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Lenovo make a large group of PC related products including desktops and more portable items such as Thinkpads and Ideapads as well as servers and display items.

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Disable middle click on Elan touchpad and xinput on Ubuntu 17.10

Very happy with GNOME (on X, no wayland) and Ubuntu 17.10 except for middle click set up by default on my touchpad. I hit it by mistake all the time and middle click seems to be mapped to "do some ...
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Lenovo Ideapad 320 - Touchpad doesn't work

My touchpad is working with Windows, but not with Ubuntu. I believe I require drivers for Ubuntu. On the Lenovo site I can't find a driver for Ubuntu or for any Linux distro. Can anyone help?
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External 4k Monitor on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Do you have any experience with a 4k monitor at the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro? It has an Intel Core i5 4200U and an Intel HD Graphics 4400 card with a mini HDMI port. I am interested in buying a UHD (...
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Using / Setting up fingerprint sensor on a Lenovo B40-70 laptop

Does anyone know how to use the fingerprint scanner of the Lenovo B40-70 laptop with Ubuntu 12.04?
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Installing on a Lenovo S10-3

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition on my Lenovo S10-3. According to the release notes, there is a bug in the kernel that forces me to add intel_idle.max_cstate=0 to the kernel ...
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Ubuntu fails to boot failure reading sector

my Lenovo X1 6th Gen suddenly stopped working. I cannot boot anymore to Xubuntu. On startup I'm entering GRUB directly, I receive ls ... (hd0,gpt1) error: failure reading sector 0x100800 from hd0 ...
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Lenovo B590 BIOS upgrade

I am currently running Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 on a Lenovo B590 notebook with BIOS version H5ET69WW (1.12). But as my current BIOS version is buggy, I need to upgrade it to version H9ET84WW (2.0). And I ...
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battery discharges in a strange way on Lenovo Ideapad Z500

I've a Lenovo ideapad Z500 laptop with Windows only energy management software (my battery stop charging at 60% for long lasting life). Setting the threshold from Windows, it remains also with Ubuntu ...
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UEFI 13.04 install on Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p boots Windows instead

I am trying to install 64-bit Ubuntu 13.04 on a Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p. This machine is pre-installed with Windows 8, which I want to keep (the machine is partly a game console). I shrank the pre-...
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Can't install Ubuntu on Lenovo z585

I can't install Ubuntu (12.10 and 12.04) (also tried Mint) on Z585 (Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 AMD A8-4500M 1.90GHz 8GB 1TB DVDRW DL FreeDOS 15.6" HD AMD Radeon HD7670 2GB). I tested all possible options ...
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Where can I find reliable review of Ubuntu's performance on a laptop (Lenovo z580)

Sorry to ask a hardware related question. Hope it's relevant enough to Ubuntu users in general not to get instantly down-voted and marked as a replica as a related hardware question did. I hope it's ...
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Can't connect to a wireless WPA2 network with group cipher CCMP from a T40 laptop with ipw2100

I have got the following problem. I am trying to connect my Ubuntu machine to a wireless network (WPA2 Personal). I am sure that I am providing the correct key, however I am not able to connect to the ...
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Will Ubuntu have full tablet functionality on a Lenovo Tablet PC?

Considering a Lenovo Tablet PC, (not sure which one yet). Will UBUNTU work with full tablet functionality including touch screen? Do any touch screen Tablet PC's work? (Panasonic, HP, Dell, etc...)?
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Switching Graphics using Catalyst Control Center

I searched a lot on web and found that Linux is not still very good enough in switching graphics (dedicated to in-build). Unlike windows where we can shift to dedicated graphics in run time... https:/...
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Wireless doesn't work on a Lenovo V570

I've had Ubuntu installed on my HD for about 3 months but ever since I ran into this wireless issue I kinda lost my lust of Ubuntu. I have zero experience getting around with/ using the console ...
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T61 Lenovo Laptop overheats - is there a fix?

my Lenovo Laptop is overheating since I installed Ubuntu 11.10. Does anyone know of a fix/cause for this problem? Thanks!
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Ubuntu 20.04 Wacom Stylus use causes immediate hang

After the latest updates, my Lenovo Yoga X390 hangs whenever I use Wacom Stylus. So far everything was ok till the recent kernel update. Now touching the screen with a stylus causes immediate os hang (...
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Lenovo thinkpad E460 keyboard issue after skype call

I have Lenovo thinkpad E460 model laptop with Ubuntu 18.04. Whenever I do a skype call just after disconnect skype call my keyboard behaves strange. To fix this I have to attach external keyboard and ...
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snd_pci_acp3x 0000:03:00.51: Invalid acp audio mode: 1 (Lenovo IdeaPad 330S 15")

When I run Ubuntu 19.04, I see in the black screen output [ 16.546544] snd_pci_acp3x 0000:03:00.51: Invalid acp audio mode: 1 How do I fix this? My PC is a Lenovo IdeaPad 330S 15" with an AMD ...
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Lenovo ideapad 720 - ubuntu 18.04 does not recognize fingerprint-reader

I installed a fresh 18.04 on my new laptop and it does not recognize the fingerprint-reader.. I tried to install fingerprint-gui as well as fprint, they both are not able to recognize the reader.. ...
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Lenovo Z50-70 realtek dirver RTL7823BE wi-fi does not connect

My Wi-Fi driver, I think, is not functioning properly on my Lenovo Z50-70 using a Ubuntu 14.04 OS. After connecting to a wireless network it works for a brief period of time, then, although it shows ...
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Fingerprint Reader Power Consumption

I have fingerprint-gui working in Ubuntu 16.04 on my Lenovo x260. The problem is that powertop indicates that it is constantly using about 50-100mW of power even when I am logged in and it should be ...
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Unstable wifi with intel 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) on Ubuntu 16.04 running on Lenovo P50

On my brand new Lenovo P50 the wifi is unstable. sometimes it connects, sometimes it does not, or just stops working. Sometimes wifi networks are shown in the network manager, sometimes not. Sometimes ...
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How to prevent an unintended resume from suspend (Lenovo x240)?

Updated 2015-04-19, 15:56 - I am using a Lenovo x240 notebook and the problem is valid for Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 at least. General description of the problem If I close the notebook's lid, the ...
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How to enable keyboard when yoga pad 2 is folded as a tablet?

I have a Yoga Pad 2 Pro, and when I'm using it's HDMI port to output to a larger display, I don't really have any usage for the laptop's display, so I thought I could turn the display off and fold it ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 & Lenovo Yoga 2 pro screen resolution

I've recently installed 14.04 on my yoga and it is running great so far! Since this laptop has a 3200x1800 resolution and a lot of apps i use do not scale well i am using 1920x1080 resolution with 1x ...
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Disable right click option on a X1 Carbon Gen 2 Synaptics touchpad

I would like to disable the right click functionality when I click on the right side of the synaptic's touch-pad. I've tried the synaptic tool but it didn't apply the setting. Below is a question ...
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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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Random Shutdowns

I've installed Ubuntu on a USB thumbdrive, to be used to backup (image) and partition a harddisk. I'm currently stuck at the backup-phase of my plan, because Ubuntu keeps shutting down. From my ...
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Native Client Chrome Games

So I've been trying to run some chrome applications that make use of Google's new technology of native client on my new desktop computer. They all give me errors when attempting to start the game. One ...
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LG UltraFine 5K monitor needs to be reconnected each time that it goes dark (Lenovo p15v and Ubuntu 20.04)

Setup LG UltraFine 5K monitor connected to a Lenovo p15v Gen. 1 notebook running Ubuntu 20.04 through a Thunderbold 3 cable. In principle, the monitor is working properly at 5K resolution. The issue ...
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PC wakes from suspend even when /proc/acpi/wakeup is disabled

PC Model: Thinkpad X1 Tablet Gen 2 OS: Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS I have a Thinkpad X1 Tablet, and the keyboard is quite flexible which always wakes the PC up from sleep (the keyboard and the screen ...
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Integrity: problem loading X.509 certificate -65 before login

I was able to clean any error displayed before log into Ubuntu 20.04.1. I am using the newest Kernel version 5.9.1 , because my Lenovo had issues with graphic drivers at actual stable version. I am ...
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Sound not working with internal speakers on Legion 7 15IMHg05

Internal speakers are not working. Plugging in an external speaker in the jack works. I also have windows and there it works fine. Tried most answers from here: Ubuntu 20.04 - No sound System: Linux ...
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How can I detect the screen being folded back on a Lenovo Yoga C930?

I have a Lenovo Yoga C930, a laptop whose lid can be folded all the way to the back to convert into a tablet. I know that Ubuntu is able to in some way detect this event, because it turns the keyboard ...
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Disable touchscreen while using pen

I just installed Ubuntu on my Lenovo L390. Works well. Theres one problem tho: When using Krita, I use the built in pen to draw. Sadly, the touchscreen is still active, so a whole bunch of lines keep ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 screen autorotate not working Lenovo Yoga X390

I've just installed Ubuntu 19.04 on Lenovo Yoga X390 convertible laptop. Autorotation does not work in Gnome Desktop but surprisingly works well during GDM when login prompt is displayed. iio-sensor-...
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USB-C/ Thunderbolt Connection Dropped When Laptop Fully Charged

I'm running a Lenovo X1 Extreme on Ubuntu 18.04.02 LTS. I have discovered that if I charge the laptop using USB-C then the laptop breaks the connection once or twice every 15 minutes or so. The ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Cannot access microphone in lenovo Yoga C930

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo Yoga C930. Works like a charm, super fast, except that built-in microphone does not show up in preferences: built-in mic missing What can I do to use ...
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iwlwifi 11n_disable=1 - Why does this work briefly?

OS = Ubuntu 18.04 LTS PC = Lenovo Ideapad Y500 (released 2012) Wireless card = Intel Centrino Wireless N2230 I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an old Lenovo Ideapad (notebook) model Y500. It works ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 freezes after login

I had Ubuntu 18.04 installed on my Lenovo IdeaPad 720s (Intel Core i5-8250U CPU) and everything was working fine. Then I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.10 and now, I'm having a problem where it keeps freezing ...
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CPU doesn't use TurboBoost in Ubuntu 17.10

I have Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 with an Intel i7-8850U CPU, using Ubuntu 17.10 with kernel 4.13.0-31-generic. I use i7z to measure clock speed. My CPU refuses to boost above 1.8GHz (its base frequency), ...
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Nvida Persistence Daemon fails to load Ubuntu GNOME 16.10

The laptop I am using is a Lenovo Yoga 710 15' (with GTX 940MX). The computer can boot, however, I always get the nvidia persistence daemon load failure when I boot up. And advice would be ...
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Battery Threshold for Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro with Ubuntu 15.10

I have a Lenovo Yoga 3 pro and I installed an Ubuntu 15.10 on it. Unfortunately I fully deleted Windows. The battery charging stops at 59%. I've read that you can set battery thresholds for ThinkPad ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 brightness doesn't work

brightness on my Lenovo-IdeaPad-P400-touch graphic Intel® Ivybridge Mobile os type 64-bit Ubuntu 15.04 doesn't increase or decrease after updating from 14.04 please help!!!
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X1 Carbon Mini Display works with External Monitor but not Projectors

I have an X1 Carbon 2014 model, and everything seems to work great on Ubuntu 14.04. Recently now I've had to use it twice to give a presentation, and both times it's failed to detect the VGA projector....
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Touchpad not detected

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 in the new Lenovo Z510 Ideapad laptop. To check if my Touchpad is detected I typed the command xinput list and this is my output: I tried everything mentioned in this, ...
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Neither wired nor wireless in 12.04 on my Lenovo z710

I just got this Lenovo z710 for christmas and decided to remove the preinstalled Windows 8 and install Ubuntu 12.04 instead. However, I can't connect to any networks, wired nor wireless. I've been ...
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TouchScreen recognized, but not working in 13.04

First, let me mention that one of the first things I tested was the fact that the touchscreen was operating during the GUI installation process. Now that we've established that... After full ...
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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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