firmware-lenovo
Missing firmware for Lenovo Thinkpad hardware (by fwupd)
tp-auto-kbbl
Auto toggle keyboard back-lighting on Thinkpads (and maybe other laptops) for Linux (by saibotd)
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| 26 | 3 | |
| 114 | 66 | |
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| 0.0 | 3.2 | |
| over 4 years ago | over 3 years ago | |
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| - | MIT License |
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firmware-lenovo
Posts with mentions or reviews of firmware-lenovo.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-04.
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Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 2 will not charge after update
Windows Update ran this morning and updated a few Lenovo system updates, after which my laptop can now no longer charge. Windows reports it as 0% while the Bios reports it as 7% - has anyone else updated and ran into this? On the below GitHub page, looks to be a known issue but wondered if anyone else has managed a workaround? https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues/329
- Does the ThinkPad E14 G3 AMD-versions have some type of production error?
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PSA: firmware updates delete custom Secure Boot keys & boot order when using fwupd
Another relevant issue report on github.
- Brand new T14s Gen 3, dead within an hour of unboxing due to BIOS update. How does RMA work?
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Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring
ya that service has been very helpful and tracking issues is great, but there can still be issues when installing. For example, I am dealing with a bug found in this list of issues: https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues on one of my laptops.
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ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station - Crashes laptop - Lenovo ignoring the issue
Has anyone had any success getting the ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station to work reliably on Linux? I'm running Pop-OS! and as per https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues/191 it hard crashes (locks) the machine on boot and Lenovo have seemingly abandoned the issue for Linux users, despite the cost of this thing.
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fwupd don't want to update my Lenovo firmware!
Unfortunately a UEFI capsule firmware update actually uses the old version of the firmware to apply the new version. So if you've got a super-old existing version you might need to use Windows (sad face) or a bootable CD to update to a slightly newer version, and from there fwupd can work. Lenovo are supposed to include a "old bios must be newer than X" in the firmware metadata, and so if you can file a bug in https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues with your old BIOS version included, I can make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. Sorry!
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Ubuntu Locks Up w/ ThinkPad Universal TB4 Dock
I have the same issue, as do others (see https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues/191). Seems Lenovo just don't bother with Linux these days, given it's been 8 months since this was reported.
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Linux as only Os
It does seem that updating firmware might be the only thing to worry about. Do you use the program called fwupd, a.k.a. fwupdmgr? That program works well when it actually works. I have had many problems with it. (See here for problems it has on ThinkPads.) I suggest that you try it (if you have not already) and see whether it works for you. Or, if Pop_OS has some sort of GUI front-end for fwupd (does it?) then try that.
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Firmware update stuck for weeks now
The issue tracker for Linux firmware update troubles with Lenovo hardware is here, BTW: https://github.com/fwupd/firmware-lenovo/issues
tp-auto-kbbl
Posts with mentions or reviews of tp-auto-kbbl.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-01.
- Turn off keyboard backlight when inactive
- Is there a package / proprietary driver / ( I don’t know what?) that can make my Lenovo laptop keypad light up automatically and then stop after a few seconds when I’m taking a break?
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Linux on Thinkpads // Utilities
tp-auto-kbbl - automatic keyboard backlight.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing firmware-lenovo and tp-auto-kbbl you can also consider the following projects:
thinkfan - The minimalist fan control program
tpacpi-bat - ThinkPad ACPI Battery Util
Ventoy - A new bootable USB solution.
bat - A cat(1) clone with wings.
fwupd - A system daemon to allow session software to update firmware
TLP - TLP - Optimize Linux Laptop Battery Life
wubiuefi - fork of Wubi (https://launchpad.net/wubi) for UEFI support and for support of recent Ubuntu releases
linux-surface - Linux Kernel for Surface Devices
unetbootin - UNetbootin installs Linux/BSD distributions to a partition or USB drive
qualcomm_android_monitor_mode - Qualcomm QCACLD WiFi monitor mode for Android
firmware-lenovo vs thinkfan
tp-auto-kbbl vs tpacpi-bat
firmware-lenovo vs Ventoy
tp-auto-kbbl vs thinkfan
firmware-lenovo vs tpacpi-bat
tp-auto-kbbl vs bat
firmware-lenovo vs fwupd
firmware-lenovo vs TLP
firmware-lenovo vs wubiuefi
firmware-lenovo vs linux-surface
firmware-lenovo vs unetbootin
firmware-lenovo vs qualcomm_android_monitor_mode