Guix stores linux image and initrd in /gnu/store/ and not in /boot. Heads requires unencrypted /boot with the linux image and initrd. I haven’t found a way howto use Guix with Heads together.
Therefore I switched to coreboot/seaBIOS, but there were some issues with the L14 getting stuck during boot when I used encrypted partition using LUKS. It took me a lot of time to find out what was going on and the solution seems to be this line in config:
I don’t have a separate /boot partition now. The whole disk is encrypted with LUKS and on top of LUKS I have other partitions such as / and /home (that are encrypted).
Back here after a while. L14 is still my main laptop and feels great to use. One irritating detail, though, is the dimension and position of the right “Shift” button on the laptop keyboard. I tend to swap between left and right Shift frequently to avoid overexertion and carpal tunnel syndrome despite typing a lot. But, the right shift on L14 keyboard is so far away that in order to use it, it is necessary to move your right hand off the main row. Were those arrow keys really so necessary?
I agree 100% if anybody figures out a way to swap the pgup key and the right shift key I would love that!
I thought I would get used to it overtime and it’s just not happening.
I want to add to this conversation. I am delighted with my L14. I have settled with Qubes and despite a small hiccup with my docking station of choice, all is well. Great laptop and I am glad I waited.
It’s been a non-issue for me. I had been bracing for it as I tend to run ~6 AppVMs at a time at about 24 GB of RAM total baseline. But for some reason or another, I don’t have that issue at all.
Well, lucky you! I have tried both Current stable 4.0.4 and next 4.1 beta1 release. The fan starts and stops. I would love to start using Qubes OS, but from perspective it is not usable on Librem 14 in its current state wit the CPU/Fan/Temperature reporting.
@MrChromebox So, IF my Librem 14 gets delivered in the next 3 weeks (as last estimated by support), what’s the chance that it will include the EC firmware update?
I’m not sure, there’s a few more things we’d wanted to get into the next version, but will see if I can get the current fixes in an interim one if needed
@MrChromebox Yes please, and also provide noobs like me with instructions how to flash the EC without bricking the L14, the fan thing is of secondary concern (but of course I take a fix for that too), the main thing I hope the EC update would fix is the laptop crashing when unplugged, see Librem 14 sudden crash when unplugged
Maybe I can share a few first impressions about the L14 as well (coming over from Apple):
Trackpad: Kinda yikes coming from a Mac, laggy, imprecise, not sure if anything can be done about that, pretty sure that’s gonna be my biggest issue long term if there is nothing that can be done to improve the trackpad software, also miss the trackpad gestures I’m so used to from the Mac, any way to add those?
Shift keys: Yeah, both are kinda strange, the right one is completely out of reach, always hitting the up arrow instead and would love a way to swap them, IMHO it would have been way better to have the up key where the right shift key is, e.g. in an L-type shape (for all arrow keys). While the right one is too small, the left one is too big, on my mac keyboard there was a key there that I now miss very much…
I do like the typing feel of the keyboard, that’s good, but why are the letters on the keys aliged on the top left instead of centered? And i’m kinda worried about replacement keys already, I don’t know what I’m doing but I had to change multiple keys on my old MacBooks, not that they wouldn’t work anymore, but I basically typed “trough” the black layer of the key, so basically the letter would disappear slowly but surely…but as it is Apple it’s quite easy to get replacement keys…how will that be handled for the L14, can one order replacement keys if needed?
Keyboard Backlight: it’s kinda strange, but the caps-lock key and tab key are not fully lit, kinda wonky around the edges in general
Laptop didn’t charge out of the box, a “regular” user would probably send the device back as defective…so not good. echo '70' | sudo tee -a /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_control_start_threshold fixes that
Laptop crashes when unplugged for no reason (see other thread), not good either
Battery life: Can’t really test that because of the above…it crashes long before it’s empty
Love the look and feel of the laptop, feels solid and well built so far!
Also the hardware is great, love my 64 gigs of memory =)!
Don’t get me wrong, I do love the laptop and want it to work perfectly and for Purism to get the success they deserve for the work they are doing, that’s why I’m here, and no, I’m not discouraged by stuff like this, far from anything close to a linux pro, but I can get around, so digging into stuff and try to find a solution is fine with me, but for a “normal” user stuff like this could break the “linux experience” once and for all I fear, so please see this as constructive criticism and not as ranting about your newest product. If you ever need something like a “user-test” from a Mac perspective, hardware wise, feel free to reach out =)
Fan is currently on at a midstep and just stepped down from a 5 second burst of activity. I am currently using my laptop --gasp-- on my lap so the ventilation is poorer but a better use case than sitting on my desk. It is on par in terms of noise, right now, as the HP EliteBook I was using previously.
