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The Google Pixel Verizon variants are absolute garbage. The reason why is Verizon purposefully encrypts the bootloader to where you can’t unlock it. When you tell Verizon about unlocking the bootloader, they think you mean carrier unlocking the phone to use on other carriers and while the Google Pixel 6 that I just received from Amazon. Here is a breakdown of phone models for Pixel that have locked bootloaders.
Google Pixel 6 – GA02300-US
Google Pixel 6a – GA03327-US
Google Pixel 8 – GA04880-US
Google Pixel 8 Pro – GA04838-US
Google Pixel 7a – GA04264-US
Google Pixel Fold – GA03810-US
Google Pixel 7 – GA04260-US
Google Pixel 6 – GA03300-US
Google Pixel 6 Pro – GA02231-US
If you’re like me that smoke at your computer, you know about going through keyboards like socks or worse. So, I’m going to give a list with Amazon links of keyboards I’ve tried personally and if they are good (or bad) for smokers.
Amazon Basic Keyboard: Absolutely the worst on this list. Keys are recessed, ashes can get into these crevasses and you have to take it apart to do cleaning, however, after cleaning, it works pretty well. add some lube around every key for better keystrokes.
ChonChow Model 1910b: Very cheap feeling keyboard, Says “Mechanical Feel” but not mechanical at all. Keys are easily cleanable, the keyboard is still working after 3 years and I’ve never cleaned it. I blow the ashes out and back in business. You probably need to lube the keys as they are getting harder to push down after all these years but not bad for a cheap keyboard brand.
CyborHSoldier Airfox GMK-II: I like this keyboard. If I hadn’t spilled coffee on it 3-4 times, it would still be going. It still works but there are some problem keys that I may tackle a switch repair on at a later date.
Please in the comments, if you are a smoker, share your thoughts on keyboards you’ve personally owned.
Upon installing Garuda Dragonized edition on my Desktop rig. Everything seems fine upon first start-up but then when I try to launch anything with audio, I’m already having problems and cannot control the audio to my speakers or headphones very well. Sound comes from the headphones (Front Panel) just fine but not from the Line out. Going into AlsaMixer, I see that “Auto Detect” is enabled, so I disable it and now I have sound coming from headphones and speakers simultaneously and I’m fine with this.
I did a little digging around on Google for hopefully some answers. Here are some links I found:
- https://forum.manjaro.org/t/fresh-install-gnome-21-07-no-sound-with-realtek-alc1220/73263
- https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-configure-pipewire-linux/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/v67jl9/easy_virtual_soundcards_with_pipewire_for/
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211743
This list will grow as I find new information so I can keep up with the changes also I look forward to comments from people who know Pipewire better than I do and hopefully resolve my issue and help others out in the process.
From one of the links above, someone had said when trying to get OBS to work correctly is to add some Virtual Sinks to be able to help with separating audio paths. So I added this to my /home/username/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d directory. (I had to make both the pipewire and pipewire.conf.d directories under .config)
/home/username/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/10-coupled-streams.conf
| 1 | context.modules = [
{ name = libpipewire-module-loopback
args = {
audio.position = [ FL FR ]
capture.props = {
media.class = Audio/Sink
node.name = game_sink
node.description = "Virtual game sink"
}
}
}
{ name = libpipewire-module-loopback
args = {
audio.position = [ FL FR ]
capture.props = {
media.class = Audio/Sink
node.name = live_only_sink
node.description = "Live-only virtual sink"
}
}
}
] |
Not exactly sure
For our office election watch party last night, we wanted to watch results on as many simultaneous races as we could but we were particularly interested in the locals. That’s because we knew the national races would be covered heavily and we had a projector set up for TV coverage, but the local races would … Read More Read More
Notations:[ $ = OBD I information has not yet been collected ][ $$ = OBD II information has not yet been collected ][ *** = information has not been verified by any technical data or a reliable source ] ——————- General (w/5 speed manual transmission) Motor: 2.0L (1984 cc) I4 SOHC 8V Fuel Injected (121.071 cu … Read More Read More
I’ve been a long-time fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (From here out will be referring to as ‘MST3K’ of course) from 1988 till very recently. Season 13 is about to come out in March 2022 and since the reboot of season 11, I’ve been a little hesitant about it ever since. Where I noticed … Read More Read More
Never forget where you came from and the people that put you there. I once was a regular driver for Donna Summer. The first time I drove for her, of course I had to carry her luggage to the gate at the airport. I never said anything to her about this as it really didn’t … Read More Read More
First of all, if you have an iPhone I can’t help you other than to tell you to get rid of it and get an Android phone with an Unlocked Bootloader or capable of Unlocked bootloader. iPhones and anything Apple are notoriously known for locking their operating systems down to where no one can do … Read More Read More
This will not be a “Which one is better” article, but more so a list of the current ones that are available so you can find out which one is best for you. GnomeXfceLXDECinnamonMATELXQtEnlightenmentKDE PlasmaBudgieRazor-qtLuminaSugarTrinity Desktop EnvironmentK Desktop EnvironmentCommon Desktop Environment (CDE)PantheonROXUDEEDEEtoileKDE 4MezzoUKUIGNUStepAquaOpenWindowAmbientProject Looking GlassMetisseElokab
I’ve used Firefox for quite a number of years but recently after loading up a new web page, I see on the bottom that Firefox is in complete submission to a Marxist organization. Oh, I’m a conspiracy Theorist you say? Black Lives Matter founders are not hiding the fact that they are Marxists so how … Read More Read More
I’m not going to name names in this blog post. If you’re reading this and you were in a relationship with me and you think that part is about you..it probably is and I don’t care. This blog entry is for myself and I’m sharing it publicly so maybe I can save a life or … Read More Read More
I’m going to start with a kernel configuration for this Mobo/CPU combo. This will not be for other devices, just for this motherboard and CPU combo. You can add modules as you see fit to add them, but this should be the baseline for your kernel. I’ll be updating this as I go along but … Read More Read More
I’m running Arch linux so it could be different for you: This keeps the autoupdate file from executing system-wide. I know this seems unorthodox but if anyone knows of a better method, please comment below
When this social network came out, I was enthusiastic about it. I’ve tried to refer some of my friends over to sorta wean out Facebook but that never panned out too well. Oh well, I’ll just use it and forget em. I liked the idea of not being blocked or banned from saying or posting … Read More Read More