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    Re: Windows to Ubuntu - battery life sucks now

    OK, I installed TLP, now what? Just let it do it's thing?
  2. Netflix on Ubuntu - Easy, but some problems

    Wow, you have no idea how happy I am - I am now using Ubuntu instead of Windows as the only OS on my Lenovo laptop.
    HOWEVER, even though these instructions were easy to follow even on 13.04 rather...
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    Windows to Ubuntu - battery life sucks now

    Lenovo Ideapad P400 Touch laptop, Core i7 3632QM, 8GB DDR3, 1TB 5400RPM SATA, Intel HD Graphics, 14" 1600x900 Display

    Suddenly battery life is much worse compared to Windows 7 and 8 both of which...
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    Re: Linux and SSD

    Well, I disagree that you'll really notice the performance difference between a "budget" SSD and a "premium" SSD - either one will give you a vast boost in performance that will be immediately...
  5. [ubuntu] Re: Apple MacBook 3,1 Intel Core 2 Duo, A1181, white, 13"

    Any more help possibilities?
    Thanks

    PS: I remember what my other issues was. How do I make it so that Ctrl+Click = right click, like under OS X? or a double-tap on the mouse... either work for...
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    Re: Canonical Pulls Plug on Kubuntu

    Yeah Unity is quite bad.
    Gnome is outdated, even 3...
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Apple MacBook 3,1 Intel Core 2 Duo, A1181, white, 13"

    Well crap :( now my audio doesn't work at all. Even after removing the changes. I just hear a faint click when I try to adjust the volume :(
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Apple MacBook 3,1 Intel Core 2 Duo, A1181, white, 13"

    Will try and report back, thanks!
  9. [ubuntu] Apple MacBook 3,1 Intel Core 2 Duo, A1181, white, 13"

    I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit on my MacBook... figured it would be better than Mac OS X...
    While I generally dislike Unity, I like it MUCH better than the OS X UI...
    Anyway, I have three...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Well I might go back to XP 64-bit...
    because while I love 7 it was a bit slow :(
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Nope, it still says "wireless is disabled by hardware switch"
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Here are more than you wanted :)


    michel@Lenovo-V570:~$ rfkill list all
    0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
    1: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    ...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    That conf file you had me edit was actually empty until I added that thing to it, just to let you know.
    I'll update this thread shortly with the neccesary information, thank you for your time and...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Performance from USB

    Keep in mind that the flash storage chips used in USB flash drives have limited write cycles, so it will get worn fairly quickly and become unusable. They are meant to move around data, not be used...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    That made absolutely no difference, sorry. More ideas?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Minecraft not working right...

    Thank you for the reply.
    However, the graphics chip is one of the new ones that are onboard the Intel Core i5 CPU.
    It's a capable GPU that allows me to play Minecraft on Far render distance under...
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    [ubuntu] Minecraft not working right...

    It opens fine but when I play there are crazy artifacts and it flickers part of the screen.
    How do I fix it?


    Specs:
    -Lenovo IdeaPad V570
    -6GB RAM
    -640GB HDD
    -Core i5 CPU
    -Intel graphics
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Well, looks like my screensaver is buggy too. I failed to wake up my laptop this morning.
    Since I have no wireless internet I can't install anything (unless I remove the ethernet cable from my other...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    michel@Lenovo-V570:~$ rfkill list all
    0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
    1: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    ok 1 minute plz
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    OK I did that.
    It still says Disabled By Hardware Switch :(
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Oh sorry, I tried a Netgear Wireless and a TP-Link Wireless USB card but neither worked...
    Right now I'm using my Phone USB tethered, (the phone is connected to my wifi lol)

    I don't want to use...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Thank you I posted some more! (Refresh page I added to my post with an edit)
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    michel@Lenovo-V570:~$ rfkill list all
    0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
    1: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: yes...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lenovo Z570 wireless and screen issues

    Does this apply for the IdeaPad V570 as well?
    As far as the screen, I was having a similar problem with Ubuntu 10.10 PPC on my PowerBook G4.
    Waking it up using the Brightness Up key works while...
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