ThinkPad X280 running Ubuntu 18.04 allows a brightness level from 0 to 1515. However, the Fn+F5/F6 hotkey only allows 21 levels of control. This post provides a solution and easy-to-use script for brightness control, best use with Guake.
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There is an issue that X280 may wake up while it’s connected to the ThinkPad USB-C hub. Here is the workaround for this issue.
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Before purchasing ThinkPad X280, I was concerned about the CPU throttling bug. It’s a bug which will throttle the CPU performance once it’s been triggered and will not restore the performance without a reboot.
I’ve developed a Ruby script for this test, and run it on X280 with i5-8250U processor. I did not reproduce the throttling issue that requires a reboot to restore the performance – whether the machine is powered by battery or connected to the power supply. However, I did discover a symptom which will under-clock the process to 123MHz under the certain load.
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Review for ThinkPad X280 running Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)
I’m an everyday Linux (Ubuntu) user moving from X201s to X280. This is my review after installing Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) on X280.
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