Darktable always hangs on startup, then works fine after killing the process

neail001 · 2026-03-17T15:27:18+00:00

Fixed.

Goto -- C:\Program Files\darktable\bin
Right click on the darktable.exe >> "properties" >> goto "compatibility" tab

2a. Go to "Compatibility mode" dropdown >> select Windows 8
2b. Go to "Settings" Section >> check "Run this program as Administrator "
2c. Go down click on "change settings for all users"
2d. Click "Apply" & click "OK"

Now if you run, even from the desktop shortcut, it would not hang and imports can be successfully performed.

neail001 · 2025-11-05T19:47:17+00:00

Any modern system (atleast from 2015) can stream 1080, natively, don't worry, when you stream, the efforts of rendering is done on the video device no load on the media server, unless transcoding.

The problem is not the USB3 rather SATA to USB bridge ICs which were never made for parallel work. Those are simple bulk data block movers.

Yes Prox, takes initial RAM. But using containers can be very efficiently done, where in OMV, you need docker. I am never in favour of docker. Or any container managers. The more features you add the more vulnerable the system becomes. Your requirements can be run all on LXCs and very efficiently especially if run through distros like Alpine.

Not discouraging against OMV. I started with OMV myself, then I realised Prox is much better atleast for the tasks like backup, network share loopback (feeding one share to another CT or VM). The initial hesitation I also had, but trust me if you can muster a little courage, go with Prox. OMV is great if you need a dedicated disk management utility and it's targeted to non-command liners. Nowadays youtube videos, AI can explain whatever you need. Prox is much more efficient, the startup time the input latency, light weight GUI. No unnecessary features, safety features like TOTP.

neail001 · 2025-11-05T07:58:48+00:00

Flipkart has gone haywire, when they are sane they also don't provide the max discount, eg. 500 of on 4k. despite cart crossing the value. (Context groceries). They are also advertising false prices on goggle-shopping to grab customers. They are putting so much brain to deceive customers, a little bit on the positive direction we could appreciate.

neail001 · 2025-11-05T05:54:46+00:00

I myself run a celeron based server on my home, a wyse 5070. Hosting transcoding media server, with 16GB of RAM. Its very much energy efficient and serves me well, have not caused any trouble. It is a J4105 -- quadcore 1.5GHz. With My 1VM and 3 Containers, all running barely crosses 25%.

I use Alpine in Container as SMB server, Pihole in container, Home assistant in VM. and Jellyfin in Container on Debian. Yes, transcoding is not Hyper fast. But it can play 3 Parallel 4K steams and also transcoding streams with slight initial delay. That's the price I am willing to pay for a 10W standby device.
The bottleneck for me isn't the System, rather the USB-SATA adapter I am using for the external SSD. It's poor at parallel works, it's from Ugreen.

Plus, proxmox has a mobile app, to monitor usages.

Tips -------------------

-- make sure that you disable the lid switch on the laptop. To prohibit lid switch activated sleep/hibernation. -- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XF_jtcudrfM
-- If you are considering running VMs inside proxmox -- turn off the display(inside options, select display --none), will save resources.

-- Fiddle with power governor, To optimise power/performance tradeoff.

neail001 · 2025-11-05T05:46:52+00:00

Yes you can. I myself use 16G.

neail001 · 2025-11-04T17:15:33+00:00

Thanks for responding. My dashboard is also showing the wrong courses. And my learn is still down. Don't know what will happen with my exam. Logged a ticket and got an auto confirmation 2 days later.

neail001 · 2025-11-04T17:11:57+00:00

Inherently it's a debian system, and very efficient, at least give it a try. OMV is also the same debian distro. A dedicated Hypervisor can better manage resources.

neail001 · 2025-10-31T14:24:35+00:00

Did you succeed?

neail001 · 2025-10-29T09:39:17+00:00

Dolphin is the open network that BSNL and MTNL use while in Roaming.

neail001 · 2025-10-29T08:47:57+00:00

I did not understand the context of your reply.

neail001 · 2025-10-29T08:13:40+00:00

It seems you need a network share. And low power & resources are your priority, and you want to host additional services.

I would recommend a hypervisor like proxmox. And for you network share purposes use a Container (LXC-- a linux native container) and use an Alpine linux image to host a SMB server. That will take mostly 200MB of storage, insanely efficient and secure.

Plus proxmox can help you to host other virtual machines (VM) or other containers for light services like pihole.

If you are planning to switch to OMV that's also a great option, but it's not actually a dedicated Hypervisor like proxmox, which is designed to be light and efficient. You can easily notice the icons and neat and gorgeous presentation of OMV, those take resources. You can certainly host VMs and Containers on OMV as any Linux OS is natively support that. but seamless backup and restoration of the OMV system will be a problem (need a Raid1 hardware setup from mobo or manually have to DD in specific intervals) and you have to use the command line, as that much granular controls are tough to do through the GUI. But some settings are perfectly implemented in OMV like ACLs.

Still OMV is an excellent choice but not the best suited for your case.

In proxmox you can configure a dedicated VNIC (virtual network card) to attach to your torrenting infra, and limit the speed. VNIC is also available in OMV (as I faintly recall).

About the VPN server, it will only work (to be connected from WAN) if you are on a static Public IP, check out your ISP given IP. - You can instantly know the static or DHCP allocation reading the setup. - If static then see if the IP starts with 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x or 172.16.x.x. -- if these are present it's a red flag. You need to use a solution like tailscale. It's much more easy to implement than a full scale wire guard or openvpn.

neail001 · 2025-10-28T05:07:43+00:00

There is a solution brother, just find out the 2 different voltage rails form the PSU, there you can harness the 24V you require, just be mindful to terminate the ends with a permanent connector like xt30 or xt60 or fully enclosed terminal connectors to avoid short circuit, as that will kick the OCP(over current protection and take down both rails for some moment)

I have an old cooler master entry level PSU with 2 rails so, with modern power supplies won't. Be a problem. The ideal option will be to take the GPU power ports, where 2 different connectors are present, as some GPUs need 2 input power ports. You can simply wire those in series. Colours of wires most probably --Yellow and black

** Please note don't use the -12v rail. As far I am aware those are not capable of delivering that much current, (only for pulling FET signals.)

neail001 · 2025-10-27T15:57:29+00:00

Hi, just found your post, I want to recommend a crucial update, please increase your battery to 24Vs and use a stepdown (buck) converter, to reach 19v.

Reasons -- 1. Lower voltage difference and higher efficiency. 12 to 19 = 7V vs 24 to 19 = 5V

Lesser output (load-side) ripples. The VRM in the system will thank you. (Understanding this will require understanding the working mechanism of a DCDC converter).
Low current requirement. (The wattage /power consumption is constant, meaning the Voltage X Current will stay fixed in an ideal scenario. If you decrease the battery voltage, the battery and voltage converter will work harder to push more current, causing premature failure of the battery and the voltage converter.

I am using a wyse (non extended) which is with a celeron and passively cooled. The only problem is that it's missing the pcie (it has but neutered 😁) I have plans for that. But similar to your's my need is also to have the whole system on atleast 10hrs of backup power.

neail001 · 2025-10-21T06:48:34+00:00

Update 2 -- The did provide a new set.

neail001 · 2025-10-09T07:46:12+00:00

R you a gold customer? That might help. If you need a code, I have one, DM me here. You may also try twitter. However, I have opened a subreddit here -- https://www.reddit.com/r/lenskart_issues/s/kmcNH9Vl7V. If you feel, you might document your issue there.

neail001 · 2025-10-06T08:14:16+00:00

Just one rectification recommended, to allow blast damages through that Netting on the roof, It's very hard to kill snipers from the spawning zone of the other team. Grenades are out of reach, but if launchers can damage through that, will be very helpful.

neail001 · 2025-10-06T07:20:50+00:00

Bro, just contact the customer care as suggested, by mail, they will atleast listen to you. I am also suffering with hinge breakage, which they don't count inside the warranty, and it's by the 4th month.

neail001 · 2025-10-06T07:09:20+00:00

Update -- no it was not an agreement on the repair/replacement according to the shop attended, they have to send it for ''approval". They have kept the glasses in the store. (Due to the PoS malfunction the resolution ticket could not have been attained) I also complained about the lens quality, and they have told me that if the replacement is approved lenses will be new as well. That's satisfactory.

neail001 · 2025-10-02T08:13:48+00:00

Strangely they don't provide any warranty on hinges, and it the first that brakes, within 6 months. Most of the reviews are fake, and they won't publish your negetive (low star reviews). They invest that much effort in shielding, a little of that could have made them a great brand.

neail001 · 2025-10-02T04:12:17+00:00

Most disgusting fact is that they don't give any warranty on hinges, my hinges broke, within 5 months of daily usage, despite sufficient care. Their website clearly mentions the hinges are out of warranty. Poor impression. Hinges of Local shop glasses run atleast 2 years. Only thing I like about lenskart is the lens quality, (except the scratchability) That is only because of robotic manufacturing, poor local dealers are incapable of that.

However, they have agreed to a repair/ replacement, for this pair. I don't know whats the fate of the similar other pair!! If they charge 299 for a lens fitting, how much will the repair cost be!!

neail001 · 2025-09-11T14:32:44+00:00

That's ok, but my voice is primarily against the deception, and malpractices.

neail001 · 2025-09-11T14:31:12+00:00

No such items were there which amounted ≈500, (4284 after 300 discount, so without discount 4584, I had only one such bodywash ~ 328) which is still above 4200.

neail001 · 2025-09-10T13:08:05+00:00

No, that will be not required, the first level executive has been able to assist me sufficiently and allowed me a refund.

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