Category: Operating Systems

XMG Neo 15: Get Keyboard Backlight to work on Linux

Install ite8291r3-ctl Follow instructions to allow usb user space access Download xmg-neo-rgb-kbd-lights Run xmg-neo-rgb-kbd-lights

October 20, 2021
Pocophone F1 Fixed – So Much Software in Smartphones!

I had really bad touch screen glitches in my phone, and I was convinced it was a hardware issue. Well, turns out that in addition to the ROM (I run LineageOS), there is also a separate Kernel. Updating to FrancoKernel seemed to have fixed it! This is not the first time I had a problem […]

March 10, 2020
Lineage OS on Xiaomi Pocophone F1

My old Oppo Find 7 served me really well for 5 years. But Oppo stopped updating Android a long time ago, so I switched to Omni ROM. But updates stopped a year ago as well, and I had to fight with more and more demanding applications. So I switched to another China-Phone, Xiaomi Pocophone F1. […]

February 7, 2019
Video Acceleration in the Browser on Linux Mint

My performance when playing video has been bad, especially with multiple screens. This guide on installing Chrome with hardware acceleration seems to work.

December 5, 2018
Embedding Video with Libreoffice on Linux (Mint)…

… does not work, unless you install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer. This is just a note to myself.

January 16, 2015
Try this with Windows: Switching to a new laptop by swapping the harddrive works flawless with Linux

I just love the fact that you can just take a hard drive with Linux out of one computer, put it in another one, and it just works. Try that with Windows! (I tried a few times of the years, always a disaster). To be fair, Macs seem to be pretty good in migrating from […]

April 11, 2014
Ubuntu: Problem with international Keyboard Layouts

I was very close to dumping Ubuntu. This has so far been the best Desktop Linux distribution I ever worked with, and I really liked the ease of use. But one day, something broke. It didn’t allow me to switch between keyboard layouts any more! As I often have to compose texts in German, this is a big deal, and quite a problem. I was exploring the various forums for months! I found quite a few people who had the same problem, but nobody with a solution that actually worked for me.

May 26, 2006