----- On May 6, 2020, at 7:03 AM, Anil anilekla...@gmail.com wrote:
> 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 <anilekla...@gmail.com> 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 <anilekla...@gmail.com> 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)
>
Have you considered the possibility of RFI (radio frequency interference) in
your immediate environment? It is a persistent issue with amateur radio
operators, especially for those that use a computer interface for digital
modes. Some of the symptoms you describe with your keyboard sound similar to
those described by amateur radio operators. USB ports, specifically the
connecting cables, need RF chokes to prevent interference. Peripheral device
switching power supplies (wall-warts, power bricks et al) sometimes do not have
any RF choking (usually a molded bulge or a snap-on ferrite bead with one or
two loops of the cord around it, either of which would be located close to
where the power plugs into the device) at all. You can use the search term "rf
in the shack" to give you insight to the issue and solutions.
Alternately, I know from personal experience that some laptops themselves
(looking at you Dell) are very noisy from an RF perspective (specifically the
screen) as well as some laptop switching power supplies. Many people do not
realize how much RF pollution there is in a technology-based society nor are
there always ways to mitigate it. An example of the latter would be RF noise
from the electrical power grid itself, such as a transformer.
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