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‎.gitignore‎

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# Generated files by hugo
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/public/
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/assets/jsconfig.json
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hugo_stats.json
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# Executable may be added to repository
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hugo.exe
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hugo.darwin
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hugo.linux
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# Temporary lock file while building
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/.hugo_build.lock

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summary = 'I show up on posts!!!'
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summary = 'I show up on posts!!!'
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description = 'I show up in the post sidebar!!!'
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‎content/about.md‎

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categories = ['Blog']
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tags = ['']
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date = '2025-04-16T11:00:00-00:00'
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title = 'Bobby Codes'
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author = "Bobby"
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## About Me
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Heyo! Bobby here!
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Welcome to my space for jotting down this, that, etcetera and something or other!
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If you're here, I hope you find something useful in your journey.
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I have no place for big egos or high horses.
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Technology is a gift, as is learning it.
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Everyone is somewhere in their journey and none of us have reached the end.
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Be curious.
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---
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About me:
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- I talk too much about using Arch _(btw)_.
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- I will also talk way too much about Neovim and Vim motions.
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- `pwsh` is my default shell because I just love an object pipeline.
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* _)If you have beef with that see the section above!)_
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- I still love byte-streaming shells like `bash` and `zsh`!
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* _(When you need speed or ubiquity, you can't the classics)_
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- I love solving problems and customizing every little aspect of things.
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* _(hence Arch with Hyprland and Neovim)_
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- I have the attention span of a housefly sometimes.
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* _(But that power has is the reason why I have dabbled in to many different tech stacks and languages!)_
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---
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Zen of learning:
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```text
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To the novice, mountains are mountains and waters are waters;
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To the intermediate student mountains are no longer mountains, and waters are no longer waters;
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To the master, mountains are once again mountains and waters are once again waters.
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```

‎content/posts/corsair-h100i-mounting-bracket/corsair-h100i-mounting-bracket.md‎

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categories = ['Hardware']
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date = '2023-06-12T00:00:00-04:00'
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draft = false
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title = 'Corsair H100i AM4 Mounting Bracket Seems Loose'
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author = 'Bobby'
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summary = 'Are you doing a PC build and your H100i seems a little wiggly??'
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description = 'This drove me crazy for about half a day.'
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## H100i - New AM4 Mounting Bracket Seems Loose
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### Table of Contents
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<!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM -->
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* [Overview](#overview)
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* [The Issue](#the-issue)
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* [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
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* [Solution](#solution)
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### Overview
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I am writing this here because with the uncertainty of the future of Reddit I still wanted this information locatable if the Reddit post disappears.
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I built a new PC in the summer of 2022 and part of it included the [Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Liquid CPU Cooler](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G1NSG7F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
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I had good luck with my prior Corsair cooler and figured why not?
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Hardware items in play:
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- **Cooler:** Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix Liquid CPU Cooler
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- **Board:** ASUS Prime X570-Pro
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- **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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### The Issue
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I ended up with the newer AM4 mounting bracket which had 4 standoffs instead of the prior 2 hooks/thumbscrew configuration.
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I went to assemble the cooler mounting hardware to the board and I noticed there was a lot of play with the back plate.
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- Gif of my confusion as to why there would be that much play: [Watch me struggle](https://imgur.com/eQN7zju)
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### Troubleshooting
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Of course I re-read the Corsair instructions and validated all the steps were followed correctly, still had a lot of wiggle.
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I also found a video on the 'Corsair Lab' YouTube channel which walked through the process but frustratingly it made no mention of any wiggle.
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- Video here if interested: [How to Install CORSAIR iCUE RGB ELITE Liquid CPU Cooler](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9swpPo-ey0w&t=85s).
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I searched various materials but I only continued to find older references to a different H100i mounting bracket or unresolved questions similar to mine.
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I eventually posted it on the "/r/Corsair" subreddit and had the answer confirmed!
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### Solution
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If anyone stumbles on this post or the Reddit thread you aren't crazy, sometime in 2022 Corsair changed the AM4 mounting bracket from the 2 hook to 4 screws on standoffs.
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If during the assembly you see the play between the back plate this is normal, everything tightens up nice when you screw down the thumb screws.
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Also it helps if you have someone help by pushing the plate to help you screw it the thumb screws on the other side.
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‎content/posts/linux-laptop-backlight-brightness/linux-laptop-brightness.md‎

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date = '2022-11-29T12:00:00-04:00'
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title = 'Linux Laptop Brightness'
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author = 'Bobby'
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summary = 'So you went ahead and installed a trendy window manager and now you need to change your laptop screen brightness...'
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description = 'brightnessctl to the rescue!'
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## Change Your Linux Laptop Backlight Brightness
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* [The Challenge](#the-challenge)
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* [Change the Backlight from the File](#change-the-backlight-from-the-file)
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* [brightnessctl](#brightnessctl)
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* [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
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* [Changing Brightness](#changing-brightness)
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* [Reference Links](#reference-links)
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### The Challenge
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So you spent too much time looking at fancy configs on Reddit...
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After looking at all the cool setups and decided to use a trendy window manager like **i3**, **dwm**, or even **Sway** if you're one of those fancy Wayland kids with an AMD card.
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You finally decided to use one of them and realized, some batteries aren't included and some assembly is required.
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Trust me, I lived it. Granted I love it. Tweaking every knob and tuning every dial.
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You do need to figure some things out that you probably took for granted, simple things like changing your laptop screen brightness.
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The laptop backlight on my Lenovo Thinkpad T480 was a bit of a learning journey for me.
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I finally got what I needed in the end, gather 'round and hear my tale, maybe it will save you some time.
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**⚠️ DISCLAIMER**:[^1] <br />
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These are my specs:
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* Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad T480, i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
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_Obligatory Neofetch_... <br />
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![neofetch](/posts/linux-laptop-backlight-brightness/neofetch.png)
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I started by manually editing my _brightness_ file found within _/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/_. Very un-fun.
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I attempted some other utilities like `xbacklight` before settling on `brightnessctl`.
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I don't have a compelling case to why I prefer `brightnessctl`, I just find it easy and simple.
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> The brightness of the screen backlight is adjusted by setting the power level of the backlight LEDs or cathodes. The power level can often be controlled using the ACPI kernel module for video. An interface to this module is provided via a sysfs(5) directory at /sys/class/backlight/.
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If you actually look at the contents of the backlight file you'll see it's just a number.
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_(Also in my case it is not just 0-100)_
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This is the number I was modifying when I was just manually changing the file.
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Here we have my backlight _**intel_backlight**_. <br />
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We can see the _**brightness**_ of my intel_backlight and it is a not very intuitive _**"758"**_ currently on my system. <br />
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![brightnessfile](/posts/linux-laptop-backlight-brightness/brightnessfile.gif)
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There you have it, hopefully it helps!
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* [Arch Wiki - Backlight](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/backlight)
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* [Reddit Post on brightnessctl permissions](https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/fpklbs/brightnessctl_only_works_as_root/)
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* [Github - brightnessctl](https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl)
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date = '2025-04-17T11:00:43-04:00'
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title = 'New Blog Who Dis?'
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author = 'Bobby'
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summary = 'Welcome to the new experience!'
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description = 'Awwww yeah, no Javascript here!'
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## Welcome to the Overhaul!
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### Why?...
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1. A little bit of boredom.
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2. A little bit of rebranding.
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3. I was a bit over Jekyll.
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4. I wanted a theme that was very easy to customize and extend...
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a. _...it's just HTML and CSS, no more JS_
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**LONG LIVE!**
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![hugo](/posts/new-blog-who-dis/hugo.png)
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What's changing?
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- More generalized coding and tech content.
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* New language content
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* New concepts like game engine building
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* More Linux content
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* More Neovim content
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Q: _"Oh no! Is the PowerShell content done and over?"_
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A: Nope, not entirely, there may be a bit less of it and it might be more Linux specific.
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Q: _Will the old posts and PowerShell content migrate?_
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A: YES! (Some of it). I'm pulling in the pages Google Analytics said got hit the most as well as my favs.
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### Onto the Next Chapter!
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_Annnnnnnd_ with that, let's light this candle!

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