[ltp] X60s 4 GB RAM PAE only 3 recognized (64 Bit)

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:05:51 -0200


On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Paul Seelig wrote:
> Since the keyboard always used to be a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit)
> in the past, it would already be sufficient if they offered their
> customers an alternate keyboard option featuring a classical layout.

This could work.

> Someone should try to convince some chinese copy cat to produce and
> offer such an alternative layout keyboard to make themselves very rich
> really fast. And while they are at it, why not also produce an alternate
> palm rest without that pointless touchpad and FPR ... ;)

This won't work.  The EC (embedded controller) is what handles the keyboard,
you will have to reprogram the EC if you do anything more complicated than
move keys around.

-- 
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  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh