libera/#devuan/ Sunday, 2025-03-16

Xenguy_Sometimes beeps can be turned on or off in the BIOS area00:25
hacksenwerkXenguy_: yeah00:27
hacksenwerkI don't want to have dhcp trying so long to bring up a network at boot time, when there's no wifi or ethernet connection at all. For that I set in /etc/default/networking WAIT_ONLINE_TIMEOUT=10 But it does not work, it still lasts much longer.11:33
hacksenwerkWhy?11:38
rrqI'm not sure if that WAIT_ONLINE_TIMEOUT is residue or aspirational, but I can't see it be used by the init script12:10
rrqneither /lib/udev/net.agent nor /etc/init.d/networking12:12
rrqif you commonly boot wihtout networking you should avoid declaring them as auto (or allow_hotplug)12:14
hacksenwerkrrq: yeah I red that hotplug should avoid that waiting time too (did not try it yet). Problem is I want to have dhcp at boottime checking for connected networks but not so long. Sometime I have ethernet connected, or I use the same image for a live system on a headless setup where network __must__ up at boot time to use ssh12:18
rrqno, hotpluging concerns the adapter, not the cable12:18
hacksenwerkSo what's the way to go?12:21
rrqwell some DIY I suppose; there is no way to succeed configuring an interface without link12:25
hacksenwerkOk I've found out: use allow-hotplug instead of auto in /etc/network/interfaces12:26
rrqno that's worse; that brings it up via udev instead and it gets pulled into your initrd12:26
hacksenwerkwith this only lo well be setup and boot is fast12:26
hacksenwerkrrq: ?12:27
hacksenwerkrrq: I don't understand. Why is it bad?12:27
rrqthen the configuration is attempted when udev starts and the same hang happens earlier12:28
hacksenwerkrrq: no. nothing hangs12:28
hacksenwerkIt boots fast12:28
rrqok, you tried it, and it works for you... sounds fine12:29
hacksenwerkabout 5 or 6 seconds on my i686 minimal install12:30
hacksenwerki'll test it on amd64 too12:30
hacksenwerkwtf?! it still hangs12:34
hacksenwerkon amd6412:34
hacksenwerksame config12:34
hacksenwerkwait12:34
hacksenwerknah12:34
hacksenwerkI had a copy paste issue12:35
hacksenwerkon that i686 there was wlan0 instead of eth012:35
hacksenwerkThat's why it boots fast12:35
hacksenwerkfuck off computers!12:35
hacksenwerkI'm already over 30 minutes on that issue12:36
hacksenwerkSimple config entry is there but does not work.12:36
hacksenwerkI really hate computers.12:36
hacksenwerkrrq: Why does this config file exists when it does nothing?12:36
hacksenwerk/etc/default/networking12:37
hacksenwerkall.broken.sh*t!12:37
rrqI've not noticed that file :) possibly some dev wanted to do somemthing but got sidetracked :)12:38
hacksenwerkAll I want is dhcp at boot time but when it can not establish a connection at first attempt it should skip it and boot should continue. Is that too much required?12:39
hacksenwerkThat sh*t is stealing my lifetime again.12:39
rrqedit /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf12:39
hacksenwerkrrq: willl have a look...12:40
rrqit has a timeout entry12:40
rrqprobably read its man page12:40
hacksenwerkrrq: I just changed the entry and did a reboot12:41
hacksenwerknice that works!12:41
hacksenwerkrrq: Thank you very much!12:41
rrqnw12:42
hacksenwerkI uncommented the line #timeout 60; and changed it to 5 seconds12:42
hacksenwerkWorks as it should12:42
hacksenwerkphew... sun already over Zenith...12:43
rrqmight be less ideal in other environmets.. if the dhcp server is slow12:43
hacksenwerkover 40 minutes!12:44
hacksenwerkrrq: yeah I will keep that in mind12:44
hacksenwerkWill write a quick HowTo now12:44
hacksenwerkOh wait I have another issue12:44
hacksenwerkI used apt-transport-https with deb https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged daedalus main and that works on one machine but on the other not. ca-certificates is installed12:45
hacksenwerkIt says: 404 Not Found []IP: foobar12:46
hacksenwerkIt says: 404 Not Found [IP: foobar]12:46
hacksenwerkBut both machines have the same setup. Time is correct.12:46
rrqapt-get update12:47
hacksenwerkYeah thats what I've done and then I get that error12:47
rrqsame sources.list ?12:47
hacksenwerkyes12:47
hacksenwerkI checked syntax several times12:47
hacksenwerkWill check again12:47
rrqand it's consistent ?12:48
hacksenwerkhahaha12:48
hacksenwerkdeadalus12:48
hacksenwerkYou know it? ;)12:48
rrq:)12:48
hacksenwerkNo wonder its DEAD!12:48
rrqgolinux' favourite :)12:49
hacksenwerkFunny, normally I copy and paste such files arround, but this time I thought "Ah common I'm too lazy to grab that usb stick, let's just type it in manually..."12:50
hacksenwerkEven too lazy today for set up a unsecure ssh config to just scp it12:52
hacksenwerkAnd then you have to pay back for your lazyness!12:52
rrqyeah misspellings are all too easy12:53
hacksenwerkrrq: But copy and paste failure too :)12:55
rrqthat's a good bug propagation method12:55
hacksenwerkProbably even more dangerous in some cases, when distribute the copied file to a lot of destinations...12:55
hacksenwerkOh topic names on forum have limited characters...12:56
hacksenwerk[HowTo] Decrease time dhcp tries to establish a network connection at boot time12:57
hacksenwerkis to long12:57
hacksenwerkI can only get:12:57
hacksenwerk[HowTo] Decrease time dhcp tries to establish a network connection at12:57
hacksenwerkuser will ask: "at? at what? tell me!"12:57
rrqhow about: "How to adjust dhcp timeout"12:58
hacksenwerk[HowTo] dhcp - Time it takes to establish a network connection at boot12:58
rrqsure; it's your thread12:59
hacksenwerkrrq: hm.. well but yours is better12:59
hacksenwerkIt's not just for the dhcp call at boot time13:00
* hacksenwerk steals rrq idea...13:00
hacksenwerkrrq: thx :)13:00
hacksenwerkpartially at least13:01
rrqcheers. I'm using udhcpc; not sure it has the same config13:04
hacksenwerkrrq: oh? It's smaller?13:05
hacksenwerkbut can do the same basic stuff?13:06
rrqyes13:06
hacksenwerkSo you run udhcpc ?13:06
hacksenwerkTo establish13:06
rrqyes it hooks in as an alternative for ifupdown13:07
hacksenwerkinteressting13:07
rrqI'm just looking for how to configure timeout13:07
hacksenwerk"busybox DHCP client" I see13:07
hacksenwerkI can just install udhcpc and remove isc-dhcp-client and isc-dhcp-common ?13:08
rrqyes that's what I've done13:09
hacksenwerkrrq: ok. But you said its not looking for /etc/network/interfaces or what?13:09
hacksenwerkWhat does it look for?13:09
rrqthe "dhcp" method has udhcpc as built-in, if dhclient is missing I htink13:10
rrqI haven't looked into the details of the how13:10
rrqtimeout seems to be a -A parameter starting it ... have to find out where it's run then13:11
hacksenwerkoh.. wikipedia says it is unmaintained: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udhcpc?useskin=vector13:12
hacksenwerkAnd https://udhcp.busybox.net/ show last realease 2002...13:12
hacksenwerkthat's 23 years old then o013:12
rrqsounds good13:12
hacksenwerkI mean works probably as it seems, but what about security issues?13:12
rrqdoes it have those?13:13
hacksenwerkI liek small programs and don't care about unneeded features but security patches are a must have.13:13
hacksenwerkrrq: I dont know13:13
hacksenwerkbut it could. Did someone a security audit on it lately?13:13
rrqhow old is the dhcp protocol?13:14
hacksenwerkI mean, the mmany (or maybe the most) security holes come with ne features, but not all. Some are based on old code.13:15
hacksenwerkrrq: I dont know.13:15
hacksenwerkLtes check.13:15
hacksenwerk*lets13:15
hacksenwerkrrq: no wait the protocol you said?13:15
hacksenwerkwell thats old but that doesnt matter. what matters is the maintaining13:16
rrqyes that's what it handles13:16
hacksenwerkrrq: When some securit issue pops up in udhcpc, will the debian maintainer fix that?13:16
hacksenwerk*maintainer(s)13:17
rrqprobably... would be busybox-static perhaps? unless the idividual command sources are handled separately13:18
hacksenwerkHm.. there are some debian maintainers there: https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/udhcpc13:18
rrqright. they would monitor/address any security issues13:19
hacksenwerkNothing critical atm: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=udhcpc;dist=stable13:20
hacksenwerk(damn disconnect...)13:20
hacksenwerkrrq: I'll give it a try :)13:20
hacksenwerkOk I installed udhcpc and removed isc-* and did a reboot. As it seems it just uses the same config, or it default timeout is 5 seconds. :)13:24
hacksenwerkIt also reads /etc/network/interfaces13:24
hacksenwerkBecause it complains abot wlan0 too wich I added there.13:24
rrqwell it's the networking script that reads /etc/network/interfaces and then the uptilities esp ifup13:25
rrqthen, when an interface is declared to have the dhcp method, then udhcpc will get invoked13:26
hacksenwerkhmm but udhcp -v just does nothing than discover broadcasting... network is not set up13:26
hacksenwerkso not at boot13:26
hacksenwerkI ran it manually after login13:27
hacksenwerkah13:28
hacksenwerkI missed -i interface_name13:28
hacksenwerknow it works13:29
hacksenwerklast check for boot13:29
hacksenwerkhm13:29
rrqif you run it manually you shuldn't have dhcp in the iface header13:30
hacksenwerkok theres a difference: dhcp also brings up interfaces that are not in /etc/network/interfaces udhcpc does not.13:30
hacksenwerkThat's a problem, because I also have adapters with custom names that differ from eth0, eth1, wlan0 etc.13:31
hacksenwerklike enx8376f8d909zajijs87 something...13:31
rrqshouldn't be a problem (for udhcpc)13:32
hacksenwerkrrq: really? but how?13:32
hacksenwerkI mean to find such interface automatically13:32
hacksenwerkI also just discoverd that ifconfig does not displays my custom name eth adpater while ip a does (before running any dhcp stuff)13:33
hacksenwerkThat's bad.. I like the way ifconfig outputs stuff much more than how ip does it...13:33
rrqtry a -a13:34
rrqthe man page can help too :)13:34
hacksenwerkrrq: That option does not exist13:35
rrqbut your line of thought is opposite to how people haw thought before: dhcp client gets trigger when you want to being the interface up13:35
hacksenwerkyeah but I dont have man-db on that system13:35
rrqifconfig -a13:35
hacksenwerkrrq: oh!13:35
hacksenwerkI thought you ment udhcpc13:36
rrqthat shows all interfaces and not only the configured ones13:36
hacksenwerkrrq: nic thx! :)13:36
hacksenwerk*nice13:36
rrqso for your bkah interface you have a line "iface blaha inet dhcp"13:36
rrqso for your bkah interface you have a line "iface bkah inet dhcp"13:37
hacksenwerkrrq: but how do you make udhcp reconize all available interfaces at boot?13:37
hacksenwerkbkah?13:37
hacksenwerkoh13:37
hacksenwerkok13:37
hacksenwerkso I have to put all names in there13:37
hacksenwerkwell yeah that's what I ment: I don't need that to do for dhcp13:38
rrqthen you use "ifup bkah" to bring up that interface, and that will start a udhcpc for that interface13:38
hacksenwerkAnd I have many adpaters here with all different names13:38
hacksenwerkis there a wildcard for names?13:38
hacksenwerkcan i write just * ?13:38
hacksenwerkiface * inet dhcp13:38
rrqyou can have "iface steve inet dhcp" and then do "ifup bkha=steve"13:39
rrqbkah would be the interface name and "steve" would be the name of the configuration to apply13:40
hacksenwerkehm..13:42
hacksenwerkwhat? ^_^'13:42
rrqit's all very thoroughly described in the man pages (that you have chosen not to have)13:43
hacksenwerkThat ifup bkha=steve must run at boot before udhcpc will start?13:43
hacksenwerkWell... with dhcp I don't have to configure anything in the boot scripts13:43
rrqthat's the line of thought, yes; bringin up the interface triggers a dhcp listener13:44
hacksenwerkIt does that automatically.13:44
hacksenwerkrrq: Where do you put that ifup interface_name ,so that it runs at boot before udhcpc ?13:44
hacksenwerkI know I can run that command from terminal13:45
rrqusually you would declare them as "auto bkah-steve" in /etc/network/interfces so that the networking init script brings them up13:45
hacksenwerkyeah13:45
hacksenwerkBut I have several diffrent name for interface and also want to have all possible names, because I would adapt udhcpc also on my isos I will offer soon.13:46
hacksenwerk(Devuan derivates)13:47
hacksenwerkSo the interface udhcpc is looking for at boot can be any name.13:47
hacksenwerkNot just those I define before.13:48
hacksenwerkIs that possible?13:48
rrqyou want to bring up inerfaces during boot that don't exist ?13:48
hacksenwerkno13:48
hacksenwerkBut I offer now an iso, a snapshot of a system.13:48
hacksenwerkAnd on __my__ system I use for example eth013:48
hacksenwerkBut some user downloads that live iso and doe snot have eth0, but something_other_here instead13:49
hacksenwerkBut the user needs a (u)dhcp(c) at boot, to establish a network connection, because the user uses a headless server.13:50
rrqthen you will need some decision logic that picks up the actual name and uses the "=steve" method to bring it up13:50
hacksenwerkSo ssh can work.13:50
hacksenwerkThat's one example.13:50
hacksenwerkrrq: What do you mean by that?13:50
rrqsuch decision logic would typiclly belong to /etc/rc.local and in this case inspect /sys/class/net/13:51
hacksenwerkajaijai!13:51
hacksenwerkIt's getting more complicated again. :)13:51
hacksenwerkWell I think I will have to stick for dhcp then...13:52
hacksenwerksad13:52
rrqor /proc/somewhere to figure out which iinterface (say betty) to work with and then end up with "ifup betty=steve"13:52
hacksenwerkI;ve never done this.13:53
hacksenwerkDon't want to break anything and then try to fix it several minutes / hours again.13:54
hacksenwerkrrq: But nice trip to udhcpc ;)13:55
hacksenwerk... why there's a timeout at the forums?13:57
hacksenwerkI get logged out automatically in the forums13:58
hacksenwerkI don't have that on __any__ other forum...13:58
rrqnot even when you reboot?14:01
hacksenwerkFor years I always write down my forum posts locally, dev1galaxy.org is a usecase for that practice...14:02
hacksenwerkrrq: reboot?14:02
rrqall services do timout sessions after some time14:02
rrqof inactivity14:03
hacksenwerkrrq: nah I delete all cookies and stuff when I close firefox. But as long as firefox runs nothing is deleted.14:03
hacksenwerkIn other forums I don't get a log out for idle14:03
hacksenwerkrrq: A timeout is ok, but not that short...14:03
hacksenwerkHow about 3 hours14:04
hacksenwerkinstead of 20 minutes or what ever it is set to...14:04
rrqI think it times out a session after 30 minutes of inactivity; the longer it is the larger of security hole14:05
hacksenwerkrrq: What security hole?14:05
rrqesp nowadays when people typically cycle IP fairly often14:05
hacksenwerkhm...14:06
hacksenwerkAnyway, it should increase at least to 1 hour14:06
hacksenwerkI read multiple sources parallel often14:07
hacksenwerkEach time I get logged ou I have thats14:07
hacksenwerk... that eye burning bright design again...14:07
rrqthere is that toggle "keep me logged in" which serves me well14:07
hacksenwerkAnd when you write a post and idle before posting it (for research fro example), its gone!14:07
hacksenwerkrrq: no14:08
hacksenwerkTheres only Log me in automatically each time I visit.14:08
hacksenwerkWhat I actually do not understand... Is that for people who keep their cookies on browser close?14:09
rrqand those who go for coffee without closing their browser14:09
hacksenwerkrrq: ok... so it acts like keep me logged in for you?14:10
rrqthat is wht "keep me logged in" means really14:10
hacksenwerkweird... why not just say Keep me log in then?14:10
hacksenwerkrrq: But its not named keep me logged in14:10
hacksenwerkdoes it display keep me logged in for you?14:11
rrqok; who wants to take on maintenance of that code ?14:11
hacksenwerkI can only see "Log me in automatically each time I visit"14:11
rrqthat'd say the same for me14:11
hacksenwerkBut when I idle the visitor is still there in my logic...14:12
hacksenwerkSo maybe better rename it.14:12
rrqin your head maybe :)14:12
hacksenwerkrrq: I will try it now and run a stop watch14:12
hacksenwerkBut most forums use "Keep me loged in"14:12
hacksenwerkTo be honest: I've never see "Log me in automatically each time I visit" anywhere before...14:13
rrqfair enough. some choice have been made without your guidance.14:15
hacksenwerk:P14:16
hacksenwerkbtw: /etc/default/networking is maybe only for ifup ?14:16
rrqI coldn't see it using any WAIT* environment variable though14:17
hacksenwerkThat: #WAIT_ONLINE_TIMEOUT=300 ?14:17
rrqlike: strings /sbin/ifup | grep WAIT14:17
rrq(most programs would have the names of the environment variables they use as a clear text string)14:21
hacksenwerkrrq: 12:43 < rrq> might be less ideal in other environmets.. if the dhcp server is slow14:22
hacksenwerk5 seconds doesnt work anymore14:22
hacksenwerk10 neither14:22
hacksenwerkor 1514:22
hacksenwerkudhcpc breaks something I think...14:23
rrqis that still running?14:23
rrqit doesn't use /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf14:23
rrqit has 20 seconds failure timeout I think14:24
hacksenwerkI did: apt install udhcpc && apt-get autoremove --purge isc-dhcp* and then reboot.14:24
hacksenwerkAnd the reverse way14:24
hacksenwerkSo installing isc-dhfoobar && purging udhcpc and reboot14:25
hacksenwerkNeed to chang that config file again14:25
hacksenwerkbut couldnt get a connection14:25
rrqi might have left the running udhcpc running ; kill that  if so14:25
rrqwell reboot would do14:26
rrqhmm14:26
hacksenwerkrrq: no its gone14:26
rrqok. dhclient uses that config, and that config also declares the interfaces it uses I think14:27
rrqI'm always warking my networking that other way.. I'm not sure how running dhclient as controller for networking works14:29
rrqwarking=>working14:29
hacksenwerkrrq: I made a mistake14:39
hacksenwerkdhcp does also only establish connections listed in /etc/network/interfaces14:39
hacksenwerkso theres no differe to udhcpc14:39
hacksenwerk*difference14:40
hacksenwerkProblem is that: I use a usb to ethernet adapter. On my x86 machines it always shows up as enx73yfnjssomething. But on my rpi (armv6) it always shows up as eth114:41
hacksenwerketh0 and eth1 are per default in my configs for that isos14:41
rrqaccording to man page, dhclient gets its interfaces from its config file (not the ifupdown config file)14:41
hacksenwerkso of course the pi brings it up at boot time with dhcp and i tested this all on pi, except the ceck if that timeout thing works on the x86 machines when no interface is there.14:42
hacksenwerkrrq: ok... but thats weird then14:42
rrqthe start script might also have some logic of course14:43
rrqand with both a dhclient starts script and ifupdown directives (auto or allow-hotplug) it gets duplciate dhclient processes which migth compete about the interfaces14:47
hacksenwerkrrq: ok so when I add a enxnjaidsuhsomething to interfaces dhcp will establish a connection14:48
hacksenwerkat boot14:48
hacksenwerkso dhcp does read that file14:48
rrqpossibly; do you have an init script dor dhclient? if so, what does at say about /etc/network/intrfaces ?14:49
hacksenwerkrrq: I did not write one, so if its not tehre by default in devuan 5.0.1 no14:50
rrqI don;t know; I don't use that package.. you coould check?14:50
hacksenwerkrrq: where to look?14:50
rrqwhich init system do you use?14:51
hacksenwerksysvinit14:51
hacksenwerkalways14:51
* hacksenwerk will try runnit maybe14:51
rrqmight be /etc/init.d/dhclient then14:51
hacksenwerknope nothing there14:52
hacksenwerkand weird: i now changed the timeout for dhcp to 5 seconds again and now ifconfig (without -a) shows the interface but i dont have internet :)14:53
hacksenwerkthats maybe the point you said about slow dhcp server?14:53
rrqthat would mean that the intefaces get configured by ifupdown (networking) which then triggers the dhclient14:53
hacksenwerkrrq: but the 5 seconds arent enough for dhcp to establish it?14:54
rrqpossibly not14:54
hacksenwerk:)14:55
hacksenwerkill ty 10 then14:55
hacksenwerk*try14:55
rrqbecause the protocol involves a first handshake where the client suggests an IP and then the server has to check whether or not that IP is in use14:55
hacksenwerkthe dhcp server on the router14:56
hacksenwerk?14:56
rrqthat check is done with a broadcats and wait session14:56
rrqso the timeout in that check determines hte timeout lower limit for the client14:56
hacksenwerkok 10 seconds where enough on that machine14:56
rrq.. on that network14:56
hacksenwerkoh yeah14:57
hacksenwerkI wil ladd that to the HowTo14:57
hacksenwerkrrq: whats the longest time you noticed a server would need to establish a connection?14:58
rrqit's probably part of the spec14:58
hacksenwerk1. in a local network and 2. on a non-local network14:58
hacksenwerkthe spec of the dhcp server?14:59
rrqof the dhcp protocol14:59
hacksenwerkoh...14:59
hacksenwerkhm...14:59
hacksenwerkmaybe I shouldn't touch the timeout for the isos then...14:59
hacksenwerkthose 60 seconds14:59
hacksenwerkfor me 10 seconds in my local network is enough. but what if I put my rpi in a server center of some hoster?15:00
hacksenwerkwould probably take longer than at home15:01
rrqhttps://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf15:01
rrqnothing specific there; noting that the default is 60 seconds15:02
hacksenwerkyeah15:02
rrqsome few different timeouts to play with :)15:03
hacksenwerkrrq: btw: "Log me in automatically each time I visit" works for me as it does for you15:07
hacksenwerktested 30 min of idle15:07
rrqok. well past my bedtime already. I'm off.15:10
hacksenwerkrrq: I will try udhcpc again though15:11
hacksenwerkrrq: Good night. :)15:11
hacksenwerkrrq: and thanks for the chat.15:12
hacksenwerkrrq: I know you are asleep, but I just want to report, that udhcp is very nice! It establishes a network connection very fast, when the interface is available and if its not available, it times out very fast (after a few seconds) by default, wich is awesome! I can not find anything timeout related in /etc/udhcpc/default.script but anyway I think the user just do not have to! :)15:47
Hurgotronlooking for some way to transfer files between Linux and android. Best would be a standalone program which does exactly this one thing. You find lots of stuff about gvfs, but no one tells you what exact combination of components you need, and I don't feel like doing the necessary research anymore17:33
cousin_luigiHurgotron: Personally I set up a webdav server.17:38
cousin_luigiBut I understand it's not a solution fit for every need.17:38
fluffywolfHurgotron:  I've been using simplesshd (dropbear) and sshfs.18:01
fluffywolfhttps://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.galexander.sshd/  start this on the phone, then sshfs mount it, so I can access the phone as any other remote mount.18:03
fluffywolfsshfs -p 2222 192.168.0.166:/storage/emulated/0/ /mnt  is the exact command I'm using to mount it.  obviously use your port and ip and mount location...18:06
Hurgotronfluffywolf: privately, I use rsync. But push from the phone so I don't have to start any daemons there. But that is no solution for my neighbors's phone to just copy a few vacation photos18:14
fluffywolfthat's easy.  you send all your photos (and other personal data to google) so google ai can process them and google servers can store them, then use your google account and google applications on your computer to hope they let you access them.  duh!18:15
Hurgotronvery helpful18:16
fluffywolfI mean, that's the official consumer-friendly way to do it.  lol18:17
Hurgotronmtp and ptp supposedly exist, and there's an USB dialog where you can suppsoedly switch stuff. Unfortunately, it doesn't work18:18
fluffywolfmtp and ptp are awful and terrible in every way, in my experience.18:19
fluffywolfusbotg onto a thumbdrive?18:19
Hurgotronfluffywolf: Might work - good that I got an OTG adapter from Ali recently. I just don't know how to copy stuff with Android :)18:29
fsmithredHurgotron, I have a kindle that I haven't registered so it won't let me add files over a usb connection, but if I put my files on a local web server I can get them with the web browser on the kindle.18:29
fsmithredthrough local wireless router18:30
Hurgotronfun, bor me it's the opposite way, I can only use USB with my kindle18:30
fluffywolfiirc, you long hold to select them, then copy, then paste where you want them to go, like windows...18:32
fluffywolfmy current e-reader is an old Nook HD, with non-branded android installed in place of the stock android.18:33
Hurgotroncan't do any of that. I can mark all, but then only delete, order photos, share, upload to cloud, archive...18:34
fluffywolfhttps://www.cnet.com/reviews/barnes-noble-nook-hd-plus-review/  one of these.  I don't really like it, but most of my complaints are about android and lcd screens in general, and how much better my old kobo glo with e-ink was...18:34
fluffywolfthat's the photos app.  use the files app.18:34
Hurgotronok...18:35
fluffywolfjust checking on my phone, and when you select them with the files app, the three dots menu has a "copy to" option that lets you pick storage devices.18:37

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