Questions tagged [thinkpad]
Brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM and now owned by Lenovo.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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webcam - where is it? [duplicate]
I just installed ubuntu 12.04 on Think pad X230i (Intel® Core™ i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz × 4).
There is a built-in webcam that was active during the installation process but know I don't find it. ...
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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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Why doesn't suspend work when ThinkPad T500 laptop lid is closed when it is working from the command line or from clicking on the GUI?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on my ThinkPad T500 with an extra monitor.
$ uname -a
Linux emre-laptop 3.5.0-25-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 18 23:28:26 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
The pm-suspend ...
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integrated webcam issues lenovo t430u ubuntu 12.10
I am fairly new user to Ubuntu. I have a fresh install of 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 with the gnome remix. The laptop is Lenovo thinkpad T430u. The issue is my integrated laptop webcam is not working with ...
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Trackpad not working on thinkpad after upgrade- help?
Relevant info:
Thinkpad W530
Precise 12.04.2
$ uname -a
Linux revolt 3.2.0-38-generic-pae #60-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 13 13:47:26 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
After allowing a system update (I ...
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Fresh Ubuntu 12.10 - no audio (Thinkpad T400)
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Thinkpad T400 ... but I have no sound and the keyboard buttons for volume up and down do nothing. When I open sound settings, there's nothing: it's all greyed out. It is ...
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ThinkPad W500 ubuntu 12.10 64 poor battery performace
This week I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 on my ThinkPad W500. Great machine, powerful. But my battery lasts only around 2 hours.
What I've done:
In the BIOS, I disabled the discrete graphic card (Intel ...
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Thinkpad 13 Edge microphone noise problem
I'm having problems with the microphone making a annoying noise that makes talking really hard.
My laptop is a ThinkPad Edge 13 (the version with an intel processor)
I reported a bug [1] and I got ...
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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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my s-video out put won't fit to the tv
I am using lubuntu on my old think pad t30 laptop.
The problem is with s-video out put and I would like to watch movies on my tv.
I can see my desktop on my tv but it's not synchronized in size. I ...
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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 isa0060/...
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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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why is there no /proc/bus/usb?
I have an old Thinkpad R32 2658 and I want to use dfu-util. The reference documentation starts with the following description:
To run dfu-util, you need to have /proc/bus/usb mounted and working. ...
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Linux: How do I get my Thinkpad L530 trackpoint to work?
I've installed Ubuntu on my Thinkpad L530 and everything's running pretty smooth except for the trackpoint (that red button in between the keys for moving your pointer) as well as the corresponding ...
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Firefox, touchpad middle-button, open in new tab, lenovo T60
I use Firefox 18.0 with Xubuntu 12.04 on a lenovo Laptop T60.
I like to use the middle button above the touchpad to do a middle-click on a link to open that page in a new tab. It works with the ...
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Ubuntu on ThinkPad. Erase recovery partition and burn a recovery cd instead
I want to turn my dual-boot ThinkPad T400 winXP + ubuntu 12.10 into single Ubuntu machine, i.e. delete Windows and recovery partitions, and use all the disk space for Ubuntu.
Before doing so, I ...
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finger-print-gui and lenovo x220 fingerprint reader issue
in part related to
does Lenovo fingerprint reader work in ubuntu?
i did follow the several instructions one can find on here and elsewhere.
i succeeded also in enrolling my index finger with the gui
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How do I control the fan when running kernel 3.7?
A while ago I started to use thinkfan to control the fan speed of my lenovo thinkpad. This became necessary as it stoped working after a kernel update (I think it came with the installation of a v3.7 ...
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Sluggish desktop/Unity performance on ThinkPad Edge
Fresh (1 week old) install of Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit version on a ThinkPad Edge 15, specs as follows:
System specs (site wouldn't let me hotlink the image)
I think the swap is about 2GB but can't ...
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Changed Laptop Screen (Thinkpad), FN-Key Brightness control stopped working
I just replaced the broken screen on my Thinkpad Edge 13".
Now the brightness-adjustments via the FN keys don't work anymore (the brightness indicator bar goes from Low - Full, but nothing actually ...
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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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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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Thinkpad W520 brightness modification requires suspend
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with 12.10 installed on it. The specifics are:
Linux corellia 3.5.0-19-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 13 17:48:01 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
It works ...
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Thinkfan on Thinkpad T410 - thinkpad_acpi doesn't seem to support fan_control
I try to run thinkfan.
I installed it and configured it.
But if i do this i get an error.
chris@chris-ThinkPad-T410:~$ sudo thinkfan -n
WARNING: Using default temperature inputs in /proc/acpi/ibm/...
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Get ThinkPad orientation
On Windows, screen orientation of my ThinkPad W520 can automatically change if I rotate the computer to hold it like a book. Is it possible to detect computer orientation on Linux?
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Ubuntu 12.10 Black screen with mouse cursor sometimes after Ubuntu boot - nvidia optimus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I have the problem on my ThinkPad T520 with Nvidia Optimus and SSD drive
Problem occurs with bumblebee ...
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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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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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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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Modprobe loads nvidia driver but xorg.conf has errors
I recently upgraded to 12.10. In the process, my laptop, which is a W520 in a dock, connected to 2 external monitors (the same monitors.. Dell U2400). I finally got the nvidia-experimental-310 driver ...
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How well is the thinkpad internal microphone supported?(x230)
Specs say it's an internal digital stereo microphone.
Windows does have an option to switch between conference and singleuser mode, like most voice recorders with stereo mics.
Is this Option hardware ...
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ThinkPad hard-drive motion detection support
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on a ThinkPad X220. Does Ubuntu support the hard-drive "motion detection" features that I have always found on ThinkPads, since I first got an X31 running Windows XP? (...
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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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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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Thinkpad X1 Carbon wakes up from sleep automatically
So, I bought a Thinkpad X1 Carbon and put Ubuntu Gnome Remix 12.10 on it. I've had an issue. Sometimes, the device will resume from its sleep state automatically. This has happened both under Windows ...
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Windows maximize in the wrong display
I use dual display with Ubuntu 12.04.
Display 1: Thinkpad T420s. Intel HD3000
Display 2: HP 1955.
Whenever I want to maximize the windows (say a Chrome browser) in display 1, it automatically ...
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Can't boot from USB flash drive (Thinkpad T430i)
I had a Wubi install to try Ubuntu out, and decided that I want to do a proper install. I uninstalled Wubi, downloaded Ubuntu desktop 12.10 (32-bit) and put it on an 8 GB fat32 USB flash drive (...
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webcam not working on lenovo x230
I've got Ubuntu 12.04 running on my lenovo X230. I can't get the integrated webcam working with Google Talk plugin or with Cheese.
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Laptop monitor is cut off when using an external display (12.04 + Unity)
UPDATE: Bug is described HERE.
The "problem" still allows functionality. I have 12.04 on a T61 Thinkpad. The indicator/menu bar is rendered correctly on both screens and everything with unity/dash is ...
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