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jdrch edited this page Dec 20, 2019 · 19 revisions

NOTE: Below is an initial list. All other issues with solutions and details of both can be found here.

Ásbrú Connection Manager

Asbru gets stuck on "Status: PASSWORD:Sent (not shown)" during SSH to OpenIndiana Hipster machine

Solution

  • In the main window, click Preferences
  • Under Main Options click the Advanced tab
  • In the Command Prompt: field, enter [#%\$>-]|\:\/\s*$
  • Click Save and Close

Bash

How to recover a broken terminal

  • Copy /etc/skel/.bashrc to ~ folder

OR

  • If using bash-it, delete the existing .bashrc file in ~ and rename the .bashrc.bak file to .bashrc

dd

Resolving the Operation not permitted error message

  1. In a terminal, enter mount to list all mounted filesystems
  2. Unmount all file systems on the physical device dd is to be run on
  3. If the above don't work, create an appropriate (based on target OS) partition table for the USB stick in GParted

Debian 10.x

Cannot login via lock screen after monitor disconnect/reconnect while screen is locked

The only way around this is to reboot the machine.

Dell XPS 8500 Special Edition

Won't Boot After Windows 10 Update

  • Turn off PC
  • Disconnect all cables
  • Press the power button for 30 seconds
  • Open the case
  • Disconnect all drives except the boot drive
  • Remove all PCIe cards
  • Remove and reseat motherboard CMOS battery
  • Connect external monitor to onboard HDMI port
  • Turn on PC

It should now boot.

Bluetooth keeps turning off

  • Search from the Start menu and run Find and fix problems with Bluetooth devices
  • Open Device Manager
  • Expand Bluetooth
  • Right-click on the wireless NIC
  • Click Properties
  • Click the Power Management tab
  • Ensure Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is unchecked

GhostBSD

MATE clock is very wrong, no obvious way to force NTP update

Run sudo service ntpdate restart in the terminal. The command might hang; if that happens, wait for the MATE clock to update (might be able to force this by locking the display) and then close the terminal window.

Illumos

OpenIndiana

Bash-it shows up just fine in MATE terminal but not over SSH unless you su into root

  • Add this under the 1st block of comments in ~/.profile:
# if running bash
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
    # include .bashrc if it exists
    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
    fi
fi
  • Log out and log in again. bash-it should show up correctly

Microsoft Windows 10

File Explorer

Loads thumbnails slowly or not at all, gets stuck on Working On It

  • Open Indexing Options in the Control Panel
  • Click Show all locations
  • Click Modify
  • Uncheck everything
  • Check your user folder
  • Check all folders in which you keep personal files and media
  • Click OK
  • Reboot the PC

Windows Update

Fails with error 0xC1900101

  • Click Start
  • Search for "features"
  • Click on Turn Windows features on or off
  • In the ensuing list, uncheck Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Reboot
  • Clean boot Windows
  • Go to Windows Update and re(download + install) the update

MobaXterm

Updating between Preview Edition versions

  • Run the installer 3 times to complete the installation
  • Do not delete the associated .dat file that comes with the installer until after the installation is complete

ntp

dnscrypt-proxy, etc. failing due to wrong time

Pi-hole

Excessive DNS queries from clients

On problematic clients, check for:

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