Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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Do I need any drivers for a ThinkPad L410 laptop?
I am interested in using Ubuntu OS on my 'ThinkPadL410' laptop but when i searched for the required drivers in the lenovo website i didn't find any for Ubuntu .
Can anybody tell me where can i find ...
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ThinkPad T520 won't boot from USB
This is cross-post from ubuntuforums.org but as I've received no responses there I'm hoping for better luck here.
Basically, I've installed the full version of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on a 32 GB SanDisk ...
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Enabling wheel emulation on Thinkpad Helix (clickpad)
I'm trying to enable wheel emulation on my Thinkpad Helix. The touchpad is button-less (a click-pad).
This is my synaptics configuration:
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "ClickPad" ...
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I get an error with “add-apt-repository” every time i startup. No noticeable effects, but an annoyance
Every time I start my computer, a lenovo thinkpad t61 (intel graphics version), running ubuntu 13.04, I get a pop-up to report an error. Details reveal that it's related to add-apt-repository.
Maybe ...
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Thinkpad mouse 0A36407 and UBUNTU13.04
I've got Thinkpad Bluetooth mouse(0A36407), IBM T43, Ubuntu 13.04 and I couldn't pair this mouse with my laptop.
With W-7 it runs perfectly.
~$ hcitool dev
Devices:
hci0 00:0E:9B:D9:D7:84
~$ ...
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Laptop reboot when I want to shut down [duplicate]
I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge e130 with Ubuntu 13.04.
I don't know why, but when I try to shut down my laptop, it happens really often that the computer restarts. Does someone has the same issue ?
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How would I calibrate a tablet pc (pen input only) screen?
I have a 6-year old thinkpad X60 tablet. Legendary laptop, though its screen isn't very well calibrated by default in ubuntu. The screen appears as a 'Serial Wacom Tablet'. Is there a way to calibrate ...
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Ethernet port on thinkpad doesn't connect but the one on the ultrabase (dock) does [closed]
I just recently bought a used Thinkpad X200s and installed Xubuntu 13.04 on it. I am have issues getting the ethernet port on the laptop to connect. I also have a Ultrabase dock for the laptop. While ...
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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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Poor performance for VMWare workstation 8.0 with Ubuntu 12.04 on ThinkPad w530
I am having ThinkPad w530 with 16 MB RAM and it has intel core i7 processor. I just installed VMWare Workstation 8.0 and I created a Virtual machine for Windows 7.0.
The performance of the virtual ...
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12.10 kernel upgrade to 3.5.0-28 breaks booting into desktop
I updated my 12.10 installation on a T430 thinkpad to kernel 3.5.0-28. After restarting, it would boot into grub but then hang on a blank purple screen when trying to boot with kernel 3.5.0-28. ...
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Problem starting kubuntu 13.04
After installing kubuntu 13.04 in my Thinkpad T60, I need to start and stop by the button before i get a proper start!!... after start everything works well.
Why I need to restsart many times?
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Screen doesn't dim down to save power on Ubuntu 13.04
While idling my screen does not dim down to save power on my ThinkPad T430.
I use
acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'
to fix dimming for function keys.
On some days while the beta dimming to save power ...
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Thinkpad X1 Carbon - terrible battery life on Raring [duplicate]
Two days ago my new Thinkpad X1 Carbon arrived. It reportedly has "up to 8.2 hours of battery life".
I installed 13.04 Raring Ringtail (x64) on it a day after it was released, and then gnome-shell.
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Ubuntu 12.04 system freeze after sleep [closed]
I experience various states of freeze after waking system from sleep - can move mouse and access terminal (so can reboot), no terminal access so have to REISUB, or sometimes total lock-up with no ...
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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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thinkpad t61 won't wake from sleep / suspend 13.04
My laptop is a lenovo thinkpad t61 with intel graphics card running 13.04. I'm pretty sure that when my battery gets too low, the laptop suspends itself, but when i plug it back in, it won't come on. ...
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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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ThinkPad T430u - Broadcom BCM43228 - Wireless Trouble [duplicate]
Got a brand-new T430u, and wireless won't work in Ubuntu partition (that is, it will connect and all that, but it won't actually internet).
I've tried solutions for similar issues, and have found a ...
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Wireless and LAN card on thinkpad t430s not detected
i am new in ubuntu. I installed CAE-Linux (based on Ubuntu 10.04.3LTS). Everything works fine but one problem is that i can not connect to the internet.
My Wireless card an LAN card are not installed. ...
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USB audio interface not recognized on re-docking a Thinkpad
my Thinkpad X230 is sitting on a Lenovo docking station (Minidock Plus) and I have a USB audio interface (NI Komplete Audio 6) connected to the dock.
It works fine when I boot the computer while it is ...
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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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How to fix Hibernation [duplicate]
I have an IBM thinkpad t42. I ran the hibernation command sudo pm-hibernate but when I startup my computer, I see the windows I had open before but I don't see the mouse and can't do anything or I see ...
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Grafics on Thinkpad R50e
After installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a Thinkpad R50e, there is no graphics driver, seems to me. The display works, but in a magenta-red mode, video is yellowish, YouTube has no problem. In Details, ...
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Fan error when booting in Ubuntu 12.04
Everything went normally, when yesterday night I was turning off my Thinkpad laptop. I did nothing special.
Today, when I tried to start using it, all I get is an error message "Fan error" and ...
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Replacing Windows 7 with ubuntu on a Lenovo T530
I am purchasing a Lenovo T530.I want to replace windows with Ubuntu 13.04.I contacted Lenovo customer support and asked if they offered one with out an operating system.I was told no and there was no ...
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Low battery life in thinkpad x120e in 12.10
I have tried every tool available to try and increase my battery life. In windows I can get up to 8 hours but in linux I can barely manage 4. I am using powertop, thinkfan, tcp, updated every driver, ...
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trackpoint & buttons below touchpad. thinkpad x121e
Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit ThinkPad x121e kernel 3.2.0-39
There is a problem with trackpoint & buttons below touchpad. Some times it doesn't work on system start and xinput list is missing PPS/2 IBM ...
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Secure Boot with Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 Bit) on Thinkpad X230?
I experiment with secure boot. I enabled it on Thinkpad X230 and could (and still can) boot Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 bit) from USB stick. I then installed Ubuntu (left only the first NTFS partition with ...
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webcam - where is it? [duplicate]
I just installed ubuntu 12.04 on Think pad X230i (Intel® Core™ i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz × 4).
There is a built-in webcam that was active during the installation process but know I don't find it. ...
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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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Why doesn't suspend work when ThinkPad T500 laptop lid is closed when it is working from the command line or from clicking on the GUI?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on my ThinkPad T500 with an extra monitor.
$ uname -a
Linux emre-laptop 3.5.0-25-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 18 23:28:26 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
The ...
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integrated webcam issues lenovo t430u ubuntu 12.10
I am fairly new user to Ubuntu. I have a fresh install of 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 with the gnome remix. The laptop is Lenovo thinkpad T430u. The issue is my integrated laptop webcam is not working with ...
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Trackpad not working on thinkpad after upgrade- help?
Relevant info:
Thinkpad W530
Precise 12.04.2
$ uname -a
Linux revolt 3.2.0-38-generic-pae #60-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 13 13:47:26 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
After allowing a system update (I ...
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Fresh Ubuntu 12.10 - no audio (Thinkpad T400)
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Thinkpad T400 ... but I have no sound and the keyboard buttons for volume up and down do nothing. When I open sound settings, there's nothing: it's all greyed out. It is ...
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ThinkPad W500 ubuntu 12.10 64 poor battery performace
This week I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 on my ThinkPad W500. Great machine, powerful. But my battery lasts only around 2 hours.
What I've done:
In the BIOS, I disabled the discrete graphic card ...
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Thinkpad 13 Edge microphone noise problem
I'm having problems with the microphone making a annoying noise that makes talking really hard.
My laptop is a ThinkPad Edge 13 (the version with an intel processor)
I reported a bug [1] and I got ...
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Dual monitor flickers and resets periodically
I have a Lenovo thinkpad T530 with Ubuntu 12.10 installed. When I connect an external monitor (Acer 23') to my laptop it works fine, but both screens flicker periodically and gets reset. The ...
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my s-video out put won't fit to the tv
I am using lubuntu on my old think pad t30 laptop.
The problem is with s-video out put and I would like to watch movies on my tv.
I can see my desktop on my tv but it's not synchronized in size. I ...
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Problems with the external screen after 'waking up'
I'm running 12.10 on my Thinkpad laptop with external screen connected through HDMI port.
Often, when the screen 'wakes up' from blank after period of inactivity I end up with lots of white dots ...
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Installing Ubuntu on an T43 Thinkpad
i'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on my ThinkPad T43 but every time I get stuck at the point after choosing the Language checking the three points (Internet connection, Power Connection and Free ...
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Touchpad/Trackpoint is overreacting
since I've installed Ubuntu I have problems with my touchpad.
First under GNOME/Unity my touchpad was freezing for a couple of seconds with this dmesg-error:
psmouse serio1: TouchPad at ...
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Colour Calibration Hardware Compatible with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I have a Thinkpad W520 and it has a Pantone colour calibrator.I looked it up here and in Google Search but as it seems the gnome colour manager can't use it as calibrating device at all(maybe there is ...
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How does hotkeys, lid close, suspend etc. work with Ubuntu on a newer Thinkpad Laptop?
I am trying to setup my Thinkpad T420 with xmonad as window manager and with as little gnome as possible. If I launch gnome-settings-manager all my hotkeys (disable touchpad, volume up/down, ...
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why is there no /proc/bus/usb?
I have an old Thinkpad R32 2658 and I want to use dfu-util. The reference documentation starts with the following description:
To run dfu-util, you need to have /proc/bus/usb mounted and working. ...
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Linux: How do I get my Thinkpad L530 trackpoint to work?
I've installed Ubuntu on my Thinkpad L530 and everything's running pretty smooth except for the trackpoint (that red button in between the keys for moving your pointer) as well as the corresponding ...
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Firefox, touchpad middle-button, open in new tab, lenovo T60
I use Firefox 18.0 with Xubuntu 12.04 on a lenovo Laptop T60.
I like to use the middle button above the touchpad to do a middle-click on a link to open that page in a new tab. It works with the ...
