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manueljaeckle/thinkpad_x12_fn_switcher: Program to remap the Fn key / switch FN with ctrl, on ThinkPad X12 detachable keyboards using USB control transfers. (github.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by koala@programming.dev to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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First Lemmy post :D

I joined a new company a year ago. They had a very limited laptop choice, so I settled on an X12 tablet. (I lug my laptop frequently, so I wanted something light.) But then I discovered ctrl/fn switching is only doable via a Windows app. So I decided to try Windows again for a while.

But I grew increasingly frustrated with Windows (but reversed ctrl/fn frustrates more), so I started fiddling with capturing USB packets, and captured what the Windows software sends. But I failed to send the packets.

But then someone pinged me on the repo I had placed my captures in, that they'd written the program to send the packets.

Already too long story: I'm now a happy Linux user on the X12, posting the tool for more visibility.

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Tell me your experiences of Linux in ThinkPad (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by heikkiket@programming.dev to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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My own experience has been wonderful. I've used ThinkPads with Linux for the past 15 years. Everything that I try works out of the box by default.

It is just wonderful experience. I have honestly nothing bad to say!

Does this sound like an advertisement?

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Can anyone recommend a lightweight, stable distro for a thinkpad? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x0@programming.dev to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21857312

I'm looking to mainly use it for school and was wondering if there's any recommended distros out there for thinkpads.

Its a Lenovo Thinkpad T480.

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Black screen blinking prompt during apt upgrade: what to do? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/1179690

I just did an apt update followed by an apt upgrade, and during the latter the screen went all blank with a blinking prompt. Unresponsive to keyboard and touchpad. I also hear the fans. It's been like this for 10 min now. I think some Nvidia drivers were included in the upgrade. What to do? Is it safe to emergency reboot? I appreciate any suggestions also for post-checks. Cheers!

Update: The suggestion by @nottheengineer@feddit.de worked!

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Debian 12 Bookworm on T61p (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago by mrpibb@lemmy.world to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/942835

I've been hearing good things about Debian 12 and it was easier than ever to install on this old T61p.

Wanted to give Bookworm a test drive and happy to report it's smooth sailing using Gnome with a few tweaks from System76. Only took 8m 28s to compile pop launcher on the Core 2 Duo.

pop-os/shell

pop-os/cosmic-workspaces

pop-os/launcher

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System Firmware 0.1.23 available (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago by pglpm@lemmy.world to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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...at least for X1 Extreme.

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Nvidia driver 535 is here! (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by pglpm@lemmy.world to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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Looking for moderators (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by pglpm@lemmy.world to c/linuxonthinkpad@lemmy.world

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I for one was tired of Reddit. With the latest events it's good to look for alternatives. This community here is created in case the one(s) on Reddit disappear.

I'm not very interested in moderating; so to any old mods from Reddit: take over!