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I'm such a nerd.

I'm setting up an old #AndysHamRadioLinux laptop to work with my newly-aquired #FT991A so that I can do #HamRadio things e.g. #FieldDay & possibly #POTA. Upgraded #fldigi & #flrig yesterday. Did a little #ReverseBeaconNetwork stuff. Made 2 #FT8 QSOs this morning to verify some settings I changed. But the laptop on WiFi cannot ADIF cast to my other CQRLog on ethernet (router security).

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My 2 #HamRadio computers are a Raspberry Pi, & a 2012 Mac Mini running #AndysHamRadioLinux (xubuntu).

I've also a linux laptop not currently in use.

The McLinux one has been mostly very good at keeping its ports consistent past reboots, etc. Very helpful.

But I can only run #FreeData immediately after a reboot. If I have run WSJT-x, or JS8Call, et al, then FreeData will not be able to find both Audio ports. It finds one, but not the other (the RX audio port is missing, IIRC).
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This is weird, & maddening. I'm using #AndysHamRadioLinux on an older Mac Mini.

It's clock has been rock solid. Every time I check time.is, it says "exact".

There were some updates this past week which required a restart.

Since then, the clock drifts terribly. I can set it, but it's as if something broke the built-in NTP. And since I didn't set up the NTP stuff (and there are several options for how it could've been done), I don't know WHAT broke.

As is typical every several days, #AndysHamRadioLinux (i.e.#Xubuntu ) notified me that there were updates.

Had to say "install now" and provide my password twice (usually it's only once).

And, oh shoot, this last one requires a reboot. OK, fine... reboot.

AND ONCE AGAIN, linux has re-arranged my USB ports because of a reboot.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I have to restart JS8Call in order to get it to really REALLY change USB ports and actually work.

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