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Lenovo make a large group of PC related products including desktops and more portable items such as Thinkpads and Ideapads as well as servers and display items.

Lenovo is a multinational computer manufacturing company. It manufactures a wide range of laptops and desktops, including the ThinkPad line which Lenovo acquired from IBM.

If you have any issues running or installing Ubuntu on a Lenovo laptop ask here and provide more information by pasting the output of lspci from the terminal. This will show us some of the device info about your hardware.

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Set F-Keys primary instead of special keys on Lenovo

I have a new Lenovo E540 which has the special keys like volume change and such on the F-Keys here. So to actually use the F-Keys the FN has to be pressed to, so when using Alt+F4 I have to press Alt+Fn+F4 which is very inconvenient. In the BIOS it…
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Lenovo Mute LED Button Not Working

The LED light that turns on when I press the mute button on or off, respectively, does not turn on in Ubuntu, yet turns on in Xubuntu. If anyone has any knowledge or help please lemme know! Btw, this is a Lenovo w520 laptop! EDIT: The light doesn't…
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where can I buy a Lenovo X220 with ubuntu preinstalled?

this link here: http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/make/Lenovo states "Pre-installed only" for the X220 leading me to believe I can buy this model with Ubuntu preinstalled. I've been unable to find such an option at Lenovo's website.
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How to Fix Error ata1.00: failed to enable AA (0x1 = error_mask

I have a lenovo z 480 and half of the time ubuntu will not boot, only displays this error message Error ata1.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask = 0x1 and sometimes the screen goes black with blinking cursor. I've tried several distros (kde and…
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Ubuntu 22.04 installed And I don't have Tablet mode! :(

When I use the LiveUSB, I have this functionality enabled and fully functional. But once I have installed it on the computer, a LENOVO YOGA 530, the "tablet mode" stops working. :( With this command: udevadm info --export-db | grep -I iio I have…
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Anyone using Ubuntu on Lenovo Miix 700?

Considering buying one, but would love to hear what works and what does not. And, yes, I tried google, but the only thing I could find was this Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a)
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PCI error messages on Lenovo B50-10

Recently I've installed Ubuntu LTS 16.04 on a new Lenovo B50-10 laptop. Apparently everything is working properly, however some error messages apppears regarding pci devices on dmesg. dmesg |grep fail [ 1.268776] pci 0000:00:1c.0: BAR 14: failed…
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Compatibility with Intel Xeon E3-1500M processors

new here, just wondering if it looks positive for Ubuntu compatibility with the yet-to-be-released Intel Xeon E3-1500M series processors (e.g., Lenovo P50/70 laptops)?
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Is Lenovo Z50-70 compatible with Ubuntu?

I am thinking about buying a Lenovo Z50-70 i7 laptop. It comes with DOS and I am planning to install Ubuntu (Actually, I am planning for Ubuntu/winodws 7 dual boot). However I did not find it in this database of Ubuntu certified hardware:…
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Does Ubuntu support "Tent mode" automatic orientation?

I have a Lenovo Flex 2 15 and it has a 300° so it can flip into "tent" mode. I would like to know if the screenwould automatically rotate to match it like in windows. Or if it would be possible let if I can set it somehow?
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can't install Ubuntu on Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro

I have a new Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro but I can't install Ubuntu 14.04 on it. I tried working through the instructions for the Yoga 2, but after editing the grub boot line and pressing enter, the screen goes blank and stays blank. But the power is on. I…
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Is there anywhere where I can get Ubuntu installed for me?

I have tried for days to install Ubuntu on my lenovo ideapad z510 and I feel like giving up. I really feel like I will like Ubuntu, but for some reason I always have some king of problem. I really don't want to give up on Ubuntu, but I don't want…
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ubuntu will not install on my lenovo n580

I have a Lenovo n580 and I've been trying to install Ubuntu on it and all I get is a white screen after I boot through live cd and usb. I tried going to the bios to change to legacy but it does not help. Any suggestions?
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Lenovo G580 Brightness

I recently acquired a new laptop, a Lenovo G580 (i5, 4GB) and I am experiencing some issues with the brightness control in ubuntu. I think that is because of the nvidia vga (which is integrated with the i5, hd4000 graphics). I have tried many…
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My internal microphone doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04

I have tried to search for lots of solutions but none of them worked. I have a dual boot system Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 the mic works fine on Windows 10 but not working on Ubuntu 20.04 and I have a Lenovo Ideapad 520 laptop. How can I get the…
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