u/BurgersWithStrength

I set up my PiHole yesterday on my TrueNAS and I've been enjoying seeing all the data this thing generates in the dashboard. I also have noticed that the hatred for Microsoft is unbelievably based and that leads to my question.

Of my 70k queries so far, 35k of them are 'self.events.data.microsoft.com' and 'mobile.events.data.microsoft.com'. It's making reading through my query log quite congested and cumbersome. Is there a way to filter them out of the log so I can see everything EXCEPT those domains? So far all I've been able to manage is filtering to see just those domains. Thanks!

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Was 37k in line after the waiting room.

Howdy, I hit my head over the weekend and decided to try Linux and see what all the fuss was about. I wanted to learn something new. So after plenty of hours spent cursing, struggling, and begging ChatGPT for help I managed to get my install up and running.

I do have an issue with how long it takes my system to start up. It seems like Linux is sending a lot of time waiting on my SSDs to get their life together but I'm not exactly sure what to do about it. From the Boot selection in Grub to seeing my login screen in Arch it takes 90-120s.

Below is my snippet from systemd-analyze blame. From my smoothbrain level of understanding, I'm spending a lot of time waiting for the SSDs to startup?

1min 21.572s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:01.2-0000:02:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1.device
1min 21.572s dev-nvme0n1.device
1min 21.572s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:02:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1.device
1min 21.572s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dCT4000P3PSSD8_2451E99C3AEC.device
1min 21.572s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dCT4000P3PSSD8_2451E99C3AEC_1.device
1min 21.572s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.6479a79fe0000052.device
1min 21.572s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-2.device
     7.709s systemd-rfkill.service
      998ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev-early.service

While it seems my boot process actually is only taking around 10s once my SSDs come up. So at least it seems once the SSDs are onboard, things move quickly.

graphical.target @10.838s
└─sddm.service @10.838s
 └─plymouth-quit.service @10.813s +23ms
   └─systemd-user-sessions.service @10.792s +20ms
     └─network.target @10.792s
       └─NetworkManager.service @10.682s +110ms
         └─basic.target @10.681s
           └─dbus-broker.service @10.648s +23ms
             └─dbus.socket @10.646s +20us
               └─sysinit.target @10.646s
                 └─systemd-update-utmp.service @10.634s +11ms
                   └─systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service @10.610s +22ms
                     └─local-fs.target .608s
                       └─boot.mount @10.591s +16ms
                         └─dev-nvme1n1p1.device

So I have two questions: am I even on the right track with thinking these SSDs are my issue and if so, what can I do about it? I appreciate any guidance that can be offered as I try to wrap my brain around this and try to learn something.

HW Specs in case they matter:
I have two SSDs in the system, the 4TB crucial which is my Windows drive and the 250GB Samsung where I wiped the whole thing and it has nothing on it but Arch and the stuff associated with that.

System:
 Host: Arch Kernel: 7.0.8-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.6.5 Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
 Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
 Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX X870-A GAMING WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
   serial: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends
   v: 0606 date: 10/28/2024
CPU:
 Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
   L2: 8 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 2985 min/max: 603/5272 cores: 1: 2985 2: 2985 3: 2985
   4: 2985 5: 2985 6: 2985 7: 2985 8: 2985 9: 2985 10: 2985 11: 2985 12: 2985
   13: 2985 14: 2985 15: 2985 16: 2985
Graphics:
 Device-1: NVIDIA GB203 [GeForce RTX 5080] driver: nvidia v: 595.71.05
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Granite Ridge [Radeon Graphics]
   driver: amdgpu v: kernel
 Device-3: Razer USA Gaming Webcam [Kiyo] driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
   type: USB
 Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.22 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.11
   compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: radeonsi
   gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1: 2560x1440~360Hz
   2: 2560x1440~360Hz
 API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,radeonsi,swrast
   platforms: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 595.71.05
   renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080/PCIe/SSE2
 API: Vulkan v: 1.4.350 drivers: nvidia surfaces: N/A
 Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
   de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
   wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo,xprop
Audio:
 Device-1: NVIDIA GB203 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio
   driver: snd_hda_intel
 Device-3: SteelSeries ApS Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
   driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
 Device-4: Razer USA Gaming Webcam [Kiyo] driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
   type: USB
 Device-5: ASUSTek USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
   type: USB
 API: ALSA v: k7.0.8-arch1-1 status: kernel-api
 Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.6.5 status: active
Network:
 Device-1: Intel Ethernet I226-V driver: igc
 IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:redacted
 Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7925 802.11be 160MHz 2x2 PCIe Wireless Network
   Adapter [Filogic 360] driver: mt7925e
 IF: wlp7s0 state: down mac: redacted
Bluetooth:
 Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device driver: btusb type: USB
 Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: disabled
   rfk-block: hardware: no software: no address: see --recommends
Drives:
 Local Storage: total: 3.87 TiB used: 15.92 GiB (0.4%)
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Crucial model: CT4000P3PSSD8 size: 3.64 TiB
 ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 960 EVO 250GB
   size: 232.89 GiB
Partition:
 ID-1: / size: 227.19 GiB used: 15.74 GiB (6.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-2: /boot size: 1022 MiB used: 184.1 MiB (18.0%) fs: vfat
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
Swap:
 Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
 System Temperatures: cpu: 48.5 C mobo: 43.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 42.0 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
 Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 60.45 GiB used: 5.24 GiB (8.7%)
 Processes: 385 Uptime: 50m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.40

EDIT: I just went through the full boot logs (cause I just realized you can do that) and it seems I'm actually getting hung up on one of my USB devices. I just have to narrow down now what device it is and why.

May 18 13:25:09 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: new full-speed USB device number 10 using xhci_hcd
May 18 13:25:25 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
May 18 13:25:40 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
May 18 13:25:41 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: new full-speed USB device number 11 using xhci_hcd
May 18 13:25:56 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
May 18 13:26:08 archlinux systemd-udevd[251]: usb1: Worker [307] processing SEQNUM=2905 is taking a long time.
May 18 13:26:12 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
May 18 13:26:12 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4-port3: attempt power cycle
May 18 13:26:14 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: new full-speed USB device number 15 using xhci_hcd
May 18 13:26:18 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: Device not responding to setup address.
May 18 13:26:19 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: Device not responding to setup address.
May 18 13:26:19 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device not accepting address 15, error -71
May 18 13:26:19 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
May 18 13:26:19 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: new full-speed USB device number 16 using xhci_hcd
May 18 13:26:24 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: Device not responding to setup address.
May 18 13:26:24 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: Device not responding to setup address.
May 18 13:26:24 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: device not accepting address 16, error -71
May 18 13:26:24 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4.3: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
May 18 13:26:24 archlinux kernel: usb 1-4-port3: unable to enumerate USB device

For as long as I've had this ISP I've always had connection drops during the night. I've done some basic troubleshooting but I'm not a networking pro. I've found that during these outages, my traffic is dropping somewhere between my router and the CGNAT but that leaves me in this situation where I believe the issue is the ISP but the ISP is likely to tell me that it's on my side and to reset my ONT for the millionth time (does nothing).

The drops are consistently sometime between 11PM-7AM and are variable in frequency and duration. The screenshot is just what I recorded last night. I'm curious if someone who understands carrier grade networking maybe able to shed some light on if this issue may stem from something like ISP maintenance or me getting rerouted since I don't have a static IP.

Any knowledge is appreciated as I've been trying to make myself less inept with networking topics over the past year.

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