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YMMV, but in the new beta for ubuntu 23.04, the black screen went away in VLC. Instead, I saw this error:

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva info:...

Update: A reboot fixed the resolution detection in both accounts. Maybe there was some older extension still in kernel memory or something used by one account and not the other (?) Even though a...

This is weird. I have an old thinkpad [Quadro 1000M] and did the same update and have the same issue-- which has not resolved itself with another update (yet).

The strange thing is that logging...

The link says:

" Now you can enjoy Unity 3d, in fact Ubuntu boots right into it when it was restarted."

What about unity 3d doesn't work with intel?

Mine:


$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +56.0°C (crit = +99.0°C)

nouveau-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter

I'm not sure what to say-- I am using this kernel:


Linux laptop 3.1.0-0301rc4-generic #201108290905 SMP Mon Aug 29 09:11:07 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

w/o any issues. W520...

I'm using integrated (Intel) video w/64 bit Ubuntu-- the latest 3.1 kernel... and do not have lockups or session restarts.

I do have an issue with wifi, where if I'm downloading a ton at high...

Thought-- If you want to jack your CPU up 100% for testing your fan or maybe that your cpu works, get mprime, and run the torture-test on it:

mprime -t

also, I recommend grabbing gkrellm (via...

I hadn't read/noticed that you didn't have cpufreq running.

Here's a checklist of stuff to make sure is correct.

Update your BIOS to 1.26 -- boot off a CD, it'll do the update. Bam. Done.
...

Yes by running ThinkFan.



Yes, thinkfan can be configured to turn the fan off at lower temps.



Not sure what you mean by this.

I'm using thinkfan. It works fine.

Yes I've been using it for weeks.

Ah I'm using i7-2820QM w:

Linux laptop 3.0.0-0300rc6-generic #201107050905 SMP Tue Jul 5 09:08:58 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Wonder from anyone else w/this or a similar setup-- are...

Glad it's working.. which CPU are you using? Maybe that's related to the error reports I'm seeing...

Hmmm. Old article is old. The hangcheck bug is fixed as of 2.6.39 (there is a workaround for .38). I haven't had problems with missing fonts or anything as described in the May story. But I will...

Final update from me, since this is a T420 thread-- anyone else who has a W520 there's a thread dedicated to that machine.

did you install lm-sensors and do you have coretemp in /etc/modules?

if you have, try running "sensors-detect" and answer yes to everything.



Hmm. I don't know what's going on then, then. ...

Yeah it was scary, esp since I hadn't done this before on a PC. after 45 minutes of flashing for "several minutes" I figured something serious was wrong :)

It was locked in the "Still...

Well I almost had a heart attack as the BIOS update froze midway... it only got one of the two firmware updates. I think the CD may have been bad. A subsequent try with a DVD worked fine.

So...

Hey y'all...

Just found this thread. I've had the w520 and been runing ubuntu w/integrated driver. You can read my progress (it's rock solid now w/3.0rc5 kernel) on this 420 thread, including...

Update a week later-- after moving to 3.0rc5 I haven't had a SINGLE freeze of any sort.

More notes:

after updating to linux 3.0rc5 the thermal sensors have moved (so update them in /etc/thinkfan.conf). There are more too.


sensor /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp1_input...

Yeah... the thing is.. I don't think there were any power events during my freezes. I'm just sitting here, activley using the computer and then... lock.

This last time is the first time I was...

ARGH. I just had another HARD freeze. Integrated Intel driver, 2.6.39-0.

Everything froze and NOTHING in any log I can find, including kernel logs. Is anyone else having similar symptoms?

One...

Temps are low.. about what they were. Not sure about battery life yet.. it's always hard to compare. But seems to work on the w520 without any issue.