Use Sample output: That is sortable output, but a resolution of 1/100 second is probably sufficient. The output can be rounded by postprocessing. A sample application For example, it can be used to get absolute timestamps for start and end …
For a list of aliases in PowerShell, e.g., alias cd for Set-Location, see my previous blog post PowerShell aliases and missing Microsoft documentation (aliases in PowerShell are not in the official Microsoft documentation). See also my blog post Breaking into …
The short version: Building the third-party tool “hid_listen” from source and using Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) or later enables debugging of QMK firmware on Ubuntu. Introduction Printf debugging is enabled in QMK by using the standard printf (or its cousin dprintf()) …
It doesn’t appear there is a way to change the keyboard layout in Xfce using the GUI (e.g., the default desktop environment in ArcoLinux), but it is possible as described here. Though it isn’t permanent, so it must be done …
The default setup of the terminal program in ArcoLinux is not OK. In particular, the opacity makes it practically unusable. Here is a description of how to configure it to get it into a usable state. Introduction Under the surface, …
Setting up the terminal/console program Alacritty to be usable (e.g., on ArcoLinux) Read more »
dfu-util can be used to both read off and to flash (update) firmware on embedded devices, say for the firmware on a QMK-based keyboard like the Keychron V5 (about 50 KB). But it is very poorly documented. In most cases, the …
Flash utility ‘dfu-util’ gotcha: Always use option ‘-a 0’ Read more »
In February 2023, Canonical force updated Ubuntu 22.04 to HWE. This broke a lot of things, including the fix for USB 2 to work on some motherboards. A fix At this point, it is not known exactly what causes this …
Reverting back to the regular LTS kernel for Ubuntu 22.04 Read more »
The short version: ArcoLinux does not seem to install the required GRUB bootloader (file grubx64.efi) on some partitioning schemes, e.g., some combination of separate partitions (completely separate or some shared partitions). Thus the system can not boot. Booting into the …
The short version: As a new user, choose the ISO image “arcolinuxl-v23.03.01-x86_64.iso“ (2.4 GB. MD5 hash value BE43EE6827C285C610648793EFCFAF45). A new version, 23.03.01, of ArcoLinux (an Arch Linux derivative) was released. The official release date was 2023-03-01. As a new user, which …
The short version: With default BIOS settings (which enable USB 3 ports) for the Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P motherboard, the USB 2 ports do not work (at least in Linux), only the two external USB 3 ports. In Linux, the GRUB configuration parameter “GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX” …
Enabling both USB 3 and USB 2 ports for the ‘Gigabyte’ GA-970A-DS3P motherboard Read more »