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"Just going to test the current pkg driver, this will only take a second...", the old refrain goes. Surely, it will not punt away an hour or so of messing about in loader.conf on this EPYC system...

- Here are some notes to back-track a botched/crashing driver kernel panic situation.
- Standard stuff, nothing new over the years here with loader prompt.
- A few directives are specific to this system, though may provide a useful general reference.
- The server has an integrated GPU in addition to nvidia pcie, so a module blacklist for the "amdgpu" driver is necessary (EPYC 4564P).

Step 1: during boot-up, "exit to loader prompt"
Step 2: set/unset the values as needed at the loader prompt

unset nvidia_load
unset nvidia_modeset_load
unset hw.nvidiadrm.modeset
set module_blacklist=amdgpu,nvidia,nvidia_modeset
set machdep.hyperthreading_intr_allowed=0
set verbose_loading=YES
set boot_verbose=YES
set acpi_dsdt_load=YES
set audit_event_load=YES
kern.consmsgbuf_size=1048576
set loader_menu_title=waffenschwester
boot

Step 3: login to standard tty shell
Step 4: edit /boot/loader.conf (and maybe .local)
Step 5: edit /etc/rc.conf (and maybe .local)
Step 6: debug the vast output from kern.consmsgbuf logs

Are you a terminal freak too? And do you know the great work of Igor Chubin (github.com/chubin)?

curl cheat.sh - highly useful when you need to execute a command you use twice a year, don't remember the parameters and like me you don't like digging through man (example: curl cheat.sh/tar). And just discovered it supports also quick tips when you script something (like curl cheat.sh/python/read+file).

curl wttr.in or curl v2.wttr.in - when you don't want to switch to a different window to check the weather (pun intended).

curl rate.sx - currency converter (example czk.rate.sx/1eur).

By the way, all this is possible because of awesome curl by @bagder

GitHubchubin - Overviewchubin has 24 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

How does using the #Jolla #JollaC2 (@jolla) with #SailfishOS for about a week as a daily driver now (with my old #iPhone at home as a backup)?

In general, it works much better than I had hoped after my experiences with other alternative #smartphone systems and it indeed is the first (and so far only) system that indeed works quite well. Also at around 285€ (commerce.jolla.com/products/jo) it isn't too expensive, so one can simply try it out.

There are a few limitations though:

* I am really missing biometric unlocking
* There is no predictive text input, so typing could be more comfy
* The UX experience sometimes feels strange (but no no-gos for me)
* It is not a snappy and fast device
* Audio quality is so-so
* GPS really needs a GPS signal, so no WIFI-based location

What is great:

* It is a real #Linux, so it has a #terminal, #sshd, you can e.g. use the #Nix package manager etc.
* Android apps are running in a container
* You can have different users to limit data access

Unfortunately there are nearly no high-quality native apps so far and the built-in ones are very basic (e.g. email).

But: The #Android compatibility layer is very good, the system comes with #Fdroid and #AuroraStore (#Google store front-end) pre-installed, so you can easily install practically all official Android apps.

Most apps work very well, some (especially banking) apps do not though as they complain that the system is rooted, so YMMV regarding the apps you need.

In general I am really happy with this system.

And: All the de-ggoglefied Android phones like the #Volla will always still remain just that: A more limited Android. SailfishOS offers a path towards powerful native (#Qt/#QML/#Cplusplus/#Python/you name it) based apps.

I am hoping that Jolla will provide a significantly more powerful device option and that some of the problems above will be solved.

But already now, even with the limitations above, if you are somewhat technically inclined (but without the need to fiddle with a command line unlike with the open mobile Linux distributions), want to get rid of #Google or #Apple for whatever reason, want a #Linux #smartphone, support a #European company from #Finland, this phone is really usable.

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Oh and don't get me started on just how difficult it is to use the mac #Terminal, now you wouldn't use this to actually #code with, but sometimes its useful to know how to use... if you could easily navigate the damned thing, but no, Apple just has to make it the most terrible experience ever. I don't know how sighted people do it, because as a #blind person, I hate every second of it, and I really only use it to play muds via #tintin++ if I have no other options.

Oh, so you’ve stumbled upon this post with the hashtag #Fediverse? Congratulations, you’re officially part of the elite club of internet cool kids. But wait—don’t get too comfortable. Whatever you do, do not follow me. Seriously, it’s a trap. You’ll regret it faster than realizing pineapple on pizza is a controversial topic.

Why? Because, plot twist: I like Linux. Yeah, that’s right—the operating system that’s technically for tech wizards but is actually for anyone who enjoys typing commands in a terminal at 3 AM while sipping coffee and pretending to be a hacker. Just kidding… or am I?

This is satire, so don't take it seriously... unless you should, in which case, totally do.

#Satire#Humor#Funny

TIL: On peut faire des liens avec des ancres dans un terminal (l'équivalent de la balise HTML `<a>`) 🤯

Je suis tombé là-dessus en regardant la sortie de la commande `hostnamectl` qui faisait pointer le texte `Ubuntu 24.10` vers le site d'Ubuntu…

J'avoue que je ne sais pas trop quoi en pense mais si jamais vous êtes curieux, la spec est par là 😅 :

➡️ gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb11

#Linux#VTE#Terminal