Questions tagged [thinkpad]
Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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Fan constantly running at full speed
On my ThinkPad T470 which is a dual boot with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10, everything was working fine in Ubuntu until after a while I needed to boot Windows. Since then, the fan on the laptop runs ...
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Fingerprint Verification Problem - Thinkpad T480
fprintd was not working, so I installed "open-fprintd", which successfully enrolles the new fingerprints, but not verifying any. Actually I tried command "fprint-enroll" with and ...
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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 ...
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Frequently 'Not charging', Ubuntu 22.04 on Thinkpad X1 Carbon
I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon laptop and installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on it. It is quite weird that almost every day before properly charging this laptop, I have to go to bios and disable the battery (...
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MiPi Camera and Ubuntu Linux: New kernel 6.5 no longer working
I followed the steps here (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lenovo) to get my MiPi camera working on my Thinkpad X1Gen10 with Ubuntu 22.04.
These steps work under 6.2:
$ sudo apt install linux-modules-ipu6-...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Lenovo laptop keyboard backlight
I am currently running Ubuntu 20.04 on a Lenovo E595 laptop. I swapped out the physical keyboard with one that is backlit (confirmed by the presence of the "key" light label on the spacebar)....
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS freezes completely and logs point to mouse curser problems
In the last two weeks my system froze two or three times, when I had a few browser windows and MS Teams open at the same time, but nothing it couldn't handle before.
The resource monitor points to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 freezes trying to enter suspend mode
Everything was working fine until a day or two ago. Up until now, I've been able to close my laptop lid, and it automatically enters suspend mode and the back light turns off.
For some reason (likely ...
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Wifi Connection does not work anymore over the night when Laptop was locked and has a low power
here is the journal of the NetworkManager:
Mar 04 12:59:02 david-ThinkPad-E15-Gen-4 NetworkManager[699]: <info> [1709553542.1224] device (wlp2s0): Activation: successful, device activated.
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High CPU temp on boot + Fan noise on Ubuntu/Thinkpad T490
I've recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my Thinkpad T490 and i noticed something strage and different on CPU temperatures on Ubuntu compared to Windows.
I don't know why, but on boot the fan spins ...
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VPN Connection problem with vpnc
I was able to work through the VPN using network-manager-vpnc without any problem but suddenly it stopped working. This is a snippet caught from my syslog:
Sep 2 10:58:19 chachan-ThinkPad-L420 ...
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trackpoint issue, close lid without suspending
I own a thinkpad t14s gen1, ubuntu 22.
I have using gnome tweaker, I have configured the lid to not trigger suspend.
Since, I have issue with the trackpoint and phyical touchpad button. When the lid ...
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Is there a way to enable tap to click for the Thinkpad trackpoint using systemd in 15.04?
Is there a way to enable tap to click for the Thinkpad trackpoint using systemd in 15.04? I know sensitivity can be adjusted, but I have not seen a way to enable tap to click. There's instructions ...
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How to remap thinkpad Keyboard(F11) and Favorites(F12) keys?
On my Thinkpad T480s, the function keys all have icons on them for volume control, brightness, etc. The F11 and F12 keys have a keyboard and favorites icon, but those don't appear to do anything in ...
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How to activate fingerprint on ubuntu 20.04 for login?
I couldn't able to enable the fingerprint by Settings->Users->Authentication & Login.
When doing like above I getting error like "Could not access any fingerprint readers Please contact your ...
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Touchpad utilizes CPU even if totally disabled in BIOS and X
I have problems with CPU spikes from irq/204-rmi4_sm when I touch the touchpad in a Lenovo Thinkpad Extreme. I have disabled the Touchpad in BIOS as well as in X. However still the IRQ is fired every ...
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Thunderbolt failure, all USB ports stop working. AER: can't recover
I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 5 with a fully updated Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11 session. I have two external monitors and a bunch of devices connected via a Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Every ...
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Touchpad scrolling behavior
So I installed Ubuntu on my new (old) Thinkpad X1 carbon Gen 6. Everything runs pretty much perfectly.
Right now, when I scroll through pages on the touchpad, the page moves when I move my fingers and ...
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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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Lenovo firmware update fails with Error 105
I keep seeing that there are firmware updates pending on my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 6th Gen running Kubuntu 21.10. When I install them either using the GUI or the command line fwupdmgr update and ...
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Thinkpad trackpoint and trackpoint keys disabled after suspend
Thinkpad laptop W520 series with kernel: 4.15.0-51-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Following the latest dist-update the trackpoint and it's related keys don't work after return from suspend mode. Unloading ...
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Display Brightness Not Changing Lenovo Thinkpad T14s
The display brightness adjustment while using Ubuntu on my Thinkpad T14s (AMD CPU + iGPU) does not work.
Specifically, the brightness slider in the settings does not change the brightness of the ...
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Locked out of Kubuntu due to fprintd. I have the password but I still can't get in
I have a Thinkpad x1 Carbon (2nd Gen) with a fingerprint scanner. The machine has Kubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) installed.
Since it's Kubuntu, I installed fprintd to scan my fingerprint for login. ...
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Mouse Buttons not working after suspend on Lenovo T560
I have a problem with my Mouse Buttons of my Lenovo T560 running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
When I place the Laptop into suspend sometimes the Buttons above the touchpad stop working. This seems to be a ...
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Fingerprint login option sometimes not available on login screen
I have a strange problem on my Ubuntu 22.04 installation. The fingerprint login sometimes does not work. When it does not work I don't see the (or place finger on reader) message under password box.
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Webcam not working on Thinkpad Lenovo X1 Nano Gen 2 - Ubuntu 22.04.1
Just switched to Ubuntu from Windows and it seems like the webcam has issues. Here are my hardware specs:
Hardware: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2
Processor: 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P × 16
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How can I limit battery charging to 80% capacity?
I just learned that some Lenovo laptops include a utility that offers to limit battery charging capacity to within 0–80% in order to slow the attenuation of the battery lifespan:
How can I do this in ...
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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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Error mounting SD card when returning from suspend
I have a 128 GB SD card that I use for permanent storage in my Lenovo Thinkpad X1. I've mounted it in /etc/fstab with this line:
UUID=37733366-e936-41df-983a-f084352b3a5b /home/kristian/sd128gb ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu on older ThinkPad
I bought an older ThinkPad (Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325).
I created a bootable USB flash drive. Everytime I try to install Ubuntu, it works well and everything is fine until it asks me to restart. So I ...
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No Wifi Adapter Found Ubuntu 20.04
I recently bought a used Thinkpad T480s and put a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 image on it. The wifi worked fine for the first time it was on, but now the intel 8265ngw adapter can’t be found. I used lspci and ...
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How to disable lap detection?
I run Ubuntu on a ThinkPad T15 Gen 2i and I constantly have issues with performance mode being disabled due to lap detection.
I'm not that impressed with lap detection in general, as it's just a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 / Linux kernel 5.15.0 freezing on Mr Greg's laptop with 1st gen Core i5, Intel graphics (ThinkPad T510)
Lenovo ThinkPad T510 with Intel Core i5 M 520 (1st gen), 4 GB RAM (no errors with MemTest86), only integrated Intel HD Graphics. BIOS is updated.
When booting up an Ubuntu 22.04 USB drive on this ...
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Fan control for newer Thinkpad Lenovo (T460 series and above)
If I install Ubuntu 16.04 on a T460 thinkpad, can I control the fan using a custom fan control script/utility?
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Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Yoga 3rd Ubuntu 22.04 login via fingerprints or camera
I own Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Yoga 3rd. It looks like my hardware is not supported to login via fingerprints. After lsusb command there is nothing related with fingerprint. Is there any way to add this, I ...
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When I try to select text, I often paste when I don't want to
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 on a Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 1.
When I want to select text, I click the touchpad with one finger and then with another finger, I drag the cursor over the text I want to select. ...
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Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Internal Microphone not appearing
I don't recall having this issue before, as I've been able to use Zoom on my laptop with internal microphone. I haven't done so often though, so can't pinpoint which update may have broken my internal ...
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Understanding my /boot/efi/ tree
I am trying to debug an issue I have with fwupd, but first I want to understand what UEFI on my ThinkPad T470s is doing when I am trying to boot my Ubuntu 20.10.
This is what my /boot/efi contains:
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Problem booting a Ubuntu install USB on a new Windows 11 ThinkPad
I have a new ThinkPad E16 Gen1 running Windows 11 (which is on the Ubuntu approved list). I created a bootable USB on this laptop but am unable to boot to it. I does show up in the BIOS but I am not ...
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Issues with Thinkpad T14 (Gen 4) and Ubuntu 22.04
I recently bought a new Thinkpad T14 (Gen4) with AMD Ryzen 7 pro 7840U. I have a dual boot with Windows 11 (that has no problem) and Ubuntu 22.04.
Ubuntu seems to have a lot of problems: the screen ...
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How can we enable the fingerprint login in Ubuntu 20.04?
As I know, we don't need to install any library for Ubuntu 20.04 where we can enable by Settings → Users → Authentication & Login.
However, when I try to enable fingerprint login, I'm getting an ...
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Touchpad issues on ThinkPad E14 Gen 4 with Ubuntu 22.04
TL;DR I need ELAN touchpad/TrackPoint drivers for Ubuntu 22.04 on ThinkPad E14 Gen 4, or a suitable alternative, to fix touchpad stability in a dual-booted system. What to do?
I have a ThinkPad E14 ...
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Dual monitors for docked laptop
I'm running Ubuntu on a ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 and using a ThinkPad Universal USB-C docking station. Ubuntu can tell that both monitors are connected and xrandr output confirms this. However, I can only ...
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Cannot suspend UbuntuStudio
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Ubuntu Studio 22.04
Thinkpad E14 Gen5
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Cannot suspend UbuntuStudio.
I executed the following steps.
Press the power button and try to suspend
The screen turns off, but the login ...
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USB-C Dock not using both external monitors
On Ubuntu 22.10, I have two HDMI monitors.
If I hook one up to the HDMI port and another to the USB-C port through a HDMI -> USB-C Adapter, it works fine.
We can assume it is not a cable or monitor ...
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Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Thinkpad T430 with Nvidia GF108M [NVS 5400M] graphics broke Nouveau driver & Wayland
When I upgraded to from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS, it resulted in a fatal error splash screen before getting to the login manager.
I had been running the Nouveau driver & Wayland (SwayWM, ...
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Ubuntu doesn't respect my mic selection when I use a docking station
I have a Thinkpad (X1, I think? X1 Carbon? I forget) and a Lenovo USB C docking station and I've found that when I am plugged into my docking station my internal mic and headphones don't work at all.
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Laptop Keyboard & Mouse Not Working After Update
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon that I recently performed a routine update on, which required a restart - so maybe updating the Linux kernel or something but I'm not too sure because I wasn't, like,...
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Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 Intel on Ubuntu - sleep mode issue
I recently purchased a thinkpad T14 gen 3. Installed Ubuntu only on it, worked like a charm until I closed the lid.
Whenever the computer is on sleep mode, I cannot use it afterward. I have to reboot ...
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MiPi Webcam with Thinkpad X1 Gen10 not working with Ubuntu 22.04
I bought a brand new ThinkPad X1 Gen10 and the MiPi webcam (Camera,FHD,RGB+IR,MIPI,UF,Azw) is not working at all. Ubuntu doesn't even recognize the camera.
Apparently this is a known problem with MiPi ...
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