SOLVED is a hand-kept archive of real device and software problems and the exact, verified fix for each one — written for the search you'd actually type at 2am.https://smolkin.org/en-ushttps://smolkin.org/fix/usb-c-charging-intermittent-pocket-lint/https://smolkin.org/fix/usb-c-charging-intermittent-pocket-lint/A USB-C phone that charges intermittently, needs the cable wedged just so, or won't click in fully usually isn't a bad port or battery — it's compressed pocket lint at the bottom of the connector. Two minutes with a toothpick fixed it.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTusb-ccharginghardwarecleaninghttps://smolkin.org/fix/npm-publish-passkey-2fa-no-otp/https://smolkin.org/fix/npm-publish-passkey-2fa-no-otp/Your npm account uses a WebAuthn/Touch ID passkey for 2FA, so interactive npm publish can't prompt for a 6-digit OTP and the publish stalls or 401s. Publish with a Classic Automation token, which bypasses the 2FA prompt.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnpmpublishing2fapasskeyautomation-tokennodejshttps://smolkin.org/fix/caddy-reload-hangs-new-domain/https://smolkin.org/fix/caddy-reload-hangs-new-domain/Adding a vhost for a brand-new domain and running caddy reload hangs indefinitely. Caddy is blocking on an ACME certificate for a domain whose DNS doesn't point at the box yet. Point DNS first, or reload — never restart — a shared Caddy.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcaddytlsacmeletsencryptdnsvpsdeploymenthttps://smolkin.org/fix/wsl2-vhdx-disk-never-shrinks/https://smolkin.org/fix/wsl2-vhdx-disk-never-shrinks/The ext4.vhdx behind a WSL2 distro grows on demand but never shrinks on its own — deleting files inside Linux frees nothing on the Windows side. Trim inside the distro, shut WSL down, then compact the virtual disk with Optimize-VHD or diskpart.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTwsl2disk-spacedockervirtual-diskhttps://smolkin.org/fix/iphone-home-screen-icon-blank/https://smolkin.org/fix/iphone-home-screen-icon-blank/"Add to Home Screen" on iOS shows a blank or screenshot icon instead of your app icon, even though the favicon works in the browser tab. iOS ignores SVG apple-touch-icons — you must serve a 180×180 PNG.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTiossafarifaviconapple-touch-iconpwawebhttps://smolkin.org/fix/moonlight-rtsp-error-60/https://smolkin.org/fix/moonlight-rtsp-error-60/Moonlight pairs but fails to start the stream with "RTSP Error 60" on a headless Sunshine host. A zombie session or a hit start-limit is wedging the Sunshine service — clear the stuck session and restart it.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsunshinemoonlightgame-streamingrtspheadlesssystemdhttps://smolkin.org/fix/bluetooth-headphones-sound-terrible-windows/https://smolkin.org/fix/bluetooth-headphones-sound-terrible-windows/Music drops to muffled, mono, telephone-grade audio the moment any app touches the microphone. That's the Bluetooth hands-free profile taking over — classic Bluetooth can't do hi-fi audio and mic at once. Disabling the hands-free service keeps stereo quality, at the cost of the headset mic.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTbluetoothaudioheadphonesa2dphttps://smolkin.org/fix/printer-prints-one-line-of-gibberish/https://smolkin.org/fix/printer-prints-one-line-of-gibberish/macOS sends a job and the printer ejects a single line of garbage characters — often the literal "%PDF-1.4" header — then stops. The CUPS queue fell back to a "Local Raw Printer" with no driver. Rebuild the queue with everywhere driver.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTprintingcupsmacosraw-printerdriverhttps://smolkin.org/fix/cant-ssh-into-windows-port-22-closed/https://smolkin.org/fix/cant-ssh-into-windows-port-22-closed/A Windows PC is reachable (ping succeeds) but SSH connections are refused because OpenSSH Server isn't installed/running and the firewall has no port-22 rule. Install the OpenSSH Server capability, start sshd, and open the firewall.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTwindowssshopensshfirewallremote-accesshttps://smolkin.org/fix/time-machine-stuck-preparing-backup/https://smolkin.org/fix/time-machine-stuck-preparing-backup/After an interrupted backup, Time Machine sat on "Preparing backup…" indefinitely. A leftover .inProgress bundle on the backup drive was the culprit — delete it and the next backup runs normally.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtime-machinebackupexternal-drivehttps://smolkin.org/fix/ntfs-drive-wont-mount-macos/https://smolkin.org/fix/ntfs-drive-wont-mount-macos/A USB NTFS drive with a 64 KB cluster size throws $MFT I/O errors and "unrecoverable error" on a Mac, but is perfectly healthy — the macFUSE/ntfs-3g driver just chokes on the large clusters. Repair it on Windows with chkdsk.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTntfsmacfuseexternal-drivechkdskdata-recoveryusbhttps://smolkin.org/fix/prove-gpu-artifacting-warranty-claim/https://smolkin.org/fix/prove-gpu-artifacting-warranty-claim/A high-end GPU artifacts just rarely enough that a technician will never catch it, so the warranty claim stalls. Force the fault to appear on camera with a targeted VRAM/power stress test, and rule out the look-alikes first.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTgpuhardwarewarrantystress-testartifactingnvidia