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linuxonthinkpad·LinuxOnThinkPadbykoala

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

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.

manueljaeckle/thinkpad_x12_fn_switcher: Program to remap the Fn key / switch FN with ctrl, on ThinkPad X12 detachable keyboards using USB control transfers.https://github.com/manueljaeckle/thinkpad_x12_fn_switcher/Open linkView original on programming.dev
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linuxonthinkpad·LinuxOnThinkPadbystravanasu

Black screen blinking prompt during apt upgrade: what to do?

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 @[email protected] worked!

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