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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Buying a ThinkPad without OS

Last post by bmstrong « Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:50 am
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by Sindbad » Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:57 pm

Why do all of the Laptop manufactures sell the notebooks with OS if there are lots of people who are even not using Windows? Why it is a must when...

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Last post by bmstrong
Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:50 am
thinkpad issues and linux tools for kde??

Last post by Temetka « Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:25 pm
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by dux5 » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:47 pm

all kde temp applets are saying my cpu is around c51 is that normal?

are there any tools for thinkpad for ubuntu that are useful? laptop tools...

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:25 pm
[SOLVED] Ubuntu 10, ThinkPad X200. Sleep broken

Last post by rjwilmsi « Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:54 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:09 pm

I'm stumped here. It used to work fine, but now I can't seem to get it to work.

When I close the lid, or try to put it to sleep from the menu, it...

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Last post by rjwilmsi
Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:54 am
Restart doesn't work in latest release of Ubuntu/Mint

Last post by Temetka « Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:16 am
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by uncle fani » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:30 pm

Hi,

I'm a brand new Linux Mint user and a Linux newbie in general. I just installed version 14 cinnamon (32-bit) on my laptop and have run into a...

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Last post by Temetka
Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:16 am
how can i access the T61 Nvidia temperature sensor?

Last post by xirtyllo « Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:51 pm
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by xirtyllo » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:59 pm

I'm trying to figure out how I can read the Nvidia NVS 140M temperature sensor in the T61..

for example if I do cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal I can...

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Last post by xirtyllo
Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:51 pm
Linux Wary won't install on A20m, other distro suggestions?

Last post by DRobinson « Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:25 am
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by Dos3.1 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:33 am

Greetings,

I ran Puppy Linux (Wary version) from a CD on my A20m and it ran fine - even got online using the wireless card!

But, when I tried to...

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Last post by DRobinson
Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:25 am
Low sound on ThinkPad T530 with Mint LTS

Last post by enenen « Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:32 am

by enenen » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:32 am

Hello,

My problem is that the sound in Linux Mint is too low. Of course I can increase it to around 150% instead of the default 100% but it is a...

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Last post by enenen
Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:32 am
[RESOLVED]Discrepancy between IMB ACPI and SMART data for HD

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:08 pm

by Thinkpaddict » Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:08 pm

I am getting a huge discrepancy between the data for my HD temperature reported by IBM ACPI and the SMART data provided by the hard drive itself. The...

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Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:08 pm
Thinkpad T30 lubuntu 12.10 issues

Last post by cheystar « Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:12 pm
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by cheystar » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:37 pm

I recently installed lubuntu 12.10 on my thinkpad t30. First of all lubuntu runs very smoothly and quick. I am typing this message from it, but there...

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Last post by cheystar
Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:12 pm
[Solved] ThinkPad T42 - Mint 13 install – 2 OEM +1 partition

Last post by ipso « Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:09 am
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by ipso » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:12 pm

This week I’ve downloaded Mint 13 Maya (Cinnamon) and have installed 10G partitions on a couple of old desktop machines and everything is more or...

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Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:09 am
ThinkVantage Power Manager for Linux???

Last post by skinnie « Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:39 pm
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by spt60 » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:12 pm

Is there a version of ThinkVantage Power Manager for Ubuntu or Fedora?
I searched everywhere and couldn't find any.

Thanks!!! :)

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Last post by skinnie
Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:39 pm
last linux you've got your T43 working with catalyst driver

Last post by malayo « Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:47 am
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by malayo » Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:34 am

i just want to know what's last linux you've got your T43 working with catalyst driver so i can test it. especially if it still got patches e.g.:...

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Last post by malayo
Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:47 am
Edge S430 Fan control problem!

Last post by 84matte84 « Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:59 pm

by 84matte84 » Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:59 pm

Hi guys!
I'm new to this forum and I'm also desperate!!!!

I follow all the possible giudes found in google but no one worked for me...

I loaded the...

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Last post by 84matte84
Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:59 pm
debian squeeze's wireless reloads on T43

Last post by malayo « Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:02 am
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by malayo » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:11 am

linux info

root@T43:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.7 (squeeze)
Release:...

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Last post by malayo
Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:02 am
Problems with CD drive and bootable CD's

Last post by jdoutt « Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:53 pm
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by jdoutt » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:32 pm

I've been trying to install flavors of ubuntu 12.04 on my Thinkpoad T30 with 1M memory
At boot, CD's of ubuntu, subuntu, lubuntu are not recognized...

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Last post by jdoutt
Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:53 pm
Going around impossibility of enabling ASPM

Last post by twistero « Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:28 am
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by Lockheed » Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:47 am

Adding pcie_aspm=force to kernel line doesn't work (any longer?) on recent kernels. This was the only known to me way of enabling it (please, do...

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Last post by twistero
Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:28 am
custom thinkpad linux

Last post by zogthegreat « Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:18 am
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by dux5 » Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:05 am

when i buy a t400 i am thinking about building a custom ISO based of xubuntu using refracta toos,

-500mb iso

More security focused, mostly for...

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Last post by zogthegreat
Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:18 am
Need help installing tp_smapi [Solved]

Last post by ilpalazzo « Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:37 am
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by Neil » Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:01 pm

Trying to install tp_smapi on my X40 so I can control battery charge thresholds. I'm running Debian sid with XFCE 4.10 from experimental repos,...

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Last post by ilpalazzo
Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:37 am
Distro shopping

Last post by Lockheed « Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:09 am
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by Temetka » Thu May 23, 2013 6:47 am

Normally, I would just roll with Ubuntu but since they raped the GUI I can't do it.

So recommend me a debian compatible distro.

Oh, I dis-like...

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Last post by Lockheed
Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:09 am
[solved] Can't get TLP to work

Last post by Lockheed « Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:53 am
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by Lockheed » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:20 am

I set up TLP, I enabled and run the service, but it has no effect at all, even though checking service status tells me it is running fine.

EDIT:...

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Last post by Lockheed
Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:53 am
Zorin OS

Last post by jronald « Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:42 pm
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by jronald » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:54 am

OK, so if you go back through several years of my posts, you will find Im no huge fan of Windoze. I had/have promised never to upgrade from XP to...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:42 pm
Dual boot Windows 8 and Linux

Last post by Ashley_Pomeroy « Fri May 31, 2013 2:13 pm
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by stuartf » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:08 pm

I have spent two days researching dual booting Windows 8 and some linux flavor.

I am intending to do this with a yet to be received X230 that will...

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Last post by Ashley_Pomeroy
Fri May 31, 2013 2:13 pm
Annoying random beeps in Kubuntu Linux 12.10 (T510)

Last post by lparsons « Tue May 28, 2013 9:05 pm
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by lparsons » Sun May 19, 2013 8:39 pm

I'm not even sure where to start looking for help on this one, so far google searches have not turned up anything useful. I run Kubuntu 12.10 on my...

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Last post by lparsons
Tue May 28, 2013 9:05 pm
First time Linux user looking for advice on distro for T43p

Last post by Temetka « Sat May 25, 2013 8:51 pm
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by Cola » Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:56 pm

Hi all!

As I've got my T43p in spare atm, I thought it'd be a waste if I'm not using it. I've decided that I want to try something else than...

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Last post by Temetka
Sat May 25, 2013 8:51 pm
USB boot linux on a T43

Last post by simes « Wed May 15, 2013 3:37 pm
Replies: 2
by HarrisonH » Sun May 05, 2013 12:57 pm

Is it possible? The reason I ask is that the hard drive in my T43 is on its way out, and when it comes down to it, replacing it simply isn't worth...

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Last post by simes
Wed May 15, 2013 3:37 pm
wwan on ubuntu 13.04 -> dns error? (X1 carbon)

Last post by roberts « Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:16 am

by roberts » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:16 am

I have a problem connecting on my x1 carbon - actually I didn' suceed to connect on win8 either even though I updated all drivers firmaware etc.

On...

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Last post by roberts
Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:16 am
Problems with WWAN Under Ubuntu ( X1 Carbon )

Last post by LuisMiCM « Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:42 am
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by aspen » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:19 pm

I've got an X1C, and appear to have borked the 3G at some point.
I tried it once with my T-Mobile SIM right after I got it, and it worked fine. Then...

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Last post by LuisMiCM
Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:42 am
Linux for an oldie (not TP sorry)

Last post by DaKKS « Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:12 am
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by DaKKS » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:34 am

I got myself one of those cute Toshiba subnotebooks from the late 90's. Portage 3020ct. Figured it would replace my Jornada. Gonna use it for some...

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Last post by DaKKS
Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:12 am
Is T42 possible to install ubuntu 12

Last post by DRobinson « Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:23 am
Replies: 15
by thinkpader911 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:36 pm

Is T42 possible to install ubuntu 12 , As T42 cpu is non PAE , how can I install ubuntu 12 on T42

Best Regards

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Last post by DRobinson
Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:23 am
Puppy Linux with tp_smapi possible?

Last post by Neil « Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:38 am
Replies: 4
by Neil » Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:55 pm

I've used Puppy linux of and on with several different ThinkPads for several years now, and I think Puppy would be almost ideal for use on the X40...

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Last post by Neil
Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:38 am
uBuntu 10.04

Last post by Neil « Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:29 am
Replies: 3
by jronald » Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:03 pm

OK Im running a Buntu 10.04 derivative, and of course it will no longer update itself. I really like the overlay and dont want to goob it. What are...

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Last post by Neil
Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:29 am
Fedora 18 on T43p - a newbie fan control question

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:56 pm

by ajkula66 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:56 pm

So...my love affair with Mint which has lasted several years started going sour with the loss of Gnome, and investments into Mate/Cinnamon...

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Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:56 pm
x121e Charging threshold on linux

Last post by tarverator « Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:22 am
Replies: 8
by Shancial » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:40 am

I bought the Lenovo x121e last fall and have been using windows 7 on it. Since I don't use this laptop for gaming, I would like to put linux on it,...

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Last post by tarverator
Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:22 am
Can't bind ThinkVantage

Last post by Lockheed « Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:50 am

by Lockheed » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:50 am

I've been trying to bind ThinkVantage button to some action, but it does not produce any output in both xev or acpi_listen.
The machine is ThinkPad...

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Last post by Lockheed
Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:50 am
nVvidia TwinView mini displayport for second monitor? Thinkp

Last post by nardev « Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:06 pm

by nardev » Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:06 pm

Here is the configuration:

Debian 6.0.6
Kernel: Linux nardev 3.2.0-0.bpo.3-amd64
NVIDIA Driver Version: 295.59
Monitor #1: acer 22 1680x1050
Monitor...

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Last post by nardev
Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:06 pm
HDMI Audio Issue

Last post by gdrunk « Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:01 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:25 am

Hello, I'm trying to get my Thinkpad Edge 019923U (14 AMD 2.3Ghz Turion II P520) to stream via HDMI to a large screen TV. It otherwise works well...

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Last post by gdrunk
Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:01 am
T410 w/ Fedora 18

Last post by FunkyRes « Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:34 pm
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by FunkyRes » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:03 pm

Acquired a T410.
Fedora 18 installed fine, but there are a few issues.

A) How do I disable the UltraNav trackpad and the two lower buttons?
In my...

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Last post by FunkyRes
Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:34 pm
tp_smapi and battery charging thresholds question

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:58 pm
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by slangeditorial » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:14 pm

Hi everyone,

I am currently running crunchbang 10 statler, and I am trying to get the battery charging thresholds to work. I have the package...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:58 pm
problems loading mint 14 xfce on thinkpad t60

Last post by Neil « Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:17 pm
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by joincoolkidclub » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:30 pm

I also put this in the hardware section, hope I'm not violating any rules: Admin note: Ah, yes it does :) . Locking other thread.

I have spent...

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Last post by Neil
Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:17 pm
X60s: 3G modem only works at 2.5G speeds

Last post by raket « Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:35 pm
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by Nickolai » Thu May 31, 2012 6:35 am

Hello,

I have X60s with WWAN running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (i386). On my 3G card (MC8755) I only get download speeds of 0.32 ... 0.38 Mbps, as measured...

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Last post by raket
Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:35 pm
ThinkPad Fan: How to increase fan speed?

Last post by raket « Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:22 pm
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by bonjb » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:17 am

When I see posts on ThinkPad Fan the most common reason why people install it is because of fan noise, however my problem is more on fan speed, or...

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Last post by raket
Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:22 pm
T420s built in microphone not working

Last post by raket « Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:53 pm
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by juchem » Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:58 pm

I'm using Debian (Unstable repo) with kernel 3.5 from experimental repo, but I tried several flavors of kernel (mainly 3.2) from unstable and testing...

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Last post by raket
Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:53 pm
Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue

Last post by MagicFab « Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:05 am
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by tpprynn » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:33 pm

If I use the applet for adjusting brightness, there are maybe 25 positions along a line for the slider to change screen brightness. Using the Fn and...

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Last post by MagicFab
Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:05 am
Arch on a X220

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:09 am
Replies: 6
by GomJabbar » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:30 pm

I just installed Arch on one of the partitions of my X220 (along with Win 7, Fedora 15, and Mageia 1). It's been an adventure so far...

I installed...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:09 am
Best distro for a Lenovo Thinkpad W530

Last post by DRobinson « Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:59 pm
Replies: 5
by alexvader » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:12 pm

Hi

I am planning to install Linux on my new W530.

I am currently a debian squeeze user.. so i ask :

What is the HW compatibility of my lappy with...

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Last post by DRobinson
Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:59 pm
Best Distro for Lenovo x61s (ssd & 2gb ram)

Last post by tagumcity « Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:51 pm
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by Fixed_Rider » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:05 pm

Hello All,

I have rediscovered Linux in the past few months. I really like what I see. I'm still baffled by all the distros and variations that are...

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Last post by tagumcity
Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:51 pm
Using ThinkPad docks w/ linux?

Last post by ThinkRob « Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:47 am
Replies: 8
by memilanuk » Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:56 pm

Has anybody done this successfully? Any 'gotchas' I should be watching for?

Just wanted to check out if others have got these working with Linux...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:47 am
Linux and Windows on T420s

Last post by farmall « Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:41 pm
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by 9rhansen » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:31 pm

Hello, I am a new poster to these forums, though I have read quite a bit. I am a little confused about dual booting. I have a t420s laptop with 320...

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Last post by farmall
Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:41 pm
Disabling trackpad when trackpoint is in use. (Debian-X220)

Last post by gehidore « Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:03 pm
Replies: 4
by MANTA » Sat May 14, 2011 10:20 am

I just installed Debian wheezy on my X220 and I noticed how annoying the trackpad is when using the trackpoint as my palm brushes on the pad....

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Last post by gehidore
Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:03 pm
MP3 Playback Stutters ThinkPad Edge 325

Last post by fleamourian « Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:49 pm
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by fleamourian » Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:14 pm

Running Ubuntu 12.04, Banshee will stutter say roughly once every two minutes of MP3 playback. This did not use to happen till recently. Anyone...

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Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:49 pm

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