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Kubuntu Karmic Beta 3

Last post by Louis « Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:15 pm
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by tim S » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:04 pm

Finally bluetooth is working! In as far as the mouse (in my case), finds itself
after re-boot. This is on an X41 and everything else appears to be OK...

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Last post by Louis
Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:15 pm
Debian/Ubuntu/Mint with Garbled text on X30

Last post by t140568 « Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:48 am
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by t140568 » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:32 am

I've tried the current Debian release and its variants Ubuntu (8.04, 8.10, 9.04) and Mint 7 on my X30. All of which produce the same problem: garbled...

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Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:48 am
Ubuntu on Virtual Box: Linux Noob

Last post by ninjaronin18 « Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:34 pm
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by ninjaronin18 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:53 pm

I have Ubuntu 9.04 running on Virtual Box and xp pro 32-bit as the host OS. I also have 4 gb of ram installed on my machine with 3 gb recognized by...

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Last post by ninjaronin18
Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:34 pm
Ubuntu migration. Read Access Connections profiles?

Last post by linko « Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:12 pm
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by kennyschiff » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:37 pm

I've slowly been migrating to Ubuntu. Am at point we are have a virtual machine for running Outlook for office connectivity, but am otherwise moved...

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Last post by linko
Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:12 pm
TP-Fancontrol X61

Last post by linko « Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:08 pm
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by kennyschiff » Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:22 pm

I've been slowly migrating to Ubuntu 9.04 and was looking for a fan control utility, much as I had under XP. I did installed tp-fand .95, along with...

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Last post by linko
Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:08 pm
Compiling a C Program with Portable Ubuntu

Last post by Dead1nside « Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:59 pm
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by ninjaronin18 » Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:09 pm

I'm relatively new to Linux. Anyways, I was wondering why when I use the terminal to compile a C Program that I wrote with the text editor in...

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Last post by Dead1nside
Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:59 pm
X61-Ubuntu 9.04-hdaps-gl meets mistake!

Last post by Mephistophilis « Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:53 pm
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by durer » Thu May 07, 2009 9:29 am

I have followed the instructions on Thinkwiki to set up the APS for Ubuntu 9.04 of X61.
After rebooting my Ubuntu 9.04, the aps funtion seems to be...

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Last post by Mephistophilis
Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:53 pm
Z60t wireless card issues on Ubuntu 9.04

Last post by Louis « Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:10 pm
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by Louis » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:59 am

Hey guys,
I am aware there are some issues with some wireless cards not working properly in 9.04 but haven't really seen a fix for mine...

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Last post by Louis
Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:10 pm
GPS with Sierra Wireless MC8780?

Last post by Zhenech « Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:21 am

by Zhenech » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:21 am

Hey,

did anyone had success using MC8780s GPS under Linux?
It works fine in Windows (Win7 RC1 in KVM with the Sierra attached to it, both with the...

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Last post by Zhenech
Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:21 am
no on screen displays in jaunty T30

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:09 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:45 am

I'm wondering if any guys or gals out there have a way to get the onscreen displays to work in Jaunty? They worked in Ibex but not in Jaunty.

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:09 pm
Xubuntu Install Probs

Last post by fleamourian « Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:20 pm
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by fleamourian » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:22 am

Posted this thread. Could my NEC DVD RW drive be incompatible with Linux Xubuntu? A driver problem maybe?

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Last post by fleamourian
Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:20 pm
T30 : reproducible display loss under Fedora 11

Last post by Beartooth « Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:28 pm

by Beartooth » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:28 pm

To my great satisfaction, it became possible shortly before the
release of F11 to run two of my four legacy suites of proprietary GPS/
topo map...

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Last post by Beartooth
Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:28 pm
amarok on windows

Last post by Davemci « Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:06 pm
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by mattbiernat » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:57 pm

is it normal for amarok to use 100mb of memory on windows? is it also such a resource hog on linux or is it just a windows quirk?

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Last post by Davemci
Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:06 pm
UBUNTU compatibility questions

Last post by gflaig « Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:55 pm
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by rmcder » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:51 pm

I'm currently using UBUNTU 7.10 and have it (mostly) running the way I want it, but there have always been some issues with the hardware in my T60....

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Last post by gflaig
Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:55 pm
AR5008 , AR5416 , AR5418 chipsets driver open suse 11.1

Last post by tylerwylie « Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:51 pm
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by rssb » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:39 am

I have a AR5008 card, with kernel 2.6.27.23 ( on x_64, a T60 with T7200 ). The card comes up with Ath9k driver in open suse 11.1. It works, but keeps...

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Last post by tylerwylie
Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:51 pm
DNS server on Linux ( Sizing and software)

Last post by dk « Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:45 pm
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by rssb » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:47 pm

Hello,
I have a requirement to stand up an internal DNS server within my company , which will resolve the internal names and forward any external...

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Last post by dk
Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:45 pm
T400 power management

Last post by tylerwylie « Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:02 am
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by sfef84 » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:22 pm

Hey guys. I recently switched from vista to ubuntu 9. Everything works great except the lack of power management. I have looked around this site and...

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Last post by tylerwylie
Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:02 am
Wireless networking slow to load - UBUNTU 9.04

Last post by rmcder « Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:20 am
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by rmcder » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:18 am

After upgrading to 9.04, I'm finding that my wireless networking is REALLY slow to become active - maybe 30 seconds after the system is up . It...

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Last post by rmcder
Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:20 am
Does Linux deserve the image of being too geeky?

Last post by trent9008 « Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:43 pm
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by lifrancis » Fri May 15, 2009 1:31 pm

When MS decided to introduce Vista (the Hummer of an OS, more hardware resources in order to run at the same speed as the XP), I made up my mind to...

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Last post by trent9008
Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:43 pm
X30 Wireless Aironet 350 Sees Networks but Wont Connect

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:14 pm
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by bartelby » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:58 am

I have installed Open Suse 10.3 on my X30. The Aironet 350 wireless client can see wireless networks, but will not connect to them. What am I doing...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:14 pm
fan control on ubuntu 9.04 or Linux Mint 7?

Last post by t140568 « Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:25 am
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by sojourner » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:02 am

has anybody managed to install a fan control for either of these distros? If so which one worked, and which lappie is it installed on?

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Last post by t140568
Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:25 am
Linux docking and undocking to Xbase

Last post by CyberDude « Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:02 am
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by CyberDude » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:54 am

I've been running openSUSE and KDE4.2.4 for just over a month on my TPx60s. I've got most things configured the way i want and am now looking at the...

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Last post by CyberDude
Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:02 am
Ubuntu 9.04 / T400 / DVI display resolution?

Last post by Jaggie « Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:32 am

by Jaggie » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:32 am

Hi!

I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 on T400 with Radeon HD3470 GPU and a proprietary fglrx driver installed (I guess, a friend of mine did the installation as...

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Last post by Jaggie
Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:32 am
OpenSuSe on TP X60s

Last post by CyberDude « Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:22 pm
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by CyberDude » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:22 am

I would like to install Linux on my X60s and so far like the look of OpenSuse so am considering installing it. Will I be able to completely replace...

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Last post by CyberDude
Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:22 pm
How to partition new hard drive

Last post by tom lightbody « Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:34 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Fri May 08, 2009 12:20 pm

I am getting a new 80gb hard drive to replace the slow hard drive in my T30.

I dual boot and am wondering if there is a specific way to optimize...

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Last post by tom lightbody
Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:34 pm
Want advice - installing Ubuntu for dual boot with XP - t61p

Last post by cside « Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:20 am
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by cside » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:56 pm

I'd like advice on installing Ubuntu on my college son's t61p (C2D, 3G). He currently has XP Pro SP3 and wants an alternate operating system. He's...

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Last post by cside
Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:20 am
Trouble with a flash player

Last post by tim S « Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:09 am
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by smek » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:24 pm

I have Mint 5 with the latest Flash 10 installed, but for some reason I cant view videos from vbs.tv player. Youtube and the rest work great, but...

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Last post by tim S
Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:09 am
Dual Screens with Mini-Dock Ubuntu

Last post by t140568 « Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:14 pm
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by t140568 » Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:38 am

I'm completely able to get the screens just how I want them. However, I would like to be able to drop my ThinkPad into the dock and have the screens...

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Last post by t140568
Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:14 pm
Ubuntu and a T30

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:00 pm
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by jronald » Mon May 11, 2009 9:21 am

Need some help
I have a stone stock T30
New install of Unbuntu Jaunty
3 issues:
Screen keeps dimming, I can use the hot keys to brighten it, but it...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:00 pm
Help - Looking for a thread about power saving

Last post by CyberDude « Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:34 am

by CyberDude » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:34 am

Some weeks ago I read a post about a guy that was trying to collate all information about powersaving under battery power into a single thread. He...

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Last post by CyberDude
Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:34 am
[SOLVED] Dual screen - Advanced Dock - Ubuntu 9.04 - Radeon

Last post by marvlush « Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:05 pm
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by marvlush » Wed May 20, 2009 3:14 pm

Here is the problem:
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I have (2) Dell 2001FP LCD's connected to the external video ports of a Thinkpad advanced dock. One...

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Last post by marvlush
Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:05 pm
What version of Linux does IBM use?

Last post by tadek « Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:36 am
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by Bookworm » Tue May 05, 2009 7:37 pm

Today I got the Red Hat Linux/Fedora Desk Reference for Dummies at the thrift shop for 50 cents. So I guess I'm using Linux :? .

I guess Linux is...

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Last post by tadek
Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:36 am
Resume & UltraBase = broken

Last post by smorgan « Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:48 pm
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by smorgan » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:09 pm

Hello ThinkWorld,

i have dived through 26 pages and found no related topic.
If my problem is solved somewhere in this forum i need a link.

Suspend...

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Last post by smorgan
Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:48 pm
Underclocking the GPU and fan control

Last post by aaa « Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:24 pm
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by Aralas » Wed May 27, 2009 3:29 pm

Hi everyone,

I have two problems:

1) GPU in my ThinkPad* is overheating causing huge picture noise. Simple solution which makes noise to disappear...

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Last post by aaa
Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:24 pm
OpenSolaris 2009.06 is out

Last post by madcow « Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:10 am

by madcow » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:10 am

Has anyone tried OpenSolaris 2009.06? I have installed it on a 16 GB flash drive and boot from it. Everything works. The volume up and down keys...

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Last post by madcow
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:10 am
GRUB and the Rescue & Recovery partition

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:44 am
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by GomJabbar » Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:27 am

I bought my current T42 second hand. When I bought it, it had Xandros Linux installed along with GRUB and Windows XP. The Rescue & Recovery partition...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:44 am
after removing win98 on 600e, xubuntu won't partition

Last post by roky « Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:46 pm
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by roky » Sat May 30, 2009 2:32 pm

howdy -- my old 600e(6gb hd) has xubuntu and puppy on it, which i like -- when the second 600e(12gb hd) came in the mail today, i new it was coming...

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Last post by roky
Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:46 pm
Linux install and IBM software

Last post by trent9008 « Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:03 pm
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by runningman » Wed May 27, 2009 6:50 am

After much persuasion and running of the live CD I am going to install Mint KDE on my X31 2673. As I'm not that tech-savvy, I am getting some help...

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Last post by trent9008
Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:03 pm
Which mini-PCI wifi card for my T41?

Last post by t140568 « Sun May 31, 2009 3:43 pm
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by thinkpad1 » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:46 pm

I have asked in the T41 section but since the choice is directly related to use in Linux, I thought I would ask here to get more 'Linux users'...

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Last post by t140568
Sun May 31, 2009 3:43 pm
forward/backward buttons on T40 in ubuntu (gusty)

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat May 30, 2009 7:09 am
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by Pyroraptor » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:09 am

Has anyone yet gotten these buttons working in ubuntu or any distro of linux? All I need them for is a webbrowser, I found how to get them working in...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat May 30, 2009 7:09 am
HDMI require HDCP?

Last post by beaker « Tue May 26, 2009 9:18 pm

by beaker » Tue May 26, 2009 9:18 pm

Yea, I can get analog from the box to the HTPC no problem. I gave up on HD. HDMI is no-go. No HDMI input (won't work anyway since it won't do HDCP)....

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Last post by beaker
Tue May 26, 2009 9:18 pm
Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x monitor xorg support

Last post by beaker « Tue May 26, 2009 5:09 pm

by beaker » Tue May 26, 2009 5:09 pm

Is anyone successfully using L2440x with xorg? I am specifically looking for someone who uses the digital video HDMI output, but reports of success...

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Last post by beaker
Tue May 26, 2009 5:09 pm
Good Linux software

Last post by wolfman « Mon May 25, 2009 8:16 pm
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by Bookworm » Thu May 14, 2009 8:07 pm

Open Office is supposed to be *almost* as good as those parts of MS Office it comes with. That includes Word, Excel, Power Point, and Paint. No...

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Last post by wolfman
Mon May 25, 2009 8:16 pm
How to improve trackpoint resolution? RESOLVED

Last post by CyberDude « Mon May 25, 2009 5:33 am
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by CyberDude » Sat May 23, 2009 10:45 am

My trackpoint resolution is terrible and I want to see if I can improve it. The mouse pointer seems to jump 3-4 pixels at a time and not glide...

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Last post by CyberDude
Mon May 25, 2009 5:33 am
Intel xorg and Linux woes.

Last post by tamasrepus « Sat May 23, 2009 9:26 pm
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by n1hilist » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:51 am

Hi,

I've been running Ubuntu 8.10 x64 and now 9.04 x64 alpha on my Thinkpad T61 (4gb ram, 1.8ghz c2d, intel gfx).

I've had it up to here >insert...

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Last post by tamasrepus
Sat May 23, 2009 9:26 pm
X.org restarting a lot

Last post by TheRedFox « Sat May 23, 2009 5:01 pm
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by TheRedFox » Tue May 19, 2009 6:29 pm

I recently created an xorg.conf file, in order to tweak my graphics card a bit, and turn on DRI (which actually requires me to have intel-agp module...

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Last post by TheRedFox
Sat May 23, 2009 5:01 pm
Where is NetworkManager wifi signal icon config file?-PICS!!

Last post by CyberDude « Sat May 23, 2009 1:14 am
Replies: 7
by masterus » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:26 pm

Hello,

As you know in ubuntu ,NetworkManager when shows WiFi signal use blue-bars.
I don't like that so have decided to change that blue-bars with...

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Last post by CyberDude
Sat May 23, 2009 1:14 am
Will Rescue & Recovery destroy my Ubuntu Partition?

Last post by carbon_unit « Fri May 22, 2009 11:41 am
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by Philipp78 » Fri May 22, 2009 4:01 am

Dear users,

I'm running Windows Vista together with Ubuntu 9.10 on my T60p. Over the years my Vista system has become cluttered and unstable and I'd...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Fri May 22, 2009 11:41 am
turn screen brightness down automatically?

Last post by TheRedFox « Tue May 19, 2009 6:08 pm
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by TheRedFox » Sun May 17, 2009 10:30 pm

I remember in Xubuntu, when the laptop got unplugged, the screen brightness would go down. Any idea what sort of command they used to do that? I have...

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Last post by TheRedFox
Tue May 19, 2009 6:08 pm
(X60s) Issue with Intel Linux (ubuntu) video driver

Last post by tylerwylie « Sat May 16, 2009 12:52 am
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by SomeGuyfromHK » Wed May 13, 2009 5:13 am

For no apparent reason my glxgear score took a dive form ~1150fps to 200fps. So I decided to update the video driver. In my attempt to update the...

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Sat May 16, 2009 12:52 am

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