Category: Obscure Errors

Errors are not always very descriptive. I am collecting them here to help others solve them more quickly.

Fix for xdvipdfmx:fatal: pdf_ref_obj(): passed invalid object.

Note: This post is 6 years old. Some information may no longer be correct or even relevant. Please, keep this in mind while reading.

This happened to me when embedding an EPS file into a xelatex document. The fix for me was to add the binaries directory /usr/local/texlive/2016/bin/x86_64-linux to the PATH environment variable.

vim – Unable to paste with middle mouse button – E353: Nothing in register ” error – Solution

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Put set clipboard=unnamed within your ~/.vimrc VIM configuration file.

Re-posted from https://linuxconfig.org/vim-unable-to-paste-e353-nothing-in-register-error-solution

Obscure error: dd: failed to open: No medium found

Note: This post is 8 years old. Some information may no longer be correct or even relevant. Please, keep this in mind while reading.

I got this error message when I wanted to use dd  to copy a raw image to a MicroSD card. You will see this message if you have unmounted the card with a file manager like Nautilus. I guess it unmounts not fully, or in a special way.

The fix is easy:

Unmount the card via the terminal:

umount /dev/sdd1

The dd  command will work now.

Another variant of this error can be seen when using bmaptool :

bmaptool: ERROR: cannot open destination file '/dev/sdd': [Errno 123] No medium found: '/dev/sdd'