Yes I did try. Thank you for your suggestion. Still no luck. I think the problem has been narrowed down to the x131 having an advanced format drive. Any options that you know of to get around this?

Cannot upload image from Lenovo x131e laptop. Tried Kernel - 3.8.8 Core. Tried Kernel - 2.6.35.7 KS. Any help appreciated. Thank you.

Lenovo ThinkPad X131e 3368 - Core i3 3227U / 1.9 GHz
4 GB RAM - 320 GB HDD - 11.6"
wide 1366 x 768 / HD - Intel HD Graphics 4000