[ltp] ThinkPad X1E4 and P1G5 losing keystrokes under Linux

[Yves Dorfsman]

On 2023-04-17 00:31, Marius Gedminas wrote:
> Rebooting didn't help.  Shutting down and powering on didn't help.
> Shutting down, removing the battery, putting it back in, and powering on
> fixed all the problems.
> 
> AFAIU a battery pull is necessary to reboot the embedded controller,
> about which I know absolutely nothing.  I have no idea how one's
> supposed to do that with a modern ThinkPad without a removable battery.

On some (all?) modern thinkpads, there is an option in the BIOS setup menu to disconnect the internal battery, and are supposed to do so before opening up the laptop for maintenance.

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