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adingbatponder<p>Just in case it is of interest, the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Huawei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huawei</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/E3372" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E3372</span></a> LTE USB <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/usbstick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usbstick</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cellularmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellularmodem</span></a> works on a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpad</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/X230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X230</span></a> under <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> running <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a>. Details of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> in replies to this post. Credits: chatGPT iteratively....<br>Important: use http://192.168.8.1 to set SIM pin manually after the device has been shown to be recognised and modeswitched using the checks: <br>lsusb<br>nmcli <br>ls /dev/cdc-wdm*<br>lsmod | grep cdc<br>and importantly:<br>usb_modeswitch --version<br>returns a good output message</p>
adingbatponder<p>Running <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos25dot05" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos25dot05</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> or <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kde_plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kde_plasma</span></a> desktop on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lenovo</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpad</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/x230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x230</span></a> seems to require<br> <br>services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.wayland = false;</p><p>in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> </p><p>This was what <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a> told me, and the fix it worked.</p><p>I used <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flakes</span></a> for the first time by following this nice video <a href="https://youtu.be/ACybVzRvDhs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ACybVzRvDhs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neovim</span></a> configurable <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plugins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plugins</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4OyfL5o7DU&amp;t=54s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=c4OyfL5o7D</span><span class="invisible">U&amp;t=54s</span></a><br>great to set up on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP9jDrRvAwM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=uP9jDrRvAw</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOe0C7Qtypk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GOe0C7Qtyp</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aircove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircove</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/expressvpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expressvpn</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>router</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/wifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wifi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/printing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/brother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brother</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mfcl3770cdw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mfcl3770cdw</span></a> on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> <br>0) Activate WiFi printing on printer (disables previous wired LAN connection, cannot have both)<br>1) enter new <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ipaddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipaddress</span></a> of the printer by adapting the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> (IP address shown on printer settings screen &amp; web browser dashboard expressvpnrouter.com)<br>2) drag &amp; drop printer into the so-called "group" "No VPN"<br>3) enjoy printing</p><p>Had set aside the whole afternoon 4 this but now can do the washing up instead.</p>
ReginaldCurry<p>Tried running <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tails</span></a> operating system off a <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/bootable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bootable</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> . <br><a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> seems to work nicely. It entirely disappears on shutdown due to<br>being in RAM only. But then the OS needs all settings and configuration<br>set afresh on next restart.</p><p>What about if I run a <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/nixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixOS</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/container" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>container</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/vm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vm</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/virtalmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtalmachine</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/virtualize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualize</span></a><br>inside Tails then I could maybe use my <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> after each<br>reboot to save manually reconfiguring after each reboot. What is the<br>best way of doing this? Tips welcome. Thanks!</p>
adingbatponder<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whydoesnothingwork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>whydoesnothingwork</span></a></span> Thanks 🙏 Really good clear useful video of how modules are needed / used in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> with the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/configurationdotnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>configurationdotnix</span></a> to set ( <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/port" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>port</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ipaddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipaddress</span></a> etc. ) parameters using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/execstart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>execstart</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/systemd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systemd</span></a> for an application / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/package" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>package</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/clouddns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouddns</span></a> providing a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a> .</p>