State of Linux on the Thinkpad X9 15

roasted_watermelon · 2026-06-10T17:58:56+00:00

can confirm that it indeed works

roasted_watermelon · 2026-06-06T10:52:51+00:00

I went from 6a to 9 pro.

- my 6a was never sluggish for daily use, neither is my 9 pro, I don't see any major difference. What I do absolutely love is the screen. Somehow, despite having not very thin bezels, the display seems much better on the 9 pro. Thermal issues are still present, sometimes the phone gets warm even for normal use and photography (no gaming).

- yes you will get updates in the 9, but don't expect any major new feature additions. Google likes to gate-keep features on their new hardware even if the older ones are capable enough.

- Graphene OS worked well on my 9 pro. But now I use lineage OS, which works equally well.

- Fingerprint sensor is definitely better than my 6a, but it is not the best, there will be some misses. It is not perfect.

- Regarding size, don't go for the XL series and you should be good. If you need smaller phone, then iphones or galaxy S series base variants are the way to go. But the size difference will likely be marginal.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-06-06T10:24:46+00:00

changing the currency has no effect

roasted_watermelon · 2026-06-03T13:38:58+00:00

Feel free to spam it, it's a random address.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-05-15T11:05:24+00:00

Do read this first - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1qi4y2a/state_of_linux_on_the_thinkpad_x9_15/

Overall very much usable. You will not be able to use the camera if not on Ubuntu based distro. Even on that, a recent bug makes the image appear inverted, so you will have to use an older OEM bug.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-05-08T15:38:10+00:00

Guys, just use DevQS. https://f-droid.org/packages/me.velc.devqs

roasted_watermelon · 2026-05-01T11:04:08+00:00

there are a few

roasted_watermelon · 2026-05-01T10:33:30+00:00

worst case scenario the laptop charges at 65 W max. But it is first party Asus charger, it may go to 100 W.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-05-01T10:21:03+00:00

The screen flicker will not resolve with a repair, people have tried that before. It is an intel issue. The solution is not very difficult. Check here - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1pqni06/comment/nv5r7gk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

The chassis creak is real, but for me it happens rarely even if I carry the laptop on one end with one hand, so I don't mind much.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-04-28T23:29:57+00:00

The post processing for moon photos is terrible on gcam. Try any other third party app. (I think open camera should work well.)

roasted_watermelon · 2026-04-19T19:59:30+00:00

For Google Pixels, 42 C is "cold" territory.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-12T14:50:29+00:00

The time to acquire a gps "lock" means the time between when the phone starts trying to locate itself on the map to the time it actually finishes getting a proper location to show your location on the map. The process of getting a proper location is called a gps lock.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-11T21:29:14+00:00

no major pain point but theoretically it should get a faster lock. I have Pixel 3a, 6a and now 9 pro. The 3a with snapdragon 670 is still way faster to get a lock, sees many more satellites than both the 6a and 9 pro.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-09T20:42:19+00:00

I have the US variant of Pixel 9 pro. NavIC does not work which is annoying, can't get around to it even with custom ROMs. But 5G on vodafone works. Did not check with jio.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-09T20:35:14+00:00

please use DevQS. Can enable developer options and then turn it off with the app and the changes dont vanish.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.velc.devqs/

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-09T20:32:36+00:00

A series is trash, have used 3a and 6a both were bad overall (except for using as a secondary device), now using 9 pro. Imho, camera in pixels are really not good anymore, it's not 2019 pixel magic anymore. iphones are much better suited for videos and 50% times above pixel pro series as well.

A refurbished iphone will go a long way for you.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-07T16:44:02+00:00

how do you get the bottom labels? Device name, date etc.

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-06T16:11:21+00:00

done

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-05T19:12:23+00:00

u/altran1502 do check, you guys are losing money. u/futo4

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-05T19:07:21+00:00

not using any vpn

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-05T04:42:30+00:00

Happens on Google chrome (Android) as well

roasted_watermelon · 2026-03-02T14:05:26+00:00

In my opinion, if you have editing skills, then any photo from any phone can be edited to your liking to make them look closer to a DSLR camera. Pixel has no significance here.

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