ubuntu refuses to install on thinkpad X201

[xxphilippxx]

Hi!

To whom it may concern: My problem has been resolved by installing a new BIOS version from the Lenovo HP.

Cheers, Philipp

[allaboutsam]

I got mine working and posted the detailed process I followed here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9752385

[droople]

Hi All, just installed 10.04 onto my X201, without the grub setting change it worked good when plugged into an external monitor (this was also how I managed to install it) but now I have the setting 'xforcevesa i915.modeset=0' in the grub setting it doesn't boot beyond briefly throwing up the ubuntu logo with purple background the 5 dots then goes to a black screen with the Caps lock LED blinking. anything else I can try?

I got the same issue, add the code, and Caps LED blinking


Anyone can help?