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Check here if your IBM/Lenovo Laptop/Desktop is Linux Certified

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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:46 am

Interesting piece found on Lenovo's website: an overview of Linux Certifications for IBM/Lenovo hardware.
Linux for Personal Systems

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Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

Last post by Arc « Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:36 pm
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by Scottfish » Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:55 pm
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I just picked up a new to me T440P. I am taking my time deciding what distro to run. I feel like I always default to Ubuntu due to ease and comfort,...
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what is the best linux distro for thinkpad x41 tablet?

Last post by Arc « Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:30 pm
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by ijunsung » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:22 am

Hi,

I am a beginner in linux and am interested in installing linux into my old thinkpad x41 tablet.

* Mint 18.3 xfce

I installed this linux...

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Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:30 pm
Manjaro Linux with Optimus Graphics.

Last post by Quardah « Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:37 pm
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by Quardah » Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:26 am

Hi folks. I just wanted to let you know that i've switched from Arch to Manjaro (Manjaro i3 community) on my main T540p and there's a specific...

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Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:37 pm
Fedora 28 (KDE) on T550

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by edik » Fri May 25, 2018 3:16 pm

T550
i5-5300u
16GB RAM
256GB SSD
IPS 3K Touch Panel
72Wh battery
(Non-backlit keyboard)

Everything works out of the box, including suspend,...

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Fri May 25, 2018 3:16 pm
How about Slack?

Last post by Utwig « Wed May 23, 2018 4:35 am
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by burhan » Mon May 07, 2018 2:02 am

It seems everyone and their pet parrot has moved to slack. So why not us?

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Wed May 23, 2018 4:35 am
Optimizations

Last post by Dekks « Tue May 15, 2018 7:14 am
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by mugenn » Sun May 13, 2018 2:40 pm

Knowing the community behind thinkpads, I imagine some people have done some optimizations to improve them software-level. I have an x230 and I'm...

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Last post by Dekks
Tue May 15, 2018 7:14 am
Trackpad Problems - T440 or Linux?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:42 am
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by sinqbad » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:46 pm

I bought a T440 and immediately put linux on it. The track pad feels a little stiff and is pretty inaccurate like when going to click the remember me...

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Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:42 am
What do you do with Linux?

Last post by Arc « Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:10 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:20 pm

I'm a Windows person and I'm just curious, what do you Linux for, and is it Linux only?

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Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:10 am
[T430s] hibernare / suspend drain battery

Last post by whqdz « Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:30 am
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by whqdz » Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:09 am

Hello,

I've just switched from a linux 18.2 kde to a 18.3 mate on my T430s and i'm facing to a problem: when I put the t430s on hibernate (or...

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Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:30 am
KPH0035 trackpoint sensibility/speed

Last post by gaelga « Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:04 pm

by gaelga » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:04 pm

Hi
I can't manage to set up the trackpoint sensibility/speed on my KPH0035. I can enable the midle scrol button with xinput but that's all.
Any...

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Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:04 pm
Linux mint is there but it won't boot

Last post by MikalE « Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:45 am
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by brutus9 » Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:51 pm

so I bought a lenovo thinkpad e130
i put mint on it
everything was fine
then it stopped working
I figured out that this was because the hard drive...

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Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:45 am
Good distro for replacing Windows?

Last post by evening_hunger « Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:02 am
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by ko » Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:30 pm

Lately, my copy of Windows 7 has been breaking often. Today it got to the point where opening Windows Update would crash the computer. Tried several...

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Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:02 am
X61t - Tablet pen registers as right click in Linux Mint while in tablet mode?

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:17 pm
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by Khatoblepas » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:01 pm

I'm currently setting up an x61t to use as an art station, but whenever I clip the tablet into tablet mode, the pen no longer registers as a left...

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Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:17 pm
How-to display two external monitors on T420 via Dock+laptop VGA ?

Last post by elfi « Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:32 pm
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by elfi » Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:46 am

Hello,

I own a great T420 Thinkpad (Intel HD3000 Graphics) with a dock, and it runs on Lubuntu 16.04. I am currently trying to use it with two...

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Last post by elfi
Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:32 pm
Linux Mint 17 Issue and Mint 18.3 Install on a Frankenpad

Last post by Sudevan « Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:47 pm

by Sudevan » Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:47 pm

I haven't been on this site recently, but I had a Linux-related issue that I managed to resolve. I had Mint 17 on one of my T60/61 Frankenpads and...

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Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:47 pm
[solved] T420s Problems with acpi after changing fan

Last post by ThinkingPaul « Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:52 pm
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by ThinkingPaul » Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:13 pm

Hi folks

I have a T420s with Intel GPU running Linux.
As the system was loud and hot I decided to clean the fan and to replace the thermal paste....

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Last post by ThinkingPaul
Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:52 pm
Ubuntu brightness control, can it be ported to Windows?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:54 am

by RealBlackStuff » Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:54 am

Most, if not all, Linux OSes include a working Brightness Control .
E.g. Ubuntu has this one:

I have an X240 with designated Fn/F5 (up) and Fn/F6...

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Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:54 am
t440s and linux

Last post by mzezelj « Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:17 pm

by mzezelj » Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:17 pm

My t440s works flawlessly with linux but i still have 2 issues.
First one is with docking - i have pro dock 40a10 and 2 addiitonal moniotrs on...

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Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:17 pm
[SOLVED] volume and mute buttons not working after sddm reinstall && symbol lookup error kmix

Last post by whqdz « Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:51 pm
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by whqdz » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:52 pm

Hello :)

I'm facing to a strange problem. Yesterday my t430s running on mint sonya has crashed, I mean blackscreen, I had to do alt + ctrl + f1,...

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Last post by whqdz
Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:51 pm
3gmodem not detected

Last post by Lomax « Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:30 am
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by corosus » Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:04 pm

Hi

i added a 3g modem to my thinkpad x200S recently

it worked for a day, and then stopped working
running debian sid

uname -a
Linux...

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Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:30 am
[SOLVED] [T430s] What tpacpi-bat to install on Mint Sonya

Last post by whqdz « Tue Oct 31, 2017 5:36 pm
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by whqdz » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:59 am

Hello :-)

I'm currently looking for a good power management for my t430s that runs on mint 18.2

I've installed TLP, and once I did a ' tlp-stat...

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Tue Oct 31, 2017 5:36 pm
Operating system cannot be found, Cannot boot from any device w510

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:34 pm
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by aioy » Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:10 pm

Before this problem I was stuck in a grub rescue screen after trying to install puppy linux, and to fix it I used a boot rescue disc, but after using...

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Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:34 pm
Installing Ubuntu 16.04 on the T25 - driver issues

Last post by akitaen « Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:44 am
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by bigletits » Sun Oct 15, 2017 3:52 pm

Has anyone done it yet? I have no drivers for anything. On my T530 it was ezpz. Is there a list of drivers I can download and install for the T470 or...

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Last post by akitaen
Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:44 am
SOLUTION: TP X300 - fan control for Xubuntu 16.04 64bit?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:21 pm
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by Insomniac1971 » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:24 am

Hi, I want to ask owners of this laptop who has or are running linux on it, if they use fan control software of any kind and if they know how to get...

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Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:21 pm
Can Libreboot enable SATA II ?

Last post by owen_r61 « Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:06 am
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by owen_r61 » Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:25 am

I'd like to know if Libreboot can enable Sata II system speeds, like the Middleton bios firmware can.

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Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:06 am
X201s constantly overheating

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:45 am
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by Lomax » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:24 am

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...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:45 am
Which version of Linux to install?

Last post by Arc « Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:40 am
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by Eto » Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:58 am
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I'm looking to re-install Linux on my desktop and laptop.

Which version would you-all(where I live in the states is below the Mason-Dixon line)...
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Last post by Arc
Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:40 am
Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:30 pm
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by portsample » Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:39 am

I've been using Samsung solid state drives (SSDs) in (2) of my T61 laptops with no problems. OS is current version of openSuse. Recently I have been...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:30 pm
Android-x86 KitKat build for ThinkPad Tablets

Last post by realis77 « Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:24 am
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by twistero » Thu May 22, 2014 1:18 am
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EDIT: Updated to 4.4 r1.
See latest post for a build that will boot on X41 tablets.

Most of the ThinkPad-Tablet-specific changes have been merged...
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Last post by realis77
Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:24 am
Illuminated keyboard

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:45 am
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by moijk » Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:17 am

As mentioned, I came from a macbook pro. The t470s have an illuminated keyboard, But it doesn't seem to have any intelligence attached to it. Is it...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:45 am
Natural scrolling on t470s

Last post by moijk « Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:54 pm
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by moijk » Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:56 pm

I have a t470s. I come from a macbook pro so natural scrolling would be pretty much required. i run ubuntu 17.04 with gnome desktop.

I've not run...

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Last post by moijk
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:54 pm
Linux TrackPoint Driver (how to replicate rich IBM driver)

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:39 am
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by micrex22 » Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:21 am

So I'll be setting up Linux on my soon-to-be-arriving X1 Carbon 4th Gen (probably Xubuntu, Debian or Open SUSE).

However, the last time I had...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:39 am
Linux distro for Thinkpad T23 in 2017

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:33 pm
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by gnutemberg » Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:23 am

Hello everyone!

Long time lurker, this is my first post.

I have an old t23, any xorg > 1.13 doesn't work. I'm currently on debian wheezy due to...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:33 pm
volume keys on XFCE / fedora 25

Last post by tedman « Sat Jun 10, 2017 3:13 am
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by tedman » Sun Nov 27, 2016 4:50 am

This is just a post on how to fix the volume keys on the latest Fedora 25 with xfce as I couldn't find this information easily anywhere else.

I have...

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Sat Jun 10, 2017 3:13 am
Thinkpad T450s error: thinkpad ec_read_row: failed requesting row

Last post by dave67 « Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:31 am
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by Dobob » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:17 pm

I have researched the error but can't find any solutions.

I have linuxmint Cinnamon 64-bits 18.

I get the below errors every time I shut down my...

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Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:31 am
Cannot get TapAndDragGesture to work on X300 trackpad

Last post by pelago « Thu May 25, 2017 10:59 am

by pelago » Thu May 25, 2017 10:59 am

Hello. I am trying to resurrect an X300, and have installed Ubuntu Mint 17.04 on it. It's mostly working fine so far, except for one thing:

I cannot...

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Thu May 25, 2017 10:59 am
Frankenpad ddr2 800mhz appearing as 677mhz

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun May 14, 2017 8:11 am
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by alisan » Sun May 14, 2017 7:44 am

I have Frankenpad 601 that has 2x4g ddr2 800mhz ram, however under Linux

lshw -short -C memory

is showing

/0/2b/0 memory 4GiB SODIMM DDR2...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun May 14, 2017 8:11 am
i7 X220 USB 3.0 not working in Linux

Last post by Dekks « Fri May 12, 2017 11:37 pm
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by nxsh » Sun May 07, 2017 4:43 pm

The USB 3 port of my X220 works fine to boot from, so I gather it's working fine. But when I've actually booted into my Linux OS the port is...

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Fri May 12, 2017 11:37 pm
Anyone running FreeBSD

Last post by crux « Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:32 pm
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by karotlopj » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:05 am

Just wondered if anyone on this forum was running FreeBSD...

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Last post by crux
Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:32 pm
How to improve audio on a Thinkpad T530 under Ubuntu?

Last post by wrybread « Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:38 pm
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by wrybread » Sun Mar 05, 2017 2:14 am

The sound playing through the speakers on my T530 is really high tinny and soft in Ubuntu. I had the same issue under Windows until I installed the...

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Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:38 pm
error message when trying to boot

Last post by Dekks « Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:31 am
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by retired » Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:21 am

My t-60 is double booted - xp and linux mint 18 - recently can't boot into linux mint - get error cpu pipe underrun - can boot with live disk - did...

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Last post by Dekks
Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:31 am
X61 CPU clock limiter on 65w charger w/o batt, and Linux loophole?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:26 am
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by axur-delmeria » Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:54 am

Certain Thinkpad models (including the X61) have a BIOS quirk that limits the CPU clock speed to 1.2GHz when running the laptop on a 65w AC adapter...

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Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:26 am
Lightweight Distro for my 600?

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:20 pm
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by aPanzerIV » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:21 pm

Hello, I have been scrounging around for something up-to-date (last 6 years) and somewhat useful to put on my Thinkpad, its specs are as follows;...

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Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:20 pm
Fingerprint Reader At Boot

Last post by Temetka « Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:12 am
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by LavaChild » Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:34 am

Hello!

I'm aware support for the fingerprint reader on an X200s is not good under Linux. None the less, I'd still like to use that functionality - I...

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Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:12 am
error cpu underrun

Last post by retired « Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:57 pm

by retired » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:57 pm

My t-60 is double booted - xp and linux mint 18 - recently can't boot into linux mint - get error cpu pipe underrun - can boot with live disk - did...

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Last post by retired
Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:57 pm
Libreboot - anyone try it?

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:39 am
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by jaspen-meyer » Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:51 am

I'd like to try libreboot. It's an alternative to the standard bios supplied by Lenovo.
Far as I can tell it can be installed on an X60(s) from...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:39 am
Wireless Driver issues with a T43

Last post by Sudevan « Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:21 pm
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by Sudevan » Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:06 pm

As part of my ongoing updating of the Linux OSs on my numerous Thinkpads, I was working on a T43, with MTM 2668-43U, and with a 14.1” XGA display and...

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Last post by Sudevan
Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:21 pm
Questions about Linux, Thinkpad T43 and hardware

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:12 am
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by James1138 » Mon May 02, 2016 6:03 pm

I apologize up front if these questions have already been answered in the past and welcome any answers.

I got real lucky in finding a working T43...

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Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:12 am
Invalid tar magic with tar command. Help.

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:06 am
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by Blender » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:35 am

I'm trying to extract a tarball and I get the following error..

tar: Invalid tar magic

My syntax is tar -xzvf file.tar.gz

Any thoughts?

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Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:06 am

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