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My Search Collection about Thinkpad P14s gen 5 (AMD), Linux focused

Problems/Fixes

1. power drain in sleep mode

Potential sleep issues that may require BIOS updates.

Solution 1

s2idle sucks, but you can make it suck less if you do the kernel param acpi.ec_no_wakeup=1 (on the P14s Gen 5 AMD, at least). This results in a normal-ish power drain in sleep mode and the laptop no longer gets hot. I haven't got a hard number to give you, but it doesn't self-drain in several hours. Comment link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1ex38yg/which_thinkpad_is_best_for_linux_t14s_gen_4_vs/

Solution 2

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2195411#p2195411

Solution 3

https://gist.github.com/timlinux/dfcc773be7db435a8a79b8253de69b1b#suspend

2. Qualcomm NFA725A linux compatibility

Slow WiFi after suspend/resume cycles (solved by updating the WiFi driver)

Depends if it comes with the Qualcomm NFA725A for Wi-Fi that the T14s Gen4s did - the drivers and hardware are a disaster under Linux and if it's still soldered in there's no chance of swapping it to something else.

It'll work, but be prepared for frequent disconnects and sleep issues. https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1jtehta/comment/mlu3yhg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

3. Fan Noise

https://gist.github.com/timlinux/dfcc773be7db435a8a79b8253de69b1b#suspend

4. Battery Life

Battery life with Docker running (around 3 hours) Battery life is only around 5-6 hours with moderate usage (browsing and text editor at 50% brightness).


Some Other problems/fixes:

https://github.com/s-damian/thinkpad-t14-gen-5-amd-linux?tab=readme-ov-file

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