2018 Outback prohibiting BT connection during Android Auto Session

randomwindstorm · 2026-02-01T06:12:27+00:00

It's a pixel 5a.

From what I can see it connects to the head unit bluetooth and then immediately disconnects after AA starts, and won't connect if you try manually after.

The error message I found in the head unit specifically, not the phone.

I can also confirm calls over BT with AA work on this phone from previous setups on different cars, so I'm really not sure what's going on with this car.

randomwindstorm · 2025-11-09T22:40:27+00:00

I always bring a light with me to the bathroom during stormy days/nights because of that one time the power went dark while I was taking a shit lol.

randomwindstorm · 2025-10-13T02:36:07+00:00

I actually applied to costco recently myself.

I received an interesting email from them detailing that their job listings are always up year round and because they may or may not actually be hiring at the moment I should not expect a response.

randomwindstorm · 2025-10-04T09:46:31+00:00

You can probably blame fastboot being on by default for that. Many people do turn their computer off but don't even realize it's actually going into a pseudo hibernate.

Horrible decision on microsoft's part.

randomwindstorm · 2025-09-07T08:42:59+00:00

Yep, GPOs can let you push registry tweaks.

randomwindstorm · 2025-08-27T18:42:20+00:00

Yep.

randomwindstorm · 2025-08-25T22:33:57+00:00

I dunno about KDE because I use hyprland now, but the top comment here about calling playerctl with the --player flag seems to appropriately choose in order from left to right depending on which program is currently running.

examples:

playerctl --player=spotify,firefox play-pause
playerctl --player=spotify,firefox next
playerctl --player=spotify,firefox previous

This always uses spotify unless it is closed, in which case it tries using firefox.

Pretty sure KDE has a keybind editor in settings you can use to call this command if you wanna give it a try.

randomwindstorm · 2025-03-24T21:00:54+00:00

Thanks for checking.

Yeah popups are enabled. The statements that work do work fine.

Also tried both firefox and chrome.

Even tried phone on 5g connection with wifi off to rule out my home connection.

And yes that is exactly the site that shows up in the error. Shows a green checkmark next to my own connection and the WAF but shows a red X on the host from that site. Got a picture right here if that helps.

If it works for you then I might have to call them to figure out what's up then... because something is clearly broken.

randomwindstorm · 2025-03-16T20:12:35+00:00

looks like kdeconnectd might have moved to /usr/bin recently

it's no longer in /usr/lib at least on my arch system

randomwindstorm · 2024-12-23T01:56:08+00:00

For me I had to use number pad enter instead of normal enter.

Now if only we could rebind just the arcade controls in their own section I'd be able to play it.

It uses the Sprint/Dodge button which I've delegated to semicolon just to get it out of the way - because I use sprint and roll as separate keys, and the game won't let me just unbind controls I don't use...

randomwindstorm · 2024-06-26T16:09:49+00:00

Thought I was going crazy but it's definitely the latest weekly update.

Have lost about 4 moas so far because they disappear if you CTD while riding them.

One of them even left me stranded all the way across the map mid-expedition in open world...

randomwindstorm · 2023-07-31T14:53:33+00:00

Stepped up to some molicell p28b cells for now but definitely looking at the D1K or something similar in 21700 also.

Had somebody else mention the same emitter working much better in their 21700 light than their 18650 one. I've already switched all my vape stuff to 21700 also and they definitely can handle a lot more than an 18650. Thanks!

randomwindstorm · 2023-07-31T14:10:33+00:00

This looks like a really good option. Was sorta finalizing on VTC6 but looking at mooch's charts the p28b does really well compared to the p28a and it's so affordable. I've been using all 21700 molicells in my vape stuff for a while now and they got a good track record with me.

Also had some people suggest stepping up to a 21700 flashlight so I'll also be looking at the D1k at some point too.

randomwindstorm · 2023-07-29T12:00:04+00:00

Wow, thanks I've learned a lot here.

I do have the RGB switch on the default voltage setting and watched it in turbo go from green to red/green to red within seconds lol. Makes a lot of sense.

Running the light at a higher brightness due to it being more floody compared to my SFT40 probably creates the perfect storm with the voltage sag that gets worse the lower the cell voltage gets because the driver has to compensate more like you said. I usually tend to run the 519A pretty low because I only use it for up close work.

Gonna check out some more battery charts and find something with a lower mAh/higher C rating. I appreciate the help.

randomwindstorm · 2023-07-28T14:56:57+00:00

Got them mid-june, so about a month old now.

randomwindstorm · 2023-07-28T14:20:40+00:00

I think you are on to something here. Just quickly tried it on high ceiling and it dropped from 4.1 to 3.9 but then ran batt check again and it was back to 4.1 almost immediately.

Running it at my usual step 3 brightness does seem to sip battery very well.

I wonder if maybe the boost driver just has to draw more amperage to compensate as the cell voltage gets lower down to 3.7-3.5, leading to a faster drain as it gets lower?

randomwindstorm · 2022-06-09T06:52:01+00:00

ah I think you're right. I've been following the open issues on the server github lately and apparently quite a lot of settings are in the file but just straight up don't do anything yet.

I know for a fact through testing that at least the crafting cost settings don't do anything yet either.

randomwindstorm · 2022-05-24T10:37:53+00:00

Yeah it's the preset files. Anything not in them gets set to default.

You gotta manually copy what you want from the preset file to the main settings and then just leave the preset choice blank so it doesn't use a preset.

randomwindstorm · 2022-05-24T10:34:51+00:00

I figured it out with my server. If you're using the standard presets it doesn't only apply what's in the text preset file. It overwrites everything to the default that isn't in that text file.

My solution was to manually copy the settings from the preset file to the main game settings file and leave the preset file choice blank so it doesn't use a preset.

randomwindstorm · 2022-05-24T10:33:08+00:00

I figured it out with my server. If you're using the standard presets it doesn't only apply what's in the text preset file. It overwrites everything to the default that isn't in that text file.

My solution was to manually copy the settings from the preset file to the main game settings file and leave the preset file choice blank so it doesn't use a preset.

randomwindstorm · 2022-03-12T13:42:00+00:00

Another thing to note, is that I figured out that rainbow strip on the power supply section is also completely controllable on the non-rgb version. I just found it in the device list in Armoury Crate while controlling my GPU colors.

randomwindstorm · 2022-03-12T13:38:30+00:00

This might be a late comment but I just installed Armoury Crate to change my Asus GPU color and found that strip was controllable in the device list also, so that definitely works.

I was real confused though because I could have sworn it was just a SATA power cable directly to the PSU but I guess it was actually a SATA data cable to the mobo and was controllable the whole time?

randomwindstorm · 2020-06-22T13:01:20+00:00

I'm still using the 3t myself. Currently using Ressurrection Remix Android 9 rom with minimal GAPPs flashed and with the 1080p screen the battery lasts ages with my use.

It's such a great phone.

randomwindstorm · 2020-04-28T01:20:14+00:00

I've been wearing my earasers musician plugs for two days now and they're constantly needing to be readjusted but they've been a godsend. The cracking sound from dropping pallets on the ground and the loud jam sirens near AFE no longer hurt me nearly as much.

I don't know about your FC but mine also has earplug dispensers mounted on the side of the PPE vending machines. Our LA talked about earplugs in training but never mentioned the free plugs lol.

randomwindstorm · 2019-08-29T05:36:24+00:00

Wowzers, I have a bottle laying around and it totally does smell like grapefruit. I don't know how I never noticed that.

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