Questions tagged [thinkpad]
Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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Battery does not charge (LeNovo Thinkpad, Ubuntu)
Here is my problem. I have a 2-years old LeNovo Thinkpad 13 (Intel Core i5), with Ubuntu on it. The battery does not want to charge anymore: when I plug the AC, I can use the laptop perfectly, and in ...
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Battery drains even while laptop lid closed (Ubuntu 19.04 & Thinkpad X1 Carbon 6th gen)
Any other thinkpad x1 carbon users on ubuntu 19.04 notice that the battery still drains even while the laptop lid is closed & suspended?
I updated from 18.10 to 19.04 about two weeks ago, and ...
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PC is crashing every time I unlock it
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop and every time I lock and unlock the PC it will crash after 15 sec
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
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Cannot boot Thinkpad T470s from any media after installing Ubuntu 16.04 (\EFI\BOOT\mmx64.efi - Not Found) [duplicate]
I needed to downgrade from 18.04 to 16.04 in order to make use of Intel's OpenCL. I put Ubuntu 16.04 on a USB and configured the USB with the "Startup Disk Creator" tool. I booted my Lenovo Thinkpad ...
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(Thinkpad) Touchpad flickering issue
Using Ubuntu 18.04, I've encountered an issue right after installation. It was suddenly gone after a sudo apt-get update/upgrade but reappeared after an update: The (synaptics) touchpad only works for ...
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Ubuntu 18.04/10, 19.04 using Thinkpad dock - mouse clicks don't work
Using a thinkpad t460s docked with ubuntu 18.04 is almost perfect. The quirk is that when I plug in to the dock, the mouse clicks stop working - this is a dual monitor setup and the laptop lid is ...
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Thinkpad T460s + 19.04 = No Bluetooth?
I have a Thinkpad T460s with a Ubuntu 19.04 fresh install.
Everything works fine apart from Bluetooth.
I believe this laptop has an Intel 8260 adapter (shows as device 7 but no description in lsusb)
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How to get Synaptics Touchpad working under Ubuntu Mate 19.04
The Synaptics-touchpad on my ThinkPad L580 doesn't work with Ubuntu (Mate) 19.04, even though I've followed instructions that seem to have worked for other people in the past.
In the following ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 Logitech K375s keyboard
Logitech K375s keyboard is not found at all in Ubuntu 19.04 Bluetooth settings on Lenovo Thinkpad T490. Any advice and insight is appreciated.
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Battery of plugged in all the time? [closed]
I just bought a new laptop and I want to treat it right. So I have a question about the battery. Laptop is Lenovo Thinkpad T480s.
In your opinion, what is the better way of dealing with power?
Plugged ...
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TP_HKEY_EV_HOTPLUG_DOCK and TP_HKEY_EV_HOTPLUG_UNDOCK not seen by acpi_listen
TL;DR thinkpad_acpi is firing TP_HKEY_EV_HOTPLUG_DOCK and TP_HKEY_EV_HOTPLUG_UNDOCK (relevant messages appear in dmesg), but acpi_listen and kacpimon (and acpid) don't see them.
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I'm ...
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Touchpad not working in Lenovo Thinkpad L480 after ugrading to ubuntu 19.04
I have upgraded my system from 18.04 to 19.04.
after upgrading to 19.04 my touchpad is not working.
My kernel version
lohit@stormbreaker:~$ uname -a
Linux stormbreaker 5.0.0-15-generic #16-Ubuntu SMP ...
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How to fix Thinkpad FnLock LED behavior?
On my A485 running 18.04, I noticed that when I press Fn+Esc, it correctly sets the alternate function key behavior but the FnLock indicator LED on the Esc key doesn't turn on. How can I set the ...
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Videoconferencing software make my system freeze
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 on my Thinkpad T480s, which has already undergone the usual temperature threshold fix as of lenovo-throttling-fix.
My laptop freezes a few minutes into the call with both the ...
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How can I properly use my fingerprint scanner? [closed]
I just bought a Thinkpad T430 and installed Linux Mint 19 (basically ubuntu) on it. It's the first time ever I use linux so I'm kinda lost. I searched a bit and I found a way to make the built in ...
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Sound output not available by default on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
I am using Lenovo ThinkPad E480 plugged to a dock, and by default, I always turn my computer on with both plugged in. No issues within this configuration.
But when I turn my computer on without dock ...
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Sound problems on Ubuntu 18.10, Thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th, Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio, CX8200
System configuration:
Thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th Gen.
Ubuntu 18.10
Sound card: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio, CX8200
Kernel: 4.18.0-15-generic
The problem:
When playing audio (any ...
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Battery drain when sleeping. Suspend too fast [duplicate]
I have a problem of battery drain during suspend (~10% in 5 hours) in Ubuntu 18.04 running on a Thinkpad L390.
I excluded wake ups during sleep and checking the logs I have realized that the kernel ...
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Ubuntu makes a click noise when restarting
I have a problem with Ubuntu
When I restart Ubuntu on my laptop, it makes a click sound (like the sound that comes with forced restart by holding the power button) and then restarts!
My laptop is ...
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Thinkpad P51 battery life 2.5 hours [duplicate]
I posted here an issue with my Thinkpad P51:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-P-and-W-Series-Mobile/Thinkpad-P51-battery-just-2-5-hours/m-p/4404927
Battery life is just 2.5 hours, but should be ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 3rd Gen - No W-Fi Adapter Found
I have been using my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 3rd Gen with no problem for close to a year now with no problem, until now. Booting up this afternoon, it cannot connect to a network via Wi-Fi.
Looking ...
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Need to reconnect external display several times
I'm running (K)ubuntu 18.04.2 and I connect an external monitor to one of my laptop's USB-C ports.
Sometimes (it's really random...) I have to turn the display off and on again (or disconnect and ...
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Boltctl does not show my thunderbolt3 devices on Lenovo Thinkpad 25
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad 25. When I first got the machine, I installed an older version of Ubuntu (maybe 17.10?) and the Lenovo thunderbolt 3 dock worked after disabling the thunderbolt security in ...
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Thinkpad fn key - ubuntu 18.04
I have a thinkpad x250 which, for almost everything, worked flawlessly out of the box with ubuntu 18.04.
But fn key doesn't seem to behave, pressing it alone changes the keyboard backlight, it doesn't ...
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Thinkpad T450 Ubuntu 18.04 - internal camera and microphone not working
on my Thinkpad T450 I set up a new Ubuntu 18.04 installation.
Unfortunately the build-in microphone and camera are not detected / working right now.
I tried editing alsa-base.conf like suggested in ...
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THINKPAD T61 : How do I boot from USB?
I'm trying to install Lubuntu (18.0.4) on an old Lenovo Thinkpad T61 (with factory specs).
I made a bootable USB with the distro using Rufus 3.4.1430, but the BIOS just does not recognize the USB ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 does not restore from hibernate on X1 Carbon
I purchased an X1 Carbon because it is supposed to be Ubuntu certified:
https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201712-26045/
50% of the time it fails to restore from hibernation. This makes it ...
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Lenovo P1/X1Extreme "official" support?
Lenovo claims that they have received Canonical's Ubuntu certification (whatever that means) for the P1 and the X1 Extreme Thinkpads.
Is there some secret location to get the right installation ...
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Resolution change when lid closed
Recently I made a clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 on my Thinkpad X1. I noticed that after I wake the system up from suspend, the windows are tiny. The system seems to change screen resolution when I ...
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Issues installing Wifi drivers for a Lenovo ThinkPad E480 (Ubuntu 18.04)
I opted to install all third party drivers during installation, and have used a wired connection to update software, and check for additional drivers. Still no luck.
I then looked on here and found a ...
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Booting fails on ThinkPad x1 - USB and DVD
Trying to install 18.04 desktop & server, but booting fails with both.
Tried creating USB with rufus.
Tried native Win7 AND Win10 burning. DVD boots on Dell Precision 7520, but not on the ...
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One finger scrolling (touchscreen) in Firefox
I try to enable one finger scrolling in firefox ( it's more comfortable to scroll like that with a touchscreen). The default fedora version of firefox and chromium work like that.
I tried to launch ...
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Touchscreen on Ubuntu 18.04 does not work - X201 Tablet
I am a new user to Ubuntu, and I know very few if at all about linux.
However, I do intend to make the transition and so far everything works well on my X201Tablet out of the box, except the ...
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Disable touchpad but keep buttons
I have a Thinkpad T440s, which, to my dismay, has a large touchpad that is just one clickable thing, and so the mouse buttons are in fact just designated areas on the touchpad.
I would much rather ...
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18.04 on thinkpad T480s : no automatic wifi reconnection when autoconnect to vpn is turned on
Using nm-connection-editor I was able to ask my laptop to automatically connect to a vpn when connecting to my home network.
Unfortunately, when this option is activated my computer does not ...
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Live USB doesnt boot up! (Error installing Ubuntu on Lenovo Thinkpad E580)
Im new in this forum! i just bought a Thinkpad E580 windows on it and im trying to install Linux(Ubuntu) alongside windows 10.
I have installed Ubuntu earlier on other laptops!
Here i get an Error ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 running on x280 cannot detect fingerprint reader
I have an x280 with a fingerprint reader.It was initially installed with Windows 10. The fingerprint was working perfectly until I installed ubunut 18.04. lsusb doesn't show any fingerprint device. I ...
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How do I setup a self-encrypting Opal 2.0 SSD?
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04.1 on a Lenovo ThinkPad L480 with an Opal 2.0 compatible NVMe SSD inside. As far as I understand, the drive is always encrypted, but I need to set a password so ...
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external monitors with different resolution 2K 4K, diff. errors, daisy chain, Ubuntu
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ThinkPad L450 [Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS, kernel 4.13]: 1920 x 1080, Intel HD Graphics 5500 & UltraDock – 90W EU (DisplayPort 1.2)
ThinkPad L480 [Linux]: 1.920 x 1.080 (IPS), Intel UHD Graphics ...
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Thinkpad T480 on Ubuntu 18.04LTS - Touchpad stopped working as of February 9, 2019
The Touchpad worked fine previously on my Thinkpad. Never had issues.
For some reason it has stopped working.
Not sure what the issue is, journalctl shows no issues, I've tried rebooting and ...
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Touchpad suddenly stopped working (Ubuntu 18.04)
Today (9.Feb) I ran the Ubuntu software updater, and rebooted my Thinpad X1 carbon (6gen) (standard Ubuntu 18.04.1 (xorg); kernel 4.15.0-45-generic).
After that, my touchpad stopped working. That is, ...
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How to enable keyboard backlight for Ubuntu 18.04 OS on Lenovo Thinkpad L480 laptop
I have tried this option
sudo gedit /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.UPower.conf
and change setting
<allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight"
send_interface=...
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Thinkpad not working with docking station
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad and a Lenovo dock station....everything was working well until last night. Now the second screen will not mirror the PC screen and when I close the PC screen the Monitor ...
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How can I get my trackpad mouse to work again on Thinkpad 11e?
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 from the USB live image onto the Lenovo Thinkpad 11e and everything worked initially.
After installing the large number of initial undates, the trackpad stopped working ...
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T480 Disable audio mute led
I am running a Thinkpad T480 with Ubuntu 16.04 and i want to disable the audio mute led. (This led is on when the sound is muted, which is pretty much all the time).
So far i have followed ...
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Using nvidia drivers on a ThinkPad P51
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Please forgive me if I don't provide enough info/forget anything, I'm new to this.
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04
Since about a year and a half, I've been using Ubuntu on a ThinkPad P51. At some ...
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Fan problem on ThinkPad T440s. Works ACPI?
I have still problem with fan on my ThinkPad T440s. I spent lot of time with googling and trying diferent configurations but my problem is still persit...
My thinkfan service probably service works:
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Move an Ubuntu 18 SSD safely from one laptop to another
I have Ubuntu Bionic Beaver installed on an SSD in a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th gen laptop. What will happen if I put that SSD into a pretty similar laptop, the Dell XPS13 Developer Edition?
This ...
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Thinkpad X1C6 hangs when LG 29UM58-p monitor attached to HDMI port
I'm running 18.04 on a new Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th gen) laptop. I can connect other monitors to the HDMI port (a random TV in a hotel room; an Asus 27" 1080p monitor) and everything works as one would ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 bluetooth low volume
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 on a Thinkpad X1C6 to connect to my new Bose Soundlink Revolve speaker. The connection establishes without problems but the sound volume is super low. If I connect with my ...