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Debian Linux, kernel 5.19, and crypttab
A Debian Linux system, running kernel 5.19 with Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) encryption, sometimes fails to boot from the suspend state, with the error message: Gave up waiting for suspend/resume device.… Read the rest.
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The FG-20 must go
Another week, another series of tests with film. View of airship hangar from across the road View of airship hangar from car park Historic piece in Farnborough Business Park Regardless of their questionable compositions, these pictures are rather good for being shot on expired film.… Read the rest.
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Hit and miss
The results of my film development are still hit and miss. Here are samples from yet another roll that was started in 2018 and finished just this month.… Read the rest.
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Two-finger scrolling in GNOME
For two-finger scrolling to work consistently in GNOME Wayland, I have to place one finger on the touchpad before the other.… Read the rest.
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Solving error 1962 with Debian and UEFI on IdeaCentre K430
When setting up Debian Linux (Bullseye) on my Lenovo IdeaCentre K430 computer, I encountered problems related to UEFI. After the installation, the system did not boot and displayed the message Error 1962: No operating system found.… Read the rest.
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How to preserve custom /etc/resolv.conf entries with DHCP in Debian Linux
In Debian Linux, when a network interface is configured to obtain an IP address automatically, the DHCP client utility writes the values received from the server over the content of file /etc/resolv.conf.… Read the rest.
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Adopting the kibi
In dial-up Internet days we surmised that a 56K modem transferred data at 56 000 bits per second (or 56 kbps).… Read the rest.
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Trap with `gmtime` and other time functions
From man gmtime: The gmtime() function converts the calendar time timep to broken-down time representation, expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).… Read the rest.
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ESP8266: Always call ‘wifi_wps_enable’ before ‘wifi_set_wps_cb’
For WPS to work on the ESP8266 and using the non-OS SDK, be sure to call wifi_wps_enable() before setting the callback function with wifi_set_wps_cb().… Read the rest.
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ESP8266: Flash images at more than 115200 bps
If esptool is limited to 115200 bps when flashing your firmware to an ESP8266, you can try to increase the bitrate by following the steps below.… Read the rest.