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X220 FHD Upgrade?
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Measure resistance to ground from BACKLIGHT_ON and PANEL_BKLT_CTRL on the eDP connector.
Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Measured the pins according to the picture, BL_CTRL to ground is 7.9 Mohm, BL_ENABLE to ground is 9.6 Mohm.
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OMG what a great work ! Thank you so much Nitrocaster, you are my hero !!
I've been waiting so long this kind of mod to switch over from a good old X201 to an X220 (mostly for the SATAIII + ExpressCard PCI Gen2 specifications)
So definitely needs at least one of these mods!
I've been waiting so long this kind of mod to switch over from a good old X201 to an X220 (mostly for the SATAIII + ExpressCard PCI Gen2 specifications)
So definitely needs at least one of these mods!
X201 i5-560M & 8GB RAM & SSD + PE4H-EC2C v2.4 eGPU w/ ATI FirePro 2460 running ArchLinux
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I need the kits, its still available for me to pre order for 2nd batch!
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Excellent Mod! Are the kits likely to be available again?
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
pasodoff wrote:Excellent Mod! Are the kits likely to be available again?
Yes but as this is a one man job by Nitrocaster...it all takes time.
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It's not only one man job, but the fact that parts are sourced from China and Chinese and/or Russian post is being particularly slow during the last months.
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Dear Nitrocaster
I had the mod working but after some mucking around I lost brightness control.
(I might have pulled a connection, the black motherboard tape is so sticky...)
CAn you publish some troubleshooting info ( voltage / resistances ) ?
I had the mod working but after some mucking around I lost brightness control.
(I might have pulled a connection, the black motherboard tape is so sticky...)
CAn you publish some troubleshooting info ( voltage / resistances ) ?
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
You didn't disconnect all power before mucking around, did you?
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Ok guys, after 3 months I had chance to mount this adapter with my SPB4 FHD screen. Totally a fail.
I made by myself soldering work and it was not so bad. The screen was working but, as you can see in the photo, it had some "flickering problem" or interference. Ok, I was managing to touch the cables inside, like the LVDS and it seemed to resolve the "flickering". Then I had the happy idea to remove the edp cable from motherboard when the pc was on and now the screen stay black. It turns on but no image appear.
Nitro, can I trow my screen?
Here the images.
http://imgur.com/a/P8P58
EDIT: Imounted the old TFT screen and it worked. Now I re-mounted the FHD screen and it works but the "interference" remains.
EDIT 2: I touched a bit the LDVS (white flat cable) and the screen became black. No answer. It's on, but black.
I made by myself soldering work and it was not so bad. The screen was working but, as you can see in the photo, it had some "flickering problem" or interference. Ok, I was managing to touch the cables inside, like the LVDS and it seemed to resolve the "flickering". Then I had the happy idea to remove the edp cable from motherboard when the pc was on and now the screen stay black. It turns on but no image appear.
Nitro, can I trow my screen?
Here the images.
http://imgur.com/a/P8P58
EDIT: Imounted the old TFT screen and it worked. Now I re-mounted the FHD screen and it works but the "interference" remains.
EDIT 2: I touched a bit the LDVS (white flat cable) and the screen became black. No answer. It's on, but black.
Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Got a 13.3 screen in the post the other day, in the hope of giving the X330 mod a go. My list of thinkpads for fancier screens is growing.
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hello everybody,
has someone here experience with the mod and macos?
The display is recognized by the system, but with very wrong colors like in this example:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/ ... -question/
Here is a rehosted picture: http://imgur.com/a/6OWu7
It works well in Windows. The Edid ist also correct.
Any directions where I could investigate further?
thanks
has someone here experience with the mod and macos?
The display is recognized by the system, but with very wrong colors like in this example:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/ ... -question/
Here is a rehosted picture: http://imgur.com/a/6OWu7
It works well in Windows. The Edid ist also correct.
Any directions where I could investigate further?
thanks
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Just browsing in that mac-link, I saw this:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/ ... in-sierra/
No idea what they are talking about...
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/ ... in-sierra/
No idea what they are talking about...
Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Never mind, it works, but I had forgotten about the need to keep LVDS1 active to allow for brightness control.mvan wrote:Dear Nitrocaster
I had the mod working but after some mucking around I lost brightness control.
(I might have pulled a connection, the black motherboard tape is so sticky...)
CAn you publish some troubleshooting info ( voltage / resistances ) ?
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Which screen did you get? Where did you get it from?TankPad wrote:Got a 13.3 screen in the post the other day, in the hope of giving the X330 mod a go. My list of thinkpads for fancier screens is growing.
Read this:RealBlackStuff wrote:Just browsing in that mac-link, I saw this:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/ ... in-sierra/
No idea what they are talking about...
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guid ... ts.152573/
To learn about the DSDT patching stuff they are talking about in your InsanelyMac link.
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I put that link there only to be (hopefully) helpful, as it referred to the same GPU.
Otherwise I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in anything Mac/Fruit.
Otherwise I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in anything Mac/Fruit.
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I don't have the details to hand right now, but it was the one mentioned in here a few pages pack. I think this might be it. http://www.panelook.com/LQ133M1JW03_SHA ... 26320.htmlTheChuckster wrote:Which screen did you get? Where did you get it from?TankPad wrote:Got a 13.3 screen in the post the other day, in the hope of giving the X330 mod a go. My list of thinkpads for fancier screens is growing.
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If you could do me a huge favor and check for me, that would be really helpful, thanks!TankPad wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 2:16 pmI don't have the details to hand right now, but it was the one mentioned in here a few pages pack. I think this might be it. http://www.panelook.com/LQ133M1JW03_SHA ... 26320.html
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Are you sure you received exactly the JW03?TankPad wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 2:16 pmI don't have the details to hand right now, but it was the one mentioned in here a few pages pack. I think this might be it. http://www.panelook.com/LQ133M1JW03_SHA ... 26320.html
If so, please let me know where you got it from. I searched high and low and all I received was a compatible Samsung display...
Although the seller promised to send out the JW03.
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
I got the right panels from ugooole on ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/13-3-LCD-Screen ... 1899062614). Looks like the first one I got from aliexpress isn't for sale anymore.
Also, TheChuckster, you'll probably want to check this out : viewtopic.php?f=43&t=123089
Also, TheChuckster, you'll probably want to check this out : viewtopic.php?f=43&t=123089
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No probs, I'll check it out. I'm pretty sure it is this one. I got mine from eBay too. as Boutch said below.x3o2 wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 6:59 amAre you sure you received exactly the JW03?TankPad wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 2:16 pmI don't have the details to hand right now, but it was the one mentioned in here a few pages pack. I think this might be it. http://www.panelook.com/LQ133M1JW03_SHA ... 26320.html
If so, please let me know where you got it from. I searched high and low and all I received was a compatible Samsung display...
Although the seller promised to send out the JW03.
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Is there someone else running this with a linux setup? Please let me know
I encountered an odd problem that I cannot solve...
I encountered an odd problem that I cannot solve...
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Do tell. I'm planning to do the mod while using Ubuntu. Thanks.
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Here is my problem:
I had the FHD working well, but since a few days, X doesn't show on my panel any more.
That is, as soon as X starts, the image disappears.
Importantly, the boot screen and Win7 still display correctly, so it almost has to be a software or system error.
My external monitor does still capture the output and I am pretty sure it isn't a backlight issue.
Update. With:
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync;
xrandr --addmode DP3 1920x1080_60.00; xrandr --output DP3 --mode 1920x1080_60.00
I got it to work again (until the next X restart). Perhaps the EDID is corrupted?
It would be great if someone with linux could post their Xorg.0.log and output of xvidtune -show
I had the FHD working well, but since a few days, X doesn't show on my panel any more.
That is, as soon as X starts, the image disappears.
Importantly, the boot screen and Win7 still display correctly, so it almost has to be a software or system error.
My external monitor does still capture the output and I am pretty sure it isn't a backlight issue.
Update. With:
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync;
xrandr --addmode DP3 1920x1080_60.00; xrandr --output DP3 --mode 1920x1080_60.00
I got it to work again (until the next X restart). Perhaps the EDID is corrupted?
It would be great if someone with linux could post their Xorg.0.log and output of xvidtune -show
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
If anyone needs help installing their mod board, just shoot me a private message here or email me at me@charlesmoyes.com -- I'm happy to perform installations (and screen replacements) for you!
Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
As a quick hack you could put that in a script named (for example):Update. With:
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync;
xrandr --addmode DP3 1920x1080_60.00; xrandr --output DP3 --mode 1920x1080_60.00
I got it to work again (until the next X restart). Perhaps the EDID is corrupted?
xrandr.sh
then make it exectuable with:
chmod +x xrandr.sh
Go to settings > startup > configure xrandr.sh to run at startup
I did this to fake 1920x1080 on my x220, just a minor hiccup of xrandr starting up when X starts.
If you're running linux without the fhd board yet and want fake 1920x1080 for better window usage, this works for me:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --scale 1.171x1.171 --panning 1600x900
[EDIT]: the above obviously only sets the resolution to 1600x900, you can use the same formula for 1920x1080:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --scale 1.405x1.405 --panning 1920x1080
If you want it to run every time at startup, then the above process should work fine.
Last edited by phage on Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi Phage,
thanks for the tip.
An alternative is to a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-DP3.conf
Section "monitor"
Modeline "1920x1080_60" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60"
Identifier "DP3"
EndSection
Still, why it used worked without this, and still works without problems in Win7, puzzles me!
thanks for the tip.
An alternative is to a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-DP3.conf
Section "monitor"
Modeline "1920x1080_60" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60"
Identifier "DP3"
EndSection
Still, why it used worked without this, and still works without problems in Win7, puzzles me!
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systema wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:49 amVideo would be fantastic, too bad you are not in NYC, I would be able to help with the camera.nitrocaster wrote: No, you poke holes through the polyamide tape that you stick on the adapter board.
No. Just place the adapter board over it and solder 7 plated though holes.
I'd love to make a video on how to do that, but that would require unmodded motherboard and some assistance with the camera. I'll be installing this mod for some local buyers. We'll see.
Thank you for that information. Is this the photo for the 7 pins (better for me to confirm)? So I will apply Kapton to the back, poke 7 holes, solder the 7 connections + sense wire + auxilary wire and that will be all the soldering necessary?
This was/is the confusing part as it's not clearly identified in the manual.
I'd gladly help providing support for documenting and providing clarity if needed Nitro.
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
One question...the laptop mini-display port connector on my x230 with the FHD mod...should work fine right?
Whenever I plug in a display, my laptop does seem to send the image the display but it seems to freeze. When I disconnect the display, I can't get it to respond to keyboard/trackpoint/mouse.
Edit: Seem's my issue is with Fedora.
I booted into Xubuntu and all is fine.
Friggen fedora
Whenever I plug in a display, my laptop does seem to send the image the display but it seems to freeze. When I disconnect the display, I can't get it to respond to keyboard/trackpoint/mouse.
Edit: Seem's my issue is with Fedora.
I booted into Xubuntu and all is fine.
Friggen fedora
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Re: X220 FHD Upgrade?
Hi nitrocaster,
I sent you a PM, do you still have kits for sale?
I sent you a PM, do you still have kits for sale?
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