Ein freundlicher Mensch schenkt mir aus Firmenbeständen ein #T570. Noch 'ne SSD dazu und eine kleine Aufmerksamkeit als Dankeschön, dann bin ich wieder für 5+ Jahre hardwaretechnisch abgesichert.

Nicht, das es in diesem Haushalt an Notebooks mangeln würde. Vielleicht muss ich irgendwann mal lernen, loszulassen. Beginnen könnte ich eventuell vielleicht möglicherweise mit dem #T430, aber der hat so viele coole Sticker und so viele Erinnerungen. Und er tut noch 1A, selbst mit #Fedora 44...

Hach!

#Hardware

I replaced my #thinkpad #t430 's 14 inches 1600x900 (FHD) screen with a 2560x1440 (WQHD) screen with higher DPI.

Obviously, i'd need to change fonts, icons, wallpaper, some progrms, and everything that looks odd on hidpi.

Look how tiny the WindowMaker dockapps look now. They are tinier than my pinky fingernail (although my huge gorilla hands are not a good size standard). These photos have been taken before i configure fonts, etc. Even XTerm got so tiny and unreadable...

Möge die Upgradeorgie in meinem Maschinenpark beginnen...

✅ #Upgrade #Fedora 44 auf #T430

Traditionell starte ich immer mit meiner ältesten #Hardware. Und hey, die olle Büchse läuft wieder 1A mit frischer Software.

#AskFedi #Dell #iDRAC #T430

Packed up my T430, moved it to new house, installed.

The iDRAC now cannot display power data. It can display the air & CPU temps (21 & 49 C).

No config changes, no updates (no license), but mysteriously no data.

Could I have shaken loose an actual physical connection in the truck?

💾 Bringing an Icon Back to Life: T430 + Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.3 LTS

New video just dropped! 🚀 I tried to run the BRAND NEW Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.3 LTS on my 2012-era ThinkPad T430. The aesthetic contrast is wild! Can this old beast handle the smooth Cinnamon desktop? 🤔

If you have an older Ivy Bridge laptop, or you're looking for a great lightweight Linux distro for old hardware, this is a must-watch!

[https://youtu.be/UWqtFqor7EM]

#ThinkPad #T430 #UbuntuLinux #OldTechNewLife #TechReview

So I thought about buying a Thinkpad T430 with minimum RAM and hard drive and swap them with components from my old machine. I really like T430.

One thing I am worried is the plastic degradation (it came out in 2012, after all). I had been trying to be careful with my T430 and keep it away from sun when possible, but if I buy a new one (to me, still originally from 2012), I don't know how well it was preserved.

I really like T430, but the way how you (dis)assemble it means hoping the plastic thingies (hinges, I guess) don't break as you have to use some force.

What are other people's experiences? Does it break easily nowadays? Do you find they are in bad condition when bought online?

#Thinkpad #Lenovo #T430 #ThinkpadT430

Checking #VW #GolfGTI with #VCDS to measure #camshaft adaptation phase position on intake and exhaust (this can warn you if the timing chain is stretching).

Position (with a warmed engine on slower idle) is <5,0 degrees so all is OK here (the chain should be good to about 93205 miles / 150 000 km, particularly with more frequent oil changes)

The mechanics stool / creeper from #LIDL is worth getting if you see it in the middle shelf (I use it so I can put the #Thinkpad #T430 on the drivers seat to reach the #OBD2 connector and sit on the stool with the drivers door open to monitor whatever is on the screen (ofc this only works for tasks where the car is stationary, but if you want to do on the move diagnostics/datalogging you need 2 people anyway for safety)

#CarMaintenance #cars #autos

I brought the #Lenovo #Thinkpad #T430 (that I used before I got the P50 on the right hand side of the photo with the #Filofax and pen case on top) back to the office reformatted it and installed Win11 with Rufus and created a more "minimal" user profile (with fewer directories downloaded from Onedrive and Dropbox) for myself to use with #VCDS (the P50 is bulky when working on the car with limited room inside, it does not sit well on the front seat and is awkward to use, and VCDS doesn't need a particularly large screen.

I will add another user profile so the T430 can also be used as a standby machine in my office (such as when new staff do online training courses)

#VW #CarMaintenance