Posting this here to use my 5050 tag - there's been a bit of a development. I had been using a new distro which I wasn't especially accustomed to on my main thinkpad, and through my own negligence/ignorance accidentally bricked it. Recovering my data isn't impossible, but it is very difficult, and I'd deleted the backup I'd had of the files on the thinkpad before this occurred. There isn't really anything on there that is irreplaceable as far as data goes, so far as I can recall - however, it does mean I can't get into my Twibooru account at the moment. You've got my email, so I can be reached on there still. Apologies for hijacking the thread for other posters.