Thank you, saving bandwidth is precisely why I want to try it.

I remember the computers at work were similar in how they worked,

first I had to start the machine, go and get a coffee (because it would take so long), login to the network and then proceed to load the programs I would need for the day.

This was long before I had any interest in computing, it was just work (selling spare parts for transport (people) air conditioning in the 80's)

I'm not sure what brand they were. But I loved getting the office girl to help me create macros to simplify my job.

I see your point, swanson. And I feel the same way, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's getting more and more like M$ file systems.

What I'd like to see is a selection box in the installer program for stand-alone PC's, no extra networking or accessibility fluff doing nothing.

I see the usr-merge as another step towards breaking older systems. "You'll need to pay a tech to fix that!" remember y2k?

Thanks Unixman1230, I'll definitely  try this soon.

One thing I've been doing for quite some time is backing-up /root, /boot and /etc to a folder in my home directory partition.

This allows me to reinstate any config files I have changed/customised.

Of course you will require a separate partition for /home and not format it during an install.

But this apt-cdom approach may alleviate that concern.

I have tried mounting iso's, but generally get an error about either no release file or checksums.

Thanks again.

Thank you for the heads-up! I'll keep this in mind for when I do my next clean install. I've avoided usrmerge up until now, I have read about it.

Hi, do you have the firmware loading at linux Devuan boot for the wifi device?

<edit> the package I use for my wifi card is the intel module/driver... firmware-iwlwifi and for bt, rtl8761bu_fw & rtl8761bu_config

inxi -E -N shows me this...

inxi -E -N
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 driver: iwlwifi
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Bluetooth Adapter type: USB driver: btusb
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 state: up address: 40:74:E0:B2:FC:8B bt-v: 3.0

I have other *free and *non-free firmware packages installed, also...

I hope this helps you.</edit>

Hi, thank you for your contributions.

I feel obliged to state that this PC has not faulted since I cleaned the fans and re-seated the nvme ssd correctly.

I still have a few un-answered queries that I will uncover myself in time, thanks to your contributions and tips.

ie, the fans switching off, and the system time being changed randomly...

I have a picture of gkrellm to show the temps. I hope it works.

GamesBox.GlennsPref gkrellm system monitor.
gkrellm system monitor

Hi, on my daedalus Plasma/kde system, I removed the package ModemManager.

I don't know if it's running (how do you test it to find out?), but I did see Plasma-nm (network manager) depends on some other packages with the modemmanager in the name.

ymmv. All the best

I've used "touch" to create a empty file... Not too sure about the date and time stamp.

What's the difference between your girlfriend, your mistress and your wife?

Your girlfriend says, "are you finished already",
your mistress says, "are you finished yet" and
your wife says, "beige, I think I'll paint the ceiling beige"!

Thanks zapper, It's good to get a confirmation that I'm not going mad. I thought that may be the case... with "madaidans-insecurities".

aluma: the smbios program it quite interesting, great to see all those details...

I had thought I might find some devious code, or expose a back-door... maybe, when I get more acquainted with the program/s.

One thing I found was the python error with "info" and python3. (this system is not setup for progamming, as such, but I may compile source if required)

root@GamesBox:/root  smbios-token-ctl --dump-tokens-csv
ID,Type,Value,Name,Setting
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/smbios_token.py", line 134, in __iter__
    raise StopIteration
StopIteration

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/smbios-token-ctl", line 475, in <module>
    sys.exit( main() )
              ^^^^^^
  File "/usr/sbin/smbios-token-ctl", line 384, in main
    dumpTokensCsv(tokenTable, tokenXlator, options)
  File "/usr/sbin/smbios-token-ctl", line 246, in dumpTokensCsv
    for token in tokenTable:
RuntimeError: generator raised StopIteration
root@GamesBox:/root  

progress... hardware.
I took my box apart yesterday and cleaned the case, and all the fans and filters. And rewired everything to look neater and more organised. also removing hardware like hdd drive bay shelves. A Fractal case.

I reset the cmos to defaults, still on the latest bios version for my motherboard.
reconfigured the bios to switch off unneeded resources, like eth, audio... serial the port irq reservation (having no printer/scanner attached).

after a few reboots, I had the bios boot setup as I like it, and managed to get full clock out of the ram
(up until yesterday it ran at ~3200, today it runs as spec, 3600) a nice surprise. And with performance boost turned off, clocked the cpu back up to 4000.

I also found I had not fitted the nvme ssd correctly with the mounting as well as the heatsink (this maybe why it was rebooting!!!) The plastic film was still on the heatsink (had shrivelled the plastic film a bit but not permanently damaged the heat-transfer compound)

So, now with less chance over overheating I wait to see if any surprise reboots come to being (like a ghost in the machine or something).

I strive for progress, not perfection... and I think I'm making headway towards that.

Thank you for contributing and taking the time to read.

cheers

I am guilty as accused, ... But when I got this keyboard I still used windows.

I am considering trying the software in wine...

Not too sure about it, and I reload my OS far to frequently to re-establish hardware through a virtual software interface.

On the other hand, when I ran DiD's F22 off winxp from vBox (virtual Box), Mandriva, I was using the macro keys to shortcut the multi keys required to

turn the radar on, check for targets, aquire targets, select weapons, list & fire when in range, turn off radar. Each confrontation, forgive my memory.

I had a logitech (i think, had a couple over the years) 3 axis 9 button joystick with a shift key, razer oroochi mouse, and this keyboard. It was complex but immersive.

Anyhow, have a great Day.

On the white login screen, move your mouse towards the bottom left, there is a box, select plasma-x11