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# Troubleshooting
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## The graph points look broken/strange
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It's possible that your graphs won't look great out of the box due to the reliance on braille fonts to draw them. One
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example of this is seeing a bunch of missing font characters, caused when the terminal isn't configured properly to
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render braille fonts.
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<figure>
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<img src="../assets/screenshots/troubleshooting/no_braille.webp" alt="Example of a terminal with no braille font."/>
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<figcaption>Powershell shown missing braille fonts</figcaption>
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</figure>
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One alternative is to use the `--dot_marker` option to render graph charts using dots instead of the braille characters,
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which generally seems better supported out of the box, at the expense of looking less intricate:
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<figure>
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<img src="../assets/screenshots/troubleshooting/dots.webp" alt="Example of running bottom with the dot marker flag"/>
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<figcaption>Example using <code>btm --dot_marker</code></figcaption>
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</figure>
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Another (better) alternative is to install a font that supports braille fonts, and configure your terminal to use it. For example, installing
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something like [UBraille](https://yudit.org/download/fonts/UBraille/) or [Iosevka](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka)
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and ensuring your terminal uses it should work.
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### Installing fonts for Windows Command Prompt/PowerShell
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**Note: I would advise backing up your registry beforehand if you aren't sure what you are doing!**
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Let's say you're installing [Iosevka](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka). The steps you can take are:
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1. Install the font itself.
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2. Open the registry editor, which you can do either by `Win+R` and opening `regedit`, or just opening it from the Start Menu.
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3. In the registry editor, go to
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont
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```
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4. Here, add a new `String value`, and set the `Name` to a bunch of 0's (e.g. `000` - make sure the name isn't already used), then set the `Data` to the font name (e.g. `Iosevka`).
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<figure>
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<img src="../assets/screenshots/troubleshooting/regedit_fonts.webp" alt="Regedit menu showing how to add a new font for Command Prompt/PowerShell"/>
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<figcaption>The last entry is the new entry for Iosevka</code></figcaption>
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</figure>
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5. Then, open the Command Prompt/PowerShell, and right click on the top bar, and open `Properties`:
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<figure>
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<img src="../assets/screenshots/troubleshooting/cmd_prompt_props.webp" alt="Opening the properties menu in Command Prompt/PowerShell"/>
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</figure>
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6. From here, go to `Font`, and set the font to your new font (e.g. `Iosevka`):
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<figure>
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<img src="../assets/screenshots/troubleshooting/cmd_prompt_font.webp" alt="Setting a new font in Command Prompt/PowerShell"/>
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</figure>
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## Why can't I see all my temperature sensors on Windows?
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This is a [known limitation](./support/official.md#windows), some sensors may require admin privileges to get sensor data.
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## Why don't I see dual batteries on Windows reported separately? (e.g. Thinkpads)
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This is a [known limitation](./support/official.md#windows) which seems to be with how batteries are being detected on Windows.
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## Why can't I see all my temperature sensors on WSL?
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This is a [known limitation](./support/official.md#windows) with WSL. Due to how it works, hosts may not expose their
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temperature sensors and therefore, temperature sensors might be missing.
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## Why does WSL2 not match Task Manager?
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This is a [known limitation](./support/official.md#windows) with WSL2. Due to how WSL2 works, the two might not match
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up in terms of reported data.
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## Why can't I see all my processes/process data on macOS?
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This is a [known limitation](./support/official.md#macos), and you may have to run the program with elevated
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privileges to work around it - for example:
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```bash
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sudo btm
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```
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**Please note that you should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.**
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There are measures taken to try to maximize the amount of information obtained without elevated privileges. For example,
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one can modify the instructions found on the [htop wiki](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop/wiki/macOS:-run-without-sudo)
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on how to run htop without sudo for bottom. However **please** understand the potential security risks before doing so!
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## My configuration file isn't working
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If your configuration files aren't working, here are a few things to try:
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### Check the formatting
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It may be handy to refer to the automatically generated config files or the [sample configuration files](https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/tree/master/sample_configs).
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The config files also follow the [TOML](https://toml.io/en/) format.
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Also make sure your config options are under the right table - for example, to set your temperature type, you must set it under the `[flags]` table:
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```toml
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[flags]
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temperature_type = "f"
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```
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Meanwhile, if you want to set a custom color scheme, it would be under the `[colors]` table:
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```toml
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[colors]
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table_header_color="LightBlue"
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```
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### Check the configuration file location
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Make sure bottom is reading the right configuration file. By default, bottom looks for config files at these locations:
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| OS | Default Config Location |
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| macOS | `$HOME/Library/Application Support/bottom/bottom.toml`<br/> `~/.config/bottom/bottom.toml` <br/> `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bottom/bottom.toml` |
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| Linux | `~/.config/bottom/bottom.toml` <br/> `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bottom/bottom.toml` |
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| Windows | `C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\bottom\bottom.toml` |
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If you want to use a config file in another location, use the `--config` or `-C` flags along with the path to the configuration file, like so:
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```bash
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btm -C path_to_config
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```
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## My installation through snap has some widgets that are blank/show no data
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Make sure bottom is given the correct permissions in order to collect data. [Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/docs/interface-management)
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explains how to do so, but the TL;DR is:
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```bash
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sudo snap connect bottom:mount-observe
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sudo snap connect bottom:hardware-observe
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sudo snap connect bottom:system-observe
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sudo snap connect bottom:process-control
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```
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