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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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Installed Ubuntu, now my x100e won't hibernate in Win7

Last post by control « Tue May 18, 2010 6:18 pm
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by control » Tue May 18, 2010 1:19 pm

Anybody have anything similar happen to them? Installing ubuntu was the only thing I did since this started happening, even though it seems like that...

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Tue May 18, 2010 6:18 pm
Problem downloading Ubuntu 10.04

Last post by Tasurinchi « Tue May 18, 2010 2:49 am
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by jjmclean » Tue May 11, 2010 2:21 pm

I'm running win XP, IE 8, and have a DSL connection. I've been trying a couple times a day to download Ubuntu 10.04 ever since it was released. I...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Tue May 18, 2010 2:49 am
t410s linux camera driver

Last post by fdondero « Mon May 17, 2010 4:49 am
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by fdondero » Sun May 16, 2010 1:36 pm

I'm using 32 bit ubuntu 10.04 linux (2.6.32.22 kernel pae) on a T410S and I cannot configure correctly the integrated camera driver.
I can only...

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Last post by fdondero
Mon May 17, 2010 4:49 am
Can I use isolinux in the service partition?

Last post by The Solutor « Thu May 13, 2010 2:32 am
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by TomKroscavage » Mon May 03, 2010 3:15 pm

I had made a recovery cd years ago that has bart-pe, puppy-linux and dos applications on it. It runs an isolinux menu at boot up to choose between...

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Last post by The Solutor
Thu May 13, 2010 2:32 am
Install Ubuntu 10.04

Last post by A31 « Wed May 12, 2010 1:34 am
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by A31 » Wed May 05, 2010 10:21 am

Hi all - I just got Ubuntu 10.04 and I want to try it out - so I booted off the LiveCD and then I clicked to 'Install', went through the installation...

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Wed May 12, 2010 1:34 am
ubuntu 10.04 on an old radeon 9600

Last post by Adda « Mon May 10, 2010 8:57 am
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by elee123 » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:18 am

just an fyi to people out there

10.04 is a huge upgrade over the previous 9.10 as far as using the default radeon driver

for once things just...

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Last post by Adda
Mon May 10, 2010 8:57 am
How to get and use cfdisk to install DSL??

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri May 07, 2010 10:49 pm
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by A31 » Wed May 05, 2010 10:26 am

I want to try out DSL, but when I come to attempt to install (by right-clicking the desktop, then going to Apps, then to Tools, then to Frugal...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri May 07, 2010 10:49 pm
MBR question

Last post by Harryc « Fri May 07, 2010 6:21 pm
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by blm » Fri May 07, 2010 5:02 pm

In my R51, WinXP Pro is currently loaded. After I finish using Lenovo's updates for various things in my laptop, I'll wipe WinXP Pro by using my...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri May 07, 2010 6:21 pm
Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on Thinkpad X301?

Last post by stephenw « Fri May 07, 2010 5:11 pm
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by stephenw » Thu May 06, 2010 10:23 am

Has anyone tried Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on a Thinkpad X301? Most of the online notes I have found are for older versions of Ubuntu. I would be...

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Fri May 07, 2010 5:11 pm
Plan: WinXP wiped, MEPIS installed on an R51

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu May 06, 2010 9:13 pm
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by blm » Tue May 04, 2010 8:43 pm

Hello fellow ThinkPad owners,

I just joined today. I have a question about how I should go about updating certain things in my R51.

I greatly favor...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu May 06, 2010 9:13 pm
no visual effects due to disabling KMS Ubutntu 10.04 on X201

Last post by gregnorc « Sun May 02, 2010 9:42 pm

by gregnorc » Sun May 02, 2010 9:42 pm

So I got everything mostly running on my X201...

I had to disable KMS to boot, and install this .deb which updated the realtek package to get fully...

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Last post by gregnorc
Sun May 02, 2010 9:42 pm
Linux Mint 8 on T30

Last post by Norway Pad « Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:17 am
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by Norway Pad » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:14 pm
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I am in the process of buying a T30, just to put a Linux distro on it, and play around with it. I have previously only worked briefly with...
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Last post by Norway Pad
Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:17 am
ipw2200 driver that allows eeprom writing

Last post by konstantin.neo2 « Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:01 pm
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by konstantin.neo2 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:11 pm

Hi.
I am aware of the no-1802 solution, but this time I want to change the eeprom of my Intel Wireless 2200BG to be accepted by the IBM T30.

Right...

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Last post by konstantin.neo2
Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:01 pm
Tp600 and Ubuntu 9.10 PROBLEM

Last post by eyestrain « Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:23 pm
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by jjmclean » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:48 am

Has anyone tried to install Ubuntu 9.10 on a Tp600? I have and being new to Ubuntu, I have no idea how to get everything working. I have a D-Link...

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Last post by eyestrain
Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:23 pm
External monitor on T500

Last post by Superego « Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:23 am
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by boris_thpf » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:58 am

I have a T500 with switchable graphis (intel on-board graphics + ATI) and an external monitor connected to the DVI output. So far, the only way to...

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Last post by Superego
Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:23 am
Trackpoint stoped to work after an update on Debian squeeze

Last post by Blackhold « Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:30 am
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by Blackhold » Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:58 am

Hi guys!
I'm really confused with this topic... before an update my trackpoint scrolling worked well, I simply had to add a rule on udev:

ACTION!=...

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Last post by Blackhold
Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:30 am
How to use <super> button?

Last post by Temetka « Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:41 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:57 pm

I read that it's supposed to be the Windows key. lol. I know that Thinkpads don't have one so I'm wondering how you guys and gals have come up with a...

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:41 pm
How to get the trackpad to work? (the scroll button)

Last post by t140568 « Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:06 am
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by crushedumblr » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:44 pm

im on the x41, have no idea how to use terminal or commands in linux.

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Last post by t140568
Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:06 am
battery control for partially supported Thinkpads (tp_smapi)

Last post by yak « Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:17 am
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by toad » Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:04 am

If you want to have total battery control over your Thinkpad but the hardware does not support it according to the thinkwiki tp_smapi page, despair...

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Last post by yak
Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:17 am
Newbie, Mint on T42, battery drains - won't charge?

Last post by toad « Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:58 am
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by DaveG11th » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:02 pm

The lost newbie is back...

Installed Mint, but running it with the ac adapter just drains the battery. I can't find any settings in Mint to set...

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Last post by toad
Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:58 am
How to uninstall Ubuntu (so I can install W7)

Last post by donzoomik « Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:29 am
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by crushedumblr » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:29 pm

Currently running Ubuntu 9.10 on my X41, but I want to install W7, for some reason its not letting me boot from disc to install W7..I have reason to...

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Last post by donzoomik
Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:29 am
Ubuntu 9.10 and sleep on my X41T

Last post by Temetka « Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:40 pm

by Temetka » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:40 pm

Ok maybe I am just missing something simple but here's the problem in a nutshell:

The system will not sleep when closing the laptop lid or selecting...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:40 pm
Better Linux machine T43p or T60p?

Last post by elee123 « Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:19 am
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by lobbleton » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:42 pm

I am getting a T43p very soon. I am going to run one with linux and the other with xp. Which would make a better linux machine?

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Last post by elee123
Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:19 am
Linux Mint Announces partnership with Mattel and Microsoft ?

Last post by Temetka « Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:03 am
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by sojourner » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:12 pm

see it here:

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:03 am
Anyone using the new Google Chrome OS?

Last post by Temetka « Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:04 pm
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by TomKroscavage » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:43 am

I think you can download it Here. Any Linux folks out there to verify this? If so what do you download?

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:04 pm
r60 wireless switch problem with bootup/wifi connect

Last post by kiwipad « Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:37 am
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by retired » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:39 am

I'm having a problem with my wifi connection on bootup with my r60. This happens in F12, mint8 and pclos2010 beta. After bootup, wireless connection...

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Last post by kiwipad
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:37 am
openSUSE X31 WiFi problem

Last post by jonsteck « Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:41 am
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by jonsteck » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:29 am

I have openSUSE 11.2 KDE installed on my X31 and it mostly works great.
I love running linux on this thing but I have one major problem.
I can't get...

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Last post by jonsteck
Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:41 am
T40 fan control in Ubuntu 9.04

Last post by eyestrain « Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:16 pm
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by tghlk » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:28 pm

My T40 has the noisy fan problem and I have a little program in windows to throttle it down or turn it off.

I can't seem to find an equivalent app...

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Last post by eyestrain
Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:16 pm
T400 and Linux

Last post by Volker « Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:54 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:09 am

I'm wondering if anyone has found an distro for the T400 w/ Intel X4500HD that works. I've tried Crunchbang and Ubuntu so far and found the 3D...

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Last post by Volker
Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:54 pm
Cant access (or login) to my WPA-PSK Network

Last post by Amel « Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:25 am
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by Amel » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:02 am

Hello,

I have a T41 (Intel 2100), i installed ubuntu, debian, linux mint,.. But i cant connect to my WPA-PSK (TKIP) network. I can see my network...

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Last post by Amel
Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:25 am
X60s, ubuntu 9.10: no audio output.

Last post by fasterbybike « Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:50 pm
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by John H » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:33 pm

My X60s with ubuntu 9.10 suddenly doesn't produce audio output, either thru the speakers or the headphones. I think this just started a couple days...

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Last post by fasterbybike
Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:50 pm
Question : T40 moving to Linux

Last post by KevinTC « Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:27 pm
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by DrThinkpad » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:48 pm

I got tired of WinRot and such... I would like to try to make the move to linux with my T40.

My needs :

Browsing (with Java), chatting, office work...

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Last post by KevinTC
Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:27 pm
X60s, T60 and T40 have lost audio under ubuntu!

Last post by John H « Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:30 pm
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by John H » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:30 pm

It's unanimous! My X60s, T60 and (now) the T40 all have NO audio on the ubuntu partition, but it works on the XP partition!

I don't get it. Each has...

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Last post by John H
Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:30 pm
t43 linux mint 8 video question

Last post by garysblim « Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:45 pm
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by garysblim » Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:09 pm

Hi all:

I'm kind of a newbie on linux and have installed linux mint 8 on my T43. Everything seems to work. For the screen, I get 1400x1050...

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Last post by garysblim
Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:45 pm
A good distribution for Z61m?

Last post by kiwipad « Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:57 am
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by sredjo » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:47 pm

Hey guys,

I've been using Ubuntu on my Z61m for over a year now and I am largly dissatisfied with how it runs on my machine. The biggest problem I'm...

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Last post by kiwipad
Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:57 am
Linux for an idiot with a 560X ?

Last post by parangles « Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:54 am
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by parangles » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:34 pm

This was, and is, a very nice and small and compact and light old computer.
OK, bad res, no CD- no floppy- No usb in the boot sequence. But I'll get...

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Last post by parangles
Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:54 am
Virtual Machine with Restore Discs?

Last post by untitled_no4 « Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:37 pm
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by t140568 » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:54 pm

Is it possible to use the Restore Discs or restore partition to install Windows into a virtual machine? I'm looking to do this on my T500 instead of...

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Last post by untitled_no4
Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:37 pm
T23 video on Ubuntu

Last post by Neil « Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:18 pm
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by DrThinkpad » Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:56 pm

How do I get the drivers for the T23's Super Savage graphics so that it can work on Ubuntu ?

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Last post by Neil
Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:18 pm
Migrating Linux hd between two machines

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:51 am
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by maurizio.dececco » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:30 am

Before experimenting, i would like to check the global wisdom about this point: as far as i know, a linux installation (let's say an out of the box...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:51 am
Linux on S10-2

Last post by Potiphar Breen « Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:30 pm
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by Potiphar Breen » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:51 pm

Has anyone installed Linux on an S10-2 with XP? If so, how did it turn out? I am tempted to try some variety of Linux -- Ubuntu? Mint? Something...

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Last post by Potiphar Breen
Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:30 pm
Has anyone actually played Tux Racers using the motion senso

Last post by Harryc « Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:16 am
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by Utwig » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:52 pm

I did a bit of research and you have to patch SDL to use accelerometer (more info .

Has anyone made this going?

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:16 am
Successful Ubuntu 9.10 Install on T410

Last post by john518 « Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:10 am
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by dcast » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:43 am

I've just installed Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 X86-64) on the T410, just thought I'd let everyone know about the compatibility. I haven't tested everything...

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Last post by john518
Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:10 am
Installing Ubuntu 9.10 With Google Desktop on T23

Last post by Harryc « Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:58 pm
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by Paul Pennington » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:52 pm

I picked up a British magazine at Borders this week, Linux Pro. It was a special issue on the Google desktop programs, and it included a DVD with 4.3...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:58 pm
X31 openSUSE and Wifi problems

Last post by PizzaandWine « Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:56 pm
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by jonsteck » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:46 am

I have an X31 I am dual booting with WinXP and openSUSE.
openSUSE is working fairly well except for the Wifi.
I have tried both ifup and...

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Last post by PizzaandWine
Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:56 pm
Take a peek at this distro :)

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:39 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:23 am

Morning guys. As some of you may know I'm browsing around for a distro that will give me a decent performance for my 600X on it's way that has a...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:39 pm
My first Linux experience (Ubuntu in this case)

Last post by Tasurinchi « Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:46 pm
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by Bfskinnerpunk » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:41 am

Great!

I have a T61 purchased in Spring of 2008.

Did a full system backup using Windows 7 system restore stuff... easy... to make sure that I could...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:46 pm
Hosts file manager for linux?

Last post by t140568 « Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:54 am
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by t140568 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:52 am

Does anyone know of one? I expect my hosts file will be increasing in size here shortly and I'd like to have something more powerful than gedit to...

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Last post by t140568
Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:54 am
PCLXDEos/PCLinuxOs and Thinkfinger

Last post by Zedicus « Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:00 pm
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by Aelon » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:48 am

I have just started using this distro. I also have just gotten my first Thinkpad, (listed below)

It has a fingerprint reader which should be...

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Last post by Zedicus
Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:00 pm
Installing Linux mint side by side?

Last post by PizzaandWine « Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:35 pm
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by americo24 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:35 pm

If you haven't figured out, I am trying to get Linux Mint 8 on my laptop and using the side by side option (supposedly it lets you keep your previous...

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Last post by PizzaandWine
Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:35 pm
Linux on an IBM ThinkPad 850 - big problems during instal

Last post by Zedicus « Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:52 pm
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by sb102 » Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:56 pm

Hello all,

Now about two months ago I bought the famous IBM ThinkPad 850 - a PowerPC-based notebook (based on the PReP architecture). It had no disk...

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Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:52 pm

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