Jonathan Kamens on Nostr: #Tech really is about knowing the right magic spells. Old ThinkPad running Debian ...

#Tech really is about knowing the right magic spells.
Old ThinkPad running Debian suddenly can't get to wifi.
Spell #1: rmmod iwlmvm iwlwifi; modprobe iwlmvm iwlwifi
Fails.
Spell #2: systemctl restart NetworkManager
Fails.
Spell #3: Restart.
Fails.
Spell #4: Power off and back on again.
Forgot to unplug YubiKey, so login screen is trying to do PIV login. Not realizing this I type a password and it hangs.
Spell #5: Unplug YubiKey, Ctrl-Alt-F3, login, systemctl restart gdm, Ctrl-Alt-F1
Success!