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  • SuperIludec_hl@mastodon.social
    Sep 26, 2026, 12:43 PM

    @arduino So I had to use the flasher CLI, which downloaded "the latest" image and flashed it.
    Latest in this case means: When you connect with AppLab the first time it ALSO downloads a bunch of updates and you have to wait ages for the board to be usable again.

    Naturally all data is gone, even from the "/home" partition.
    Why the heck does it waste HDD space by splitting the disk into "/" and "/home" and then does not preserve "/home"when re-flashing?

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  • SuperIludec_hl@mastodon.social
    Sep 26, 2026, 12:46 PM

    @arduino the instructions to set up AppLab are also wrong. They provide a command line to install the dependencies on Arch base systems, but completely fail to mention that "dialup" is called "uucp" on these systems.

    Also: is there ANY way to access the bootloader/console of the Linux? Using a USB-C docking station I get a brief glimpse of the kernel booting and then end up in lightdm.

    Not helpful if your keyboard is not working!

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  • SuperIludec_hl@mastodon.social
    Sep 26, 2026, 12:55 PM

    @arduino other stuff I noticed:
    - I can't find a button to shut down a connected UNO Q in AppLab. Do I really have to use the shell for that???
    - shutting down the system does always lead to a reboot. Never managed to actually halt it.
    - not only do you have no say in partitioning, your user is also always named "arduino"
    - AppLab contains AI crap
    - connected to my FullHD display the lightdm always selects some weird resolution. My mini HDMI display is detected correcty.

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  • SuperIludec_hl@mastodon.social
    Sep 26, 2026, 1:22 PM

    @arduino UPDATE: after re-flashing I can now connect via USB-C and networking using AppLab, but when I check with dmesg the system does not recognize any USB devices connected to the USB-C dongle.
    HDMI on the dongle is working...

    I ran apt-get update again, when issuing "shutdown -r now" the system HALTED!

    still no luck with USB, lsusb shows two root hubs, but no devices are detected when I plug them in.

    I'll try another USB-C dongle now...

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  • SuperIludec_hl@mastodon.social
    Sep 26, 2026, 1:31 PM

    @arduino UPDATE 2: connecting another USB-C dongle does work.
    The before-working-now-magically-non-working dongle works fine on an other computer and also works on the #UnoQ when connected as second-in-chain to the new working dongle...

    WTF?

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