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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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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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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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no /sys/kernel/debug/vga_switcheroo with T430s
I have a ThinkPad T430s. The device includes an nVidia NVS 5200M GPU (with Optimus, i.e., hybrid graphics).
Now since kernel 3.5 the vga_switcheroo way to switch between integrated and discrete ...
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Thinkpad W520 fails to suspend [duplicate]
Since updating to Ubuntu 12.10, my Thinkpad W520 fails to suspend properly (when closing the lid). It will stay on and not turn off.
The little error report windows say it might be related to the ...
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How can I fix stability problems with Unity 3d on 12.04 with Nvidia drivers?
Ever since I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04 I've been having display problems. Basic symptom is that the display buffer appears corrupted. It seems to affect the alt-tab display most often - instead of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 “Do nothing” when “lid closed” blanks out external monitor
This is not the same as this question.
I have Ubuntu 12.04 running with an Nvidia card on a W510 Thinkpad. I have one external monitor connected. When I change the power settings to "Do nothing" ...
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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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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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How to install a NVIDIA driver for 11.10 [duplicate]
I have a Thinkpad T61p with Quadro FX570M. I just installed the Ubuntu 11.10.
I have tried to download the driver LINUX DISPLAY DRIVER - X86 version 295.20 from NVIDIA, but I do not manage to install ...
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Thinkpad T520 - problem detecting nvidia card after enabling it after installation
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit edition on my Lenovo Thinkpad T520. At that time, I had turn off the discrete graphics through the BIOS settings to preserve battery life. Now, I want to enable ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 Cant Adjust brightness on my lenovo Thinkpad?
I cant seem to be able to adjust the brightness on my think-pad laptop running Ubuntu 10.04. In the power management applet it shows that the power is set to 100%, but even if i try to lower it the ...
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How do I perform easy switching to external monitor
I am currently changing between my laptop and my external monitor with the NVidia X Server Settings program and I'm sure I'm doing it in a really dumb way:
I currently select the external monitor, ...
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Unity and games don't work on new Thinkpad T420
Here's my setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad T420, brand new
NVIDIA Graphics Card
4GB of Ram
128GB Solid State Drive
Intel Core i5 Processor
Given these specs, there's no reason games and Unity shouldn't be ...
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Thinkpad (T510) Display Port to HDMI TV
I'd like to connect my laptop via a displayport2HDMI adapter to a TV. I tried simply connecting everything, but unfortunately that didn't work. I also didn't see any option in nvidia-settings to ...
