Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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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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1answer
56 views
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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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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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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2answers
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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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1answer
55 views
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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WiFi on Ubuntu 10.04 stopped working
Yesterday my WiFi just stopped working on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS system. I am on an IBM X60 ThinkPad.
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1answer
2k views
External display is not working under Ubuntu with a Thinkpad W530
I have a new Thinkpad W530. It has a K2000M graphics card (with Optimus) and a Intel Chipset graphic. I can't connect an external display.
Here is what I tried with more or less success.
1) ...
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1answer
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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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2answers
501 views
Why can't I connect to the internet?
When I try to connect to my network with wireless, the network I want to connect to is grayed out. Wired works fine. The network is WPA2, and I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM Thinkpad T30 with an ...
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Screen tearing (very noticable during video playback) with HD3000 AND HD Radeon 6630m
I did not have this issue with Ubuntu 11.10. Well, to be clear, I did, but it was easily remedied with compiz workarounds.
I have tried both the propriety and open source ati drivers, and the intel ...
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2answers
156 views
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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1answer
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I just got the Lenovo thinkpad Tablet and it won't connect to the internet
My internet is password protected, and so whenever I enter the password it says "Obtaining IP address" so after doing this for a while it says "Disabled, Secured with WEP" or something like that. Then ...
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104 views
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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2answers
119 views
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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1answer
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ThinkPad fan control via procfs
My ThinkPad W500 used to crash sometimes under heavy load because the automatic control is not speeding up the fan far enough. But I was able to disengage the fan and let it run at full speed in ...
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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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2answers
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How to disable touchpad while using trackpoint on a Thinkpad?
Thinkpads (e.g. X230 that I'm using) have both a trackpoint and a touchpad. The touchpad is disabled when typing.
However, when I'm using the trackpoint, I often touch the touchpad as well, and ...
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1answer
261 views
How to make Bluetooth work on Thinkpad T410?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I have been trying to make my new keyboard (Logitech K810) and Nokia Phone 700, work with my Thinkpad T410. It just does not work. I have tried the instructions mentioned ...
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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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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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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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2answers
352 views
Fingerprint GUI on Thinkpad X1 Carbon
I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon. I followed these instructions, but to no avail.
The output of lsusb is:
sguha@ajgubi:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub ...
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2answers
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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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0answers
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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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6answers
9k views
How to fix slow wireless on machines with Intel wireless cards?
I have looked through all the previous questions but turning power management off for the Wi-Fi card didn't work. This problem seems to be with the Lenovo Thinkpads. I switched to Ubuntu 11.10 from ...
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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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379 views
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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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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1answer
120 views
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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How well supported is a ThinkPad X121e?
I am planning to invest in a LENOVO ThinkPad X121e (NWS5YGE 30515YG) which does not have a preinstalled os. (shop's site, sry it is in german)
What I want to know is if the TP x121e is fully ...
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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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2answers
9k views
Enabling Mic Mute button and light on Lenovo Thinkpads
I have a mic mute button on my Lenovo Thinkpad T420 , but it doesn't work.
So I tried xev command to monitor press event, and that key wasn't captured.
Is there anyway to fix it , like add raw key ...
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4answers
204 views
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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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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additional drivers application does not work [closed]
I upgraded my Lenovo X61 tablet from 11.10 to 12.04.
Wireless networking stop working. Many actions are very slow like waiting for the password prompt of sudo.
Tried to open Additional Drivers from ...
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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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1answer
179 views
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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750 views
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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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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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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ThinkPad Ubuntu 12.10 Savage driver not working
When I upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 the display does not work. Reading posts from other distros they claim the savage driver is now broken. I've tried installing other Debian based distros and they ...
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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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1answer
407 views
Ubuntu 12.04 on Lenovo ThinkPad with UEFI
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop amd64 on my Lenovo ThinkPad E330.
There were no problem during installation. Now I can boot to Ubuntu and use it.
BUT: now there is only one option in Boot ...
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1answer
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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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3answers
4k views
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 ...
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1answer
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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" ...
