From b7dc9d28697456ddb33d3e46070a9828757db720 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kévin Le Gouguec Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:17:08 +0100 Subject: Copyedit The Saga Move the Windows Update stuff somewhere else; it's (a) a big tangent (b) a shaggydog story. --- guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org | 145 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 145 insertions(+) (limited to 'guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org') diff --git a/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org b/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org index 1e44459..d6c5182 100644 --- a/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org +++ b/guides/sysadmin/machines/hirondell/maintenance.org @@ -191,6 +191,151 @@ great good. - The [[#random-lag][random lag I had been observing since 5.8]] seems gone 🥳 - =libtree-sitter-dev= is new enough for Emacs; can get rid of my =/usr/local= version. +** Windows +*** 2025-03 +For [[file:../amdahl30/killing-time.org::*SSD?][reasons]], had to dust off my Windows installation. Asked +update-grub to [[https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#grub-os-prober][run os-prober]], booted, did "the thing"; then, out of +due diligence (at first; quickly replaced by morbid fascination; +sustained by existential ennui), attempted to push Windows Update as +far as it would go. + +A lightly edited set of live notes follows; starting with the original +boot following the os-prober restoration. +**** Boot the Ⅰst +- "let's finish setting up your PC" ??? [fn:winup-boot1-setup] +- installed kingston manager thingy [fn:winup-boot1-kingston] +- waiting for updates to finish + - waiting… + - "2023-10 Cumulative Update" stuck at "Downloading - 5%" 🤷 + - welp, does not seem to progress anymore, and there are updates + pending restart, so let's + +[fn:winup-boot1-setup] This Windows installation was, AFAIR, pretty +well "set up" when last I booted it. Hence my surprise at this +greeting. + +[fn:winup-boot1-kingston] The [[https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/ssdmanager][Kingston® SSD Manager]]. My main reason +for turning on that Windows system, to be able to upgrade the firmware +of amdahl30's primary SSD. +**** Boot the Ⅱnd +- "give us a minute" FFFFFUUUUUUUU +- "we're updating Xbox Game Bar" WAT [fn:winup-boot2-xbox] +- "your version of windows 11 has reached end of service" + - "click here to download a newer version of windows 11 to stay + supported" + - ffs + - Windows Update not doing anything; "download now" greyed out; + "cumulative update" dropped down to /0%/ + - 100% CPU still burning 🤷 +- update running… + - "antimalware service executable" taking 50% CPU during the update + +[fn:winup-boot2-xbox] I have never owned an Xbox, nor have I ever used +this Windows installation for anything game-related (beside +downloading & running [[https://www.pj64-emu.com/][Project64]] that one time, to evaluate how well +that laptop could handle N64 emulation). +**** Boot the Ⅲrd +- "windows 11, version 23H2" +- hope I don't have to go through =2{4H{1,2},5H1}= 😬 +- "need more disk space" are you kidding me + - removing my music then…[fn:winup-boot3-space] +- "almost ready" + - "we need to do a few more things before you can update. we'll let + you know when we're done and what to do next" + - wtf + +[fn:winup-boot3-space] I, perhaps unwisely, split my 128 GB drive into +two roughly equal-sized chunks, one for Windows, one for Debian. The +former sitting unused, I had dumped something like 5–10 gigs worth of +media onto it. +**** Boot the Ⅳth +- "Your computer may restart a few times" + - YOU DON'T SAY +- 1h later it's still at 9% +- I think I'm going to sleep tho; which means it will probably reboot + to Debian without completing 🙄 +**** Boot the Ⅴth +Mornin' Debian; no, actually I was installing Windows updates, you can +go back to sleep mate. + +Windows is probably done with the external storage, right? Detaching. +**** Boot the Ⅵth +- "❌ please reattach external storage" + - /I freed 5 gigs of Music for you/ + - not even tumbleweed full-distro rebuilds are that big +**** Boot the Ⅶth +- "you're up to date (last checked: yesterday, 9:01 PM)" + - first of all Windows Update: you just spent 15s loading; why is + the last check yesterday evening? What were you doing during this + 15s load? + - second, isn't there, like, a 24H2 or something? + - "check for updates" again please +- "updates available" 🤪 +- some downloads later… + - "you're up to date" + - /also on the very same window/ "2025-02 Cumulative Update Preview + for Windows 11 Version 23H2" to "Download & install" + - 🎭 +- seriously though, is there not an option to climb to 24H2? why go + for the "preview" of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11_version_history][a /maintenance/ release]]? +- maybe a reboot will fix it 🙃 + - woah =⊞ restart=… + - proposes (LLM-backed?) completion + - says "restart apps after signing in" is the "best match" + - woaaah, =⊞ reboot=… says the "best match" is a 2022 TV show 🤣 + - the right margin even autoplays the trailer + - the right margin also shows "results ranked by relevance" and + /the first one/ is a Microsoft Support link to "restart + (reboot)" your PC + - OK fine, that was "fun"; luckily =⊞-x u r= still works +**** Boot the Ⅷth +- well, no, I still must install this "oldstable preview" +- OK then; do that +**** Boot the Ⅸth +- "check for updates" + - {{{narrator(thinks a lot)}}} + - "you're up to date (last checked: today, 9:02 AM)" + - what are you talking about? It's 9:42, you've just booted, and + /spent thirty seconds checking for updates/ how can the last check + be 40 minutes ago?? +- {{{narrator(thinks a lot /again/)}}} + - "you're right 🤪" + - "have a security intelligence update" + - "also, 24H2 is available" +- just to be on the safe side, start with the "intelligence update" + then reboot +**** Boot the Ⅹth +- alright then, "download & install" 24H2 +- creeps up to 34% +- "making sure you're ready to install (this may take a few minutes) + (please wait)" + - I assure you Windows /I/ am ready to install; please stop + projecting +- (wait hang on; why are you saying it's 10:26 AM Paris time; it's + 11:26 AM Paris time you goof) + - "last successful time synchronization: 1/8/2022 7:01:49 PM" 🤣 +- "what needs your attention" + - "this PC can't be upgraded to this version of Windows" + - "your PC isn't supported yet on this version of Windows" + - what have you spent the last 30 minutes doing? how do you realize + this /34% into the installation process??/ + - there's only a "refresh" button that does nothing + - close + - "are you sure you want to quit?" /you will literally not let me + do anything else; why are you asking me??/ +- well then; perhaps disk size? + - mmm only 6 GB free on =C:/= + - ah, perhaps the 7 GB =C:/Windows.old= directory is a problem 🙄 + - let's install windirstat I guess + - winget is neat! + - I have basically 2 GB of personal files; everything else is + Windows cruft + - "System → Storage → Cleanup recommendations" agrees we can reclaim + the 7 GB =Windows.old= +**** Alas +That was all the energy I could muster this week-end. We might not +have updated all the way to 24H2, and we might never succeed! All the +same, we laughed, we cried; quality entertainment. Sort of. * Hiccups ** impromptu IBus Installing [[https://zoom.us/][Zoom]]'s Debian package somehow enabled IBus[fn:: AFAICT -- cgit v1.2.3