Questions tagged [thinkpad]
Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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Ubuntu all of a sudden fails to boot on ThinkPad T430
Not booting
Running Ubuntu on my T430 has been fairly straightforward and great until just now. After I used my Windows for some days, Ubuntu all of a sudden fails to boot. After I select Ubuntu in ...
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Lenovo Bluetooth keyboard not pairing on Ubuntu 14.04
I have a brand new Lenovo Thinkpad 14.04. I also ordered a bluetooth keyboard. When I start the bluetooth app in Ubuntu, it quickly finds the keyboard. When I try to pair with it, though, it ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 14.04 on Thinkpad W510 - freezes at black screen
I can't install Ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64 on my Lenovo Thinkpad W510, using USB. I want a dual boot with Win7 and the latter is already installed.
Installing Ubuntu 9.04 from an old Live CD was ...
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Restoring higher resolution after installing ubuntu 14.04 with nomodset
I've installed ubuntu 14.04 on my Thinkpad T420 which has Nvidia optimus GPU, using nomodset option but after installation I'm not able to get the full resolution. Can someone please guide me how to ...
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ThinkPad T440s fan speed
I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my new T440s, and it seems the fan starts working at full speed from time to time, I've read in several places that this causes the fan to be noisy and generally ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 does not run on IBM Thinkpad T61 (?)
I have a T61 Notebook. On this, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS runs OK.
Now I would like to upgrade to 14.04 LTS.
Using the same USB stick, I setup the netbook. It runs!
The 'Setup' for 12.04 runs, but 14.04 ...
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Thinkpad x220 not waking from suspend after upgrading to xUbuntu 14.04 from 13.10
I upgraded my xUbuntu 13.10 install to 14.04 yesterday, everything seems to be working fine or eve better than before except suspend.
When I shut the laptop lid xUbuntu suspends as it should. Then ...
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How can I bind a keybord shortcut on my Thoinkpad X220 Tablet?
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 on my Lenovo Thinkpad X220T (or X220 Tablet).
I have set up two scripts to enhance the screen rotation, and I would like to bind them to a keyboard ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad T440p + Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 [duplicate]
Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 64bit - computer shuts down by itself
After I installed Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit on my Lenovo ThinkPad T61 today, I could boot up Ubuntu without problem but after I run the Software Center, Additional Driver, or Firefox, the computer will shut ...
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Cannot access Internet after 14.04 upgrade
I upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04 a couple of days ago via internet using "sudo apt-get upgrade".
After the upgrade, both my wired connection and wireless connection stopped talking to the internet when ...
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Ubuntu 14.04: Touch pad scroll direction is wrong on Dell Latitude and Lenovo ThinkPad
I have installed 14.04 recently in my Dell Latitude E6410.
Touch pad scroll working seems to be incorrect. Inverted direction.
I checked this on Lenovo ThinkPad also, there also i have observed the ...
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Lenovo E530 charging problem on Ubuntu
I have Lenovo E530 laptop. And sometimes I have charging problem. It doesnt want to charge over specified battery %. Sometimes its 17%, sometimes 50%, number is changing. Where should be a problem? ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet restarts randomly
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet. It restarts occasionally all of a sudden. I have taken it to a Lenovo service centre. They seem to have found no hardware faults. I did ...
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laptop fails to suspend or hibernate (wakes up after 2-5 seconds without user interaction)
This all started happening after upgrading to 13.10, now I am running 14.04 and still have the same issue.
When I close the lid or I do sudo pm-suspend the laptop goes into suspend for 2-5 seconds ...
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how to install driver for middle button clickpad scrolling
I want to use this
as this:
Specifically, I'm trying to enable scroll wheel emulation using the TrackPoint when the middle button 2 of the clickpad is pressed.
I've examined the xev output when a ...
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Wireless issue on Lenovo Thinkpad L540
I recently installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my Lenovo Thinkpad L540. It has problem with the wifi connection. When just booted it works then suddenly it drops the connection and cannot even see the wifi ...
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Missing USB devices on ThinkPad X1
I've been running Ubuntu 13.10 on my ThinkPad X1 Carbon for 6 months. A couple of months ago the camera spontaneously stopped working; I'm not sure what the trigger was, but it could have been an ...
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Thinkpad W540 specific keys (F1-F12)
Does anyone know how I can get the keys specific to the Thinkpad W540 keyboard working on Ubuntu? I'm thinking of keys such as those increasing or decreasing screen brightness; displaying all open ...
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Scaling on Thinkpad W540
I'm running Ubuntu on a Lenovo W540 with a screen resolution of 2880x1629 (16:9). Everything in the interface is very small: text hardly legible, buttons minuscule etc. Is there any way to scale ...
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Trackpad on Thinkpad W540 not working properly
I just bought a Lenovo Thinkpad W540 and installed Ubuntu on it, migrating from Mac OS. I notice that the trackpad on this computer is basically one big key that can be pressed anywhere on its surface,...
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ThinkPad Fan Control not working properly
I have Lenovo ThinkPad W500. I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. Its fan was not running at full speed, so I installed ThinkPad Fan Control software (tpfc0.5). I launch it by executing tpfc_start.sh in ...
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Thinkpad Edge E330 refuses to boot from USB after installing Ubuntu
Before I installed Ubuntu my Thinkpad edge bios allowed me to specify boot devices, their order etc. Now it only says Ubuntu in the boot device list. I am thinking this has to do something with UEFI ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad T440p - wifi interface not listed [duplicate]
I recently purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad T440p, where I installed Ubuntu 13.04, with the following networking options:
WiFi card Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AC with Bluetooth 4.0
3G/HSPA+ built-in ...
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Reliable UEFI GPT multiboot environment creation for Ubuntu on Thinkpads
Dear Ubuntu community members,
I am planning on a fresh multiboot installation environment which initially includes Ubuntu for general open software development, Windows 7 pro and later on maybe ...
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CPU frequency not changing in Ubuntu 13.10 Thinkpad T440 [closed]
I'm using a Thinkpad T440 with Ubuntu 13.10, and Turboboost doesn't seem to be working. The processors almost always remain at the minimum, 0.8Ghz.
Here is the output of turbostat:
cor CPU %c0 ...
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Installing Nvidia drivers on ThinkPad w530 [duplicate]
I am on a ThinkPad W530 and have just installed Ubuntu. Which one of these drivers do I install?
Does the command sudo apt-get install nvidia-current install current drivers?
EDIT: I used sudo apt-...
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Ubuntu 13.10 32 bit or 64? Lenovo ThinkPad E531 - i3-3110m - 8gb ram
I wonder what version of Ubuntu should I install: 32 or 64 bit?
My hardware:
ThinkPad E531
i3-3110m
8gb ram
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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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Accelerometr in Lenovo Thinkpad E330
How can I enable active HDD protection on Lenovo TP Edge 13.
Ubuntu 13.10 hdapsd says that there is no accelerometer, but in windows it worked! I tried to shake a laptop while it was reading hdd, but ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Lenovo Thinkpad W530 with Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - No Output via DVI
Good afternoon,
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W530 with the Quadro K1000m discreet GPU. I also have a Lenovo Mini Dock Plus Series 3. This dock has dual DVI output on the back and, according to Lenovo, ...
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Validity Sensor (138a:0017) fingerprint reader not working
I recently bought a Thinkpad (T440p) and installed Ubuntu 13.10.
It should be certified for Ubuntu.
But there is one thing, which doesn't work out of the box.
My Validity Sensors fingerprint reader (...
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Installing ubuntu on Lenovo Thinkpad T440s
I just received my Lenovo Thinkpad T440s. I would like to install Ubuntu on it. I would like to keep the option of using Windows through a VM on my system. Here are my questions
a) Lenovo did not ...
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Thinkpad X61 (4965agn) wireless not working
So I have had ubuntu for a while now and I have tried literally every solution online, but to no avail, there just seems to be no way to solve this problem: the wifi signal on my x61 is not strong (2 ...
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Wifi constantly dropping at University
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T440s with the Intel 7620 AC card. I'm running Ubuntu 13.10 and while I'm at school my Wifi drops constantly. I don't experience this issue when I'm in Windows. I was ...
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Ubuntu 13.10: Improving Power Consumption (Thinkpad T530)
EDIT: After reading @jandry's reply, I decided to give another distro with a different window manager a try to see if it is really Unity's fault. I installed UbuntuGnome, and to my utmost surprise the ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 on Thinkpad slows down dramatically when power adapter is plugged in
When I plug in my power cable -- sometimes -- Ubuntu 13.10 immediately slows down in just about every way. This has been happening for months, but I only recently finally connected the dots, in part ...
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Ubtunu 12.04 x86_64 Which Proprietary Nvidia Driver for nVidia GT216GLM [Quadro FX 880M] supports brightness controls on Lenvo W510?
I have a Lenovo W510 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 onto it (64 bit).
The device is certified for Ubuntu:
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201101-6974/
However that certification page says, ...
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ThinkPad S440 wifi and unexpected system halt
Just a few days ago I installed new wifi driver and everything seemed to work fine on Lenovo ThinkPad S440. But now I experience a problem with wifi: the speed slows down to zero that no page could ...
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Lenovo TP X230 + Series 3 Docking - Toggle between DVI and DP working?
Hi,
Is anyone using DVI and DP of the Series 3 Docking with Ubuntu?
For now I'm using DVI for my monitor and I plan to use DP to connect to my TV (DP -> HDMI -> TV).
Lenovo says it isn't possible ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad s440 network
Does anybody know how to configure Wi-Fi on a Lenovo ThinkPad s440 with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I can't configure it even with LAN. Wi-Fi is the first thing I need. I can't find any drivers for Linux. As ...
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SSD slows down six months after install
Have a Samsung 840 SSD in a Thinkpad R60i running Xubuntu 13.04 /w 3GB usable RAM. Provisioned it with 20% free space and enabled TRIM, and it was fast as greased lightning to start, but four months ...
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Mobile Broadband do not work with Thinkpad T440p on Ubuntu 13.10
I have a new Lenovo T440p with built in Mobile Broadband a Lenovo N5321gw (I'm guessing its a rebranded Ericsson H5321gw).
Ubuntu detects it fine and I can configure it and give the pin-code. But as ...
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Ubuntu missing in Boot Priority Order
I've Ubuntu 12.04 installed as my only OS on My Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
Today it wouldn't boot (the screen just went black when Ubuntu booted). I resat the BIOS to default and tried booting again -...
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Very long shutdown delay on 13.10
Whenever I shutdown or reboot, there is a very long delay (several minutes) before the system will shutdown. I was getting a nm-dispatch signal 15 so I thought the problem might be with network ...
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Touchpad sometimes not working after click on Thinkpad T440s
I have brought a Thinkpad T440s from Lenovo and installed Ubuntu 13.10 on it. It works good, but there is one big issue: Often the mouse freezes after a click for a few seconds and sometimes the mouse ...
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How can a touchscreen be made to disable temporarily while an active digitiser is in use?
I have a ThinkPad Yoga which features both a capacitive touchscreen and a Wacom digitiser. I can disable the touchscreen manually (using something such as xinput disable <id> in a command ...
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External Monitor display on Thinkpad W520 with 12.04
I know there is a lot of material regarding these problems, but much of it seems outdated and nothing seems to be working for my situation:
ThinkPad W520 (Intel 3000 and Nvidia 1000M chipset)
OS: ...
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Drivers for Lenovo Thinkpad S540 Touchpad (erratic mouse cursor)
The touch-pad on the Thinkpad S540 is extremely erratic (the cursor often jumps when right-clicking, making it extremely difficult to right click anything, and even left-click sensitivity seems to be ...
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Thinkpad T61, Ubuntu 12.04, Fingerprint Scanner
I have a Thinkpad T61 running Ubuntu 12.04 and I need some help getting the fingerprint scanner to work. Any help is appreciated, Thank You.