It turned out that the password was set to something other than the m that Mullvad used. I definitely didn't change it. I remember from earlier when I had read discussion on this list about Mullvad that the password is m, which not easy to forget. Even after I added two more countries today, I had set the password as m.
So, I guess, there isn't much hope for security or privacy on this particular laptop at least. Either I use it for some purpose and accept the risks or I use something more like to be secure/private. They keyboard problem has started again. Perhaps I should learn a bit or astrology. On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 13:42, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today I am not able to connect to VPN at all. I tried configurations for > three countries, have set the DNS to Mullvad DNS. Connects to Internet, but > does connect to VPN. Even for normal Internet, I had to change the DNS. This > DNS thing also has become a regular problem. Every I have to change DNS > several times and hope it will work. > > On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 12:29 AM, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > did you try asking the internet about this problem? >> > like, reading the first google hit for >> > "dell xps 9370 keyboard problems"? >> >> 25 years ago the first thing I would have done would have been to look >> for answers in books, computer magazines etc. >> 10 years ago, I would have googled it. Even 2 years ago I would have googled >> it. >> >> For the last two years, there have been such an avalanche of problems >> that I have to think of other possibilities beyond those discussed on >> the thread. >> >> See, the keyboard has been working perfectly for months. It was >> working perfectly yesterday and again whole day after reinstall. >> Problems pop up suddenly and then they often go away for no reason, >> even without changing BIOS etc. >> >> If it was about just one device, I would still google it. As a matter >> of fact (don't put that in quotes in the reply) I still do daily for >> various problems. That's how I installed Mullvad, the first time I >> have installed it. For the last two years (or somewhat more), the same >> kind of problems appear on all devices that I use: feature phone, >> Android smartphone, iPhone, iPad, Macbook, Windows laptop, Linux >> laptop, Qubes OS laptop. Different hardwares, different OS's. >> >> > seems like that hardware just might be subfunctional by design >> > in general, no "compromise" required. >> > >> > so for the keyboard to work, unplug _all_ cables (data, dock, power) >> > _and_ pick a bios version that matches your current astrological >> > alignment. if you are lucky, then it might work. >> > changes in room temperature might require a different bios version. >> > >> >> It is (in)glorious. Perhaps the message is just "Remove" (hardware?), >> as you suggested. It's a pretty bleak scenario, if you look at it in >> general, not as a developer or niche user. >> >> Room temperature is a whole different story by itself. There are many >> stories linked to it. >> >> Regards, >> >> अनिल एकलव्य >> (Anil Eklavya) > > -- > अनिल एकलव्य > (Anil Eklavya) -- अनिल एकलव्य (Anil Eklavya) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAAPfsu-LM0%2BsvHqn7cBpAywE5u_vKMDfvZqwcW_8Aws7wUVeYQ%40mail.gmail.com.
