Since I'm in NixOS, I can at least emphatically confirm it is JUST the kernel. Though, given the way the LCD panel wonks out, I'm actually concerned it's power

Since I'm in NixOS, I can at least emphatically confirm it is JUST the kernel. Though, given the way the LCD panel wonks out, I'm actually concerned it's power management related. It looks like what happens to an LCD panel when the voltage goes too low. (Or at least, I think that's what that effect is, based on what I've seen with other weird devices with low battery.) Since MicroPC is x86, though, I doubt the kernel is driving any of the voltages too directly, so who knows.