Edit: Solved, my third try blindly typing "down", "left", "enter" etc. to change the default display worked!
Dear #thinkpad bubble,
T460 with apparently a broken internal screen. It boots and I get something on an external display, but only some time after booting started (maybe when Linux is switching the graphics during display).
Is there a way to access the BIOS and switch the default to "external display"? Without me "seeing" the BIOS on screen?
My setup <3 <3 <3:
#PS5 for current gen games. #GOG (with Heroic Launcher) also, but to a much lesser extent. #Retroarch for emulating older consoles and computers. #Chiaki-ng for PS5 remote play.
My laptop is a humble (but I still like it very much) refurb #Thinkpad T490 with a 1080p display I upgraded for full SRGB colour gamut coverage (calibrated with an old ColorMunki Display) running #LMDE 6.
#Knockoff #3rdParty #Thinkpad #batteries, I tell ya.
Who feels my pain? ;)
2025-03-28 13:48 Battery 0: Not charging, 97%; Battery 1: Discharging, 73%, 08:18:18 remaining; 3.46108 W; uptime: 21 days, 16:14
<system is in S3 suspend during this period>
2025-03-29 20:24 Battery 0: Discharging, 78%, 01:53:07 remaining; Battery 1: Not charging, 0%; 3.339 W; uptime: 22 days, 22:50
stuff-lined-up-prettily version:
2025-03-28 13:48 Battery 0: Not charging, 97%; Battery 1: Discharging, 73%, 08:18:18 remaining; 3.46108 W; uptime: 21 days, 16:14
2025-03-29 20:24 Battery 0: Discharging, 78%, 01:53:07 remaining; Battery 1: Not charging, 0%; 3.339 W; uptime: 22 days, 22:50
compact version:
2025-03-28 13:48 Battery 0: Not charging, 97%; Battery 1: Discharging, 73%
2025-03-29 20:24 Battery 0: Discharging, 78%; Battery 1: Not charging, 0%
Battery 0: internal genuine thinkpad batteryBattery 1: knockoff LexCorp-procured battery
"Self Portrait of a Witch in Her Garage." Shot with #canon SD400 using the Canon Hack Development Kit for RAW images. Developed using #darktable on my beloved thicc gurl #thinkpad running #ubuntu studio.
For those interested in the full story and the working BIOS settings, I wrote them down here:
https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/openbsd-and-thunderbolt-issue-on-thinkpad-t480s/
I've been gifted a Thinkpad X220 that's been lying dormant a number of years.
Instead of my usual Debian I _was_ going to install Arch, but now I'm thinking of making it a dedicated BSD machine. Going to give OpenBSD a go. 
I did some light work to bring this #ThinkPad T450 back to life the other day. It could use some fresh batteries and a new SSD for its next owner.
Today in making everyday life a bit more like #EMFCamp, a #ThinkPad keyboard case 
@moraghickman thank you for the gift that keeps on giving!
#OpenBSD (-current, but applies to 7.6-stable) works way better on my 
#ThinkPad T480s now that I have disabled/tuned the #Thunderbolt parameters in the BIOS 
When I recently installed #FreeBSD 14.2 on the "new" #Thinkpad T15 Gen1 for my mother, I was first excited to see the installer load #iwlwifi. And later disappointed it's *still* restricted to 802.11g.
But configuring #lagg in #failover mode over lan and #wifi is an awesome feature, and as this machine will be operated almost 100% of time in a docking station connected via 1000-BaseT, its fine for now. Still hoping to see newer wifi standards supported ... I see there's work going on from bugzilla and other sources.
Man, so many YT Shorts videos be like,
"Hey gamer guy, I bought a flobbyprock garbleflink GPU but my CPU is only a snazzysaurus rhinoplasty! What should I do?!?"
Me: GET A LIFE. And get off the hardware consumerism treadmill, ya hoser.
Written from my glorious piece of crap #thinkpad. (Nah, actually my 2022 LG Gram, but it's a work machine ;)
ThinkPad Hacking: Replace Lenovo Logo with FreeBSD at Boot
https://video.fosshq.org/videos/watch/2a003cb6-47bf-4909-992b-8c6c8ad808c7
Help! I spilled coffee on my Thinkpad keyboard an now, random keys don't work (xev shows no output), 1,2,3,4 + the Enter key.
Apart from drying it, letting the drip holes work their magic, what are your recommendations?
It's still a nifty little machine. The body is a wee bit beat up: The hinge took some abuse when it fell face-first one time, so it opens way more than it should, and the screws holding it together eventually fatigued the thin aluminum frame near the hinges to the point that I had to get bigger screws, because the holes became larger than the stock screw heads.
There is one piece of blue painter's tape holding the left part of the hinge together, because I got tired of screwing it back together every few days.
But for the money, especially back in 2021, it's been a great little machine. I could only properly replace it with a machine of comparable or less weight, so I guess I'll save up a little bit for a used X1 Carbon.
Mine will be 4 years old of nearly daily use (definitely daily use until early last year when I got my #Thinkpad X260) in a little less than a couple months! :D
Not sure I can recommend it new today, as the hardware is over five years old. And of course, the webcam is useless, the trackpad is a pain, and Linux on ARM is still not a fun experience.
But the screen is crisp and lovely, and at least I feel like the keyboard is a joy to type on.
