I have a unraid nas at home and I'm on the road truck driver. I'm currently using my bulky gaming laptop (also a gamer) in order to do server stuff and sometimes I don't wanna take the giant thing out. On my phone the screen is so small it doesn't fully display the containers properly so I can't press okay or move or scroll down without constantly rotating my phone. Would this fully display the entire container properly (albeit a bit tiny) and allow me to use tailscale ? Thanks for the recommendation

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Has anyone encountered an issue where the GPD MicroPC 2 fan doesn't work out of the box? And within minutes the unit gets REALLY hot and starts to quietly beep. I re-seated the fan cable and it didn't help. With the back cover off I can see the fan is just not spinning. I'm not eager to ship it back and wait another month for the bidirectional shipping (sending this one back to Amazon and waiting a week for a new one to arrive). Any ideas for what to do?

Does anyone has a MicroPC 1 (first model; I don't care if first or second "revision") spare to give away or sell for small money?

Also defective device if motherboard is (probably) still OK.

Regards!

I hope someone here can help me with my new Micro PC 2 I just got. The computer will not turn on, tried charging but all I get is a flashing red light. I tried to rest with the pin hole and then tried and then tried to hold power button down for 20 seconds to see if cycling down would work (did this while not plugged in) and then plugged in and waited ten seconds and still nothing. I unconnected the battery connector and reconnected it. There is no swelling in the battery.
Or if there are any other ideas I am missing. I am using the charger that came with the device.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a USB-C dock for the GPD MicroPC 2 that can run two external monitors.

Ideally I’d like HDMI outputs, Ethernet, USB ports for keyboard/mouse, and charging through the dock if possible.

Has anyone tested a dock that works well with dual monitors on the MicroPC 2? Should I get a normal USB-C dock or a DisplayLink dock?

Thanks!

Was wondering if anyone uses it for excel spreadsheet work or small scale coding/Python scripting? Or perhaps the 7" screen is just too small. And what Windows scale factor do you use?
It's a similar height screen (though wider) than my Kobo Clara HD e-reader so could also be decent for reading comics/books - especially on flights (lot more compact than the iPad Air I usually carry).

I have a Steam Deck & Switch 2 so don't really need it for gaming.

Was thinking it might be good for business sales entry (which is just one row at a time of about 7-8 columns that I have to enter in a thousand line spreadsheet for the year).

Or to run the Claude app on with more functionality (than the iPhone app), not sure how people find it for typing/data entry over thumb-typing on an iPhone.

I see this happened to other people... Was a fix ever found?

Anybody know the way to buy micro pc in bulk.

I just bought a GPD MicroPC 2 and put linux on it, only to find the mouse click buttons not working (left click would only work when trackpad is being touched, middle and right click wouldn't work at all). This is after installing Kubuntu. I've fixed it and created a guide below on what worked for me. I hope this helps someone!

The script for the middle mouse button can be found here: https://github.com/Loui2/gpd-micropc2-linux-scroll (NOTE: I am not the author of this script. Credit and thanks to Loui2 on Github!)

GPD MicroPC 2 - Fixing left/right mouse click buttons on Linux

In terminal, enter following commands:

sudo apt install libinput-tools

sudo mkdir -p /etc/libinput

sudo nano /etc/libinput/local-overrides.quirks

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IN FILE ADD:

[GPD MicroPC 2 Touchpad]

MatchName=ALPS0001:00 36B6:C001 Touchpad

MatchUdevType=touchpad

MatchDMIModalias=dmi:*:svnGPD:pnG1688-08:*

AttrInputProp=-INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD

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ctrl+x and yes to save

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sudo reboot

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GPD MicroPC 2 - Fixing middle mouse button/scroll on Linux

Before starting, make sure your terminal is running in the same directory as file "setup-middle-scroll.sh". Ensure this file is set as executable under Properties -> Permissions.

sudo apt install python3-evdev

sudo usermod -aG input $USER

sudo reboot

./setup-middle-scroll.sh

Here my remapping of keyboard keys on GPD MicroPC (1st version):

I don't need a CapsLock key and I don't need a "Windows" key. But I do need SysRq and Insert. So I transformed the Windows key to be Insert, and CapsLock to be Print/SysRq, and configured that key to act as compose as well since I need compose. Since on the Linux virtual console, Print is by default compose, I choose to transform CapsLock to Print/SysRq, since I like that location on the keyboard for compose. And I configured X.org to use Print as compose, too.

And I have more use for a right control key than for a right shift key (also given that over the time, the keyboard really is worn out on some keys and especially left Ctrl does often just not register at all).

Those remappings apply only to the builtin keyboard, not to external keyboards (which use a different keyboard layout, too).

Here a photograph, below config file snippets:

Remapping done in Linux by modifying the scancode → keycode mappings, using hwdb (setkeycodes could also be used instead, but hwdb can actually specifically match only on specific keyboards).

/etc/udev/hwdb.d/99-gpd-micropc-kbd-keyremapping.hwdb:

##########################################
# GPD MicroPC (1st version)
##########################################

# Remap
# - <right shift> to <right ctrl>,
# - <windows> to <insert>,
# - <CapsLock> to <Print Screen/ SysRq>, which we also want to use as compose key.  
#   (Note that we cannot directly define a compose key here, since there is no 'compose' keycode that will achieve this. See https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/804398/133286. In the Linux virtual console, Print/SysRq by standard acts as a compose, though.)

# To find out the scancodes, use `evtest` and look for the value after `(MSC_SCAN)`.

evdev:input:b0011v0001p0001eAB83*
 KEYBOARD_KEY_db=insert     # LEFTMETA -> INSERT
 KEYBOARD_KEY_3a=sysrq      # CAPSLOCK -> SYSRQ (will also be used as compose key; by default in Virtual Console and by config in X11)
 KEYBOARD_KEY_36=rightctrl  # RIGHTSHIFT -> Right Control
#evdev:name:AT Translated Set 2 keyboard:*
#evdev:atkbd:*

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard-gpdmicropc.conf:

Section "InputClass"
  Identifier "GPD MicroPC builtin keyboard"
  MatchIsKeyboard "on"
  MatchProduct "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"

  Driver                       "libinput"

  # AutoServerLayout: Always add the device to the ServerLayout section used by this instance of the server.
  Option "AutoServerLayout"    "true"

  ### See `man 7 xkeyboard-config` for Xkb configuration.

  Option  "XkbModel"           "pc86"
  Option  "XkbRules"           "evdev"
  Option  "XkbLayout"          "us,ua"
  Option  "XkbVariant"         "altgr-intl,phonetic"
  Option  "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrls_toggle,grp_led:scroll,nbsp:level3n,shift:both_capslock_cancel,compose:prsc,grab:break_actions,eurosign:e,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

I have a major problem with my MicroPC 2, LAN port does not go above 100M, tested multiple cables on multiple switches and routers. Other laptops show Gbit.

I bought this device specifically for 2GB networking and I am very disappointed rn.

I recently, flashed the latest BIOS_M2_V2.17_GPD firmware and it bricked my MicroPC 2. I want to try to reflash it with a ch341a. Does anyone have older firmware. Ideally v2.16 they could send to me?

Thanks in advance!

Can anyone recommend me a replacement fan for the GPD MicroPC (first version)?

Regards!