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I was looking for hardware pages in the Ubuntu Wiki like for example:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCamerasGenius

And the last time several of those were tested was before Star Wars was invented. So how can I help in pages like those to update the webcams there and add new ones.

In this example is webcams but the intention is not just webcams but other hardware.

Since this is THE Wiki for Ubuntu I would like to help to keep it updated with new hardware since I get to see a lot of hardware on a daily basis.

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Q: "How to contribute to very outdated wiki pages in Ubuntu"

They are wiki pages:

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Quote#1: "If you do not have an account yet, you can still log in with your OpenID and create one during login."

Quote#2: "Please note that if you've registered with Launchpad you can use your existing Launchpad credentials to log in. "

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There is a new website for hardware-related compatibility information: Ubuntu Friendly.

There was a class titled ‟Is your system Ubuntu Friendly? Contributing to the community hardware testing program” by Daniel Manrique (roadmr) on 10/18/2011. You can read the log here.

If you are planning to contribute, you should also consider running the tests and sending in the results.

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  • +1 Because that is the smart way to go. A database of all PCs added by the community that will show all users what hardware is supported by Ubuntu. Oct 25, 2011 at 15:30
  • Tried to upload my hardware and there was this option in the webpage launchpad.net/+hwdb/+submit called Unique Submission Key. Did not know what that was. Oct 25, 2011 at 15:42
  • Did you use the procedure showcased on page friendly.ubuntu.com/participate? As far as I understand, the Launchpad page tells that the results should be submitted by the System Testing tool.
    – lgarzo
    Oct 25, 2011 at 16:01
  • Yes of course but it gave an error that is why I ended up in that page. If it gives you en error it redirects you to go to that page. Oct 25, 2011 at 16:14
  • Just browsed through the bug list (bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly/+bugs) but could not find a related bug. It might worth a bug report, although AFAIK the site is still beta and in development, so it could be a temporary inconvenience.
    – lgarzo
    Oct 25, 2011 at 18:30

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