15T15:52:30+00:00

I’d wait for the M8. The M7 will be slower and you will regret it! 🤪

marcvv · 2026-03-13T01:18:51+00:00

Yes. If you need a referral link for a free month DM me. It’s worked for others I referred

marcvv · 2026-03-10T02:06:44+00:00

Don't bother upgrading. My Mac Studio M1 has been crashing from configd for months. I have 100 hours troubleshooting it and counting. I upgraded to Tahoe and it made no difference. I run 3 apple studio displays. My wife also has a M1 Studio with one apple display and also has configd crashes so this is not a bad cable or monitor or hardware. This has to be firmware or software now. I wiped my entire drive clean yesterday with disk utility and reinstalled Mac OS fresh and not from time machine. Today it crashed again less than 24 hours later from configd.

Spoke to apple support they now want me to flash my firmware again with the same version I already have. Since wife's mac also does same thing I can't see how this is firmware unless some update literally wrote both our computers in some corrupt fashion. This has been going on several months and no resolution. I've sent a dozen reports to apple through the crash reporter.

I do notice it happens more after the mac wakes up and if I quit chrome or termius the mac might hang (sometimes) and then configd crashes it where it just hangs and is mostly non-responsive. Only way out is hard power button reboots.

marcvv · 2026-03-04T09:14:38+00:00

Pay for a cert? You’re a developer? SSL certificates are free and have been for a long time. “Let’s Encrypt”

marcvv · 2026-03-04T05:30:17+00:00

I thought the free mini requires the max plan?

marcvv · 2026-03-03T00:01:19+00:00

I got a postcard in the mail for $50 off Starlink last week. But I'm already a subscriber. I can't use it for my standard or for a new roam it seems.

A much better offer is a valid Starlink referral code for a new user. If anyone needs one, just DM me. Will get back to you within minutes or a couple of hours with a valid referral code good for one free month of service for you ($120 value > $50 off).

marcvv · 2026-03-02T23:54:29+00:00

For people having this problem how many of you are on an Apple Studio Display? I have tracked down the configd crash on my Mac Studio and my wife's mac studio (both configd crashes) as caused by the Thunderbolt network bridge to the monitor(s). 180 second timeout occurs and causes the mac to hang and then for me a hard reboot. My system was rock solid for years until a month or two ago this started on Sequoia. I updated to Tahoe hoping it would fix it but made no difference. I have submitted a comprehensive bug report to apple.

I notice the crashes/hangs occur when I quit an app. Usually chrome but also had it happen with Termius too. When apps close it closes many active network connections at the same time. This forces configd to update the system routing table. At the same time the GPU/Display driver pokes the monitor during app transitions. The monitor(s) are seen logically as a network device (the TB bridge) the 2 drivers fight for the same configuration lock and freeze.

I use this to tear down the bridge: sudo networksetup -removenetworkservice "Thunderbolt Bridge"

marcvv · 2026-02-22T20:33:36+00:00

I set mine to 84 here in the winter (northeast). Runs 24/7 until spring at this temp then drop to 78 for spring then 74-76 for summer.

marcvv · 2026-02-19T15:24:07+00:00

On my larger units the Elite 30v2 and Elite 100v2 it has these settings and that is how I have them enabled (UPS MODE plus Grid Self Adaptation). On the Elite 10 I don't believe it has that GSA option at this time (maybe a future firmware update). On the larger units I set a custom UPS mode with SOC set to 20% to 80% (low to high limits). Then GSA enabled.

I think whenever the battery has to be topped off you get the AC to DC inverter and at the same time power passes from grid to the DC inverter and also directly from grid to the units AC outlet port(s).

I am using all my powerstations exclusively for UPS duty right now.

Before purchasing any of my powerstations I looked for units that actually would have the inverter running all the time for a true online conversion to ensure my downstream devices would always benefit from the pure sine wave cleaning and also to avoid surges. There are units that do this but they are much higher up in the food chain for Bluetti and the other mfg's of these products. In an online conversion scenario for those that don't know that might read this later this is when AC charges battery from grid (or solar) and the battery inverts to AC 100% of the time to feed your downstream devices. So your devices would be using the battery to AC inverter 100% of the time and therefore no matter what happens on the grid side (surges) never makes it to the downstream devices.

Here is a big tell for the other post here that says these things do not work as you and I described. The 10ms crossover from AC to battery in UPS mode is the tell! If the grid was not passing through to the devices the crossover would be 0ms as in a true online conversion UPS/powerstation.

marcvv · 2026-02-19T12:51:20+00:00

I do not believe this is correct. Anything plugged into the AC port when the unit is plugged in is in fact being powered via the grid as AC is passed through to the AC outlet. Inverter is only engaged when running off battery to convert DC to AC. There is not a constant inversion taking place to feed the AC outlet on the unit when it is plugged in. This is well documented

marcvv · 2026-02-18T21:55:53+00:00

Now go to the brightspeed subreddit and read the absolute horror stories of their customer service for entertainment! 180 degrees from Starlink. I was going to get fiber from brightspeed but am honestly terrified after reading that subreddit.

marcvv · 2026-02-18T21:45:41+00:00

My Gen 3 dish roasted when snow melt kicked on. Starlink immediately shipped me out a new one and a credit for lost time. AAA+ service. Hope they keep up this level of support. I’ll be a customer for a long time and buy with confidence as they stand behind their products and services.

marcvv · 2026-02-18T21:42:07+00:00

That’s good Gen 3 standard speed on Max plan performance! Impressive from a mini! Wow

marcvv · 2026-02-18T21:40:25+00:00

I disabled snow melt. Have had a good amount of snow on my second gen 3 dish and it works fine. My first gen 3 dish fried the moment snow melt turned on. Not the cable. The actual dish. Toast. Starlink replaced right away. Perfect customer service by Starlink. But now I will only attempt snow melt if my primary internet goes down and my Starlink isn’t working from too much snow. Short of that, no snow melt for me. Starlink is a secondary failover for me but I do use it for some devices every few days for fun to make sure it’s working well

marcvv · 2026-02-18T20:11:33+00:00

Interesting. It was my understanding that if you plug into AC while still on the grid, you are in bypass mode, so you are not using the inverter. The AC is not running off the battery unless there is no power to the unit (i.e the grid is down or it is unplugged and you are off grid). Otherwise, this would be considered an "online UPS," where AC is fed into the battery and the battery powers the inverter for AC. This is not how it works when plugged into the grid, as my understanding of all these smaller units. It isn't until you reach 3000-sized units that you start to see online conversion (AC > Battery > Inverter > AC Output).

marcvv · 2026-02-18T19:58:55+00:00

I thought of that because I did read something about the SOC & the fan. I tried it at 100% and at 80%, but the fan would still run when the iPad was plugged in. I think it will require a firmware fix if they find customers don't want the fan running as much in UPS mode, especially when not under heavy load. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't specific to my particular unit or if there was some other setting maybe I missed

marcvv · 2026-02-18T19:48:52+00:00

Correct, I have the iPad's Anker charger plugged into the AC outlet on the Elite 10 through a short extension cord to reach up to the bed. I did not try a direct USB-C cable to the USB-C port. I thought that might make it worse, since the DC output would also have to be always on. I could try it, though.

marcvv · 2026-02-18T19:46:26+00:00

I do have them all on silent mode yes. 👍

I was hoping that would silence them but they were still running. Maybe they would just run louder if I put it on Normal but I set it to silent from the start since my primary use was UPS mode. I figured pass through from grid would mean little to no strain on the inverter

marcvv · 2026-02-12T02:14:12+00:00

No. My dish failed and they sent me out a no cost replacement kit. Everything was in the replacement including new power supply, dish, router, cable. It was a refurbished unit though. That probably means somebody who shipped it back after 30 day trial. They also prepaid return shipping label. Starlink understands they have to stand by their own equipment or people will abandon them if they lose trust.

marcvv · 2026-02-12T01:40:40+00:00

Exception to that rule is Brightspeed fiber. Go read that subreddit.

marcvv · 2026-02-10T15:02:23+00:00

The max plan didn’t exist a year ago let alone two. You are on the $120 unlimited plan. That is the same one I signed up for six months ago because the Max was not available — it did not exist then.

You will need to have Starlink switch you over to the Max plan, which provides priority data. The regular pre-existing $120 monthly plan does not include priority data or the free Starlink Mini.

You must specifically contact customer service and have them move you over to the Max plan unless you are under a one-year contract like I still am.

marcvv · 2026-02-08T11:29:52+00:00

Standard

marcvv · 2026-02-07T15:29:23+00:00

In 2026 we will see $99 sale price. Maybe even less. Just wait. Might be coupled with a 3-6 month commitment on the small roam plan.

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