I'm happily using (after all this time!) the Acer Nitro 5 [AN5] with Ubuntu 20.04 and the power saving script [PSS]. Unfortunately, when using the lowest power mode, the Ethernet interface won't get an IP any more. The Ethernet interface wakes up with a simple command: sudo ip link set enp7s0 up Resources [AN5] Ubuntu … Continue reading Reactivate Linux network interface after standby
Tag: Troubleshooting
azapi: unsupported attribute
One of my Azure Terraform deployments recently started failing with "unsupported attribute". The deployment involves container app environments which aren't currently supported by azurerm, so I'm working around that with azapi [AZAPI]. The template references an attribute ("staticIp" for the interested reader) in the resource creation JSON output. The deployment started breaking in early January … Continue reading azapi: unsupported attribute
could not get netmask from lease
I'm sitting in a hotel lobby and the Ubuntu Acer Nitro 5 won't connect to the hotel wifi, although my android phone connected fine. According to syslog "could not get netmask from lease". This post isn't a fix, just an ugly workaround. This "lease" message points the unacquainted me towards a DHCP issue, which is … Continue reading could not get netmask from lease
Can’t log into Azure tenant after resetting Microsoft authenticator
Organisations which manage identities and user authentication with Office365 account use single sign on for web-, desktop- and mobile apps. The user experience usually consists of a web-based login form and a second-factor notification on the Microsoft authenticator app or an SMS sent to the phone. Microsoft login screen The authenticator app can manage multiple … Continue reading Can’t log into Azure tenant after resetting Microsoft authenticator
Driver does not support any RC mode compatible with selected options (supported modes: CQP)
Rendering a video with KDEnlive 22.08.1 under Ubuntu 22.04 on the Acer Nitro5 with the hardware accelerated VAAPI Intel H264 profile aborts with this error: Driver does not support any RC mode compatible with selected options (supported modes: CQP). I'm not deep enough into the KDEnlive architecture to understand what I'm doing, my superficial understanding … Continue reading Driver does not support any RC mode compatible with selected options (supported modes: CQP)