So I was trying to fix an Ethernet issue with an old Optiplex PC i bought. I tried messing with my bios' boot sequence. The result of that is that my pc is now stuck in a bsod bootloop. I think that the reason why this happens is because my SSD isnt listed in the boot sequence. How do i add it back in?? Is my bios doomed?? (reset cmos does nothing) (legacy boot mode does nothing)

Hi all,
I just moved and spent the evening trying to figure out how to get my server back up and running. Hopefully some here can help.
I just moved into a duplex, and the internet is shared from the owner who lives in the other side. However, there is no ethernet ports on my side, it's all wifi.
I have an asus router so I tried setting up as a repeater first, followed by a media bridge. Neither allowed me to access my server.
I did notice when watching the boot up sequence, it would go
123.xx.xx.xx Not set
Not sure if that means anything to anyone but I couldn't find anything on it. I didn't see any other verbiage either but I can check again in the morning.
Any ideas what might help? Thanks in advance!

i tried fixing an ethernet issue yesterday on my pc which led to me messing with my bios' boot sequence. after i did that,my pc is now stuck in a bsod bootloop.(error code INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) i suspect the problem is because my UEFI boot sequence did not list my SSD. how do i add it back in??? is my bios doomed?? (already reset bios via cmos,didn't work) (booting with legacy boot sequence does list my ssd but does jack shit)

"God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America".

Summit of the Gods

Kyrr’s perspective
Private Conference Room, One World Trade Center
Wispy smoke pungent from scents of fruits floated lazily over a dimly-lighted room, obscuring several suited figures with vape pens and drinks sitting across from one another. Those present represented the best and brightest of the remnants of American society; titans of industry that represented various companies that once dominated the North American continent. Representatives from JP Morgan, Boston Dynamics, IBN, and Pfizer were just a handful of the groups gathered.
These ghoulish plutocrats dominated the world during the American Era, they were now naught but petty oligarchs presiding over a defeated rump state. The dream of the Founding Fathers had been crushed under the boot of a foreign tyrant.
In an ironic twist, those responsible for its violent death had fled to its corpse for aid.
“-Was it not America that defeated Nazi Germany, our foolish predecessors,” Kyrr von Lohengrin presented a bright, enthusiastic smile, further amplified by a youthful visage as he spoke. His speech had so far charmed the executives. It was so easy to trick the average person, yet the American specimen was a different beast. They excelled at debate, rhetoric, and outright bullshitting. Kyrr concluded it to be the result of their culture and education system, though luckily for him, he was designed to astronomically excel in such things. Compared to the aging, rotting bags of talking flesh around him, his form was one of designed perfection. His words were honey and were backed by an alien, albeit all-encompassing intelligence.
“Was it not America that spent the Soviet Union into an early grave…? And was it not America who so thoroughly crushed the Empire of Japan? Yet, the American people are poor, battered, and defeated. Some of you might accuse Alfheimr, but there is another suspect. ” The last statement provoked hushed whispers around the room.
It wasn’t an easy task gathering the most influential people in the American business community in one spot, especially under the nose of the President. That he even had to appeal to a cabal of judeo-capitalist pig swine and halfbreeds was even more outrageous to him. Nevertheless, his previous encounter with Armstrong convinced Kyrr that something had to be done. Desperate times called for desperate measures.
“It was no mistake that certain elements prioritized the destruction of the United States and accelerated the dissolution of its… diverse culture. Though not all of you harbor desires for vengeance and revival, I have something else that might interest you.”
Ingel Faedryk, seated next to Kyrr, nearly laughed.
“I would like to propose a motion that would benefit all parties here.” He grinned, analyzing the faintly desperate reactions of those in the room, “To you, I promise fame, fortune, and power beyond your wildest imaginations… I would even provide eternal youth to you and your families. All you would have to do in return is support me against that brutish oaf of a leader before he turns this nation into another Houston Republic. Do this, and I will make you Gods among men.”
Penthouse Roof, Alfr Consulate in New York
Ingel lazily raised a glass of chilled wine towards a Kyrr, quietly feigning a toast before sipping greedily at the red drink.
The Alfr viewed his companion with a conflicted mix of regret and genuine concern. The death of the Aesir weighed heavily on them all, albeit the pure Ljósálfar like were more susceptible to their emotions. Ingel, a favorite confidant and rumored lover of the Aesir, was especially hit hard.
The splintering of Alfheimr, something he helped build for decades, was a secondary concern to him. That the Aesir perished was the greatest tragedy in history. The man known to have a heart of ice became even more fanatical overnight. Depression eventually reared its ugly head, though It was dealt with through overwork and minor vices.
“Try to slow down, Ingel. Today is a special day.” Kyrr reached for the glass of wine.
Ingel resisted, bringing his drink away, but Kyrr was taller. “Fine, fine… I’ll slow-” Kyrr quickly drained the glass and set it down on a nearby table.
“You’re not even going to get drunk! Such a wonderful vintage is wasted..”
“You’ll have a chance to drink later tonight. We need to focus for now.”
Ingel sulked, “Fine, but you owe me..” He mused for a moment, “What were the results of the meeting?”
Kyrr smiled, “An unanimous approval. Those who hesitated have been considered for synthesizing.”
“Oh yeah? That Banshee is going to have a field day.”
“Calling our dear comrade a Banshee isn’t very kind. She’s the whole reason we were able to keep this meeting hushed up.”
“Whatever- does Armstrong suspect anything?”
“He probably does, but I’ll make that American mutt my bitch before he’s able to do anything. He’s out of his depth.”
Armstrong was a dangerous man, but he was only a man.
“He’ll get his wish though… burning everything to the ground, I mean.. This degenerate nation is to be cleansed and whipped into shape before the Aesir is brought back..”
Ingel’s eyes slowly widened, “Does that mean?”
“Yes, though I haven’t finished the final preparations yet. This nation must be purged and made clean for him.”
The death of the Aesir, Kyrr reasoned, had ultimately been the failure of the 05 Council. That they weren’t able to calculate the sequence of events that led to the current situation was a serious error on their part. And that most of them had all but renounced loyalty by falling in with the Habsburgs was a great treachery. It hinted at a deeper conspiracy within the state.
Ingel absorbed the meaning of his words, suddenly sounding like his old self. “Whatever happens, I’m going to make sure that mongoloid nip bitch will pay for what she has done to the Aesir’s legacy.”
“Everyone will pay, Ingy. Those Jap bastards for betraying him. The Bolshevik slavs and negroes for opposing him. Those inbred fucks in Vienna… everyone.”
Situation Room, White House
President Armstrong smoked a fat cuban cigar as he oversaw a military brief of recent developments in Europe. The cigar had long fallen out of favor, having been replaced by vape pens many decades ago. He considered himself old-fashioned in that regard.
“With the destruction of the Black Feet, our power projection capabilities-”
He ignored the briefing general, instead focusing on the map displaying North America.
The Republic of New Alfheimr.. He went over the name in his head. It didn’t sound too bad, but he was still nostalgic for the dream of America.
The bastard Aesir had let him do his own thing, allowing him to consolidate his power. He now had the biggest fuckoff army on the continent. The only issue was that he wasn’t sure who that army was loyal to.
Whatever the case, there were more people than there were Alfr. Neither side could tell the other to outright fuck off. He at least had the influence to boss them around.
Best thing those elven butt-munchers could do would be to die making America great again.
He would use them before they could use him.

Republic of New Álfheimr

DETAILS

Head of State: Steven Armstrong

Population: 143,863,000
Capital: Washington D.C
Government: Federal presidential republic (Hybrid regime)

I have the 4070 TiS installed on a Z790 PG Sonic MB.
When I installed the 4070 in the primary PCIe lane (gen 5 x16) the PC would crash on login to Windows every time. It would boot to the login screen and could sit there indefinitely with no problems but as soon as I login it black screen restarted.
After pulling my hair out from trying to figure out what was wrong I eventually moved the GPU to the secondary PCIe slot 4 x16.
When I did that the PC became stable. I settled for that miracle and have been using it like that for about 2 months give or take.
Now I'm trying to run unreal engine 5 and every time I open it I get a crash report stating "GPU Crashed or D3D Device Removed. Check Log for GPU state information. A GPU mini dump was be saved in the Logs folder."
Yes it says "was be saved" which, while funny I'm getting tired of seeing. On the bright side while I don't know much about this personally I was able to find the log or in this case logs folder and found several files.
What they are talking about seems to be my system specs and what failed. It looks like VtuneApi.dll and it's 32 bit counterpart. It says they don't exist.
I'll be adding the log file to this post when I switch to PC.
This isn't the only thing the system has been failing to run and it's not the only problem I've noticed.
I also see what I would describe as artifacting in the display. For a few seconds when things open or are closed I'll see pixels not being rendered and in some cases they jump around so it'll look like speckles being randomly placed on the screen for a moment.
When I received my 4070 and tried to install it originally I believed it to be defective so I returned the first one.
I don't know the odds of getting two defective in a row but honestly I suspect the MB just as much as the GPU at this point.
Please help!
Thanks in advance.
**Edit to include crash log from unreal engine. Log Below.
Log file open, 06/01/24 18:23:48 LogWindows: Failed to load 'aqProf.dll' (GetLastError=126) LogWindows: File 'aqProf.dll' does not exist LogProfilingDebugging: Loading WinPixEventRuntime.dll for PIX profiling (from ../../../Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/Windows/WinPixEventRuntime/x64). 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Hello everyone!
Something a bit wild happened to me, and I wanted to share the story. So, a few days ago, I bricked my laptop during a routine system update. I'm not sure what happened, my guess is it hibernated at a critical time of the system update.
So, I pull out my trusted USB Arch installer, mount my ssh, arch-chroot, rerun the update to try and fix it, it runs successfully, all well and good.
I reboot, and the boot sequence welcomes me with a message about my lvm partition being corrupted. I try to let the repair tool run, but to no avail: my system has about 0.5% of my blocks corrupted. Instead of trying to repair it, I decide that the easiest way forward is to do a fresh install.
Here's the catch. I had a 10h plane trip planned for months 2 days later. Well, if I have 10h to kill, maybe I can use it to reinstall Arch? I check online, and internet access on the plane is not too expensive, so... Why the heck not.
Fast forward today, as soon as we take off, I start the install, using my mobile phone as a hotspot (to avoid having to deal with signing into the plane wifi website directly) and a Arch Wiki browser. As usual, it takes me a few tries to get a bootable system, but I get there!
It was a very interesting experience, because with a very slow connection, I had to be very careful and minimalistic about which packages I install. I now have a simple KDE Plasma + a browser running on Arch, all at 30k feet above ground.

Sorry I'm about to dump a ton of information but hopefully that'll help fix the problem. I'ma ask this in a bunch of subreddits in hopes that at least one will fix my problem so that would explain why you might see this somewhere else too.
I recently got the ASUS Vivobook 15 and I have learned the hard way that ASUS doesn't really like Linux. But everything seems to be pretty much working (once I install Nvidia drivers) except for the built in keyboard. I would just write it off as the drivers not being available but the fact it works in both grub and rEFInd tells me otherwise. Would there be a way to make Linux use the protocall that's used in the bootloader? I've tried 4 different distros all with a different* base but the same issue. Looking at the boot up sequence at least 3 of them have the same exact error and the most recent one I tried I couldn't find it but A: that was after making changes and B: I might just be blind. Here are the distros I have tried in order:
PopOS (preferred distro, Ubuntu base) Fedora (Redhat base) Ubuntu (Debian base) EndeavorOS (Arch base)
I don't have any photos from Ubuntu or pop but I have a pop_os post that I added comments to as I learned more about the situation, the error listed in Fedora, and a recording of the boot up sequence I just made in EndeavorOS which is shown in this post (I'll try to put the others in the comments if reddit will let me)
I will note I also have a photo of a post in the endeavorOS website that showed signs of progress, I added the command shown, the same command with serio0, and the same command with isa0060 and what it did was make the caps lock key loght only sometimes stay on after boot instead of every time but still can't toggle that light or do anything else with the keyboard.

Sorry I'm about to dump a ton of information but hopefully that'll help fix the problem. I wouldn't call myself a Linux noob but I'ma ask this in a bunch of subreddits in hopes that at least one will fix my problem.
I recently got the ASUS Vivobook 15 and I have learned the hard way that ASUS doesn't really like Linux. But everything seems to be pretty much working (once I install Nvidia drivers) except for the built in keyboard. I would just write it off as the drivers not being available but the fact it works in both grub and rEFInd tells me otherwise. Would there be a way to make Linux use the protocall that's used in the bootloader? I've tried 4 different distros all with a different* base but the same issue. Looking at the boot up sequence at least 3 of them have the same exact error and the most recent one I tried I couldn't find it but A: that was after making changes and B: I might just be blind. Here are the distros I have tried in order:
PopOS (preferred distro, Ubuntu base) Fedora (Redhat base) Ubuntu (Debian base) EndeavorOS (Arch base)
I don't have any photos from Ubuntu or pop but I have a pop_os post that I added comments to as I learned more about the situation, the error listed in Fedora, and a recording of the boot up sequence I just made in EndeavorOS I will add in the comments.
I will note I also have a photo of a post in the endeavorOS website that showed signs of progress, I added the command shown, the same command with serio0, and the same command with isa0060 and what it did was make the caps lock key loght only sometimes stay on after boot instead of every time but still can't toggle that light or do anything else with the keyboard.

I managed to quickly fix it, but I'm moreso curious what even happened. My grandmother uses my modded 2ds to play ACNL and while she was outside it fell and hit the concrete. the 2ds wasn't physically damaged, but it reset the game in a strange way. it booted her to the opening train sequence and thank god it didn't save because all i had to do is exit the game without saving, the save going back to normal on reboot. i don't know if anyone's had this happen before, or if I should genuinely be concerned it did that.

Configmgr CB 2309 5.0.9122.1000 - Primary Site server also contains the Site DB Separate MP Server - Installed on Windows Server 2022 with May 2024 updates
I've been seeing a new issue after our MP was updated with the May 2024 updates (KB5037782, KB5037930, and servicing stack 10.20348.2461). Updates were installed Saturday on 5/18. The following Monday (5/20) I started getting reports that some subnets were not able to image systems. Not sure if it's directly related to the monthly update or if it's just bad timing.
The symptoms: * Techs boot using USB boot media or PXE (same exact symptoms using either method) * They see a list of Task Sequences to run and they can choose any of them (doesn't matter which one they chose) * It starts to locate the content it needs and immediately throws an error like it can't locate the content (0x80004005) * Rebooting the MP fixes the issue... at least for a little while.
In the smsts.log file it's happy talking to the MP and then when trying to locate the content it says "reply from server is 'NoReply'".
This is early on in my troubleshooting, I couldn't reproduce the error at all from my desk in the same AD Site. People trying to image from 3 different subnets were reporting this, and those subnets worked the week before. So I reboot the MP and it actually fixes the issue for anywhere from a couple hours to a couple of days, and then it stops working again on the same subnets with the exact same symptoms as listed above.
We mostly use AD Site names to manage our boundaries - unless we come across some sort of weird anomaly like this. But it's so frig'n weird that it only has issues with a handfull of different subnets, and it seems to work for a short while after the MP is rebooted. I'm able to work around the issue by simply creating an IP range boundary and assigning it to the appropriate boundary group, so it's not a huge deal so far. But a lot of SCCM issues start out as "no big deal".
I've been getting pulled in several different directions the past two weeks so I haven't had a chance to dig into the logs too much or do much in depth troubleshooting yet. When I do, I'm planning on removing and readding the MP role to see if that helps at all. Might be a next week thing ;)
Has anyone else experienced anything similar to this?

Hey, this morning my dear friend wouldn't boot up. It jumps into a Cycling POST trying-outs and I can hear a dozen smaller clicking noise coming from what I think is the MOBO before hearing a POST attempt again, until the sequence ultimately gives up.
Here are 2 videos that shows the issues, please don't hesitate for clarifying question or suggestions to narrow down the issues.
https://studio.youtube.com/video/19bsQuvJm3E/edit
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0xMqF0KSSXM
Is the PSU not giving enough power, is the MOBO dying on me, maybe the CPU has given up? Which are your best bets?
Thanks in advance

Hey, this morning my dear friend wouldn't boot up. It jumps into a Cycling POST trying-outs and I can hear a dozen smaller clicking noise coming from what I think is the MOBO before hearing a POST attempt again, until the sequence ultimately gives up.
Here are 2 videos that shows the issues, please don't hesitate for clarifying question or suggestions to narrow down the issues (actually the second one is not yet ready on Youtube but it doesn't add much more since it's basically silence but I will Edit when I can).
https://studio.youtube.com/video/19bsQuvJm3E/edit
EDIT - Second Video is up:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0xMqF0KSSXM
Is the PSU not giving enough power, is the MOBO dying on me, maybe the CPU has given up? Which are your best bets?
Thanks in advance

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The Story So Far

As humanity reached out into the stars, the nations of the world joined the newly formed Terran Republic, with the exception of some criminal elements that resisted the reach of its authority around Saturn. Through discreet interstellar exploration, the Republic found the neighboring galaxy a place of wonder and prosperity, filled with peaceful civilizations like the Malgeir Federation, the Schprissian Confederacy, the Granti Alliance…etc. Perfectly ripe for the taking for the uniquely bloodthirsty herbivore species, the Znosian Dominion, known to all other species in the region as Grass Eaters.
Motivated by a religious and psychological need to expand, the rabbit-like Znosians invaded the bear-like Granti. Despite the peaceful Granti species receiving direct military assistance from their old friends, the canine-like Malgeir, they were overwhelmed and forced to evacuate their entire territory, including their homeworld of Grantor. The Znosians then turned their sights to the Malgeir, who they proceeded to also dominate on the battlefield due to their superior understanding of interstellar war and logistics. In the course of the brutal invasion, the Znosians colonized, then efficiently exterminated any predators remaining on the occupied planets.
Still hidden and insulated from the war due to its grasp of stealth technology and the legacy of the Prime Directive, a cornerstone law that prohibited revelation of Terran presence to aliens, the people of the Terran Republic watched the ongoing war and xenocide with a mix of horror and indifference… until one of its reconnaissance fleets was forced to act to prevent its own discovery. The presence of one of its recon ships was observed during the act by the Malgeir and Znosian ships present, and the Terran Republic finally decided to join the war covertly on the Malgeir side.
With centuries of experience with constant war, excellent logistics, computing technology, and wild underestimation from the Znosian enemy, the Terrans helped the sworn-to-secrecy and retrained Malgeir Sixth Fleet beat back an invasion of the Malgeir core world of Datsot, capitalizing on enemy missteps to push them all the way back to the occupied Malgeir system of Gruccud, finally trapping and forcing the surrender of the invasion fleet with technological deception.
But the threat was not over. The vast Znosian Dominion still outweighed the alliance of the predators by more than ten to one in tonnage, particularly the Terran Republic which was still practically a single-system species. The Znosian leadership had its suspicions of the recent, unexplained losses. And they still occupied the worlds of the entire Granti civilization and most of the periphery of the Malgeir Federation.
The known galaxy held its breath to see what the two sides would do next…
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(Footage: First day of ground combat, Liberation Battle for Gruccud)
Voice 1: I’m a butcher.
Voice 2: I’m a welder.
Voice 3: I’m a programmer.
Voice 4: I’m a musician.
Voice 5: I was working on my sire’s farm.
Voice 6: I was the daughter of a High Councilor.
Voice 7: My dame was on Gionlu.
Voice 8: My friends didn’t get out of Grantor in time.
Voice 9: I wanted to be a xenogeologist.
Voice 10: I’m your litter’s schoolteacher.
Voice 11: I’m your neighbor.
Voices Mixed: I am you.
Title text: None of us were born for this war.
Title text: We fight so no one else has to be.
“Born for this War”, Malgeir Federation Marine Infantry Recruiting Commercial, July 2124
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Dashch Station, Znos-4 (36,000 km)

POV: Irtisl, Znosian Dominion Navy (Rank: Four Whiskers)
Four Whiskers Irtisl looked around at her team of civilian engineers and technicians scurrying around the station, the bustle of their hurried movements like an orchestrated dance, punctuated by the sharp clatter of tools and the distant hum of machinery. Welding torches occasionally erupted with bright blue fire, casting flickering shadows that danced and played along the cold, metallic walls.
Amidst the cacophony, Irtisl’s ear flicked at an approaching sound. The deliberate clicks of magnetic boots on metal echoed into her suit through the structure she was standing on — a measured, hammering beat as one of her technicians cautiously navigated the hazardous zero-gravity environment, relying on the technology beneath their paws to anchor them to safety.
Her helmet radio buzzed. “Project Manager, we are almost ready to proceed with the test.”
Irtisl turned on the spot, her movements slow, carefully keeping her own balance. Her eyes met those of the speaker, her mask of composed patience concealing her simmering irritation. “Head Technician Stultam, we are already two weeks behind schedule, and this date was picked after your repeated assurances that—”
“I take responsibility for this delay,” Stultam interrupted breezily, his tone almost dismissive. “My people are inexperienced in your military testing protocols, Project Manager, and the additional last-minute requirements from the—”
“I’m not interested in your excuses, Head Technician,” Irtisl sliced through his words. “Your people were allocated significant resources to complete this project because your design group assured us that you had a viable solution for the functionality the Navy requires. If this delay results in cancellation, you will be hold solely responsible for the waste.”
“Yes, Four Whiskers,” Stultam replied, his head dipping by the minimum needed for her to perceive the movement.
Even his show of respect is sloppy! These undisciplined civilians, Irtisl seethed internally, if I had my way, we wouldn’t be using anyone outside the Design Bureau. Alas, no one inside the Bureau had any idea where to even start on this one…
“How much more time does the team need before we can begin validation?” she asked, her tone clipped.
“Thirty minutes,” Stultam estimated. “We are securing the testbed, and one of the transport shuttles is just arriving in time for the trials.”
Irtisl’s nose crinkled in mild exasperation. “More officers? I thought everyone is already waiting on the observation deck.”
“Not from the Navy, Four Whiskers,” he almost whispered, a hint of fear threading his voice. “It’s her.”
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POV: Svatken, Znosian Dominion State Security (Position: Director)
State Security Director Svatken, her eyes flickering with impatience, cast a cursory glance at the screen. It displayed the shuttle’s diligent verification of its docking seal’s integrity with the station. Without a moment’s hesitation, she slammed the override button. As if sensing her urgency, the doors flew open. Svatken’s stride was purposeful, her trusty attendant Fstrofcho shadowing her every step.
The head of the welcoming party donned a mask of rehearsed delight. “Welcome, Director. I am Four Whiskers—”
“You are Four Whiskers Irtisl,” Svatken interjected with icy precision. “You are the Project Manager and Navy liaison for the civilian group operating this station. Your head technician needs twenty-five more minutes to complete preparations, which you will take full responsibility for. Now, you are going to lead me to the observation deck so I can interview one of your superiors.”
Caught off guard, Irtisl stammered, “I— I—”
“Was I mistaken?”
Recovering, Irtisl replied, “Of course not, Director. Right this way.”
“Good,” the Director said, following the stiff footsteps of the flustered four whiskers. “And do not consider my assignment of responsibility unfair. Responsibility implies credit. This is an important project for the proper course of the Prophecy. If you did your job correctly, you and your bloodline will be rewarded appropriately despite the delay. If you did not…” She left the hanging threat unspoken.
“Yes, Director,” Irtisl murmured, leading her onto the elevated observation deck.
Several high-ranking officers were deep in conversation around an instrument console. Upon the sound of the doors opening, they paused and turned towards Svatken as she entered.
“You may leave us now, Four Whiskers,” Svatken ordered. Irtisl happily obliged, turning around and hopping out the door to get as far away from the menacing State Security Director.
Svatken fixed her gaze on the tall creature at the head of the table. “Eleven Whiskers Sprabr. I have some questions for you. Alone.”
The elderly 25-year-old Grand Fleet Commander Sprabr looked surprised — feigned, no doubt — but bowed his head in respect. “Of course, Director.” He looked at his subordinates and gestured at the exit. “Allow me a moment with the Director.”
The officers, all visibly relieved, quickly filed out of the deck.
“I am happy to answer any questions you have, Director, but—”
“You are a hard creature to reach, Eleven Whiskers,” Svatken interrupted, her eyes narrowing. “Four calls to your office, two to your domicile. That might be a record. For my patience, that is. Usually, one of those unanswered calls would have been followed by an armed raid by a squad of armed agents.”
“I take full responsibility for my unavailability, Director. Managing the many squadrons of the Grand Prophetic Fleet has consumed much of my free time, and my office attendant is forgetful—”
“She was not,” Svatken countered. “I interviewed her before I arrived here. You will not pawn your responsibility off to your subordinates or lie to me. And if managing your fleet is taking up too much of your time, I can arrange a reduction in your responsibilities.”
Sprabr dropped his cautious veneer. “That will not be necessary, Director. Please forgive my personal transgressions towards your more valuable time; I take full responsibility. I will answer all your questions in detail.”
Svatken glanced at Fstrofcho, busy entering new notes into his datapad. “Make a note of that, Attendant. I will determine the level of your transgression after this interview, Eleven Whiskers.” She turned back to Sprabr. “But enough of wasting my time. You will now answer my questions. What is the nature of your relationship with Zero Whiskers Ditvish?”
If he was surprised by the question, he did not show it. “I was Ditvish’s superior when he commanded the Datsot Invasion Fleet, Director. I was not aware of his intent to defect until after—”
“If you were aware of his apostasy and did not report it, you would be facing a firing squad, Eleven Whiskers, not my questioning. Keep your irrelevant commentary to yourself. How long did you know Ditvish before that?”
“18 years, Director.”
“18? The records show you were his superior for most of his career, and his Navy Retraining Center instructor before that. That adds up to 15.”
“I met Zero Whiskers Ditvish three years prior to his qualification and acceptance to Znos Navy Retraining Center. I was the one who convinced him to apply when I discovered that he was grasping concepts at a much higher level than the six whiskers rank he was bred to be.”
“So your relationship with him was deeply personal?”
“It was indeed. I did not obscure that detail from my initial interview with the second Apostasy Commission after his defection was—”
“Less wasting of my time, please. When he defected, what was your initial reaction?”
“Complete shock, Director. The Ditvish I knew for 18 years would never contemplate defection to the Lesser Predators out of personal fear.”
She tilted her head. “Why?”
“Like all good Servants of the Prophecy, he did not fear death. And like all great Servants of the Prophecy, he did not fear failure. Instead, Ditvish welcomed both as mere challenges. More than once, I have seen him charge into great danger, at risk of both death and failure, without reluctance or delay. Surely you have seen that in his career records too. In my experience, those who defect hold one of these fears, and those fears are what drive them to abandon the Prophecy.”
“So if not personal fear, what was it? Out of greed, then? For power? Maybe revenge? Or perhaps perverted pleasures of the flesh?” She made a disgusted face.
Sprabr shook his head. “No, to defect to the Lesser Predator for those would be irrational, and Ditvish was not that either.”
“Then why?”
“Perhaps he thought the Prophecy abandoned him. After all, it was after your commission announced—”
Svatken interjected, “His schism plot was what led to the commission. I know you have read the full commission report on the sequence of events, Eleven Whiskers.”
“I’ve seen the evidence for that supposed plot. It may have been good enough to convince your superiors, but the totality of the evidence prior to the decision was clearly circumstantial—”
She bristled. “The evidence was incontrovertible. We had physical evidence of the crime. Sensor data, communication logs, and I saw those supply ships with my own eyes!”
“Director, have you considered the possibility that your first case was built on an enemy ruse? Lesser Predator manipulations. They may not be very bright, but they are practiced in such matters, even amongst themselves.”
“It would be— it would be extremely unlikely,” Svatken said, catching herself. “I am used to dealing with predators, Eleven Whiskers. Such a clean execution would be unheard of. They may be able to conjure up some data, but all of it? That they really did defeat several of our convoys, fluffles, and fleets in open battle despite the odds heavily in our favor? We should not underestimate our enemy, but in my experience, the simpler option is the most likely one.”
“And yet, you have doubts,” Sprabr pointed out. “Or you would not be asking me questions about Ditvish six weeks after his case was officially closed. And you would not be here observing a test for technology that doesn’t exist, inspired by an impossible weapon that our enemies don’t have.”
“I— I— yes, I have an open mind for an alternative hypothesis,” Svatken admitted. “As any good State Security officer should be.”
“Here is mine: in addition to their new technology upgrades, the Lesser Predators managed to get into our communication network. They heard what we heard and saw what we saw. Then, they fabricated the appearance of a conspiracy, a schism plot, and left clues they knew you would eventually find at the sites of our defeats, tailoring the evidence to fit your suspicions. And after the Apostasy Commission completed their judgement, they intercepted that too and leveraged it to convince Ditvish and his fleet to defect to the enemy, depriving us of one of our most successful commanders and leading to the greatest Znosian naval defeat in living memory.”
“That— that is your idea of a more likely theory?” Svatken gaped at his brazenness incredulously.
“It is. And I take full responsibility for coming up with it. But it is not just mine. These are now the worst-case planning assumptions of the Navy, which is why we have upgraded our encryption systems and why,” Sprabr pointed out the windows of the observation deck, “We are taking these… allegations of new predator threats very seriously.”
“You actually believe this theory of yours.”
“I do.”
Svatken pondered his words for a moment, wondering whether she should believe his sincerity or have him shot. She settled for wait-and-see.
She could always have him shot later.
“You can call your subordinates back in now. And let’s see if there is any merit to these technological wonders that our enemies have allegedly cooked up.”
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POV: Irtisl, Znosian Dominion Navy (Rank: Four Whiskers)
Irtisl depressed the big red button firmly with her a claw. Its crisp click in the chamber was the only immediate response.
Then, in synchrony, the symbols on the consoles arrayed before her began to dance. The calm of the blue and green indicators gave way to orange and red, signifying a dramatic rise in power draw as the test device drained the reserve power of the station and demanded more. The very air in the room seemed to hum with the flood of energy being poured into the machinery.
She looked over at Head Technician Stultam’s station. He gave her a positive gesture with his paws.
It’s working.
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POV: Svatken, Znosian Dominion State Security (Position: Director)
“Thank you, Operative, that is an excellent find,” Svatken’s voice was low but clear as she spoke into her communicator device. “This proves that their deliveries have been intentionally slow for weeks.”
Fstrofcho gently tapped her on the shoulder. He leaned in, his voice a whisper against the hum of the station’s systems, “Director, they are beginning the test now.”
Svatken, without turning, raised a single claw, mouthing to him, “Hold one moment.”
Refocusing on the call, her tone shifted to brisk efficiency. “Yes, Operative, get to the camp, find out why, and get that report to my office within the week.”
A brief pause followed. Frowning, she looked confused at her receiver when the expected confirmation didn’t come out. “Hello? Operative? Are you still on the call?”
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POV: Znufchu, Znosian (Civilian)
The primary traffic controller at Znos Space Control looked askance at the confusing lights blinking on the panel in front of her.
“Traffic control to 2411, you are deviating from your flight path. Please return to autopilot as soon as possible,” she asked the incoming warship on the FTL radio.
“Traffic control to 2411, did you copy my last? Please return control to autopilot.”
“Traffic control to Navy command ship 0114, I can’t reach 2411. There may be a communication emergency on board their ship.”
“Traffic control to ground control, I can’t reach the Navy command ship in orbit. Can you check on your end?”
“Traffic control on the open FTL channel. Does anyone copy? Can anyone hear me?”
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Outpost McMurdo, McMurdo System (600 Ls)

POV: Zwena Tanith, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Commander)
Station Commander Zwena’s eyes locked onto the six pulsating alerts on their console in the dimly lit command center. “Shit, can anyone reach the FTL frequency for any of our receivers in Znosian sector zero-zero-zero? I’m still receiving, but none of our observation drones are responding to commands.”
Their second in command, Bert Williams, cast a seasoned gaze toward the communications station. “LT, reach to the side of the console and manually flip the squelch control knob to the off position.”
The lieutenant on duty at the station did as he ordered. An abrupt static hiss erupted from the speakers, assaulting their ears. She flinched, her hand darting to the volume control knob, twisting it until the cacophony subsided to a bearable hum.
Unperturbed, Bert continued, “Now hit two-two-zero on the pop-out pad to disconnect the transmission lock.”
As her fingers danced over the pad, the static dimmed further, sinking into a whisper against the backdrop of the command center’s quiet hum.
Confusion clouded Zwena’s expression. “What does that mean?”
“It must be an FTL jamming signal from the other end, Commander,” Bert said with increasing certainty. “Some kind of noise-modulated jammer. Primitive, but powerful enough to stop our commands from reaching them. We should still be able to hear them though.”
“Can we burn through it somehow to send commands?”
Bert shook his head. “Unlikely. We’re too far away and we don’t mount FTL frequency hoppers on those buoys. No blink drive, and they would have taken too much of the volume budget anyway. But unless they are discovered, our buoys will just keep transmitting data to us until they get a command back from us. These jamming signals aren’t selective, Commander. They can’t possibly continue jamming their own home system forever. Most likely it’s some kind of test or emergency, and it’ll stop when they’re done.”
“I’m glad someone paid attention in Electronic Warfare Theory class at the Academy. Well, you know the SOP: continue all operations as normal. Don’t let the enemy know they’re having an effect on us. And file a Signals Interference report with Luna. Someone over there will know what to do.”}
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Meta

Welcome all! For anyone new to Grass Eaters, this is book 2 of an ongoing series. You may want to start from the very beginning.

Killer Grips: Anne Maria, Jasmine, Justin, Millie
Screaming Gaffers: Chase, Izzy, MK, Ripper
Episode 12: The Aftermath II: Sky Fall
A familiar riff from an electric guitar began the episode, the letters of the 'TDA Aftermath' logo flashing and sliding into existence exactly as they had six episodes prior. A gleam of light swept across it, and the 'D' popped forward, rotating counterclockwise and snapping like a camera taking a picture.
Clip 1
"I'm sorry, but I have to make my conscience clean again," Brick responded. He then noticed Jasmine looking at the ground with disappointment. “Jasmine, are you feeling-”
“Like you said, it's best that you stay away from the film lot,” Jasmine said with an upset glare. “And more importantly from me. You lied to me, and a long distance apart is what's best right now.”
Brick hung his head in shame. “Understood!” he obeyed dejectedly.
The 'D' retreated briefly, then popped back out again before the next clip was shown.
Clip 2
The footage showed Chef escorting a handcuffed Sky on the red carpet.
"Hold on!" the voice of MK cried out as she ran up to the two. “Leave her and take me!”
“Sure. Whatever,” Chef took the handcuffs off Sky and offered them to MK.
“I was kidding!” MK pushed the cuffs away from her. “Like I'd willingly quit the game. I'm just here to see the loser off.” She looked at the slightly taller girl teasingly. “I'm sure you'll be happily reunited with Trent the Challenge Thrower.”
"As long as I'm not on a team with someone as underhanded as you," Sky retorted as she grabbed the handcuffs and walked past the now miffed girl, "I'll be happy anywhere."
The 'D' repeated its standard motion, retreating briefly before popping back out as a transition to the next clip.
Clip 3
"I promise to get you compensated for your broken arm as soon as possible," Chris whispered to Scott timidly.
“Okay,” Scott looked at Chris suspiciously. “I'll go celebrate with my team, but you guys better provide me with benefits or you and Chef are getting a lawsuit.”
For a fourth and final time, the logo's 'D' performed its transitional sequence.
Clip 4
The split-screen from the previous episode's elimination was shown, the camera panning to the left as Izzy received her award. "Hold on, wha?" Scott stammered in shock. "This has to be a joke, right?"
“No, it isn't,” MK said with a grin, “and you have me to thank for that.”
“You… you backstabbed me?!” Scott said with a bit of shock.
“With four votes to one,” MK cackled. “I just did what you did to your previous alliance. Don't get all hypocritical.”
"Unbelievable!" Scott grumbled before he was grabbed by Chef and carried over the shoulder down the Walk of Shame.
The 'D' was shown again, now as a signal of the recap's end.
(Theme Song)
The Aftermath introduction was replayed, this time cutting to the studio as the audience cheered and applauded. Priya and Damien were already on the host's couch, and the seats on stage left had been filled by Rodney, Sam, Gwen, Eva, and Geoff in the top row, and Topher, Katie, Sadie, and Trent in the bottom.
"Hey, everyone!" Priya opened with a wide smile. "I'm Priya!"
"And I'm Damien!" the nervous wreck added. "Good to have you all with us for another episode of the Aftermath."
"I hope you're all ready for the latest dirt on Total! Drama! Action!" Priya said excitedly as the crowd went wild again.
"There's a lot of love out there, right Priya?" Damien said.
"I know what you mean, Damien," Priya added.
"Sadly, today won't be all about love, considering that we'll be experiencing hate," Damien sighed.
"Considering who'll be joining us, that's a guarantee," Priya said as the camera pulled back enough to show the hanging television above them. "We have not only Scott, but Brick and Sky as well," she said as the screen split to show the devious farmer, cadet, and athlete's faces on the viewing screen and the crowd began to cheer.
"We've also got our season one friends joining us in the VIP section!" Damien announced. Priya held a finger to her ear and got up and walked off. "Say hey to Katie and Sadie!" The camera focused on the two girls as they smiled for the camera. "Rodney!" The country boy grinned. "Sam!" The gamer waved. "Gwen!" The goth gave a slight smirk. "And Topher!" The fanboy shot a finger pistol at the cheers.
Damien clapped and looked back, only to blink in confusion at Priya’s disappearance. "And we've got the guests from the last episode. Trent!" The camera cut to the guitarist as he smiled for the cheering crowd. "Geoff!" The party guy winked at the loud cheers. "And last year's winner, Eva!" She dropped her stoic persona long enough to grin at the camera, causing the crowd to cheer louder than ever.
"You sure know how to milk the camera," Trent said to the muscle woman.
"Not my fault," Eva shrugged. "The fans like me."
“Hi, Trent! We're so happy you're here!” Katie told him admiringly.
This made Sadie mad enough to smack her away. “I won the thumb war to say hi from us!” she argued, Katie sharing a similarly furious expression.
The camera cut back to Damien. "She’s doing that now?! Of all times?!" he whisper-yelled into his earpiece angrily and then changed his tone for the camera. "So there've been a couple of pretty shocking eliminations. Anything you'd like to comment on, Eva?"
"Not specifically," Eva replied.
"Okay," Damien said. "These past few episodes have been intense. We had the prison movie, the hospital drama, the haunted set..."
"...the disaster movie and war flick. Totally top-notch!" Priya finished as she returned to the studio and retook her seat, the audience members cheering.
"I knew these people would be all over those last two," Damien joked. "Glad I wasn’t in this season. I would've been voted out on prison day no matter what."
"I have to agree with you there," Priya admitted as the audience laughed. "I have a strong stomach, but the food would’ve been too much for me."
"For once, I actually feel for Scott. Having to go through all that, and getting his arm busted?" Damien commented. "I wouldn't wish that on anybody!"
"Same here, except for Fabien," Priya uttered with bitterness before moving on. "Coming up, we've got more moments of pain and hits like you've never seen," she said as the cheering began again. "It's time for 'That's Gonna Leave a Mark'!"
The segment's introductory sequence played, unchanged from the previous aftermath: several 'filmstrips' depicting various impacts and injuries to the contestants scrolled across the screen set to a grand theme. The crowd began to laugh as never-before-seen clips began to play, all set to a campy tune.
First was Jasmine stumbling around the hospital set with her arms outstretched, believing she had been blinded. She walked straight into Brick in his quarantine bubble, causing the cadet to roll back, hit the wall, and knock away Jasmine afterwards, much to his guilt.
Next, Scott was shown getting rolled into the ambulance after his injury. As the other castmates watched, the ambulance sped off but the doors swung back open, causing the farmer's stretcher to drop out. It rolled towards the teens, stopping just in front of a manhole before it partially collapsed and Scott slid down into the sewer with a splash.
The third clip was short, showing Chase finished setting up a trap during the war challenge and walking off. Ripper was carrying a couple of nets, and didn't notice the trap Chase set up until he got caught in it.
Fourth was set during the prison challenge, the same clip of Sky getting hit in the head by a bag while pushing the cart for her team playing.
The scene then flashed back to the hosts on their couch. "You can't just ditch me like that on live TV without telling me,” Damien scolded the reality TV fan.
“I saw my clip on the monitor, Damien. It was looking disoriented, and that has never happened before,” Priya defended herself. “Don't you know how embarrassing this would be if I didn't notice?”
“More embarrassing than me hosting solo when we're supposed to be a duo?” Damien argued.
The audience gasped. "So uh, guys? That was one great montage of pain!" Trent said from his seat.
"Oh, uh, it sure was!" Priya said quickly as she and Damien realized they were back live. "Did you all see Scott going down like a can of ham? Talk about brutal, right?"
Footage began on the hanging television as the campy tune resumed, starting with a shot of Chef Hatchet's giant manifesto flying towards the camera. The viewpoint shifted just as a gaping Scott was struck in his right arm, and the scene paused right as he began to fall off the wall he'd been clinging to.
"Yikes," Damien winced as a red circle was drawn around Scott's right arm. "If his favorite dance was the robot, he'll have a hard time doing that now."
The footage unpaused, and the redheaded boy fell across the balance beam in slow motion. "Does this show offer back insurance?" Priya added as the camera zoomed in on the point of impact between the log-like beam and Scott.
"Here's my personal favorite," she said as the scene changed to a clip of a traumatized Brick falling forward. "Brick fainting. This is what panic looks like," Priya said as a red circle was drawn around the cadet's face.
The feed cut back to the studio as the audience applauded and the hanging television cut to static. "How about we check in on Brick and see how he's holding up?" Damien asked the crowd right before the hanging television cut to the room backstage.
Brick was sitting on the couch in the middle of the room eating snacks while Scott sat on a nearby chair and Sky paced back and forth.
"So how are you two feeling about being interviewed in this episode?" Sky asked the two. “I'm personally ready to accept what's coming my way.”
“I'm prepared for it,” Scott answered. Though he still had a sling on his right arm and his bandana was gone, the brand on his forehead was no longer visible. “On one hand, my right arm is still broken, but on the other hand, I don't have no lame brand on my forehead no more. And I have a lot to say when it comes to being interviewed.”
“Thanks for your response, Scott,” Sky said. “What about you, Brick?”
“I'm not going to lie after what happened, so I'm just going to say that I'm worried about the questions I'm going to be asked,” Brick admitted and took a bite of his sandwich and looked at the camera. “And we're being watched right now.”
"The camera's on?!" Sky looked at it with shock as the shot cut back to the studio, the three eliminated castmates still on the hanging screen. “This was supposed to be private!”
A mixture of laughs and cheers came from the audience, and the camera focused in on Priya and Damien as the former said "We're always being recorded, no matter what."
"Before we bring out our first guest," Damien said, "let's take a look at his journey on the show." He looked back up to the other screen, which cut to static and then to a series of clips.
"Brick started out as a strong contender in this season," Priya started over clips of him being shocked by an eel and getting sprinkled by green slime.
"With his usual soft spot," Damien said over a clip of him peeking at MK's voting device.
"But when Chef secretly took him under his wing, making a deal to split the million if they won…" Priya brought up as clips of Chef talking to Brick during the acting challenge played.
"Things got dicey for our cadet," Damien said as a clip of Brick getting his swimsuit eaten by a shark was displayed.
"Fortunately for the rest of the cast, Brick had a thing or two to teach Chef about cooking actual food," Priya commented as clips of Brick making pizza and eating a slice was shown.
"But ultimately, Brick's conscience had something to teach him, too, leading to his dramatic exit," Damien said as clips of Brick talking to Justin and entering the Lame-o-sine were displayed.
The footage cut to static and the scene cut back to the studio, the camera panning back down to the hosts. "Our guest once got bombarded by skunks, is afraid of the dark, though he caught a pepperoni disease," Priya said. "Welcome Brick!"
She looked to the backstage exit where the cadet walked out to applause. "Brick McArthur, ready to execute the interview," he greeted with a salute as he walked over to the guest couch and took a seat.
"So Brick, how are you feeling after everything?" Damien asked.
"Is that a good question to ask?" Priya backpedaled. "He lost out on a million bucks twice."
"That may be factual, but my pride and integrity is still inside me," Brick claimed, making the audience applaud.
“Seriously?” Priya moaned. “That is so forced? Right, everybody?”
“Do we clap if we agree or disagree?” Katie asked Sadie, who simply shrugged.
"Thanks for the support,” Priya cynically mumbled. “I still think that what Brick said sounds like a lie. And you know what we do to liars!"
The shot pulled out and the music turned tense as an anvil swung down from the ceiling on a rope. "That's right," Priya said as the heavy thing came to a rest mere inches above Brick's head. "It's 'Truth or Anvil'!"
A grand tune played over a receding shot of a golden statue of the Lady of Justice. The crowd cheered, and both applause and music came to an abrupt end when a large anvil was dropped on the statue, smashing it to bits.
"Priya, why the sudden change?" Damien asked his girlfriend. "Wasn't it 'Truth or Hammer' last time? Why an anvil?"
"The producers’ thought of adding more drama to the show with an anvil. More Total Drama," Priya emphasized.
"Permission to speak," Brick said with a nervous look upwards, the viewpoint changing to show the anvil dangling precariously on its rope. "That anvil is going to drop on me if I lie?"
"You got it, but please don't lie. We don't want anyone to get injured," Priya said. "So, here's my first question.”
“I am so not cool with this!” Damien protested.
“How do you think I feel?” Brick said. “I'm not hiding anything anymore.”
“Brick, did you think the way you took advantage of your teammates was completely heinous and unforgivable?" Priya ignored the complaints and asked the first question.
"I had no intention of doing any harm, especially to Jasmine," Brick replied. "Chef just intimidated me!"
The anvil slightly dropped, making the audience gasp.
"Can't we just run some footage instead?" Damien suggested.
"How about some never-before-seen footage of Brick's fast moves behind the scenes?" Priya looked back up to the hanging television, which quickly switched from static to Chef in the boys’ trailer.
"While everyone else smelled like a dog park in August, you were wearing spring fresh duds," Priya said as the clip panned out to show Chef walking over to Brick to give him fresh clothes similar to the young man's usual attire.
"Thanks, Chef," Brick told the cook in the clip before the static moved to the next one.
"Chef gave you performance enhancing vitamins and helpful dairy products while everyone else was forced to eat slop," Priya talked over a clip of Chef providing Brick with a cup of vitamins and a carton of milk while Ripper, Millie, and Anne Maria were walking by with their horrible food.
The static changed the scene to Brick getting a therapeutic massage with needles attached to his bare back, sitting on his bunk bed with packages around him, and eating bags of beef jerky. "You received therapeutic massages, packages from home, and beef jerky, and never once felt bad about it," Priya mentioned all the things that Brick did.
The footage cut to Brick in a never before seen confessional. "Do I like winning? Heck yeah! I wanna do whatever it takes to keep racking up the wins! Do I feel bad? Do I look like I feel bad?"
Everyone gasped at all the things that Brick did after the shot cut back to the studio.
"I solemnly swear that I wasn't being two-faced," Brick defended himself. "Don't you have another clip explaining why I said what I said?"
"Okay. Here's what really happened in that confessional," Damien said before the next clip played on the television.
Another confessional was shown, though Brick was holding a script while Chef was watching him.
"Is this necessary, Chef?" Brick questioned Chef, who snarled in response and held a wooden ladle over his head. "I'm going to read. Do I like winning? Heck yeah."
The footage went back to the studio, where Priya was in the middle of a conversation with Brick. “Just do it this once,” Priya begged. “It'll make for great comedy, and the producers will love it!”
“You want me to get hit in the head with an anvil just to please your producers?” Brick repeated with a scowl. “That is not happening!”
“Okay then,” Priya said. “You lying did drive a wedge between you and Jasmine, so I'm not going to push it.”
"We only have time for one question," Damien interrupted.
"And I have the perfect one," Priya informed. "GumbroGordon98 wants to know; Brick, what would you do the next time you and Jasmine see each other again?"
“What I will do is make up for my actions and prove to her that I'll never keep anything from her again," Brick answered. "Not because of love, but because we're friends."
The hosts looked up to the anvil, but it didn't move. "That was not a lie if the anvil didn't pummel you," Damien smiled.
“Speaking of Jasmine, do you think that you two would’ve gotten together had you not worked with Chef all season or not at all?” Priya followed up.
“Excuse me?!” Brick asked in offense.
“Priya!” Damien said warningly. “That is personal info! I told you not to bring that up!”
“I just wanted to know. This is a half-hour show,” Priya said and faced the camera. "And it's time for a small break," Priya said. "We'll see you after these messages." She smiled and the crowd cheered.
The scene faded into the TDA Aftermath logo, and the 'D' popped out at the screen once again.
(Commercial Break)
The episode returned with another flash of the Aftermath logo, and a montage of clips from 'The Chefshank Redemption' began to play. Ripper and Chase were shown putting roaches and moldy pineapple slices into their bowl respectively, and Millie was eating the meal until she threw up. The camera pulled back out from the screen to the studio.
"Did you really leave just to touch up on your makeup?" Damien whispered to Priya.
"There was a pimple, Damien," Priya shot back. “And I took care of it during the commercial at least since you had a problem with me checking my clip during the episode.”
Damien groaned in frustration. "I thought you’d only do this once."
“I’d hate to interrupt your squabble, but the camera is rolling right now!” Eva spoke up.
Damien and Priya gave a wide-eyed stare to the camera. "And we're back," Damien said awkwardly.
"It's time we meet our second guest," Priya said. "But first, let's take a look." The hanging monitor cut to static and then started playing clips. "Scott was his same old antagonistic self this season," Priya said over a shot of Scott squeezing his sweat out of his shirt in the prison challenge.
"He was even picked last for the Gaffers because of his actions," Damien said over a clip of Sky picking him.
"Scott knew that he couldn’t throw the challenges with his rotten reputation, so he decided to mostly stay under the radar and not do anything risky," Priya recapped as Scott was shown getting on the surfboard and later on falling from one of the supports for the lights hanging above the pool and landing painfully on the surfboard.
"Scott formed an alliance with MK," Damien added over Scott and MK planning to vote out Izzy after the acting challenge, "and considering that MK’s as sneaky as him, it was a match made in heaven."
“When his arm got broken in the disaster challenge, Scott made sure to Chris that he wasn’t playing around with suing him after all he’s been put through,” Priya mentioned, clips of Scott being hit on the arm and later on angrily talking to Chris at night being shown.
"When the elimination came, Scott trusted MK to have his back in getting rid of Izzy," Damien said over Scott and MK in the communal bathroom together discussing the vote.
"But in a twist of events, MK chose to backstab Scott instead and take the villain role for herself, leading to his exit," Priya finished as MK's confessional was shown and Scott got thrown into the Lame-o-sine by Chef. The footage cut to static as the shot moved back to the studio, the hanging television retreating into the ceiling as the audience clapped.
"Our next guest got his forehead branded, covered his entire body in honey, and is a big fan of pigs," Damien announced. "Give it up for Scott!"
The audience cheered as Scott came out with his usual smirk and sat on the couch. "I expected there to be people booing me, but I guess I’m much more popular than I thought!" he told the hosts.
"I think it’s because you haven’t done anything as villainous as last season thanks to your early elimination," Priya said.
“Priya, Damien, are there still hard feelings between us?” Scott asked.
"The two of us still don’t like you, but we’re being professional for today," Damien replied. "So how are you feeling now that you've had a few days away from the show?"
"For starters, my dumb brand is gone and the money has been transferred to my family," Scott answered. "I’m happy about all that, but I am disappointed as well. I got duped and tricked and Chef damaged my right arm, and with my forehead, that’s just humiliating."
"That does sound harsh," Damien told him with sympathy. "You’re a wolf that’ll betray people, but what you got was overkill!"
“If you threatened to file a lawsuit against Chris after the arm incident, why didn’t you do so when you involuntarily got your forehead branded?” Priya asked the devious farmer.
"Because it wasn’t as painful as the second situation, and I only threatened to sue them out of bitterness from missing out on the final two," Scott said. "I did deserve to win that season."
"I know twenty-one people, including myself, who will highly disagree with you," Damien said with a knowing look at the camera, making the audience chuckle.
“Whatever. Only my opinion matters,” Scott let the hosts know.
"I think it's time for the questions,” Priya smiled mischievously. “How do you feel about MK after what she did?"
Scott snorted. "That’s the question you’re going to start with?"
Damien cleared his throat. "Don’t know why I didn’t bring this up sooner, but you should try not to lie for once in your life or an anvil's gonna fall on you." The camera followed up to the anvil, once again dangling above the guest couch on a rope.
"I don’t plan to be a pancake today," Scott said after looking at the anvil. "But if you insist, MK is like my equal, only that she’s less effective than me. We did work together to get the case, but that was because nobody wanted to work with either of us."
“And can you blame us at all?” Priya asked dismissively.
“When we started our alliance this season, I personally felt like we were starting to be good friends, and not lovers,” Scott continued. “Despite not always being on the same page, we gained respect for each other, so to have her turn on me like that kinda upset me a lot.”
“I remember you turning on me and our alliance last season,” Damien brought up. “Why did this even upset you?”
“I’m not soulless and sociopathic,” Scott stated. “I’m a jerk for sure, but I do care for the people closest to me, and that includes friends. Thankfully, MK didn’t heartlessly throw our bonding away for no reason. This is a battle for a million dollars, and I kinda respect her for getting me voted out.”
“Who knew you could put your pride aside for once?” Priya chuckled softly.
“Next question,” Damien carried on. “Are you mad at your other teammates for voting you off the show?”
“Absolutely not,” Scott answered. Everyone gasped and waited for the falling anvil... and it never came. "What? I’m not ticked off at them."
"I am also as shocked as the audience," Priya said in exasperation. "They helped MK vote you out and cost you a million bucks!"
"I’m not close to Ripper, Chase, and Izzy at all, so their votes I don’t mind," Scott replied. "They cost themselves the most strategic player on the team is what I’m gonna say."
"Is there anyone you'd like to see get booted out of the game next?” Priya wondered. “You made a lot of enemies."
"Eva’s my biggest rival, and with her already eliminated, I don’t care who gets kicked off next," Scott responded uncaringly. "If anything, I want MK to win this season. She’ll obviously triumph with her big brain."
"A supporter of the baddie? Interesting," MK remarked.
"Here's what I want to know," Damien said. "What's with your general, well, nastiness? Take a look," the television showed a montage of Scott’s unfriendly moments.
"So this is my competition. Eleven wimps I can easily take down."
"Wait, you're talking about Muscle Woman?! Seriously?"
"It's just an owl, Chicken Little."
“I don't know what's more boring. Danger Free's feelings for Wild Girl, or Gamer coddling a bird.”
"Hey Danger-less Damien! Get eating already!"
“If you want to hate the player, hate the game much more.”
"I don't want to get cuffed to anyone. Look at these people!"
"So those jerks left me here to die and without even winning the money."
"I'm up against a girl probably on steroids and a dumb party obsessed dude."
“McLean better be here in the next couple of seconds or I'm bailing."
“Are you kidding me?! Do my strategic skills, whittling skills, and good looks mean nothing to you?”
"Izzy's such a showboat. She's always there to demonstrate how “cool” she is, but can she smash twenty kitchen rats in under a minute? No.”
The footage cut to static and the studio was shown again. "Hey, people say that I wasn’t held enough as a child. Plus, where’s the joy in not grinding people’s gears every once in a while?" Scott said.
"You do have moments where you’re not insulting us, so we usually tolerate you for the most part," Priya said.
"Thanks. Now can we move on? I have nothing else to say," Scott requested heavily.
"Well in that case," Damien said, "it's time for the final guest." The feed on the TV screen started playing the clips of Sky's time on the show.
"Sky started the game as one of the stronger players," Priya said over a clip of Sky running from the monster in the first challenge with Trent.
"She was chosen as one of the team captains," Damien said over a clip of her winning the second challenge. "Unfortunately, her boyfriend, Trent, was the other captain."
"With her becoming friends with Chase," Priya said over a clip of Sky high fiving Chase, "and her focusing more on the competition," her jump off the diving board was shown, along with Trent helping her off the horse, "things got complicated with her and Trent."
"Thankfully, Sky was able to straighten things up or they could've broken up," Damien said over Sky and Trent's conversation after the wild west challenge.
"Sky was able to move on from Trent and focus on her own goals in the contest," Priya said over clips of Sky asserting herself in the alien challenge and pushing the cart for her team in the prison challenge, "but her refusal to be underhanded was her own doing," Sky's confessional about taking a shortcut was shown.
"And she was left without a Gilded Chris," Damien finished as the athlete was shown being escorted to the Lame-o-sine. The monitor was raised once again and the camera cut back to the hosts. "Our last guest loves serial killer movies, accidentally knocked someone out with a crate of oranges, and tranquilized multiple animals."
"She also dumped somebody before the show and hooked up with somebody new," Priya added. "Here's Sky!"
Sky walked onstage to a roaring applause. She waved to the audience before sitting down on the first row of the guest couch on the opposite end of Scott with Brick now seated a row above them.
“Hi everybody!” Sky greeted politely. “Hello Trent!”
“Sup, Sky!” Trent waved to his girlfriend. “Great to see you.”
"Welcome to the show," Priya said with a smile.
"Good job on getting the positions as co-hosts," Sky told Damien and Priya.
“It's not like we were forced into doing it,” Damien said. “It was our own choice… that the producers offered us,” he added the last part quickly.
"Anyway, Sky, let's talk about your time on the show and how it led to you coming here," Priya said to Sky.
"Well, I did have hope that I could make it to the finale this season since I was close to that stage in season 1, but got eliminated because of an auto-elimination challenge," Sky admitted. “Had it not been for that, my chances would have been higher since I usually don't get a lot of votes.”
"So you didn't know that MK plotted to use you and your boyfriend's love dilemma for drama and got your teammates to vote you out because it was resolved?" Damien asked.
"Say what?" Sky balked with shock.
"MK also got Izzy eliminated with help from Scott and is scheming in the background. Who knows who she'll target next?" Priya said dramatically.
"If MK was going to split apart me and Trent, then I am heavily rooting against her!" Sky declared. “In retrospect, I should have picked somebody else for my team.”
"So who inspired you to become who you are today?" Damien wondered.
"Be honest and you'll be fine," Brick whispered to the athlete.
“Unless you want to be shorter than you already are by getting squashed by the anvil,” Scott added.
"Hey, I was supposed to warn her!" Priya complained. “Sky, go on.”
"My sister, Jane, is in the Canadian Olympic team for rhythmic gymnastics," Sky opened up. "She is the first athlete of my family. I've looked up to her and wanted to be an athlete of my own.” She then donned a frown. “Before that, I didn't even know what I wanted to be. I was a lonely kid who didn't know how to talk to people back then until Jane gave me inspiration to become the bold and courageous person I am today."
The audience aww'd at her backstory and some people even cried, with Katie and Sadie being one of them. "That is so beautiful!" Katie cried as she and Sadie wiped off many tears.
“Next question: how do you think that things between you and Trent would've been much worse?” Priya asked next.
“Had I not talked to Trent about him losing on purpose, he'd still be in the game, but he'd continue challenge throwing,” Sky theorized. “It would've led to a fight, we'd break up, and we'd both be hated by the fans.”
“Trent, would you like to back her up on this?” Damien turned to him.
Trent felt surprised at being called on, but he still stood up regardless. “Sky made her point perfectly clear. She doesn't like to cheat or watch other people do the same,” he said. “I'm just glad we were able to open up to each other like rational people and keep our relationship rather than acting like whiny teenagers.”
“Thank you for understanding my views,” Sky smiled at her boyfriend while the audience applauded.
"Speaking of relationships, we would like to talk about Keith," Priya said abruptly.
“Keith?” Sky repeated.
“Yeah. He's the guy you broke up with before you came onto the show,” Damien told her.
"Because he was an absolute jerk," Sky said sarcastically. The anvil dropped, leading to Sky, Scott, and Brick diving out of the way and allowing for the anvil to destroy the couch.
"Did you have to lie? You do know that my arm is still in a sling!" Scott informed her indignantly.
"I didn't know that the anvil believed sarcasm was lying," Sky apologized.
“The anvil's policy is honesty, one hundred percent!” Priya enforced.
"Here's the honest reason we broke up, other than me joining the show. Keith is a reliable guy, but he and I both realized that our relationship wasn't going so smoothly, so we parted on good terms," Sky admitted.
"With that being said, let's get to today's video call with Keith!" Priya announced as the scene panned up to the television.
The static soon went away and showed Sky's ex-boyfriend Keith, who was a medium height Asian boy with black wavy hair and a black collared shirt. He was sitting on his bed inside his room with the wall painted gray and with medals hung on. He gave a wave to the camera and gave a small smile to Sky, who smiled back.
"Nice to see you again, Keith," Sky told him.
"Feeling's mutual, Sky. How are things going with you and your track season?" Keith asked.
"It's going good," Sky responded back. "What about your football season?"
"I'm still scoring the most touchdowns for us and leading the team to victory," Keith said. "Some of my teammates pull through, but the others will eventually have to step up and not leave the work to only a few."
"So Keith, we want to ask you a few questions regarding Sky," Damien piped in.
"I don't have anything to do at the moment, so ask away," Keith allowed.
"We'd like to hear about the breakup from your point of view," Damien explained.
"We broke up because we both kinda felt unhappy in our relationship," Keith responded.
"What do you mean you both felt unhappy?" Priya pressed on.
"With us starting to be on different sports teams and us focusing too hard on wanting to win due to being captains, it made me and Sky drift apart from each other a bit," Keith answered.
“Sorry about that,” Damien expressed his sympathy.
"With Sky about to join the show, we both knew that we had to break up and not stress ourselves," Keith continued. "We've both moved on, and while I'm no longer dating for a while, I'm happy for Sky being with a brand new boyfriend."
"Your support means everything to me," Sky reminded him.
"I have to go now. I just remembered that I have to pump my football again. See you soon," Keith said before the screen turned to static and the camera moved away from the television back to the studio.
“Okay, he is super cute,” Sadie whispered to Katie.
“And not taken!” Katie whispered more gleefully.
"A part of me was wishing that Keith was a sleazebag," Priya said. “A possible heated argument would've made things interesting.”
“That is just wrong, Priya,” Damien shook his head disapprovingly.
“We can either be amicable or toxic, and me and Keith choose the amicable path,” Sky emphasized. “Are there any more questions for me?”
“Just this one,” Damien smiled. “Would you change your gameplay if it meant staying in the game for a longer period of time?”
“And sink to the level of the people I'm highly against? I'd rather quit than sabotage anybody, even if they're my biggest enemies,” Sky answered boldly.
“I also stand by that,” Damien nodded. “To end off the interview, honesty and being straight up will always save your butt.”
"That is all for today's episode!" Priya announced with a smile as the Aftermath theme began to play.
"Join Chris and the cast next time for the most dramatically thrilling episode of Total! Drama! Action! Ever!" Damien pitched in over the applauding audience.
The lights on the stage turned off, and as Damien and Priya began standing up, Priya noticed Damien glaring heavily at her. "Hey, about our…"
Damien grabbed her arm and took her away from the camera. "You and I need to talk, Priya. Now!"
(Roll the Credits)
(Bonus Clip)
Sky was sitting in the green room by herself when Trent walked in and took a seat next to her. "Hey Sky, I have some bad news," he said.
"What could it be?" Sky replied.
“So it seems that Katie and Sadie are now in love with your ex,” Trent claimed. “I overheard them talking about how hot he is.”
“To tell you the truth, Keith isn't into those types of girls,” Sky sighed. “He'll be annoyed out of his mind if he ever meets them.”
“Hopefully it's just a one-time crush and the girls will move onto somebody new,” Trent wished.
“If not, I'll give Keith a big heads up to hide himself for a week," Sky promised.
Eva - 14th
Geoff - 14th
Izzy - RETURNED
Trent - 12th
Sky - 11th
Brick - 10th
Scott - 9th
Killer Grips: Anne Maria, Jasmine, Justin, Millie
Screaming Gaffers: Chase, Izzy, MK, Ripper

Hi,
Can i use PXE boot or CM boot media, to re-image an existing device in SCCM?
The client then loads Windows PE and then immediately reboots. I captured the smsts.log from Windows PE and this is the problem:
There are no task sequences available, however, I have added the device to a collection that TS is deployed.

Hi all,
Maybe a showcase post, but I made a repo couple of years ago where you can create custom QEMU (QCOW2) image files for Ubuntu LTS versions using Packer and Cloud-Init which for some weird reason has been picking up stars on GitHub at a low-to-moderate level.
It now generates Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images too. If you need a template that works out of the box for local development or for your CI systems here is the repo link.
it it worth-noting that there is a non-compatibility between UEFI boot sequencing logic for older LTS version (22.04, 20.04) and the new one which I have solved. In case this post gets searched in posterity.
Hope it helps anyone looking to make Ubuntu VMs with customization

Dear l4n community
I have a problem with my sony wh-1000mx5 headphones. I am unable to connect them to my Ubuntu system. The headphones were running fine and I could always connect the via bluetoothcl connect {Mac Address}.
Yesterday, I booted on windows and connected the headphones there via bluetooth. I then rebooted to linux and I would always get

[bluetooth]# connect CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 not available 

The headphones are no longer showing up in bluetoothctl scan on. I can no longer connect to them. This seems to be a very specific problem, because my headphones are still able to connect to any other device and my linux pc is still able to connect to any other bluetooth headphones such as my old wh-1000mx3 with full functionality. Thus it seems to not really be a bluetooth problem. I did a wide variety of steps to solve this problem, which I am going to list in the end to not disturb the reading flow. The ONLY thing that led to some results is that I looked into the logs of btmon during bluetoothctl scan. There, I found that my headphones were actually listed:

@ MGMT Event: Device Found (0x0012) plen 34 {0x0002} [hci0] 31.049217 LE Address: CC:0A:65:1C:6D:57 (Static) RSSI: -51 dBm (0xcd) Flags: 0x00000000 Data length: 20 16-bit Service UUIDs (complete): 1 entry Unknown (0xfe03) Name (complete): LE_WH-1000XM5 

So my Ubuntu pc was actually finding something. It just couldnt connect to it and only had the "LE Address". I thus did this:
inside bluetoothctl calling the following sequence

menu scan transport le back scan on 

Then my headphones appeared and I could connect to them. The headphones did not make their connection sound however and It was also not possible for me to see them in pavucontrol. They did not play any sound either. The only thing that changed is that bluetoothctl would display the name... They are seemingly not recognized as a real device or audio output. I am very helpless at this point and would appreciate any help.
(Logs at the end)
Here is a list of all the things I already tried:

1. Reboot
2. Shut down, unplug, wait 5 minutes, plug back in and boot
3. Reset Headphones
4. Reinstall bluez
5. Reset usb:hciconfig hci0 downrmmod btusbmodprobe btusbhciconfig hci0 up
6. Reset usb like this:sudo rmmod xhci_pci; sudo rmmod xhci_hcd; sudo modprobe xhci_pci xhci_hcd
7. check rfkill (nothing is blocked)
8. Restart pulsaudio (by killing and restarting process)
9. Download a script that claims to fix this:

curl "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pyloved68be364adac5f946887b85e6ed6e7ae/raw/install.sh" sh

fails because it cannot find the bluetooth device, despite bluetoothctl claiming that it is connected

1. check bluetoothctl agent
   power on agent on default-agent scan on pairable on discoverable on
   
2. Removed, repaired and trusted the device in bluetoothctl
   
3. Did a software update with the software updater
   
4. Restarted bluetooth:
   systemctl stop bluetooth.service systemctl enable bluetooth.service systemctl start bluetooth.service systemctl restart bluetooth.service
   
5. Used a usb dongle for bluetooth instead and redid all the steps -> same results
   
6. Tried connecting over the name, and not the Mac address
   
7. tried connecting over gnome UI in non-i3 ubuntu -> Headphones disappear as soon as I click on them in the bluetooth panel
   
8. removed the headphones as device from windows bluetooth
   
9. Tried adding AutoConnect=true to main.conf of bluetooth
   
10. Made sure no other devices are connected to the headphones
    

Because they might be relevant here are my:
sudo systemctl status bluetooth

bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-05-31 10:38:30 CEST; 54min ago Docs: man:bluetoothd(8) Main PID: 1407 (bluetoothd) Status: "Running" Tasks: 1 (limit: 18792) Memory: 1.9M CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service └─1407 /uslib/bluetooth/bluetoothd Mai 31 10:38:29 blendaddict-MS-7B86 systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service... Mai 31 10:38:29 blendaddict-MS-7B86 bluetoothd[1407]: Bluetooth daemon 5.53 Mai 31 10:38:29 blendaddict-MS-7B86 bluetoothd[1407]: Unknown key AutoConnect for group General in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf Mai 31 10:38:30 blendaddict-MS-7B86 systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service. Mai 31 10:38:30 blendaddict-MS-7B86 bluetoothd[1407]: Starting SDP server Mai 31 10:38:30 blendaddict-MS-7B86 bluetoothd[1407]: Bluetooth management interface 1.21 initialized note from me: (autoconnect warning stems from a fix I tried) 

This is what bluetoothctl looks like after connecting to the headphones:

[CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 UUIDs: 5b833e0a-6bc7-4802-8e9a-723ceca4bd8f [CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 UUIDs: dc405470-a351-4a59-97d8-2e2e3b207fbb [CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 UUIDs: f76acb00-7cab-495f-bb1a-e664598fd77f [CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 ServicesResolved: yes [CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 Name: LE_WH-1000XM5 [CHG] Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 Alias: LE_WH-1000XM5 [CHG] Device 78:61:67:B2:02:06 RSSI: -70 [CHG] Device 63:BD:2A:54:E2:B3 RSSI: -76 [CHG] Device D0:C0:9D:03:EA:25 RSSI: -84 [CHG] Device FB:CD:3A:83:5F:11 RSSI: -50 [CC-0A-65-1C-6D-59]# 

Sometimes it also says the name of the headphones in the squared brackets.
this is bluetoothctl devices:

[CC-0A-65-1C-6D-59]# devices Device 94:DB:56:F6:D7:27 LE_WH-1000XM3 Device 78:61:67:B2:02:06 78-61-67-B2-02-06 Device 8C:79:F5:1F:9F:A4 [TV] Samsung 7 Series (43) Device 40:A4:C1:19:59:EC 40-A4-C1-19-59-EC Device 63:BD:2A:54:E2:B3 63-BD-2A-54-E2-B3 Device F0:B3:EC:7D:23:FB F0-B3-EC-7D-23-FB Device 3A:29:4A:5B:E0:82 3A-29-4A-5B-E0-82 Device 4F:E8:0E:A6:2F:8D 4F-E8-0E-A6-2F-8D Device D0:C0:9D:03:EA:25 D0-C0-9D-03-EA-25 Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:59 LE_WH-1000XM5 Device 6F:00:70:41:74:E4 6F-00-70-41-74-E4 Device FB:CD:3A:83:5F:11 FB-CD-3A-83-5F-11 Device F2:57:BA:E5:95:79 F2-57-BA-E5-95-79 Device CC:0A:65:1C:6D:57 LE_WH-1000XM5 Device C1:2E:A7:D2:79:29 C1-2E-A7-D2-79-29 Device DF:B1:98:A1:73:71 DF-B1-98-A1-73-71 Device 45:9A:55:64:C6:23 45-9A-55-64-C6-23 Device 6F:2E:C0:58:D9:DB 6F-2E-C0-58-D9-DB Device DE:6E:07:B1:46:55 DE-6E-07-B1-46-55 

And this is my
pactl list short sinks

0alsa_output.pci-0000_29_00.1.hdmi-stereomodule-alsa-card.cs16le 2ch 44100HzSUSPENDED 1alsa_output.pci-0000_2b_00.4.analog-stereomodule-alsa-card.cs16le 2ch 44100HzSUSPENDED 

As mentioned, any help is greatly appreciated :)

As the title suggests, my X60s does start the initial boot sequence and I can get into the boot menu etc, but the moment that either through grub or without grub an OS is supposed to load, it doesn't do anything. I have tried several hard drives, I have installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu on an ssd, even loading from a USB bootable flashdrive doesn't solve anything. The HDD light flashes a few times and then basically stops and nothing happens. Any ideas?

We are experimenting with using bitlocker with our network for encryption. I was tasked to test, break, and recover using bitlocker. However, there are a number of conditions that, according to Microsoft, should trigger the bitlocker recovery that do not. The only way I actually saw a recovery screen was by disabling the TPM. Can anyone help me figure out why this is? I've been through Microsoft "support" several times with no satisfactory answers.
Below are the methods that I tested so far that did not trigger properly

• Changing the BIOS boot order to boot another drive ahead of the hard drive (such as giving a CD or DVD drive boot sequence priority)
  
• Changes to the boot manager (bootmgr) on the disk
  
• Using a BIOS hot key during the boot process to change the boot order to something other than the hard drive
  
• Inserting or removing a CD/DVD
  
• Adding or removing hardware
  
• Pressing the F8 or F10 key during the boot process