thinkpad
I finally solved one of the puzzles I've been working on for a while, so I thought it was time for a little update on my recent Linux tinkering journey.
42" LG C2 OLED TV
MSI Claw 8 AI+
IVANKY Dock (the Claw is sitting on it) with HDMI out to external capture card, USB for mouse and controller.
Ugreen external USB-C video capture card that can do up to 4K at 144hz. Almost zero lag loopback for video to my TV. It's hidden behind the Claw.
Lenovo ThinkPad 14s gen 5 running Fedora Linux 44 (Silverblue) with OBS Studio to record game play.
El cheapo TMKB M1 mouse. It might be cheap ($29), but it is pretty awesome and performs just as good as the $80+ name brand mice (looking at you Logitech, why are your mice so expensive?)
Gamesir Cyclone 2 controller with TMR sticks.
Old Microsoft Designer keyboard. It's old, but it's super compact and thin. It keeps my desktop nice and tidy.
Do I want an Intel or AMD based refurbished Thinkpad for Linux in 2026? Is Intel still the best supported platform or won’t it matter much anymore?
Linux 6.19.4 is now available as a stable update in the 6.19.x series, bringing small but important fixes across the kernel.
This release includes:
ext4 fixes
Intel graphics (i915) adjustments
NVMe improvements
Intel Wi-Fi driver updates
Minor power management refinements
I’ve also updated my ThinkPad X220 (used as a testing machine), and it continues to run perfectly fine on 6.19.4.
I’m building the kernel using the original SlackBuild scripts from Slackware-current’s testing tree, preserving the official packaging structure and only updating the upstream source.
Build notes are documented here:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Slackware_Kernel_Build_Guide.txt
#slackware #kernel #thinkpad #ext4
Hey #lenovo , can you stop this crap?
I have a #thinkpad x13s that apparently needs a SPECIAL version of #windows11 that only YOU have.
And when I go to get it, not only do i have to register, provide a serial number and deal with captca.. but then you give me an EXE to create the media??!?!
I have a machine that can't boot windows so you give me a windows executable?
Why not just a damn ISO? I wish #linux would boot on this thing
Using doas reboot hangs too but doas shutdown -r now reboots without issue.
Anyone else have a similar issue since upgrading as it all worked before ??
I’ve been running Linux off and on for years. But with a break from any meaningful experimentation since I bought my Steam Deck, I decided it was time for something new.
So I did the cliché thing and bought a used Thinkpad on eBay to install Linux on. Here’s my initial experience, with some backstory about my journey until now.
#linux #thinkpad #debian #fedora #bazzite #bluefin #pikaos #vanillaos
https://thumbsup.me/posts/i-put-linux-on-a-thinkpad/
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#OpenBSD 7.9 here we goooooooo!
rld@falcon:~$ doas sysupgradedoas (rld@falcon.lan) password:Fetching from https://mirrors.mit.edu/pub/OpenBSD/7.9/amd64/SHA256.sig 100% |************************************************************| 2144 00:00Signature VerifiedBUILDINFO 100% |************************************************************| 54 00:00Verifying old sets.INSTALL.amd64 100% |***********************************************************| 44889 00:00base79.tgz 0% | | 2688 KB 09:41 ETA
#Upgrade #RunBSD #BSDgoBRR! #SixteenYearOldThinkpad #Thinkpad #X200t
https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify
#FOSS #Unix
Was having a few annoyances and crashes with XFCE. Could have been that I installed XFCE with pacman and not as a fresh install. Could be the bleeding edge of Artix Linux. Not sure.
Installed Cinnamon with pacman and I'll see if it behaves better.
#ThinkPad #T470s #Cinnamon #Artix #Linux
It used to work in 15 I'm sure it did as I always poweroff at night. I have submitted a bug but I can for the life of me figure this out as it doesn't make sense ????
What difference would leaving the laptop running for an hour make to a shutdown or reboot command? I'm using efi too and everything seems fine I think??
Any suggestions glady accepted.
Link to bug report
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=296211
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