Mikko Kortelainen

Tag: ThinkPad

Enabling Quectel EM05-G Modem on Linux

My new Thinkpad has a Quectel EM05-G modem. For some reason it refused to connect, even though it showed up in Gnome settings on Ubuntu 22.10. I checked with mmcli -m 0 and it said sim missing as its state.

After some Googling it appeared the modem ships in …

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Ubuntu 8.10 on Thinkpad X300

I upgraded my Lenovo Thinkpad X300 to Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex today. My original installation notes for Hardy are here.

After the upgrade, sound was working without compiling an ALSA snapshot by hand. Also, 3G connections worked straight out of the NetworkManager applet, which is very nice. But WiFi …

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