After I discovered at a BLU meeting I could not boot (any of the 3 installed kernels or repair mode), I subsequently reinstalled from DVD and reproduced the problem. I also did a complete memory check. I then emailed IBM store support, and they sent me an RMA. I fully documented the symptoms, reinstalled Fedora created a dummy user and returned the laptop to them. The only flaw in the new laptop is that it has the Windows 7 logo and had Windows 7 installed. I installed Fedora 21 as the only OS, and ran some tests. So far the problem has not recurred.
On 05/09/2015 03:02 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > No. I removed Windows completely. I prefer Linux as my native OS, and if > I want to run Windows I do it in a VM. > > On 05/09/2015 11:39 AM, A. Richard Miller wrote: >> Hi, Jerry and All: >> >> Went bad in March, you say?? Was it a Windows dual-boot installation, >> perhaps? >> >> If so, I have another possible theory. We have had a few client >> computers fail to boot Ubuntu, following a recent Windows update that >> disorganized their /GRUB/ boot order and more. >> >> While we use Ubuntu, I believe that this latest gift from Microsoft >> has affected other Linux versions, as well. Our solution was to >> install Red Smith's /rEFInd/: >> http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/index.html >> >> If you're using "Vivid" (Ubuntu 15.04, the Vivid Vervet, released on >> April 23rd), there's another Catch-22, and it's an interesting one. >> The install of /rEFInd/ (and of various other apps) advises that it >> failed to install some files. They are from within one repository >> directory, extras.ubuntu.com - which just went obsolete with Ubuntu >> 15.04! Okay, what's THAT about? Well, it was obsoleted because >> developers wanted its files moved into normal directories, instead. >> And that just happened - except, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 14.04 LTS have >> that long-term support commitment to stay viable for five years. So >> extras.ubuntu.com lingers on for them (and, or the time being, for >> 14.10) while confusing the hell out of other users and developers for >> a while to come. >> >> The solution to THAT vivid extras extra (until they straighten out and >> fly right) is to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file on your Ubuntu >> 15.04 installation. In a Terminal window, enter sudo nautilus >> /etc/apt/sources.list and Delete or comment out any lines containing >> "extras.ubuntu.com" and then Save. Now enter sudo apt-get update and, >> when it's done, Reboot. NOW your /rEFIind/ install will work. >> >> I just explained this at our FOSS User Group meeting, Thursday >> afternoon. Congratulations, Jerry, on your good timing! :-) >> >> Cheers from >> --Dick Miller, Partner, MMS <themill...@millermicro.com >> <mailto:themill...@millermicro.com>> >> Co-Leader, FOSS User Group at Natick Community-Senior Center >> <http://millermicro.com/FOSSUserGroupNatick.html> >> >> -- >> *| A. Richard & Jill A. Miller | MILLER MICROCOMPUTER >> SERVICES | >> | Mailto:themill...@millermicro.com | 61 Lake Shore Road | >> | Web: http://www.millermicro.com/ | Natick, MA 01760-2099, USA | >> | Voice: 508/653-6136, 9AM-9PM -0400(EDT)| NMEA N 42.29993°, W >> 71.36558° |* >> >> >> On 05/09/2015 10:34 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: >>> Since this was well within the warranty period I sent the unit back. >>> >>> On 05/09/2015 10:19 AM, John Abreau wrote: >>>> I've seen similar intermittent behavior on four separate systems over >>>> the years. Two I just gave up on and replaced, and for the other two, >>>> I found that one had a cracked motherboard and the other had a cracked >>>> solder joint. >>>> >>>> I was able to fix the bad solder joint, but I replaced the laptop with >>>> the cracked motherboard. If it has still been within its warranty >>>> period, I would have had the motherboard replaced, but eBay purchases >>>> typically don't come with extended warranties. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 7:39 AM, Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org >>>> <mailto:g...@blu.org>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Back in March I bought a refurb Lenovo Thinkpad W520. After installing >>>> Linux, I performed an update. Went to the installfest, worked >>>> fine. But >>>> at the following BLU meeting it would not boot. I repeated the >>>> proceedure a few times, and over a short period of time, the kernel >>>> would load but would not complete the boot. I had 1 additional issue >>>> where there was a vertical green line on my display (that was >>>> intermittent). So, I returned the unit. They sent me a new unit as a >>>> replacement that works perfectly. So, it appears that the issue was a >>>> hardware issue. The replacement unit is now running Fedora 21 with the >>>> latest Fedora kernel. (3.19.5-200.fc21.x86_64. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org <mailto:g...@blu.org>> >>>> Boston Linux and Unix >>>> PGP key id:B7F14F2F >>>> PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 >>>> 4F2F >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> Discuss@blu.org <mailto:Discuss@blu.org> >>>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix >>>> Email j...@blu.org <mailto:j...@blu.org> / WWW http://www.abreau.net / >>>> PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6 >>>> PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 >>>> -- Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:B7F14F2F PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss