Ah, good catch! That simplifies things

Ah, great, thank you! Right-most column from those HMMs:

45N2170 (X220)
45N2240 (T420)
45N2240 (T410)
45N2240 (T510/W510)
45N2240 (T520/W520)

So there are only two models I should be looking for; 45N2170 or 45N2240...

Hi all, I'm looking to buy two replacement UK keyboards for an X220 and an X230 (which I'll be modding to take a "classic" keyboard), but I'd like to know what brand I'm buying. Common opionion seems to indicate keyboards made by MNB are the best ones to get, but how can I tell? I have found some FR...

SIM card is inserted as per the image. I have also tried adding a layer of tape on the back to make it a little thicker, and to ensure that the mini/micro cut-outs stay in place. Still nothing. Here are the modem details from ModemManager: # mmcli -m 0 /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device ...

Fusion wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:52 pm

Have you tried putting the SIM card in a different device and removing the PIN?

The card normally sits in my Sierra Wireless 3G/4G router, and has no PIN set. It is a "normal" EE (UK) 4G data SIM.

So I recently got an X220, after the trusty X201s I had been using for years died a death (don't ask). And on the whole it's a really nice upgrade: Generally faster Better 3D performance (in Blender at least) Better video playback (my X201s tended to get hot) 16Gb RAM support (unofficial) USB3 port ...

I think I would just go for the X61 with a Full HD IPS panel, modern ports (VGA can be kept but remove modem, PC card and firewire for HDMI and Thunderbolt 3), and upgraded internals (8th gen CPU, 16GB RAM, SSD). Yeah, the X60/61 is about the perfect form factor for a laptop; I still use my X61s al...

IdealPad:

1. 7-row "traditional" keyboard
2. TrackPoint only palmrest
3. 13" 4:3 or 5:4 screen
4. Low-voltage CPU
5. Magnesium composite chassis
6. Rubberised exterior
7. ThinkLight
8. No gimmicks
9. $1,500 price tag

Basically, a 600 series ThinkPad with a 15W Kaby Lake i7 and SXGA/SXGA+ screen. Sold!

Here is the relevant Syslog output: Nov 27 16:00:52 thinkpad ModemManager[1029]: <info> ModemManager (version 1.4.12) starting in system bus... Nov 27 16:00:52 thinkpad mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.4" Nov 27 16:00:53 thinkpad kernel: [ 9.565...

*bump*ing this in the hope someone can help. And no, installing Modem Manager GUI won't make the slightest bit of difference, since the modem is "unregistered" by the kernel during boot. The question is why this happens...

It took you long enough... :roll: Ha! Yeah, well, I have a lot of things going on and I knew it would involve pretty extensive disassembly, so I kept putting it off in favour of other, more exiting/profitable work. I can be like that. I also didn't want to start wearing on the new keyboard until th...

My X201 went into thermal shutdown again this evening, while rendering a 3D model in Blender. That was the final straw; I immediately ripped the whole thing apart (motherboard has to come out to get to the fan assembly) and once I got the heatpipes off the chips the cause of the problem was immediat...

jaspen-meyer wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:41 am

an easy way to update bios is adding the iso to your grub menu:
apt-get install grub-imageboot; mkdir /boot/images; cp yourbios.iso /boot/images; update-grub

That is a great tip, thank you!

shawross wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:58 pm

Some people think the X class Thinkpads finished with the 16:10 X201 series

You know I completely forgot about this 16:9 nonsense there for a moment. *shudder*

Thanks everyone - it is encouraging to hear you all seem to think this overheating issue is some kind of fault, and not the normal behaviour. I do boot without any kernel params btw; the only thing Thinkpad specific I have is options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1 in /etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad.conf I fou...

indeed I sorely wish there was a Thinkpad in the "X" series which had a "UM" ("ultra low power") i7 CPU, but it seems no such beast exists. All the newer X-series (starting with X240) use only "UM"-equivalent CPU (15W TDP). 25W-35W are not even options. That's good to know, but I cannot even consid...

The 640LM is a "low power" part, with a TDP of 25W, whereas the 620M is a regular "mobile" CPU with a 35W TDP. Since I've always struggled with overheating the "LM" is much preferable - indeed I sorely wish there was a Thinkpad in the "X" series which had a "UM" ("ultra low power") i7 CPU, but it se...

Seriously, what the actual ****?

I've been battling Thinkpad overheating issues with 'buntu since forever and I'm starting to get seriously p****d off. This has been happening on every Thinkpad I've run Linux on, going back to the X32, X60, X200s and my current X201s, with 'buntu versions 12.04, 14.04 and now 16.04. In the past I h...

Digging a little deeper in dmesg shows that the event immediately preceding the CDC unregister is a USB disconnect: 67092-[ 14.019744] usb 2-1.4: USB disconnect, device number 3 67150:[ 14.022625] cdc_ether 2-1.4:1.7 wwp0s29u1u4i7: unregister 'cdc_ether' usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.4, Mobile Broadband Networ...

I'm having the same problem, also tested with multiple (working) SIMs. It was working on 'buntu 12.04 but not since upgrading to 'buntu 14.04. I have lived with using my phone as an AP when out and about, but now I really need to get this working! I had hoped that a clean upgrade to 16.04 would reso...

There is nothing very special on this display, it is quite good.....indeed better than the normal TN panel....it's very good for working with pictures....it isn't good for playing games or looking films, but this are informations of the wiki....you just have to find out by yourself for what this di...

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shi ... 16880.html Hehe, well, that's an excellent find, thanks for the link. However: that price! Can you confirm that you used your touchpanel as a drop-in replacement for a ccfl x200s panel? Yep, 100% drop-in. The Samsung LTN121AP02 panel has CCFL backlight an...

I concur with your enthusiasm. Hehe, thanks for the support - I don't often deliver such outpourings of love publicly, but as anyone who's used one will know, this is an exceptional device :) find a more powerful X201 or X201s and transplant your whole X200s lid onto it. Ah. Ah! You know I've been ...

Having been exclusively using this laptop for a few days I have to say this is the best Thinkpad I have ever owned . 1) The keyboard is great! Maybe not as good as the 600 series, but then I've never encountered a match for these. It's easily as good as my (second best) T43p. 2) The size is perfect....

The CCFL x200s lid is thicker than the LED x200s lid. I believe that the ccfl x200s screen is exactly the same as the non-s ccfl x200. I didn't follow the whole discussion, but if you are sure that the tablet screen sans digitizer would fit an x200 then go for it with your x200s! I went for it and ...

Yes. The mighty BoeHydis AFFS panel Thank you - some digging turned up this thread which contains many confirmed installs of Boe/Hydis HV121WX4 in the X200 s . However, looking at the datasheet for the panel, the dimensional drawing shows a maximum thickness of 6.7mm - this is actually a smidgen th...

Lomax wrote:Does anyone know of a suitable panel upgrade that will fit an X200s with CCFL?

Hmmm. Maybe there is no such thing?

That X200t LCD won't fit in an X200s lid, it's too thick. It may perhaps fit in a standard X200 lid, but I'm not sure about the LCD-cable compatibility. Ah. That's... unfortunate. So I have just butchered my X200t in vain? Happy days. Btw - cable should be the same and in the same spot, based on th...

I recently replaced my somewhat battered X200t with a minty X200s, and to me the slightly smaller size and cooler running is well worth the trade-off of losing the tablet function - which I never used anyway. But gah! That screen! Compared to the X200t the colours are off, the viewing angles are atr...