Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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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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Thinkpad middle button scrolling
I'm running Ubuntu on my Thinkpad T60. Is there a way to get the middle button to act like a scroll like it would when it runs Windows?
I'd like to be able to hold the middle button down and scroll ...
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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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Will long-term use of ubuntu via wubi harm my PC?
I do see a part of my question being discussed already. The specific answer I'm looking for is, will LONG-TERM use of Ubuntu via Wubi harm my PC (i.e cause irrevocable h/w failure or damage my ...
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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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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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Disable XF86Back and XF86Forward (back/forward on Lenovo Thinkpad)
My Thinkpad R500 has back/forward keys just about the direction keys, so on Firefox I keep losing entered text, accidentally.
How to disable these back/forward keys?
Excerpt from xev:
KeyPress ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon support
I am considering selling my Mac to get money towards a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 because what I really want to do is to be running an Ubuntu system all the time.
Is this machine completely supported in ...
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How can I solve display glitches and poor performance with ATI fglrx driver on my ThinkPad X100e?
I noticed that video performance on my Thinkpad X100e was very poor compared to Windows 7, so I installed the ATI fglrx proprietary drivers by using the "Additional Drivers" dialogue box. The system ...
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ThinkPad workaround for no “super” key
My ThinkPad x43 has no Super key. Most of the keyboard shortcuts in 11.04 use this button:
What are Unity's keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
What to do with Unity now? Is there a way to map the Fn ...
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How do I make Thinkpad X220T Tablet with multitouch screen rock with Ubuntu 12.04?
I am have a Thinkpad X220T with the multitouch screen. This model comes with two options for the screen, only one has the multitouch capabilities. My question is strictly about touchscreen NOT the ...
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Ubuntu on Thinkpad Edge 11/13/14/15
I think a community wiki on problems (and solutions) when installing Ubuntu (10.10) on a Thinkpad Edge 11 would be nice (because I just got one ;)). I'll contribute with my own problems and solutions, ...
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What is the best way to configure a Thinkpad's TrackPoint?
The previously useful ThinkWiki pages appear quite outdated. I am trying to permanently change my TrackPoint sensitivity and speed settings and enable middle mouse button scrolling. I have tried ...
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Live CD won't boot on Lenovo ThinkPad E525
I had Ubuntu 11.04 installed for a while and that worked fine. But when I try to boot from the Ubuntu 11.10 Live CD, the screen gets black after the purple background of what used to be the selection ...
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Ubuntu freezes booting up after hibernation
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 13 (Intel model)
I've gotten everything to work under Ubuntu except for hibernation. The system hibernates normally but when Ubuntu tries to boot from the hibernation ...
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Does not recognize usb sticks and drives
When connecting any usb stick to my thinkpad ubuntu 10.10 does not recognize them. I don't see anything on the desktop.
the output of "dmesg | tail -n10" gives me:
[ 1965.696388] hub 1-0:1.0: unable ...
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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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Where do I have to paste an “xinput” command so that it executes it when GNOME is started?
On my Thinkpad I need to execute something like this in the terminal:
xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Middle Button Emulation" 8 1
so that my the 2 buttons on my touchpad emulate ...
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System blacks out when resuming on opening lid
It is happening now and then but frequently these days. My system E420 Lenovo Thinkpad running 12.04 LTS blacks out and doesn't respond when woke up from sleep by opening the lid.
I then have to ...
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Saving monitor settings?
Is there a way to save my monitor settings? I have an external monitor at work, but each morning i have to plug it in, rearrange the windows from being side by side to being on top of each other. Can ...
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1answer
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My Thinkpad X201 battery is draining extra fast. What can I do?
I got a new Thinkpad X201 last week with the 6 cell battery, which is advertised to work for 5 hours. I installed Ubuntu Maverick on this machine right away. My battery life is only around 2 hours. Is ...
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Using DisplayPort with ThinkPad and DockingStation does not work
I have a ThinkPad x230 in a Mini Dock Plus. It is connected to two ThinkVision displays.
Currently I'm using DVI, as I have had trouble using DisplayPort:
Ubuntu is a current 12.10 installation, the ...
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1answer
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Thinkpad fingerprint scan only at login
I know how to set up the fingerprint reader for my Thinkpad X220 in Ubuntu 11.10.
My question is: Is it possible to only use the fingerprint reader at the LightDM-Login and not when typing "sudo ..." ...
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Configure Trackpoint sensitivity using a GUI
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T61, which uses a Trackpoint. Every time I reinstall Ubuntu, the default sensitivity settings are much too low (it feels like I really have to push to move the cursor).
I've ...
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Is it already possible to enable Compiz on an i5 Thinkpad laptop?
Besides a number of other issues, I still cannot enable Compiz or any effects with Maverick on a Thinkpad X201. I understand this laptop is supported by Ubuntu, yet I have found a good number of posts ...
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How to enable fingerprint device for Thinkpad t430s in 12.04?
I followed different tutorials to enable fingerprints reading, but without luck.
Fingerprint GUI keeps saying no device found.
Any help on this?
= Edit Following first answer =
I followed the ...
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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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Install Ubuntu on ThinkPad, recovery section must remain intact
I want to install Ubuntu on a Lenovo ThinkPad T500 that I've got. However, due to some licensing and warranty issues, the recovery section on the disk (the one that enables the "ThinkVantage" button) ...
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How to setup Thinkpad features on Thinkpad T500
I have a IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad T500. I was previously a exclusive windows user, but recently installed ubuntu and loving it because of speed and interface. The only thing is that I don't get some ...
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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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How do I get the fingerprint reader to work on a Lenovo x230 Tablet?
I followed this post: How to enable finger printer with Thinkpad X230
and tried to install software support for my fingerprint reader. But the software does not find it.
This is the message when i ...
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Loading screen wrong resolution
I've got a problem when booting:
I see the GRUB screen where I can choose what exactly to boot into - after hitting Enter my screen simply shows me that purplish background and after some seconds it ...
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1answer
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xrandr not listing modes in xorg.conf
On my Lenovo w520, xorg/xrandr (with intel driver) detects the native resolution of my LCD panel, but doesn't seem to detect any 16:9 intermediate resolutions:
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and docking station
Developer in me woke up this morning and asked me to fix this before Christmas. (As his Christmas gift).
So, if I power on the laptop after docking it, everything works fine. But if I am working on ...
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Wifi range issues and intermittent dropouts, Thinkpad Edge
If I am more than a couple of metres from my access point (and I'm seeing this across various APs) with my newish Thinkpad Edge 15, running 10.10, the wifi performance becomes ... flaky. When this is ...
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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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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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Fix hibernate on Thinkpad X60 with 12.04 Precise Pangolin
I own a ThinkPad X60, hibernate used to work on 10.04 Lucid Lynx, but no longer works correctly on 12.04.
I am aware of how to enable hibernate in Power Manager.
The problem here is, in the default ...
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Deleted my Ubuntu partition
I normally dual-boot with 12.04 and Win XP pro sp3 on a Thinkpad R60. I needed to reinstall windows because of problems piling up, so I ran the computer's built-in hard-disk recovery software. I ...
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Middle Button on ThinkPad Not Working with 10.10 update
I have a lenovo thinkpad and the center scrolling button isn't working with the trackpoint anymore... it worked in prior versions of Ubuntu with GPointing Device Settings, but not with 10.10.
Now, it ...
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2 external displays on Thinkpad t430s with HD4000 graphics
I am trying to run 2 external displays with my thinkpad t430s but it doesn't work.
I get the error : could not set the configuration for CRTC 65
I'm using the VGA output and the hdmi output with a ...
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Altering the backlight dim timeout on a Thinkpad laptop
It seems something else than gnome-power-manager manages the backlight dim timeout on Thinkpads, maybe thinkpad-acpi.
How do you alter the timeout from 5 seconds? (which is very annoying)
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Try out ubuntu on thinkpad x40 (via usb)?
I am trying to try out ubuntu (i,e, install it within windows) on my thinkpad x40. I followed the instructions on how to create a bootable usb (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download). No ...
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How to enable finger printer with Thinkpad X230
I am a newbie with Ubuntu and Linux, and I just switched from Windows 8. I have installed 12.04 on my new Lenovo Thinkpad x230. It seems everything else works perfectly except the finger printer. I ...
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Ubuntu won't save my settings for thinkpad trackpoint
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Thinkpad X200. To configure the trackpoint, I use "configure TrackPoint". Unfortunately I can't make Ubuntu saving my settings (concerning the sensitivity etc.). Whenever I ...
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My laptop runs very hot with Lubuntu 11.10, what can I do?
What are my options? Can I make the fans run more, can I make the CPU do less work, is it my graphics card?
IBM T60 with Core Duo, ATI graphics
Thanks
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Lenovo ThinkPad L520 slows down when AC power adapter is plugged in
I have a new laptop Lenovo ThinkPad L520 (7859-5BG) Core i5-2520M(2.5GHz) with 4GB RAM.
Having installed Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit, while browsing with Chrome on GNOME classic (no effects), I noticed 173% ...
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Does Ubuntu support Bluetooth 3.0?
I am running 11.10 on my Thinkpad E420, and it has integrated Bluetooth 3.0, yet when I use my Plantronics Backbeat 903+ (which uses Bluetooth 2.1) I get terribly inconsistent audio with many complete ...
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How to enable Wobbly Windows with Optimus Graphics?
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a brand new Lenovo Thinkpad W520, but no matter what I tried to do to enable wobbly windows, the setting wouldn't take effect.
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How do I get the stylus working on a Lenovo X220 Tablet?
I have just got a Lenovo X220 Tablet and I would like to have a dual boot with Ubuntu. I installed it successfully but after installing Inkscape and Xournal I realized that the stylus doesn't work (it ...
