achim_59
February 18th, 2011, 12:01 AM
To get this basic question out of the way: I am using an IBM T43 Thinkpad.
I recently did a fresh install of Maverick (upgrade from Lucid not an option. (see here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1672315)) and reinstalled my data from backups.
I have since had a number of problems.
1. My most serious issue is the one with Evolution described in the link above. No solution in sight, sadly. I suspect that this is, however, a problem with evolution and not Ubuntu.
2. I get a garbled screen when I try to attach an external monitor. There appears to be a solution. See this Ubuntu forum thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9958943). Whether it works or not will have to wait until I get the chance to try it at home on a weekend. I'll make an amendment to this post if it does.
3. When I attach the T43 to its docking station, the machine won't boot at all. Quite simply nothing happens. I have to detach it, boot the laptop and then attach it to the docking station. The docking station worked fine with Lucid and earlier versions.
4. Nautilus started acting up after a few days. This began after I used the Rhythm Box music player. Thereafter each time I attempted to use the quick link to my home folder (yes, the desktop launcher,too) the music player would start instead of nautilus. I checked the properties for the launcher and everything seemed correct. The simple work-around was to remove the launcher altogether and add a new one. (The command, if anyone doesn't know, is simply "nautilus". The home folder is the default URI.)
5. occasionally i get a blotchy screen on startup. This did not happen before (e.g. with 10.04). The only option then is to force a shutdown and restart. Oddly, I don't have to hold the button for 5 seconds, it does the shutdown immediately. The second restart has, touch wood, always worked up to this point. This is really weird and doesn't happen every time. It occurs every 5th to 10th time I try to start the laptop.
I wonder if anyone else has had similar problems.
Achim.
I recently did a fresh install of Maverick (upgrade from Lucid not an option. (see here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1672315)) and reinstalled my data from backups.
I have since had a number of problems.
1. My most serious issue is the one with Evolution described in the link above. No solution in sight, sadly. I suspect that this is, however, a problem with evolution and not Ubuntu.
2. I get a garbled screen when I try to attach an external monitor. There appears to be a solution. See this Ubuntu forum thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9958943). Whether it works or not will have to wait until I get the chance to try it at home on a weekend. I'll make an amendment to this post if it does.
3. When I attach the T43 to its docking station, the machine won't boot at all. Quite simply nothing happens. I have to detach it, boot the laptop and then attach it to the docking station. The docking station worked fine with Lucid and earlier versions.
4. Nautilus started acting up after a few days. This began after I used the Rhythm Box music player. Thereafter each time I attempted to use the quick link to my home folder (yes, the desktop launcher,too) the music player would start instead of nautilus. I checked the properties for the launcher and everything seemed correct. The simple work-around was to remove the launcher altogether and add a new one. (The command, if anyone doesn't know, is simply "nautilus". The home folder is the default URI.)
5. occasionally i get a blotchy screen on startup. This did not happen before (e.g. with 10.04). The only option then is to force a shutdown and restart. Oddly, I don't have to hold the button for 5 seconds, it does the shutdown immediately. The second restart has, touch wood, always worked up to this point. This is really weird and doesn't happen every time. It occurs every 5th to 10th time I try to start the laptop.
I wonder if anyone else has had similar problems.
Achim.