Anyone here using an old ThinkPad with Linux?
RAM overflow even after closing all tasks #ram #thinkpad #memoryusage #2510 #ubuntubudgie
https://askubuntu.com/q/1566427/612
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@peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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May 02, 2026
Pete Orrall
@peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe
#Human being #actuallyautistic #nerd #electronicmusician and #opensource supporter, #debian and #freebsd enthusiast. Posts are related to #science #tech and #electronicmusic #production.
mastodon.bsd.cafe
Well this is interesting/concerning. Signal quit on me due to "not enough memory." I am using 3.92GB our of 96GB. Also, the laptop is plugged in and the OS reports it is charging, yet the battery losing charge.
#ubuntu #thinkpad #linux #tech
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@cienmilojos@infosec.exchange
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Apr 26, 2026
these machines will destroy US.
@cienmilojos@infosec.exchange
bio@mastodon:~$ 
Recovering System Administrator
infosec.exchange
So I’m testing out #Ubuntu2604LTS on an intel #thinkpad T14 gen 4 and the standby battery life is atrocious. Went to bed around 10pm, closed the lid and when I woke up in the morning it was completely dead. Am I missing something. I thought newer kernels handled sleep and power settings better? This is borderline unusable.
#linux #battery #standby #ubuntu
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@ann3nova@corteximplant.com @frameworkcomputer@fosstodon.org don't you know the #UltraNav?
If #Lenovo didn't became overly greedy and canceled the #wired-version of their #CompactKeyboard for a evidently worse (Bluetooth + 2,4GHz proprietary) Version that costs more than double than the previous #Bluetooth version I'd choose that.
They not only do the #ThinkPad Keyboards but also own the IP behind the UltraNav…
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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
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Apr 22, 2026
matthew - retroedge.tech
@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
social.retroedge.tech
Getting a ThinkPad X13 (AMD Ryzen) ready for someone to look at. He is wanting a replacement for his Chromebook, but heard that I sold ThinkPad laptops.
I installed KDE desktop, then applied a ChromeOS theme. I think it looks okay, but really isn't much different than the default Breeze themes, though it does have an annoying (to me) Google logo that flashes on the screen between login and displaying the KDE desktop.
I installed both the Brave and Chromium browsers.
I may try other KDE themes, but all in all I think this would be a powerful replacement for a Chromebook.
#Devuan #Linux #ChromeOS #ThinkPad
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@Larvitz@burningboard.net
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Apr 11, 2026
Larvitz 
@Larvitz@burningboard.net
IT Consultant from Germany, Linux enthusiast, BSD fanboy and firmly convinced that Ancient Domains of Mystery is the greatest video game of all time (and always will be). You'll find me here talking about Open Source, self-hosting, advanced networking (proud operator of AS201379), smart home shenanigans, and anything you can torment with a terminal. Cat pictures also welcome. Left, antifascist, vegan. The trifecta your uncle warned you about.
burningboard.net
My ThinkPad T14s shipped with an Intel XMM7560 LTE modem locked behind a Lenovo unlock blob. I replaced it with a ~100-line bash script that does the exact same handshake - and explains, in plain shell, what the "unlock" really is: a SHA-256 over a 4-byte constant. No magic, no blob.
Full credit to Floris Stoica-Marcu for the script.
https://blog.hofstede.it/replacing-lenovos-wwan-unlock-blob-with-a-100-line-bash-script/
#Linux #Fedora #ThinkPad #ModemManager #FOSS
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@sb@metroholografix.ca
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Apr 10, 2026
sb arms & legs
@sb@metroholografix.ca
civilisation is dying and i aint try'na deny it help your community I work in #audio, formerly #software & #electronics I do #opensource #dev #selfhosting I #design and #print #stickers, #posters, #tshirts #anarchist #antiFascist #antiOligarch #antiBillionaire #musician #jazz #punk #2slgbtqAlly #mutualAid #LongCovid #MECFS #wearAMask #union #IATSE 680 #LANDBACK #FREEPALESTINE admin metroholografix.ca formerly sb@fed.sbcloud.cc #Wabanaki #SaintJohn #NewBrunswick #Canada #noAltNoBoost
metroholografix.ca
@leoschuldiner23@beige.party
I'm with ya! I am a strong advocate for the used #thinkpad market - incredible #Linux (and #bsd?) machines for any budget $50 or bigger.
I'm running a radio station server (backup) on a 2006 thinkpad. It just always works. Insane.
Do people know about this?
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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
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Apr 09, 2026
matthew - retroedge.tech
@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
social.retroedge.tech
Agreed.
I had a ThinkPad T15 Gen 1 that I was going to get ready for a customer. It was behaving a bit weird. Odd crash. So I tested the memory. The soldered memory was going bad.
So far total loss on that hardware. I may end up parting it out or waiting to buy a replacement motherboard... but that replacement motherboard will also have soldered memory.
I have largely switched to the ThinkPad L series, as they have two memory slots and no memory soldered to the board.
#ThinkPad #memory
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@gperson@social.linux.pizza
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Apr 06, 2026
Generic Person
@gperson@social.linux.pizza
⚠️ Posts may contain vulgar language. Proceed with caution. ⚠️ Your average, friendly, local, neighborhood Generic Person! Likes Linux, trying set up instances of whatever, and programming. Wants to learn Rust, but knows C++. Tenacity maintainer. Somewhat shy too.
social.linux.pizza
Part of me wishes I had got 32 GB of RAM in my #ThinkPad instead of just 16 GB, primarily because of the huge memory split with the iGPU, but unfortunately the upgrade was ~$200 (USD) more and I was trying to keep it within budget.
It appears that RAM prices have not gotten any better, unsurprisingly (actually, it looks like they've gotten worse).
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@james@mementomori.social
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Mar 04, 2026
James Stegall
@james@mementomori.social
Dad of daughters. Oregonian. U.S. Army Veteran. Science Fiction Novelist. Member of #SFWA, the Eugene #Wordos and #transfamilies. I like digging in the yard, building stuff, riding bikes and reading books. Trying to do good in my bit of the world.
mementomori.social
A few of my writing devices for an upcoming post on Writer Decks for SFWA's Planetside Magazine
#SFWA #writerdeck #thinkpad #byok #alphasmart #pomera #amwriting
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@semurjengkol@misskey.sangeunahna.com
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Mar 04, 2026
Semur Jengkol
@semurjengkol@misskey.sangeunahna.com
Orang #indonesia biasa yang suka #jengkol dan #jeroan kesasar di #fediverse.
misskey.sangeunahna.com
Berhubung tadi siang bahas-bahas tentang #lenovo #thinkpad, sebenarnya ada satu yang saya gak sreg sama #thinkpad. Letak tombol Fn dan CTRL di keyboard kebalik, tidak standar seperti keyboard-keyboard lainnya. Jadinya kalau pindah-pindah laptop workstation jadi suka salah pencet.
Untung di BIOS ada fitur buat ubah jadi biar standar kayak keyboard pada umumnya. Fitur ini buat saya menjadi SOP yang wajib diaktifkan pada laptop-laptop thinkpad pegangan saya.
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@Suiseiseki__dup_8529@freesoftwareextremist.com
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Mar 01, 2026
GNU/翠星石
@Suiseiseki__dup_8529@freesoftwareextremist.com
[[[ To any NSA, CIA & FBI agents reading my profile; please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] Free software extremist who enjoys freedom and posting ですぅ. Please don't confuse me with an "open source" supporter ですぅ. GNU+Jihad against proprietary and "open source" software ですぅぅぅぅぅぅ!!! ⓘ User is the leader of an international terrorist organization. ですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅですぅ
freesoftwareextremist.com
@neet Absolutely proprietary.
The proprietary Canoeboot does support the X220 - deassembly instructions are here;
https://canoeboot.org/docs/install/x230_external.html (X220 is very similar to X230)
https://canoeboot.org/docs/install/#thinkpad-x220x220tt420t420st520
https://canoeboot.org/docs/install/spi.html#raspberry-pi-pico
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How can I increase the saturation of my laptop screen? #display #thinkpad #colormanagement
https://askubuntu.com/q/1564350/612
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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
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Feb 17, 2026
matthew - retroedge.tech
@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
social.retroedge.tech
I have some parts for a ThinkPad X220T ("tablet" version) with i7 CPU. I may have a couple of those laptops, but none in perfect working condition.
I believe the motherboard and most parts in the X220T are different than the regular X220.
I will double check to see if I have an X220, but I do not think I do.
#thinkPad
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Ubuntu 24.04 booting problems #dualboot #uefi #2404 #thinkpad #efibootmgr
https://askubuntu.com/q/1563626/612
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@gperson@social.linux.pizza
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Feb 02, 2026
Generic Person
@gperson@social.linux.pizza
⚠️ Posts may contain vulgar language. Proceed with caution. ⚠️ Your average, friendly, local, neighborhood Generic Person! Likes Linux, trying set up instances of whatever, and programming. Wants to learn Rust, but knows C++. Tenacity maintainer. Somewhat shy too.
social.linux.pizza
THE NEW #THINKPAD IS IN.
Except I'm 30 miles away from it, and I'm busy with classes all day :(. I will open it tomorrow, though :)
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Configure all keys of "ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II" on Ubuntu #thinkpad
https://askubuntu.com/q/1563493/612
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@joachim_kreativ@literatur.social
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Jan 29, 2026
Joachim (he/him, white)
@joachim_kreativ@literatur.social
Irgendwie kreativ. Ich interessiere mich unter anderem dafür, was in meiner Umgebung wächst. Also es #WächstBeiUns. Und dass will ich dann #direktLokalKaufen . er/ihm #nobot I support transgender rights. Trans rights = human rights. Ich freue mich über Boosts, Likes und Follows! Weiß, männlich usw. Header Image: Crypto by Chris Roth, CC-BY-SA-NC 4.0
literatur.social
Ein altes #Thinkpad mit nem aktuellen #Linux ( #LinuxMint wahrscheinlich ? ) drauf, für ~ 50 € , ist das realistisch ?
Ich will nicht frickeln / selbst was installieren, das soll wer für mich machen, ich zahle per #Sepa oder PayPal und bekommen es per Post geschickt.
Mag mir hier wer was entsprechend anbieten?
#FediFlohmarkt
#UnplugBigTech #UnplugTrump #Laptop
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