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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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Trackpoint Scrolling Issues in Debian

Last post by Hierax_ca « Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:07 pm
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by Hierax_ca » Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:10 pm

I've been having some TrackPoint Scrolling Issues in Debian -based distros that weren't showing up in Ubuntu-based distros but I found what looks...

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Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:07 pm
Debian8: weak wifi signal on thinkpad T60 comparing with windows

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:38 am
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by arabianights » Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:08 pm

hi,

i have a winXP/debian8/freebsd triple boot setup on my thinkpad t60. it comes with an integrated wi-fi card. i noticed whenever i web browsing...

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Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:38 am
Debian package: ultrabay-scripts

Last post by rumbero « Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:26 pm
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by rumbero » Thu May 02, 2013 4:33 pm

Hi,

based on thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_hotswap_Ultrabay_devices and mainly for scratching my own itch in the absence of any known alternative, i...

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Last post by rumbero
Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:26 pm
Wifi dosn't work after waking up. X60 + Ubuntu

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:19 pm
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by delingren » Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:57 pm

Sometimes, wifi won't be able to reconnect after waking up from sleep. I remember having similar issues with Windows too. I searched and found this...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:19 pm
Fingerprint scanner & Trackpad Linux Driver?

Last post by evening_hunger « Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:57 pm
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by Weboh » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:08 pm

I have a Thinkpad Edged E540 that I'm thinking about installing Linux on. But one thing that I would want is support for its fingerprint scanner. It...

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Last post by evening_hunger
Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:57 pm
Battery drains too fast on X240 Thinkpad RHEL 6.5 platform

Last post by evening_hunger « Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:38 am
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by dexterous_21 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:10 am

I'm having an issue with the battery of my X240 Thinkpad. It is a newly issued TP and I noticed that the battery won't last more than 2 hours upon...

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Last post by evening_hunger
Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:38 am
can't get a command line

Last post by evening_hunger « Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:46 am
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by jozien » Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:06 pm

I just purchased a l540 ThinkPad and using linux mepis 11 or mint 17 KDE, can't get to a command line using ctrl + alt +f1-f6
I am now using a T60...

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Last post by evening_hunger
Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:46 am
Your favorite Linux distro on a Thinkpad? Why?

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:18 am
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by XE1UFO » Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:43 pm
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Hello again, friends.

I have been using Linux a long time, ever since Mandriva 6 in the last century. After that, Mandriva 7 and 8, then Redhat 8.0,...
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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:18 am
wifi keeps disconnecting x220

Last post by EvoT61 « Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:28 am
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by EvoT61 » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:09 am

Hi linuxpad`ers , im having an issue with x220 intels wifi card on linux ( arch ) ive checked arch wiki for thinkpad and followed instructions how to...

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Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:28 am
Thinpad X220 - any success with Antergos?

Last post by EvoT61 « Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:51 am
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by humdinger70 » Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:07 pm

I wanted to try an Arch based distribution that was easy to install, heard good things about Antergos.

Please give your experiences with it, if you...

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Last post by EvoT61
Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:51 am
Your Favorite Desktop Environments

Last post by EvoT61 « Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:43 am
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by Sense » Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:37 pm
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As a new linux migrant, I'm curious what shell everyone is using.

List your distro + setup, briefly explaining what you like about it.

I installed...
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Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:43 am
[W520] VGA output not working (solved)

Last post by felixzero « Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:18 pm
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by felixzero » Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:05 pm

Hello everybody,

I recently acquired a second hand W520 (I would still not be able to tell the difference with a new one actually) and installed...

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Last post by felixzero
Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:18 pm
[Debian] Thinkfan Installation Guide + Configuration Tutorial

Last post by fatpolomanjr « Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:57 pm
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by Sense » Sun Nov 15, 2015 8:40 pm

Hi everyone. This community has been extremely helpful to me and I've decided to write a beginner friendly guide to installing and configuring...

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Last post by fatpolomanjr
Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:57 pm
Linux on an SD card on an X201 Tablet

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Nov 07, 2015 2:35 am
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by MisterB » Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:43 pm

This has been an interesting experiment. I wanted to try Mint Linux in a Thinkpad but was lacking a spare drive to try it on. I noticed that my X201...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sat Nov 07, 2015 2:35 am
Debian Install Help

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:24 pm
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by Sense » Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:32 am

Would like to dual boot Debian Jessie and Windows 7 on a T420 machine. From what I researched so far, it seems like the wireless card will not work....

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:24 pm
Zorin & Fingerprint Log-on

Last post by MikalE « Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:29 pm
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by MikalE » Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:21 am

I have downloaded, installed, and entered my fingerprints for the reader aboard my T520.

Now, how do I get Zorin to ask for fingerprint...

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Last post by MikalE
Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:29 pm
Radeon 7000 misery

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:58 pm
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by Bibin » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:09 am

It looks like fglrx no longer supports the Radeon 7000. The open source radeon driver seems to be nearly inadequate for normal tasks. On my X31,...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:58 pm
Seagate 7 HDD not working with Linux SOLVED

Last post by Kilowatt « Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:37 pm
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by Kilowatt » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:46 am

Yes, I know, I've got too much pension to squander . Just to let you all know I can't get fantastic Seagate 7 slim to work with Linux. It does not...

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Last post by Kilowatt
Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:37 pm
OSD - Lubuntu on X201

Last post by 3to4 « Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:27 am

by 3to4 » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:27 am

Hello,
I am new to Linux, and I installed Lubuntu 14.04.1 on my X201.

Everything seems to be working including volume up and down keys, but there...

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Last post by 3to4
Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:27 am
Where to see T430 battery capacity on Ubuntu

Last post by Temetka « Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:11 pm
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by dharmasaputro » Fri May 15, 2015 8:53 am

Right now I'm using Elementary OS Freya which is a derivative from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS in Thinkpad T430. In T410, I can see battery config via terminal,...

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:11 pm
Linux distro suggestions for newbie with x61s

Last post by Dekks « Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:13 am
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by Nepyk » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:18 am

Hey,

Could someone of You share experience and suggest a linux distro for newbie with unix.
I will run linux on x61s with 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM and SSD...

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Last post by Dekks
Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:13 am
Debian 8: video card problem on T23

Last post by Omineca « Sat May 30, 2015 1:47 pm
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by arabianights » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:04 pm

last night I upgraded to Debian8 from Debian7 on my thinkpad t23

after the upgrade, the screen resolution was set to 800x600 instead of the native...

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Last post by Omineca
Sat May 30, 2015 1:47 pm
anyone using pstate + thermald on sandy/ivy bridge thinkpads?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat May 30, 2015 11:57 am
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by tarvoke » Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:35 pm

(possibly haswell machines too but I think that may require non-vanilla kernel efforts)

not much in thinkwiki, which seems odd, I thought this...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sat May 30, 2015 11:57 am
T43p is freezing intermittently in Linux

Last post by lukee « Sun May 17, 2015 3:03 am
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by lukee » Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:41 pm

My T43p is intermittently and completely freezing in Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10 and in Fedora 21 Workstation. Sometimes it happens accidentally, sometimes...

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Last post by lukee
Sun May 17, 2015 3:03 am
Antix on thinkpad x40

Last post by Norway Pad « Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:02 am
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by pipo75 » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:07 am

Anybody else have been down that path on the forum ?

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Last post by Norway Pad
Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:02 am
Window Maker Live wmlive_0.95.6-2 released

Last post by rumbero « Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:55 am
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by rumbero » Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:16 am

Window Maker Live (wmlive) is an installable Linux live DVD/ISO, and is based mostly on the recently released Wheezy branch of Debian Linux. While...

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Last post by rumbero
Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:55 am
E325 UEFI or Legacy No OS Found!

Last post by fleamourian « Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:01 pm
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by fleamourian » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:07 pm

I have tried an install of openSUSE 13.2 & elementary OS Freya (GPT partition scheme) both fail to boot with no OS found. I could turn on legacy boot...

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Last post by fleamourian
Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:01 pm
How to find out needed driver module after Fedora installation?

Last post by Dekks « Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:00 pm
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by ThinkMac2003 » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:47 am

I'm not sure if this fits this forum.

I just installed Fedora 21 on my ThinkPad T60P laptop. Since it sits all the time on my desk using the wired...

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Last post by Dekks
Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:00 pm
X201 Touch and Linux?

Last post by Dekks « Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:00 pm
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by Olwe » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:16 pm

Will an X201 Touchscreen work with, say, Ubuntu and still have touchscreen functionality -- or should it stay Windows?

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Last post by Dekks
Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:00 pm
Gentoo on t420

Last post by adip « Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:56 am

by adip » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:56 am

I am playing with gentoo on my t420. But my configs are not so good as I want them to be.
Guys could you share with me some kernel .configs make.conf...

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Last post by adip
Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:56 am
GHOST Critical alert for all Linux users!

Last post by bit_twiddler « Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:52 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:54 pm

This critical vulnerability has been spotted: GHOST
See this:

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Last post by bit_twiddler
Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:52 pm
getting trackpoint working in x1 carbon (2015) and 14.10

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:16 am
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by deuce868 » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:57 pm

I've just gotten my new X1 with the unfubar keyboard and trying to figure out why the buttons (left/right click) don't work as click/right-click....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:16 am
T61 + SSD, which distro to use?

Last post by RasmusP « Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:53 am
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by 1kgcoffee » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:56 pm

After a seven year hiatus from geekdom I am setting up a linux only machine, a T61 with 2gigs of ram and a SSD disk that will be used only for work....

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Last post by RasmusP
Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:53 am
Is it difficult to remove Windows and Load Ubuntu?

Last post by farmall « Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:18 pm
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by johnny9fingers » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:32 pm

I haven't done anything like this before and was wondering how difficult it is to totally remove Windows and install another OS like Ubuntu. Are...

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Last post by farmall
Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:18 pm
WiFi problems (intell centrino 6200) on X201

Last post by lparsons « Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:36 pm
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by lparsons » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:37 pm

I've been having some really frustrating wireless problems on my X201 (laptop, not tablet) in recent months. I run Kubuntu as my main OS, and it...

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Last post by lparsons
Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:36 pm
ThinkPad T520 i7 idling temperature.

Last post by edik « Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:57 am
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by edik » Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:59 pm

Hi there

I am using Ubuntu (Mate Desktop version) 14.04 LTS on a Quad Core i7 T520, i have a second drive in the UltraBay (both normal SATA 7200...

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Last post by edik
Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:57 am
Linux doesn't 'initiate' Card Bus card

Last post by Norway Pad « Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:11 am
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by Norway Pad » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:41 pm

Hello all

My 560Z, running Linux Antix has been doing some strange things yesterday and today. Recently I got a 3Com XJack WLAN card, that was ideal...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:11 am
X40 Lubuntu 14.04 LTS update

Last post by i2000s « Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:51 pm
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by wjbmd48 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:19 am

I've been playing with the 14.04 daily builds, and it appears that even tho the official release date is April, it's essentially ready for prime time...

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Last post by i2000s
Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:51 pm
R50 - HDD needed to run a live CD ?

Last post by natgab « Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:05 pm
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by natgab » Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:10 pm

I just got a R50 from ebay.

It is a fixer upper, I am waiting for HD cage and WIFI card. The laptop POSTs, and will boot a Haiku Alpha 1 CD with the...

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Last post by natgab
Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:05 pm
Linux newbie, planning to try zorin on a T41p runnning XP

Last post by acz « Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:26 pm
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by acz » Mon May 26, 2014 4:56 pm

My wife's laptop is a sturdy T41p with Pentium M CPU and 1.5 GB of RAM; she has been happy with Windows XP and MS Office up to now.
With XP's demise,...

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Last post by acz
Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:26 pm
Linux distro for legacy units. 600, 770 and T23

Last post by Norway Pad « Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:42 am
Replies: 45
by Norway Pad » Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:47 am
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Hello all

I scrolled back a bit but couldn't find any recent posts on this subject, so I start a new thread.

After XP EOL last april, I realized...
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Last post by Norway Pad
Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:42 am
Grub and Lilo won't install on E530.

Last post by Pepse « Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:07 pm
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by Pepse » Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:13 pm

I did a search and couldn't find anything else on this site for this problem.

I have a Thinkpad E530 with Win 7 Home Premium. I bought a second...

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Last post by Pepse
Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:07 pm
Recommended packages for a T60 running CrunchBang (Debian)?

Last post by rumbero « Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:38 pm
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by Roger-H » Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:58 am

I'm currently having some slowdown problems with a T60 which I've described in detail here:

What I'm wondering is, for those of you running...

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Last post by rumbero
Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:38 pm
Screen Brightness doesn't adjust in Linux

Last post by x220 « Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:24 pm
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by Machinus » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:29 pm

In order to change brightness settings, I have to put the laptop to sleep and then revive it. From restart or shut down, the brightness configuration...

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Last post by x220
Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:24 pm
Will Ubuntu run on ThinkPad 10, a Bay Trail-T tablet?

Last post by x220 « Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:20 pm
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by Nickolai » Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:37 am

I would like to be able to run Ubuntu on ThinkPad 10 , which is a tablet with a Bay Trail-T Intel Atom chip.

Will Ubuntu work on this computer?

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Last post by x220
Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:20 pm
Mint 17 Questions

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Thu Oct 09, 2014 6:32 am
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by PandorasThinkpad » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:34 pm

Hey!

I'd like to have a window preview in the task list of the opened windows just like in windows 7, would this be possible under Mint 17 Mate? On...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Thu Oct 09, 2014 6:32 am
T42: Detect screen resolution in Linux

Last post by Akko « Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:39 am
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by Akko » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:45 am

I installed Zorin-9-lite on an old T42 and it works like a charm. :lol:
However it runs only with VESA 1024x768.

I am only rather sure to remember...

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Last post by Akko
Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:39 am
Fast GUI distro for x40? ez install and wifi setup

Last post by rumbero « Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:00 pm
Replies: 16
by lightweightthinkpad » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:05 am

I saw an old thread on this same subject but it was from 06 ( ) so I thought I'd ask again.
I tried installing lubuntu because I have that on an...

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Last post by rumbero
Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:00 pm
(SOLVED) Scroll by middle click in Fedora20

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:12 am
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by amirfoad » Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:40 am

Hi!
I have recently switched from Ubuntu to Fedora20
Everything is good, but the only problem is scrolling by middle click which is not working.
I...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:12 am
Window Maker Live 2013-03-06 released

Last post by rumbero « Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:17 am
Replies: 7
by rumbero » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:09 am

As we are fellow Thinkpad users, i wanted to notify you that i have finally come around to release and upload Window Maker Live 2013-03-06 to...

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Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:17 am

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