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[KDE] Oxygen desktop while my ThinkPad is out of action in c/unixporn@lemmy.ml
[–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago
  • Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • Machine: Acer Aspire 5742z
  • Desktop: KDE Plasma 5
  • GTK Theme: Breeze
  • Qt Theme: Oxygen
  • Plasma Theme: Oxygen
  • Colour Scheme: Breeze Dark
  • Icons: Oxygen
  • Fetch: Hyfetch
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    [T400] Not booting, lights flickering in c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
    [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Yeah, I've talked it over with a friend and (of all people) the school librarian. Here's my plan:

    1. Wait a week and see if the T400 (hostname Amethyst) fixes itself, which is how I managed to resurrect my Acer (hostname LapisLazuli) last year.
    2. Transplant the RAM and SSD into LapisLazuli, which should be compatible and will receive a massive performance boost from it.
    3. Once I have enough saved up, buy an old ThinkPad to replace it. This will become Amethyst-II, and could be obtained second-hand from my institution.
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    [T400] Not booting, lights flickering (sopuli.xyz)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
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    We had some heavy rain yesterday and my bag (containing my T400) got soaked. I tried to turn it on just now, and it appeared to boot at first.

    I entered my geli(8) password and FreeBSD began to load, then the screen and status LEDs began to flicker rapidly. I tried holding the power button, but for the first time it didn't do anything, so I removed the battery.

    When I turned it back on again, it didn't even show the ThinkPad boot screen; it just sat there flickering.

    I have opened the case up and looked inside. I hve checked the RAM, the CPU, the SSD: even the DVD drive; and everything seems fine, yet the problem still persists.

    Does anyone have any idea what's wrong and how I can fix it? Or is my laptop now borked? Thanks!

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    Securing Bluetooth Headphones (sopuli.xyz)
     

    cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/8117983

    I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

    It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

    The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

    If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

    Thanks!

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    Securing Bluetooth Headphones (sopuli.xyz)
     

    I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

    It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

    The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

    If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

    Thanks!

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