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======= E14 Gen2 AMD Thinkpad ======= | ======= E14 Gen2 AMD Thinkpad ======= | ||
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===== Initial Thoughts ===== | ===== Initial Thoughts ===== | ||
- | Great laptop, very powerful, Windows (Meh!) works well, Linux compatibility needs some work as it one of only a handful of Thinkpads that do not have great Linux support at this time | + | Its a great laptop, |
+ | As a result Windows (Meh!) works well, Linux compatibility however needs some work as it one of only a handful of Thinkpads that do not have great [[lenovo_certified|Linux support]] at this time | ||
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+ | ==== April 2023 ==== | ||
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+ | Still loving the E14 now with added USB-C dock | ||
===== Linux Distro Choice ===== | ===== Linux Distro Choice ===== | ||
- | As of 6th February 2021 there its best to choose a recent Linux with a Kernel version of 5.8 and later, I tried a few but chose [[Kubuntu]] 20.10 as it //seems// to offer an easy route to a usable Desktop | + | As of 6th February 2021 there its best to choose a recent Linux with a Kernel version of 5.8 and later, I tried a few but chose [[Kubuntu]] 20.10 as it //seems// to offer an easy route to a usable |
- | ===== Issues to expect ==== | + | As of Late November/ |
- | Fn keys don't work on initial boot - there is a work around after booting put it to sleep at SDDM and the wake it up Fn Keys then work | + | ==== April 2023 ==== |
- | Occasional loss of audio - go into Plasma audio settings select the advanced tab the select and reselect ' | + | Still rocking [[debian|Debianstable]] and a few choice flatpacks |
+ | ==== Fn Keys Issuue ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Fixed ==== | ||
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+ | If the Fn keys don't work on initial boot, there is a work around after booting put it to sleep at SDDM and the wake it up Fn Keys then work or.. | ||
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+ | This can be down by suspending to ram for 2 seconds during bootup to do this edit crontab using | ||
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+ | sudo crontab -e | ||
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+ | Then add the following to the bottom of the file | ||
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+ | @reboot sudo rtcwake -m mem -s 2 | ||
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+ | **What this does:** | ||
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+ | @reboot = whan the system boots up | ||
+ | sudo = run privileged | ||
+ | rtcwake = enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time | ||
+ | -m = use stated suspend mode | ||
+ | -mem = ACPI state S3 (Suspend-to-RAM) | ||
+ | -s 2 = number of seconds to suspend to RAM for | ||
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+ | ==== Occasional loss of audio ===== | ||
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+ | Plasma audio settings select the advanced tab the select and reselect ' | ||
More detail to follow | More detail to follow | ||
- | ===== Hardware Information | + | ==== Hardware Information ==== |
[[E14 Hardware Shiz| lspci information]] | [[E14 Hardware Shiz| lspci information]] | ||
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+ | ==== A nice realisation ==== | ||
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+ | It looks like the E14 has a real benefit over other (more expensive) models of Thinkpad. | ||
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+ | It appears the I/O located on the left hand side of the machine is on a separate (daughter)board to that of the main motherboard, | ||
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+ | You can see this within the Hardware maintenance guide for the E14 located on the Lenovo support website. | ||