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Will Ubuntu 13.04 work on a lenovo thinkpad e530? [closed]
I looking into getting a 2012 Lenovo ThinkPad e530 and I want to install Ubuntu 13.04 on it.
I know how to install Ubuntu, as I have installed it before, I just would like to know, would it work on ...
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Unable to connect to wired network in 13.04
When I plug in an Ethernet cable to connect to the internet, the computer doesn't pick up the connection. Nothing has turned up so far in my searches.
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How Drivers? Thinkpad T430u
Hi I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 onto my Lenovo ThinkPad T430u and as far as I can tell it's all working but I would like to somehow confirm that all the drivers are functioning correctly, ...
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Lenovo T520 Dropping WiFi Connections
I have read that many people using ubuntu on the T5xx laptops are having issues with slow wifi, but my issues is slightly different. My laptop very frequently drops connections, or takes a very long ...
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Why is the Lenovo Thinkpad X301 not Ubuntu Certified?
The Lenovo Thinkpads X100e, X201 and X220i are Ubuntu Certified.
Why is the X301 not Certified? Never been tested for certification or failed the certification for some (which) reasons?
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Ubuntu heat & fan control on Lenovo
I tried to use Ubuntu (12.10) on my MacBook Pro 8,2 but it wasnt possible to use because it was always very hot and in fact there wasn't fan control. The fans always turned the same speed and nothing ...
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Wireless stops after some time but reappears on itself
I got my lenovo thinkpad t430 yesterday and happily installed Ubuntu 12.10 for the first time on one of my computers.
First everything worked fine but then the wireless suddenly stoped working.
If I ...
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GPU lockup on Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E130 [closed]
I recently bought a netbook Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E130 (Video card Intel HD Graphics, CPU Intel Pentium B997 ULV) on which I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits.
A systematic bug makes it annoying to use ...
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Changed Laptop Screen (Thinkpad), FN-Key Brightness control stopped working
I just replaced the broken screen on my Thinkpad Edge 13".
Now the brightness-adjustments via the FN keys don't work anymore (the brightness indicator bar goes from Low - Full, but nothing actually ...
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Thinkpad Edge E525 Laptop: Black Screen
I'm having trouble with the internal display of my Thinkpad Edge E525 Laptop:
The display stays black and now I'm trying to find out whether it's defective or did I somehow deactivate it?
The screen ...
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“No Valid Operating System” Error on Lenovo T61 [closed]
I have a Lenovo T61 Think Pad and im trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.1 on it from a USB. When I turn it on, it tells me that there is "No valid operating system" on my USB. Please help me solve this ...
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Modprobe loads nvidia driver but xorg.conf has errors
I recently upgraded to 12.10. In the process, my laptop, which is a W520 in a dock, connected to 2 external monitors (the same monitors.. Dell U2400). I finally got the nvidia-experimental-310 driver ...
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How do I get the fingerprint reader to work on a Lenovo x230 Tablet?
I followed this post: How to enable finger printer with Thinkpad X230
and tried to install software support for my fingerprint reader. But the software does not find it.
This is the message when i ...
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webcam not working on lenovo x230
I've got Ubuntu 12.04 running on my lenovo X230. I can't get the integrated webcam working with Google Talk plugin or with Cheese.
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Connect Lenovo W520 with TV using VGA output
I am trying to connect my Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with my 32 inch TV (Samsung) using he VGA output.The problem is that after connecting it with the TV I go to System Settings and then Monitors but it ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon support
I am considering selling my Mac to get money towards a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 because what I really want to do is to be running an Ubuntu system all the time.
Is this machine completely supported in ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 Battery Problem [closed]
On Ubuntu's Web Page, in the Certified hardware section, it is listed Lenovo.
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/
So I decided to buy a ThinkPad from Lenovo.
Just one month after I bought the ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad L530 - SD card reader not working
The SD card reader on my new L530 is not working.
Please let me know what diagnostics I can provide to help fix this.
Thanks.
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Lenovo Thinkpad L430 overheating due to fan problems
This is the same question as Fan not working on thinkpad L430, laptop overheating, but that question has been marked as a duplicate, which it is not, and I cannot reopen it.
I'm having problems ...
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Move hard disk from one Lenovo computer to another? Is it likely to work?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad x220 and have ordered a Lenovo T430s. Ideally I'd like to move the SSD (running 12.04) from the x220 to the new machine, rather than installing the OS on the new one and ...
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How to enable hard-blocked bluetooth in Thinkpad Edge 320
I'm trying to use the built-in bluetooth device of my Lenovo Thinkpad E320.
It seems to be hard blocked, but i can't find any possibility to unblock it.
rfkill list returns:
0: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: ...
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System blacks out when resuming on opening lid
It is happening now and then but frequently these days. My system E420 Lenovo Thinkpad running 12.04 LTS blacks out and doesn't respond when woke up from sleep by opening the lid.
I then have to ...
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Graphic card controller for Lenovo Edge 520
My laptop is a Lenovo Edge 520. Ubuntu 12.04 64 bits runs perfectly on it. I cannot connect two monitors; the result is a desaster. It may be the graphic card driver. How can I find an update of my ...
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Fn-keys stopped working on a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge
I'm running 12.04 on a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge. I'm having these possibly related issues with things that worked perfectly when I installed Ubuntu:
Most of the Fn-keys worked seamlessly after I freshly ...
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Mouse input suddenly stops working under Ubuntu 12.04 on Lenovo T420
I've upgraded Ubuntu from 11.10 to 12.04 since then I have some problems with the mouse input. Suddenly after logging into Ubuntu the mouse input stops working. The mouse can still be moved but clicks ...
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How can I enable microphone mute button on Thinkpad W520?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. I've read Enabling Mic Mute button and light on Lenovo Thinkpads but the acpi_listen doesn't produce any output in the terminal (for any of the media buttons, Even the working ...
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Use external monitor automatically, when started in Docking Station
I am using a Thinkpad T510 and I often boot it in a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (EU). The problem is that if I boot it with the lid closed, I can see grub, I can see the Ubuntu boot splash, but ...
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Integrated webcam in lenovo t410 not working with 12.04
I have a Lenovo T410 with an inbuilt webcam and I haven't been able to get the webcam working. I tried skype, cheese, both just give me a black window. The microphone works fine with skype, by the ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad W520 not booting with Nvidia card enabled [closed]
On my Lenovo Thinkpad W520 I can switch between Nvidia Optimus or Integrated card. Since a couple of days, My Ubuntu doesn't start any more with the Nvidia card. The boot process stop itself at this ...
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additional drivers application does not work [closed]
I upgraded my Lenovo X61 tablet from 11.10 to 12.04.
Wireless networking stop working. Many actions are very slow like waiting for the password prompt of sudo.
Tried to open Additional Drivers from ...
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How to permanently switch of KDE Power Management warning about battery recall
I have Kubuntu 12.04 installed. Each time I boot I receive a notification that the battery I am using has been recalled. This is not actually the case, as the recall doesn't apply to T61 model of ...
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Two SSD in Thinkpad W520 and Internal RAID - Not Enabled
Looking for some suggestions: I have bought a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with a SSD of 160 GB. windows 7 came as a default OS. My Storage subsystem has "Internal RAID Not Enabled". I want to replace my ...
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The most Fn-Hotkeys don't work on an Lenovo T420, how do I fix this? [closed]
The most hotkeys don't work, like hibernate and the lock-function. But the keys for brightness for example do.
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Lenovo T60P with 4GB of RAM, Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 only see 3GB
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T60P with 4GB of memory (BIOS sees all 4GB RAM). I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 and both are only recognizing 3GB RAM. Please advise.
Thanks.
Updates
Used 32bit ...
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Can't enable wireless on Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 520
I've tried several things like mentioned in the forums, but I'm at a loss. Everything works fine except wireless Internet. I see using Terminal that it detects the drive but it is disabled. I go to ...
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Thinkpad fingerprint scan only at login
I know how to set up the fingerprint reader for my Thinkpad X220 in Ubuntu 11.10.
My question is: Is it possible to only use the fingerprint reader at the LightDM-Login and not when typing "sudo ..." ...
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Unable to install 11.10 to new OCZ Agility 3 SSD
I know the discussion here where they are not getting the same error as I.
I use Lenovo Thinkpad X60.
The default partition table: sd1 ext4 53.91GB, sd2 extended 1.99GB and sd5 swap 1.99GB.
I get ...
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How well supported is a ThinkPad X121e?
I am planning to invest in a LENOVO ThinkPad X121e (NWS5YGE 30515YG) which does not have a preinstalled os. (shop's site, sry it is in german)
What I want to know is if the TP x121e is fully ...
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I just got the Lenovo thinkpad Tablet and it won't connect to the internet
My internet is password protected, and so whenever I enter the password it says "Obtaining IP address" so after doing this for a while it says "Disabled, Secured with WEP" or something like that. Then ...
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How to enable Wobbly Windows with Optimus Graphics?
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a brand new Lenovo Thinkpad W520, but no matter what I tried to do to enable wobbly windows, the setting wouldn't take effect.
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Why does my Thinkpad X220 screen get garbled after a while?
I am running 11.04 Desktop 64bit on my Thinkpad X220 which is brand new. I ran Windows on it for a few days and that seemed to run fine. It's still on there on a separate partition.
Ubuntu installed ...
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Install Ubuntu on ThinkPad, recovery section must remain intact
I want to install Ubuntu on a Lenovo ThinkPad T500 that I've got. However, due to some licensing and warranty issues, the recovery section on the disk (the one that enables the "ThinkVantage" button) ...
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Ubuntu freezes booting up after hibernation
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 13 (Intel model)
I've gotten everything to work under Ubuntu except for hibernation. The system hibernates normally but when Ubuntu tries to boot from the hibernation ...
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Disable XF86Back and XF86Forward (back/forward on Lenovo Thinkpad)
My Thinkpad R500 has back/forward keys just about the direction keys, so on Firefox I keep losing entered text, accidentally.
How to disable these back/forward keys?
Excerpt from xev:
KeyPress ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and docking station
Developer in me woke up this morning and asked me to fix this before Christmas. (As his Christmas gift).
So, if I power on the laptop after docking it, everything works fine. But if I am working on ...
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How to setup Thinkpad features on Thinkpad T500
I have a IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T500. I was previously a exclusive windows user, but recently installed ubuntu and loving it because of speed and interface. The only thing is that I don't get some ...
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Unable to use built-in mic on Lenovo Thinkpad x300 due to regression bug from 1 year ago [closed]
I'm using a LiveUSB of Ubuntu 10.10 to see if this bug I reported in Aug 2009 has been fixed. Sadly, it seems like it has not.
This is what I did to test: I booted with a Ubuntu 10.10 LiveUSB, I ...
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Ubuntu on Thinkpad Edge 11/13/14/15
I think a community wiki on problems (and solutions) when installing Ubuntu (10.10) on a Thinkpad Edge 11 would be nice (because I just got one ;)). I'll contribute with my own problems and solutions, ...
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Middle Button on ThinkPad Not Working with 10.10 update
I have a lenovo thinkpad and the center scrolling button isn't working with the trackpoint anymore... it worked in prior versions of Ubuntu with GPointing Device Settings, but not with 10.10.
Now, it ...
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Saving monitor settings?
Is there a way to save my monitor settings? I have an external monitor at work, but each morning i have to plug it in, rearrange the windows from being side by side to being on top of each other. Can ...
