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How to update Bios of a Lenovo Ideapad

I've recently purchased an Ideapad 530S-14ARR. I would like to update the Bios to this device but the bios update package is only available for Windows. What options do I have to update it? ...
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Microphone doesn't work in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS fresh install

I have lenovo ideapad 330s with ubuntu 18.04 LTS . The microphone is not working . I have checked by overriding the pin 0x13 . The speaker is fine but during a skpe or facebook call . the other person ...
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Ubuntu won't react after I close the lid

I have Ubuntu-Mate Disco Dingo installed on my IdeaPad which is working perfectly fine, except for one thing. If I close the lid and open it up later I can't click anything anymore. The desktop shows ...
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Bluetooth Support for Yoga 11s in ubuntu 14.04

I recently installed 14.04 LTS on my lenovo yoga 11s. I was wondering if there is/will be bluetooth support on this machine. As it stands, the bluetooth tab in the system settings shows the swtich, ...
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How to Enable Fingerprint Login in Ubuntu 20.04 lenova ideapad 3

These my lsusb; Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f3:0c57 Elan Microelectronics Corp. ELAN:Fingerprint Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b6ce Chicony ...
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Lenovo Ideapad 3 battery charging limit (for beginners)

I have a new laptop IdeaPad 3 (15ARH05) and Ubuntu 21.04, and I want to preserve the battery in good condition by preventing non stop charging. I've searched the other questions and I couldn't find a ...
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Two Cursor Bug in Ubuntu 20.04 in 125% resolution

I am using Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3 with ubuntu 20.4 (GNOME and don't suggest me other DE please), with 125% resolution, but getting the issue of two cursors after logging in. How am I supposed to solve ...
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Trackpad lenovo ideapad 3 Ubuntu not working

I tried all I found, but can not make it work. It doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.10 and neither in 20.04. What should I do? $ xinput --list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master ...
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brightness not working (Ideapad)

I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on an Ideapad 3. As per title I can't control the brightness in any way. Using the function keys to change it has the only effect of editing the "sys/class/...
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Ideapad 330-15IKB Ubuntu 18.04 overheat and battery problems

we have about 50 ideapad 330-15IKB with ubuntu 18.04 lts installed ... we face multiproblems : 1- overheat a lot even if nothing working on it 2- battery drops quickly caused of overheat 3- system ...
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Lenovo Ideapad V330 volume keys get stucked on 19.04

The volume function keys on my laptop get stucked. I press them once or twice, and the volume goes all the way up or down. Sometimes the keyboard even stops working for a few seconds after that. I ...
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Battery level indicator on Lenovo Ideapad 330 15ICH

I am running Ubuntu 18.04.2LTS with 4.18.0-20-generic kernel and I can't get it to display battery power level (for example through tweaks). The output of upower -dis: Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/...
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Ubuntu 18.10 on Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ICH missing battery indicator/management

I installed Ubuntu 18.10 on a fresh new Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ICH, and I have issues with the battery. The battery indicator does not appear in the status bar, and acpi -V shows: Adapter 0: off-line ...
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Lenevo Ideapad Wi-Fi drops frequently

I have Lenevo Ideapad 320-151KB laptop. When I installed Ubuntu 16.04, my touchpad was not working. Then I updated my kernel to 4.13.2-041302-generic. The touchpad started working, but now my Wi-Fi ...
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Installing ubuntu 14.04 on ideapad u310

I want to install ubuntu 14.04 on my lenovo ideapad u310, the system that its currently on it is windows 7. I don't want to do dual boot but instead completely remove windows. The problem i have with ...
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Lenovo Ideapad U430p audio, drivers

I have just ordered lenovo U430p, Installed ubuntu 14.04. Everything worked like a charm, except the audio. Though audio works and is detected by the system, the sound is very low as compared to ...
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SSD cache for Lenovo Y500

I have a Lenovo Y500 with a dual GTX650M, 16Gb SSD and 1Tb HDD. I just install a clean Ubuntu 13.04 then upgrade to 13.10. Previously I had windows 8 but I cleaned it off and only use Ubuntu 13.10 ...
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How to dual-boot Ubuntu and Android on Lenovo s10-3t?

I have a problem with installing Android on Ubuntu. I have already 12.04 installed on Ideapad Lenovo s10-3t but I didn't leave an empty partition for Android. Is it possible to separate it now or do ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS freezes after coming out of lock mode with AMD Lucienne GPU on Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5

I'm experiencing an issue where my Ubuntu freezes every time I try to come out of lock mode. It is not waking up after suspended. I can still move the mouse, but it does not open anything so I have to ...
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Trackpad not working on Ideapad Flex 5 - Ubuntu 23.04

I recently purchased a Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5. I instantly removed Windows 11 Home and installed Ubuntu 23.04. Only problem: the trackpad isn't working. Ubuntu doesn't even recognize the trackpad, as ...
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Ubuntu on Lenovo Flex 5 Ideapad 14are05 won't recognize touch pad

This issue has appeared a lot and I've tried almost every fix from modifying the grub file to patching the kernel to uninstalling certain drivers. None of them have worked. I started with Ubuntu 22.04....
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Lenovo ideapad 15AMN8 touchpad and keyboard not working

i have installed ubuntu 22.04.2 and all updates. The problem is that in Bios/Efi and grub all is working. i have read an tested a lot. xserver-xorg-input-all grub default entries: i8041.nopnp, ...
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Battery status always at 100% and a second status in settings with correct level

I've just switched from Windows 11 to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and I love it. I'm learning a lot about Linux and fixed some problems, but there's one I can't find the issue. I have a Lenovo Ideapad 330-...
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Touchpad not working on Lenovo Ideapad 3 after fresh install (Ubuntu 22.04)

So, as my username suggests I'm noob at this. I was running Ubuntu just fine on another laptop and this is the first major issue I have been unable to solve myself with a bit of googling. I have tried ...
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Ubuntu freezing on the latest Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS - Lenovo Ideapad

I just installed Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and deleted all my files and everything and now I'm unable to use the latest version after successful installation. It always freezes and I have to Hard shutdown ...
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WLAN and function keys stopped working, phy0 hard blocked

I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3, and have been running single boot KDE Neon (20.04 focal) for years. Yesterday my desktop froze. Upon reboot, I found myself with no touchpad, no function keys (with the ...
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shutdown and reboot do not work for Ubuntu 21.04

When I try to shut down Ubuntu 21.04 I have dark window. When I try to reboot I also have a dark window. The computer does not shut down, but Windows 10 shuts down normally. I tried sudo shutdown -h ...
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Pc is getting hanged unexpectedly

I am using ubuntu 18.04 on my lenovo (ideapad 510-151kb) laptop. From last few days my laptop is getting hanged suddenly with the below popup on the screen . Please help me to resolve this issue.
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acpi_override working with mainline 5.12 kernel but not with canonical 5.11 kernel (ubuntu 21.04)

I have built a new ACPI table to enable s3 suspend on Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5. The instructions end up with a cpio archive called acpi_override in /boot, and the following modification to /etc/default/...
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Internal Microphone and Headphone Not Working, Lenovo Ideapad - 320 [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS]

After a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installation, my microphone is not working anymore. I have tried many ways to solve the problem however it couldn't be solved. #uname -r 5.4.0-29-generic #arecord -l **...
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Monitor display settings on Lenovo Ideapad 330 15ICH

The monitor on a fresh Ubuntu 18.10 installation shows washed out colors and a weird color tint. When compared to other laptops the difference is very noticeable. Out of the box I can only adjust ...
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Random freezes on Ubuntu 18.04 on Lenovo Ideapad 330s with AMD A9

I have been trying to install Ubuntu 18.04(Kernel 4.15-29) on a Lenovo Ideapad 330s. The system configurations are: AMD A9-9425(Integrated Radeon R5 graphics) 4GB RAM The installation completed ...
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Bluetooth is not working on Lenovo IdeaPad Y560p

I'm not sure how to get it working, Google didn't suggest any relevant information. rfkill list shows a wifi device only, no bluetooth. # rfkill list 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: ...
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Some keyboard keys in Lenovo Ideapad 320E-15IKB D not working after Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS installation

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 320E-15IKB D, Memory: 8 GB, Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4, Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2), OS Type: 64-bit, HDD: 1 TB. I bought this ...
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Xubuntu installation on Lenovo Ideapad leads to black screen

After so said successfully installing Xubuntu by USB stick on my Ideapad the installation guide asked me to perform a restart. This restart leaded to a black screen without any courser or options just ...
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Touchpad not working on Lenovo IdeaPad 520 with Ubuntu 16.04

I tried reinstalling and updating synaptic. It's all up to date. Initially this laptop came with Windows and the touchpad was working fine on that.
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Ideapad 310 wifi problems with QCA9377 chipset

Bought myself a nice new Ideapad 310, but I'm having wifi issues. I know it's not the card itself as it's working fine in Windows. A little bit of console output: ~> lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net; ...
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Hardware problems running Ubuntu on Lenovo 100S Ideapad

I managed to install Ubuntu 15.10 on a new Lenovo 100S 11IBY Ideapad, a 32-bit cheap laptop that came with Windows 10 preinstalled and UEFI only boot system. I followed this tutorial (response by ...
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Enable bluetooth on lenovo ideapad y480

I've search every crevice of the internet and can still not find how to enable bluetooh on my Lenovo ideapad Y480, rfkill list returns 'no' on all lsusb suggests a bluetooh adapter is not found: ...
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Synaptics Touchpad Not working On Lenovo Ideapad

Since upgrading to 14.04 my Synaptic Touchpad no longer works. The only thing that seems to get it working was following these instructions The problem is after reboot the touchpad no longer works ...
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Screen Brightness, GUI Crash, Sleep/Hibernate Resume, Mouse Pointer Problems with Lenovo IdeaPad Y500

I thought it'd be better to put all my current problems in a single thread. I've searched for almost 3 days trying to fix my issues. I failed. I can't change the screen brightness, the bar changes, ...
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AMD FGLRX driver crashes window manager

I have a Lenovo Ideapad Y470. Every time that I install the FGLRX driver through System Settings -> software Sources -> Additional Drivers, my window manager completely crashes after rebooting, and I ...
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Touchscreen worked on "try without install" and now does not

So recently, I bought a Lenovo Ideapad z400, which has a wonderful 10-point multi-touch screen. I absolutely hate Windows 8, so I decided to try to dual boot Ubuntu. I did the installation after the ...
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Not able to connect to bluetooth devices in Ubuntu 22.04

I am not able to connect any bluetooth devices to my lenovo ideapad running Ubuntu 22.04. iam able to turn bluetooth on. But my laptop is not visible to any other devices and other devices are not ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS won't power off or restart

i am having problems with shutting down Ubuntu. My device is set on dual boot. I don't have this problem with Windows 11. My device is an lenovo ideapad gaming 3 with ryzen5 5600H and Nvidia geforce ...
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Fingerprint sensor not working on Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 + Ubuntu 22.04

I recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 and got Ubuntu 22.04 on it (bought it without OS, didn't want Windows). I have tried getting the fingerprint sensor to work but it seems that it can't even be ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 freezes randomly on my Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 laptop

I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 laptop. It freezes randomly anytime and often after boot. In that case I have to long press power button and shut down the system and then ...
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I have a Lenovo Flex 5 16ABR8. I've just dual boot installed Ubuntu Studio 23.04 and the touchpad and touchscreen do not work (work under Windows 11)

I found a bug that I think may be the issue (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216804). It looks like a kernel patch was made to the 6.2 kernel that applied to other Lenovo Flex 5 laptops, ...
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How to updat to latest BIOS when .exe is the only provider option - Ideapad 5-15ITL05 Laptop - Type 82FG

How do I update my BIOS from an Ubuntu for my machine (Ideapad 5-15ITL05 Laptop - Type 82FG)? checking the manufacture website: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/il/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/5-...
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Microphone not working properly on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5 (14ALC05)

I have Ubuntu 23.04 installed on my Flex 5 and don't get any useful microphone output (see this recording). I tried using pavucontrol and also edited alsa and pulseaudio files (like described here) ...
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