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by peter_b
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: No route to host: missing cifs-utils package
Replies: 0
Views: 33

No route to host: missing cifs-utils package

[PROBLEM] Trying to mount an smb/cifs share using a proper, working /etc/fstab entry: mount: /mnt/inbox/bd1-inbox: mount(2) system call failed: No route to host. The same config works perfectly on another machine - and the IP route to host (including name-resolution) works perfectly. [SOLUTION] $ a...
by peter_b
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: github: permission denied (publickey)
Replies: 0
Views: 53

github: permission denied (publickey)

I've had several reasons for the following error: git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists. 1. SSH config (~/.ssh/config) had no public key set. 2. Remote-URL wasn't poin...
by peter_b
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: github: permission denid
Replies: 0
Views: 33

github: permission denid

[PROBLEM] Trying to "git push" to a repository of mine on github.com: ERROR: Permission to USER1/repository.git denied to USER2. fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists. Seems there's a mixup between which...
by peter_b
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: irtoy & ir-keytable on xubuntu 20.04
Replies: 0
Views: 68

irtoy & ir-keytable on xubuntu 20.04

Here's my working command that "sees" all buttons pressed on remotes of 2 different devices: $ sudo ir-keytable -t -v -p rc-5,rc-6,nec * Philips VCR (VR 740) * Universum VCR (VR-2796) Here's an overview of "hello to the irtoy device": $ sudo ir-keytable Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ w...
by peter_b
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: LIRC & irtoy: hardware does not support sending
Replies: 0
Views: 59

LIRC & irtoy: hardware does not support sending

Updating my existing IR setup - yet again (for the n-th time in 20 years...) irToy hardware IR sender/receiver on Xubuntu 20.04.6, using lirc 0.10.1. It works! 8) :D Well, at first I got an error, when I tried this: $ irsend SEND_ONCE UniversumVCR power hardware does not support sending [SOLUTION] E...
by peter_b
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: LIRC on Xubuntu 20.04: control process dump core
Replies: 0
Views: 53

LIRC on Xubuntu 20.04: control process dump core

Running "apt install lirc" on Xubuntu 20.04.6, fails to install lirc package - and leaves apt in an unclean state: Setting up lirc (0.10.1-6.1) ... Job for lircd.service failed because a fatal signal was delivered causing the control process to dump core. See "systemctl status lircd.s...
by peter_b
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:07 am
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: ImageMagick:
Replies: 1
Views: 4309

ImageMagick: split/crop error "no images defined"

Again, splitting the very same images, I ran into the following error: $ convert video_motion.png -crop 30000 out-%02d.png convert-im6.q16: no images defined `out-%02d.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258. I seem to have forgotten to write down the following change, too: In `/etc/ImageMag...
by peter_b
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Synergy1: Wrong keyboard layout
Replies: 1
Views: 106

Re: Synergy1: Wrong keyboard layout

If you want a desktop/menu entry, you can copy/paste this code and save it to "set_kb_layout.desktop" to have a launcher icon: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Set AT keyboard Comment=Launch this after synergy client has connected. Exec=setxkbmap at -option grp:alt_shift_t...
by peter_b
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:54 am
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: HDMI & pulseaudio on Ubuntu
Replies: 0
Views: 92

HDMI & pulseaudio on Ubuntu

Haven't tried this myself yet, but had the same problem: "No sound on HDMI Ubuntu 20.04": https://askubuntu.com/a/1415109 However, my GFX card doesn't seem to be able to transport audio over HDMI - or the driver doesn't support it. Anyhow, HDMI doesn't show up as audio option on my system....
by peter_b
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Synergy1: Wrong keyboard layout
Replies: 1
Views: 106

Synergy1: Wrong keyboard layout

Running Synergy1 (Pro version / with serial) on Xubuntu 20.04. It works smoothly, only the keyboard layout on the client is wrong for me (defaults to US). Running this after connecting the client, fixes my keyboard layout (to `AT`): `setxkbmap at -option grp:alt_shift_toggle` Consult `man xkeyboard-...
by peter_b
Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: MPV: Lua socket (non-blocking)
Replies: 1
Views: 196

Re: MPV: Lua socket (non-blocking)

Based on the above example snippet, here's a LUA script for MPV that opens a port and listens for "key=value" commands. In this example, it takes a "seek=frames" argument to jump to a position in the clip, using the "container-fps" to deduce the position in seconds: -- ...
by peter_b
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: DaVinci Resolve on Xubuntu 22.04: Black welcome screen
Replies: 0
Views: 659

DaVinci Resolve on Xubuntu 22.04: Black welcome screen

[PROBLEM] Downloaded and installed DaVinci Resolve v18.6.4 on Xubuntu 22.04.3. I've enabled detailed logging on the first install (running `DaVinci_Resolve_18.6.4_Linux.run`): It was aborted with this error message: Failed to copy file: libs/libcudnn_cnn_infer.so.8 I've tried again *without detaille...
by peter_b
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: GeForce 3060 on Xubuntu 22.04.3
Replies: 0
Views: 610

GeForce 3060 on Xubuntu 22.04.3

Installing an NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060 (MSI-model) on an MSI B450M Mortar Max mainboard on Xubuntu 22.04.3. Requires proprietary drivers (at the moment), but works. 1) First boot halted on "EZ Debug LED" VGA. :shock: 2) Cleared CMOS, then tried again: GPU works, system boots. 3) Xubuntu boot...
by peter_b
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: GeForce 3060 on Xubuntu 22.04.3
Replies: 0
Views: 606

GeForce 3060 on Xubuntu 22.04.3

Remarks regarding installing an NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060 (MSI-model) on an MSI B450M Mortar Max mainboard on Xubuntu 22.04.3. 1) First boot halted on "EZ Debug LED" VGA. 2) Cleared CMOS, then tried again: GPU works, system boots. 3) Xubuntu boots, but has wide-stretched low-resolution (1024x...
by peter_b
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Error in file "/usr/share/applications/org.kde.kdeconnect_open.desktop"
Replies: 0
Views: 800

Error in file "/usr/share/applications/org.kde.kdeconnect_open.desktop"

[PROBLEM] Got this error while installing a new package (on Xubuntu 20.04): Error in file "/usr/share/applications/org.kde.kdeconnect_open.desktop": "*/*" is an invalid MIME type ("*" is an unregistered media type) [SOLUTION] The '*/*' in that kdeconnect Desktop file s...