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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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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

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Thinkfinger or fprint

Last post by Elchund « Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:11 am
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by Lockheed » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:26 am

I am trying to enable fingerprint login on Arch x64. I am using Slim (with autologin) and xscreensaver.

My system logs in automatically (SLIM, not...

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Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:11 am
Problem with sleep (suspend to ram) on T520 using Debian

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:56 am
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by keithostertag » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:34 pm

Hi-

I recently bought a T520 and have been getting to know it and Debian (I am a Linux newbie). The sleep mode (suspend to ram) does not appear to...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:56 am
Touchpad tap issue...[solved]

Last post by Neil « Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:50 pm
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by Neil » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:31 pm

Have had Fedora 15 LXDE installed on my T41 for the last several weeks, and now touchpad tap is not working. All other touchpad functions (that I...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:50 pm
Fedora on T420s with EFI

Last post by chenxiaolong « Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:03 pm
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by visionviper » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:12 am

When I try to install (using the DVD, 64 bit) it hangs when it boots to the installer. I've also had problems with Ubuntu, which also won't boot....

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Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:03 pm
X220 integrated mobile broadband with linux

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:00 pm
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by jmbnyc » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:23 pm

Does anyone know how to get the X220 integrated mobile broadband working with Linux. I activated with card with Windows at the Verizon store so I...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:00 pm
USB not detected...Ubuntu

Last post by sportfreak « Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:54 am
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by ccookie66 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:28 pm

Hello, I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my IBM ThinkPad T40, and when I plug a USB drive into the laptop, nothing happens. :?: How can I fix this?? I...

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Last post by sportfreak
Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:54 am
sl500 suffer from overheating problem

Last post by sportfreak « Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:27 am
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by PENG » Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:21 am

Hello, I'm new in this forum and my laptop's suffering in overheating problem.
OS: Fedora 14
$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device...

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Last post by sportfreak
Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:27 am
Wifi cards/bluetooth whcih works out of the box?

Last post by ozzymud « Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:54 pm
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by duke1 » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:18 am

which Wifi cards/blue-tooth cards works out of the box? for Debian? or that have open source drivers?

I noticed they have tiny little blue tooth...

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Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:54 pm
any issues? debian?

Last post by ozzymud « Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:31 am
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by duke1 » Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:23 pm

does everything work out of the box under debian? on the t60 or t61 ? Like wifi?

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Last post by ozzymud
Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:31 am
Can't access all of my files after transfering files to ..

Last post by ozzymud « Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:15 am
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by noblegas » Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:40 pm

... external hdd. Moved all files (including itunes) to an external hard drive and now I can't locate ANY of my music files. I had to move all of my...

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Last post by ozzymud
Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:15 am
Lenovo Thinkpad x220 and Linux support

Last post by jhh « Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:01 am
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by szikla » Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:48 am

Dear members,

I decide to buy a new notebook.
My choise is Lenovo x220, 2520M, 4GB, IPS, FP, BT, maybe smart card reader.

I'm a linux member, and I...

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Last post by jhh
Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:01 am
hdapsd: What sensitivity to set?

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:00 am
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by lukee » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:39 am

Hello,

my specs: T43p, Samsung HM160HC HDD, Ubuntu GNU/Linux. I've applied hdpasd daemon and GNOME notification icon successfully on my ThinkPad but...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:00 am
Audio port on docking station does not work

Last post by cewan « Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:00 am
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by cewan » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:53 am

Hello!
Does anybody have any tips on how to activate the audio port on my docking station?
I have a Thinkpad T410 and I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS....

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Last post by cewan
Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:00 am
x200s Intel 5350 and Ubuntu

Last post by efrant « Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:29 am
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by efrant » Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:44 pm

Hi all,

I am a complete linux newbie. I just installed Ubuntu on my x200s, and I can't seem to get the wireless card to turn on. Fn+F5 turns the...

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Last post by efrant
Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:29 am
Fan rotating slowly even under heavy load

Last post by ShukatsuRonin « Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:35 am

by ShukatsuRonin » Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:35 am

Hello everyone

I just got myself a Thinkpad Edge 11 on which I installed Mint11.

Things are more or less ok (quite a few bugs) and it's very...

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Last post by ShukatsuRonin
Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:35 am
Nvidia NVS 4200m Video Driver on Ubuntu 10.10/11.04?

Last post by bjordan « Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:16 pm
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by bjordan » Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:38 pm

I just recently got a T420 with the Nvidia NVS 4200m video card. I'm having a hell of a time getting the drivers install and getting it to run. I've...

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Last post by bjordan
Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:16 pm
Optimised kernel .config for X60

Last post by trol « Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:56 am
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by pierre04 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:42 pm

Hi all,

I Just installed Debian Lenny on my new (used) X60.
The 2.6.26-2 suplied kernel works well, but I would like to recompile it.

Before...

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Last post by trol
Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:56 am
ZORIN

Last post by Neil « Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:44 pm
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by retired » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:22 am

I've tried 'em all - for years and I'm not easily impressed till last night ! Downloaded Zorin core (free) and was so impresses I wiped out my Mint...

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Last post by Neil
Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:44 pm
Function Keys not working in MEPIS 11

Last post by lashes « Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:13 am

by lashes » Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:13 am

I'm very much enjoying MEPIS 11 on my T60 - everything pretty much worked out of the box, excepting the Fn keys. I can get sleep and hibernate from...

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Last post by lashes
Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:13 am
Suspend/Hibernate

Last post by lashes « Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:59 pm
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by seungsohn » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:19 pm

I am running the latest version of Ubuntu on my T61. Unfortunately, neither suspend nor hibernate work correctly. Has anyone found a distribution...

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Last post by lashes
Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:59 pm
X201s and Ubuntu

Last post by cmavr8 « Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:07 am
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by zverg » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:09 am

Loving how nearly everything 'just works', right out of the box on Ubuntu 10.04 (beta)

Anyone else running Linux on their X201/s yet?

Lucid boots...

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Last post by cmavr8
Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:07 am
Ubuntu from external on thinkpadR51

Last post by Bokonism101 « Tue May 31, 2011 1:56 am

by Bokonism101 » Tue May 31, 2011 1:56 am

I got a 1TB external HDD, and compressing and storing files away on it is a pain, so I got the bright idea, What if I boot Ubuntu 11.04 from my...

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Last post by Bokonism101
Tue May 31, 2011 1:56 am
Fedora 15 quick feedback

Last post by frankausmtank « Mon May 30, 2011 5:12 pm
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by frankausmtank » Tue May 24, 2011 7:05 pm

Just upgraded from F14 on my T60 using the preupgrade method without a hitch.
Booting seems a little faster, performance in Firefox 4 a little...

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Last post by frankausmtank
Mon May 30, 2011 5:12 pm
x200 Ultrabase and Dirty audio

Last post by kennyschiff « Mon May 23, 2011 12:36 pm

by kennyschiff » Mon May 23, 2011 12:36 pm

Am running Ubuntu 10.10 with an X201 and an X200 Ultrabase. I've noticed that audio running from the lineout on the Ultrabase is very staticy when...

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Last post by kennyschiff
Mon May 23, 2011 12:36 pm
Shut Off Wifi in Ubuntu 10.10?

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon May 23, 2011 12:23 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:19 pm

I am impressed that Ubuntu 10.10 auto installed the correct wireless driver for my Thinkpad Edge (mid-2010 model) and when I boot, my wireless is...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon May 23, 2011 12:23 pm
Ubuntu, X201 & Headset. Speakers Muted No Audio from headset

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon May 23, 2011 12:22 pm
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by kennyschiff » Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:03 pm

X201 with Intel IbexPeak HDMI. Running Ubuntu 10.10. Plugging in headset mutes the speakers, but no audio from headset. There's several posts that...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon May 23, 2011 12:22 pm
Your iraf and IRAFARCH environment variables

Last post by khary23 « Wed May 18, 2011 1:27 pm

by khary23 » Wed May 18, 2011 1:27 pm

Hi,

I am trying to run PyRaf and get this error when I do

Your iraf and IRAFARCH environment variables are not defined and could not
be determined...

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Last post by khary23
Wed May 18, 2011 1:27 pm
Kernel compilation question

Last post by ThinkRob « Tue May 17, 2011 8:02 pm
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by Lockheed » Thu May 12, 2011 6:04 am

I am trying to compile a kernel for my R61 with C2D and Quadro 140, but there is one option I do not know how to set. It is
USB Peripheral...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Tue May 17, 2011 8:02 pm
R32 Heating problems

Last post by comps « Tue May 17, 2011 7:12 am
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by altecvix » Mon May 16, 2011 12:05 am

Hey everyone I remember last time this forum was so helpful with my last problem that I thought I would bring another one before you.

I have a CPU...

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Last post by comps
Tue May 17, 2011 7:12 am
Wake-from-sleep issues on R51 with Fedora 14

Last post by comps « Mon May 09, 2011 5:14 am
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by sysiphus » Sat May 07, 2011 8:44 pm

On my R51 with the FireGL 9000, basic video functions are fine...but I get neither the graphical boot screen, nor does the computer properly wake...

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Last post by comps
Mon May 09, 2011 5:14 am
Usable time on battery: T61 Fedora 14

Last post by pit1337 « Sun May 08, 2011 9:21 am
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by Owlbrudder » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:57 am

Folks, I have just recently found forum.thinkpads.com - what a great place!

My current problem: I am getting +/- 1 hour running time from a full...

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Last post by pit1337
Sun May 08, 2011 9:21 am
Think I finally tanked my Thinkpad (A22m)

Last post by comps « Thu May 05, 2011 6:36 pm
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by pottzie » Tue May 03, 2011 9:17 pm

I have an ancient but steady-as-a-rock A22m Thinkpad, that had been running Linux Mint LXDE #9. I upgraded to Mint LXDE #10, and when it was booting...

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Last post by comps
Thu May 05, 2011 6:36 pm
Agere Systems ET-131x PCIe ethernet controller

Last post by kboysz « Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:27 pm

by kboysz » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:27 pm

I installed ubuntu 11.04 on my w700 and need help setting the card and drivers up, just started trying out LINUX. The card works when running on a...

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Last post by kboysz
Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:27 pm
Booting a Fedora 15 Beta RC2 Live CD on an X220

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:21 am
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by GomJabbar » Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:42 pm

I booted up a Fedora 15 Beta RC2 Live CD on a new ThinkPad X220 and it seems to work fine. I am posting from this X220 on WLAN running Fedora 15 Beta...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:21 am
AMD DUAL CORE EDGE & Ubuntu Wifi

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:28 am

by BruisedQuasar » Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:28 am

Update on my perfecting use of Ubuntu in my Thinkpad Edge (AMD Dual Core Model)

Wifi was the sticky point. The drivers do not play well with the...

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:28 am
Looking for a tablet-friendly Linux distro

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:06 am
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by ajkula66 » Mon May 26, 2008 1:05 am

Make a long story short, I've got a X60T on the way, and would like to find a distro that would work without major tweaking...since tablets are...

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:06 am
Win XP/Linux Dual-Boot Newbie Questions

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:34 am
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by robert213 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:42 pm

I am ready to take on a new challenge.

I just purchased another 100GB HD.
I plan to use Acronis True Image to restore a fresh Win XP install from a...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:34 am
Wine crashes

Last post by comps « Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:36 am
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by ijoju » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:52 pm

I'm running Linux Mint 10 on a T23 and whenever I try to run an exe with Wine it crashes and the system restarts. This also happens when I run...

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Last post by comps
Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:36 am
Improve battery life on linux

Last post by Owlbrudder « Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:34 am
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by madcow » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:47 pm

Thinkpad X60
8 Cell battery (90%)
Vista said 5 hours.
Ubuntu said 3.5 hours.

I would like to improve the battery life on Ubuntu.
1. reduce 1 Ghz to...

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Last post by Owlbrudder
Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:34 am
Mint users - have you tried Pepperrmint ?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:52 pm
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by ajkula66 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:48 am

I've been toying with Peppermint for the past couple of days and just wanted to find out what opinions of other Mint/Peppermint users were...go for...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:52 pm
uh oh!

Last post by dwaldo « Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:55 pm
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by dwaldo » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:31 pm

I have made a boo boo somewhere. I have an IBM thinkpad 380xd and I was playing around with the gparted part of the puppy live cd and thought I had...

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Last post by dwaldo
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:55 pm
linux mint 9 and a t22...

Last post by sarbin « Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:56 am
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by sarbin » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:50 pm

anyone have experience booting/loading linux mint 9 (gnome or kde) on a t22?
for reference... 1ghz p3, 512mb ram, 1400x1050 lcd. i recently had wary...

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Last post by sarbin
Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:56 am
thinkpad wireless and linux (suse 11.4) not working on T410s

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:32 pm
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by tom121 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:09 pm

hi

I got a T410s model that does not have one of the intel wireless cards (5300, 6300,), but instead the thinkpad brand wireless a/b/g/n? card, and...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:32 pm
Thinkpad Recommendations

Last post by lightpeak « Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:34 am
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by POB » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:49 pm

Hello -

New poster here. I am looking to purchase a used IBM notebook, probably a small & light X series. My requirement is for a small and rugged...

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Last post by lightpeak
Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:34 am
Ubuntu 10.10 on my T500 with ATI GPU

Last post by MrPeter1985 « Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:09 am
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by MrPeter1985 » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:27 pm

I am not getting all of my resolution anymore. I use to get the 1680 x 1050, but now only get 1440 x 1050 and lower. I have ATI discrete selected in...

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Last post by MrPeter1985
Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:09 am
Display Issue Linux & Edge

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:19 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:19 pm

Anyone know what to do for this problem? Despite shutting off display related power manager functions in
Ubuntu 10.10, the display will not remain on...

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:19 pm
Jolicloud on a T60

Last post by jronald « Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:43 am
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by flarts » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:59 am

Anyone installed Jolicloud (or JoliOS as it is now) on a T60 as a dual boot with WinXP Pro?

I was hoping to get some feedback before I try it as my...

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Last post by jronald
Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:43 am
Linux Mint 10 hanging on logout/restart/shutdown

Last post by bloovis « Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:48 pm
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by allbread » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:21 pm

I'm currently running Linux Mint 10 (Ubuntu 10.10) on my Thinkpad W500 and have encountered an annoying issue... essentially I get an intermittent...

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Last post by bloovis
Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:48 pm
Live Distro for X31?

Last post by fasteez « Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:32 pm
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by elray » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:27 pm

Is there a recommended Live Distribution that works and plays well with the ATI video?

(Looking to stream low-res SD video - my favorites, Slax,...

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Last post by fasteez
Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:32 pm
What should I expect with GNOME? Ubuntu?

Last post by Temetka « Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:24 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:46 pm

As a long time Mandrake/Mandriva user, I always used KDE because my friends said it would be easier for a Windows user to grasp, and it was the...

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Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:24 am

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