# Can uConsole be usable as a personal computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** hardware\ **Created:** [September 21, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/can-uconsole-be-usable-as-a-personal-computer/11008 "2023-09-21T17:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
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Ah, yeah. My normal keyboard is the HHKB and the Fn key mappings match most of the HHKB’s. The trackball didn’t bother me too much, worked fine more or less, but I use ratpoison instead of a DE (not a very mousey UI) and most of the coding I do is either acme (somewhat mousey editor) or vi. I did stutter some when writing SQL or chatting with people, but for the most part, I’m close enough to regular typing speed on it that I can stop noticing the keyboard. > I have some WiFi troubles on mine, so I’m using a USB WiFi dongle until I get around to fixing it. Assuming it’s not all due to the complicated setup, there was a thread somewhere around here about the CM4 defaulting to using the onboard antenna and ignoring the one that is actually plugged into the board, which makes a bigger difference on the metal-bodied uConsole. Apparently, that can be toggled with a kernel parameter: `sudo sh -c 'echo "dtparam=ant2" >> /boot/config.txt'`. (There was some elaboration in the thread but I don’t remember which thread.) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/can-uconsole-be-usable-as-a-personal-computer/11008)._