Questions tagged [thinkpad]
Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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Suspend to Ram - Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2017, Ubuntu 17.04
Hy folks
I'm a long time MacOS user and i just switched to GNU/Linux. My X1 Carbon arrived one week ago. Config: i7-7600, 16GB, 512GB. I know how to use a Terminal, i also know some CLI commands. But ...
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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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Ubuntu 22.04 / Linux kernel 5.15.0 freezing on laptop with 1st gen Core i5, Intel graphics (ThinkPad T410)
Lenovo ThinkPad T410 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 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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USB Type C battery charge not working on Lenovo Thinkpad 25 on Ubuntu 16.04.3
My Lenovo Thinkpad 25 on Ubuntu 16.04.3 is not receiving power via the USB Type C port. Is this a driver issue? Or does Ubuntu not support USB Type C charging of a laptop?
Note: My Lenovo Thinkpad 25 ...
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Whoopsie and NetworkManager seem to be crashing causing network connectivity issues
I've recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a Lenovo W540 Thinkpad, and I am having issues with my wireless network allowing network traffic. The /var/log/syslog and journalctl -xe output during the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 reads incorrect battery level to critical which causes laptop to shutdown
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad P2 running Ubuntu 20.04. I am getting critically low battery level even though I have more than 80% charge at times. Due to this, my laptop shuts down within a minute or two ...
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Why won't a firmware update install on my newly upgraded to 21.04 Thinkpad laptop?
The 'Ubuntu Software' application tells me me I have a firmware update available (screenshot below). I have installed many of those on this laptop without problems but this time when I click "...
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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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Poor sound quality ThinkPad T490 Ubuntu 20.04
Since install, I'm struggling with really bad audio quality on my ThinkPad. There's no deepness (no bass) sound is really quiet, even on 100% and really "poppy". For example, quiet slack ...
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Battery drain on suspend - Ubuntu 20.04 - ThinkPad T480
I have a ThinkPad T480 that I have been running linux on since day 1, approximately 1 year now. I also had the same problem with a previous laptop (ThinkPad T460).
In short, everything seems to ...
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low volume and poor sound quality on lenovo thinkpad 7th generation x1 carbon with dolby atmos speaker system and ubuntu 20.04
I have installed a Lenovo Thinkpad x1 Carbon (7th generation) with ubuntu 20.04. When I play music through the integrated Dolby Atmos speaker system, the sound quality is pretty poor and the volume is ...
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Thinkpad battery not charging when AC adaptor connected
Bought a refurb Lenovo t540p which I ordered with no drive so I could install Ubuntu on to it straight away and use a drive that I have laying around.
Turns out I'm having the problem where the ...
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Laptop won't wake after updating to 18.04
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04. Since the upgrade, my laptop sometimes won't wake up after being suspended (usually after it has been suspended for longer). When I open the lid, no lights go on. ...
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Thinkpad USB 3.0 docking station disconnects and reconnects
I have a Thinkpad T450s with a USB 3.0 docking station (also Lenovo), running 16.04 LTS. The docking station is connected to a few USB peripherals, ethernet, and a DisplayLink monitor. The station ...
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Thinkpad Trackpoint Cursor Drift 16.04
I have a Thinkpad X260 with the touchpad disabled because I prefer to use the trackpoint. The problem I have, and this is driving me crazy, is the constantly drifting cursor. It's always moving ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 - My battery icon doesn't show my battery charging when plugged in
When my battery is low, I'll plug in my charger and hear the sound it makes to let me know it's charging, but the icon still shows a red low battery icon. I can get the icon to show it's charging by ...
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PC wakes from suspend even when /proc/acpi/wakeup is disabled
PC Model: Thinkpad X1 Tablet Gen 2
OS: Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I have a Thinkpad X1 Tablet, and the keyboard is quite flexible which always wakes the PC up from sleep (the keyboard and the screen ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 on a ThinkPad T14 gen 2 - No wifi detected
I tried in a first place to install Manjaro on my new computer, unfortunately I was not able to connect it in Ethernet or Wifi. At this moment, I thought that Manjaro was broken so I decided to move ...
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Enable OpenCL on Ubuntu 20.04 for Darktable on Thinkpad T495(AMD iGPU)
I have a Thinkpad T495 with AMD 3500 PRO:
$ lspci | grep VGA
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Picasso (rev d2)
Using clinfo command I can see that the ...
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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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Hanging keys under Ubuntu 18.04
Since some weeks, several keys of my keyboard started to hang from time to time on Ubuntu 18.04. This means that sometimes the key I pressed last is pressed until I hit another key. This mainly ...
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Change power supply to another battery
I recently got a Thinkpad T470 that I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on.
The computer has two batteries, one internal and one larger removable. My problem is that it drains the internal battery ...
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Laptop won't wake up from sleep after undocking
My problem is quite strange I couldn't find a source of the issue so I will just try to explain problem manifestation and hopefully someone will have an idea how to solve it (or just how can I start ...
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Thinkpad T420 3g modem
I have been trying to connect to 3G using my data sim card on ubuntu.
lssub return this:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0083 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel ...
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libinput Trackpoint/Touchpad problems on T460p
For a couple of weeks I am now experiencing problems with my trackpoint and touchpad on my Thinkpad T460p on Ubuntu 16.04. I am normally using trackpoint only, preferably with touchpad being disabled. ...
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Bluetooth not working on Xubuntu 16.04 Thinkpad x230
I just made a fresh installation of Xubuntu 16.10 on my Lenovo Thinkpad x230. Almost everything works perfectly except for the Bluetooth. In previous editions of Xubuntu the bluetooth has worked with ...
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thinkpad t460 (intel 8260) wifi instability
My thinkpad is constantly dropping wifi connection, despite appearing to still be connected. I'm at my wit's end trying to stabilize my wifi. I've tried fedora 25, Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 16.10. I've ...
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Surges in fan speed on Lenovo ThinkPad
I am using Kubuntu with Ubuntu 14.04 and KDE 4.13.3 on a Lenovo Thinkpad (more specific spec below).
Since some time now I am getting extreme surges in fan speed that drop off immediately after.
Most ...
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External monitor not working after docking
I am running Ubuntu 15.04 on my T450s (Intel graphics card) with kernel 4.0.8. I originally updated the kernel to be able to use two external monitors with my ultra dock.
Now, when I dock my running ...
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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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Touchpad not recognized after suspend (Ubuntu 14.04, Thinkpad T420)
My Thinkpad T420 has had problems with recognizing the touchpad since I updated to Ubuntu 14.04. Immediately after logging in, it can recognize the touchpad, and all is fine. However, if I suspend, ...
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How to make the volume change more gradually?
So I'm currently using Ubuntu 13.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad R61i laptop and the problem I have is that the actual sound volume doesn't grow linearly with the change of the volume slider position: in the ...
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Pinch to Zoom on Thinkpad X1 Carbon
I have a nice new Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Is there a way to enable pinch to zoom? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
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20.04/gnome: keyboard/mouse detected(?) but not working in xorg
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My keyboard and trackpad work on GNOME Wayland, but not Xorg. Fusuma trackpad gestures still work on Xorg.
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I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 on my Thinkpad T460, Intel graphics.
I ...
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Fresh install, grub "Minimal BASH-like..."
I've just installed Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS on my Thinkpad L14 Gen 1 AMD (no dual-boot). Both Secure boot and CSM are off in the Bios settings. After installation, when I try to boot, I get to a grub ...
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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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How to use sim cards on ubuntu 21.10. WWAN requirements are satisfied with the system
I have a lenovo x1 carbon thinkpad. I purchased it with WWAN capabilities enabled but, I have never used it. I inserted the sim card into the slot. What do I have to do next? It is not auto ...
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Setting up pre-installed mobile broadband in ubuntu 20.04 in thinkpad x1-carbon
I have a quectel em120r-gl 4g lte cat12 card already put in the computer. It came with windows 10 preinstalled and this card is working perfectly, I could see a mobile broadband connection option in ...
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Headphones aren't recognized as a separate audio device, only a clone of the speakers?
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Only one sound output device is shown, which outputs to the speakers and headphones simultaneously.
That is, there's only one port in Pavucontrol, and only one line in pactl list | ...
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Tracking down a system freeze
Hey there I am doing yet another edit with newly gathered information.
So far there has been few responses here, so this will probably be the last one.
I am running a ThinkPad P14s with Ubuntu 20.04.
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Kubuntu 20.04 on Thinkpad X1 Carbon and no audio
I have recently installed Kubuntu 20.04 on my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon and there is no sound from internal speakers. I have a Bluetooth headset and when testing the audio via Bluetooth HS works fine. ...
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Errors on startup
I'm running a Lenovo ThinkPad L390 with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit GNOME version 3.36.2, and am receiving the following errors on startup:
In: /tmp/mountroot-fail-hooks.d//scripts/init-premount/lvm2: No ...
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Thinkpad L460 freeze on startup
i have a thinkpad L460 plugged in with an usb3 Targus dockstation with dual boot installed (UBUNTU 20.04 / Windows 10).
Bios is up to date Version R08ET65W (1.39 )
When i boot the laptop for first ...
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hand control to "thinkfan"
I'm struggling to get thinkfan set up and working on my lenovo x250. I have it installed, but I'm not convinced it is controlling the fan speed. If I run:
$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
in the Terminal, I ...
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18.04: Dual display malfunction on Thinkpad T460, works OK w/ Windows 10
I have a Thinkpad T460 (Intel® Core™ i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz × 4; Intel® HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2); Gnome 3.28.2) with dual boot (Ubuntu + Windows-10) and dual display (2nd screen via HDMI to a ...
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Trackpad/trackpoint stops working every few minutes: 19.04, Thinkpad X220
a bit of an annoying problem manifested after my ThinkPad x220 suddenly crashed. Everything worked perfectly before.
Now, every few minutes, an error occurs when using my trackpad/trackpoint. The ...
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Using automatic screen brightness with ThinkPad X260
I'd like to use automatic screen brightness with my X260 under Ubuntu 18.04. In Windows 10 it worked properly, but with Ubuntu the sensor is not found or I don't know - I'm not able to set automatic ...
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Freezes in large compiles and archive extractions (18.04)
My Thinkpad T440p freezes and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS stops when I compile large projects in IDEA. Unzipping the archive of a new version also results in the system getting stuck after some time. This ...
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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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