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@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2025-07-15 02:25:00

Another free laptop I got recently is a an HP 14-dq0005tg but there's no power supply and I don't have a power adapter that will fit. Reviews seem to suggest it's pretty crappy so I don't even want to bother with getting a power supply for it.
It's lightweight and slim, but the 14" screen seems to be just 1920x1080 and supposedly has "noisy cooling".
I may just see if I can send it to HP for recycling.

@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza
2025-08-25 17:57:50

My old monitor died a few days ago. Today I connected the new one and it wasn't detected by xrandr --listmonitors. The docking station works fine, the power supply too. What if I change the monitor cable layout, swapping them between VGA, HDMI, and DP? Nope!
Anyway, after half an hour of different tests, I applied the ignorant solution, i.e., restarting the laptop. Guess what? It works. Why? No fucking clue, man! And I'm the "computer expert" in the family.