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Ubuntu 12.04 Dell 6400 no network
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04. My network is not working: no wireless, no cable network. There are some posts on forums about it, however I was not able to fix it. It is possible to turn off ...
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Configuring idrac6 console redirection to 12.04
First of all i'm sorry if my english is not the best, i'm really tryin' :)
I have some R610 and R710 (idrac6) machines running Ubuntu 12.04 precise and I am trying to make a console redirection.
I ...
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Has anyone been able to run 12.04 on a dell inspiron 1501 successfully？
My inspiron 1501 has AMD CPU and Windows Vista. I want to format and install Ubuntu 12.04. I just wonder if there are some hardware compatibility problems?
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Why can´t I complete ubuntu 12.04 installation on dell inspiron 2650?
I recently received a Dell Inspiron 2650 running Windows XP. I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows Installer. Once I went through the Installer process, rebooted and selected Ubuntu, I received the ...
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green flickering screen
I'm using 12.04 and I haven't been facing any troubles until now.
Now I have a green screen appearing and it's flickering but sometimes turns to purple.
I've been running all of the updates ...
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there us no sound with my Dell studio 540 desktop
I have just updated from Ubuntu 11 to Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell studio 540 desktop which has an Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz × 2. I was happy with ubuntu 11 and only upgraded when I was ...
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Installation error with Dell Optiplex 960
When trying to install ubuntu 12, I get the following error messsage.
Executing 'grub install /dev/sda' failed
Then it can't install. What can be done? From a live boot trying to manually ...
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Dell Inspiron custom buttons
I have a Dell Inspiron 14R that out of the box came out with Ubuntu 11.1. Ass suggested here, I upgraded it to Ubuntu 12.04.
My laptop keyboard has three funny buttons in the upper-left corner. ...
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Wireless Not Work Dell Inspiron 3420 [duplicate]
How to instal BCM4365 on My Dell Inspiron 3420.
I already installed Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" x64 Bit.
I have setting up, and installed from Debian packages ...
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Secondary Monitor Goes off upon logging in
I am using dell xps 14z laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, when booting up it detects the secondary monitor [Viewsonic] but upon entering the username/password , the secondary monitor goes blank . when I open ...
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resume after suspend doesn't work [duplicate]
I'm new to ubuntu, I just installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have Dell inspiron 1440,
I tried to search the forum how to fix the resume after suspend but couldn't find an answer.
Thanks,
Gal.
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How to enable bluetooth for Dell Inspiron Laptop?
How do I enable Bluetooth for my Dell Inspiron laptop? It tells no adapters found.
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How To Disable Touchpad Running Ubuntu 12.04LTS On Dell Inspiron 1525
The Touchpad on my Dell laptop is an annoyance; while typing, if I inadvertantly strike
it, the "I-beam" (or Mouse Pointer) ends up somewhere other than where I want it.
None of the settings I have ...
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How to handle windows on multiple screens?
I've multiple screens i.e. one computer monitor and one TV. It would be preferable if, when the TV is turned off, nothing is sent to the TV but as it happens, I can have the TV turned off and ...
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Wireless problem Dell Inspiron 5520 with 12.04
I have a Dell Inspiron 5520 laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. My wireless connection has problems. It would work for a while and then stop working without any reason. That means that Firefox stop loading ...
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Dell XPS 15Z - 64 Bit OS not installing, but a 32 bit OS will install
I have the following system:
Dell XPS 15Z
i7 Core Processor
16Gb of RAM
2Gb NVidia Card
This system is well capable of having a 64 bit OS on it. At first I thought it was just a bad image ...
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Keyboard not responding after 2 minutes
I own a Dell Studio 1558 i3 laptop with OEM installed Windows 7 saying 64bit PC but I use a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS live from a USB-Stick. There has been trouble in it for quite some time. On ...
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Touchpad works, can't be configured on Dell XPS 12 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
My Dell XPS 12 has a trackpad that shows up as follows xinput list:
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer ...
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Heat and Fan noise with Dell Vostro and 12.04
I recently bought a Dell Vostro 3560 Ci5 Laptop with the intention to install Ubuntu 12.04. The laptop came with Windows 8 pre-installed.
Before installing Ubuntu from USB-drive I did in BIOS disable ...
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Dell Inspiron keeps shutting down after installing Ubuntu 12.04 desktop
My Dell Inspiron 15R (64 bit) keeps shutting down frequently(say after every 30 minutes) after installing Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. Also laptop gets heated up very quickly.
Any help/suggestion/advice is ...
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Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Inspirion N5010 and now not internet access
I have tried everything I know which isn't a lot. I really enjoy Ubuntu and am stripping windows off all my other systems but can not do it until I have this figured out.
I do really appreciate any ...
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Dell Inspiron 14A GPU Hang
I just bought a brand new Dell Inspiron 14A preinstalled with Ubuntu 11.10. I upgraded to 12.04 LTS, and the laptop started freezing. I've got everal errors regarding the X.org package, and following ...
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Bricked Dell after installing
I just created a disaster I would not have thought possible. I used a USB stick to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 560.
The install went well, except that GRUB didn't ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 on Dell Latitude E6410 cannot connect to wireless
I just wiped my Dell Latitude's E6410's hard drive and installed ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso. The wireless connection kept timing out, but the wired connection is perfectly fine.
I already tried ...
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USB 3 to Ethernet for Ubuntu 12.04 on Dell Ultrabook XPS 13
I recently purchased a Dell ultrabook XPS 13 with Ubuntu 12.04 installed. I really like this ultra but I am having problems getting used to its quirkyness.
There are no RJ45 connectors since this is ...
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Re-install of Ubuntu does not work on Dell Inspiron 14(3421)
I have a problem with my Dell system which requires advice!
I have a Dell Inspiron 14(3421) (i5, 1GB NVIDIA graphics, 4gb RAM, etc.) which came pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.04LTS. I suppose that the ...
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Is it better to install 32bit Ubuntu for a EMT64 processor? [duplicate]
I got a Dell OptiPlex 9010 recently - it has an Intel® Core™ i7-3770 Processor.
Intel declares in the specifications (http://ark.intel.com/products/65719/) that it's compatible with 64bit instruction ...
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Dell D520 getting hot | 12.10
I know the my laptop is quite hot when it was in win7, but after I changed OS (ubuntu 12.04), I notice that it gets even hotter.
I also notice that when it gets hotter, it's starting to act slow :( ...
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My wireless won't connect in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, newly installed on my Dell Inspiron 1525
I am a brand new user to Ubuntu (all of my previous experience being in Windows). I have recently begun to dual boot for the sake of work, so I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Inspiron 1525. It ...
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My Laptop is not dectecting my External Monitor through the HDMI
Part I - The Problem:
My Dell laptop is not detecting my Samsung external monitor through the HDMI cable on Ubuntu 12.04. The same computer with the same monitor is working perfectly under my Windows ...
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Why do I get “Wireless unavailable”?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. on my Dell Inspirion Mini 1018. After doing one of regular updates, my wifi stopped working, and it gives me message Wireless is disabled by hardware switch.
How can I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes randomly at Dell Inspiron 14z [duplicate]
I got the problem that my Ubuntu 12.04 system entirely freezes, including there will be no mouse or keyboard action, at random situations with the consequence that there is nothing I can do but a hard ...
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No usb, no wired network after installing 12.04
I formatted and installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell E1505. Now Ubuntu starts faster. But Ubuntu doesn't recognice USB Drives, TouchPad, Ethernet or Wifi. Please help me.
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Touchapd undetected fresh 12.04 install on Dell Vostro 1710
Decided to install 12.04LTS on my vostro 1710, but the touchpad is not recognized at all. I found some similar bug reports but the solutions given did not help me out. Here is my xinput list:
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Wireless failed after ubuntu 12.04 updating
I am working on a Dell precision M4700 laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 and KDE desktop.
After a "suggested" system updating, my wireless connection has stopped working. KNetWorkManager sees the wireless and ...
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12.04 Ubuntu on Dell 1405e wifi issue [duplicate]
I feel Im pretty good at looking up things and following instructions but Linux instructions are always the most incomplete.
I am having a similar issue to another post in the forum I found here:
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Network driver for ubuntu 12.04 installed on Dell inspiron 14 R 5420
I am new to ubuntu. I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Inspiron 14R 5420 and I am not being able to connect to internet because the network drivers. Please help me in finding and installing the ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 on Dell PowerEdge T320
Is it possible to install/run Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server with BackupPC backup software correctly on Dell PowerEdge T320 server (Xeon E5-2403 1.80GHz/10MB / 1x4GB Dual Rank RDIMM 1600MHz) with PERC H310 ...
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Why can my System (Dell Inspiron N4050) not connect to my WiFi any more? (12.04)
I have a Dell Inspiron N4050 with dual booted Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. My Wireless Driver currently is Broadcomm in Ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
Just two days back, after downloading and ...
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USB ports randomly stop working on 12.04
I've got an Dell M6500 with 12.04 installed that has its USB system randomly stopping - I can't find yet an specific behavior that would trigger the failure. From the basic lsusb before/after (below) ...
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Unable to detect Webcam on Dell Inspiron M5030
I am Unable to detect Webcam on Dell Inspiron M5030
How can I get my Webcam working?
Output from lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID ...
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Dual monitor with ATI
I'm running 12.04 dual booted on a Dell Inspiron i17R with an ATI 5400. I'm trying to get an external monitor (Dell UltraSharp U2412M) to act as a second display. When I connect it to my computer, it ...
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Dell Latitude D620 3G Module
I would like to know if anyone has been able to get the 3G Modem in the Dell Latitude D620 laptops to work?
Output of lspci
george@george-Latitude-D620:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation ...
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Ubuntu Installation on Dell Insipiron 14r
I have just bought a new dell inspiron 14r laptop. I want to install ubuntu on the system but the main problem I am facing is there are already 4 partitions built in to the laptop and other than that ...
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I disabled bluetooth on a Dell XPS 15z. How can I enable it again?
I disabled bluetooth from bluetooth tray menu (unity), then bluetooth was disabled, and wireless disabled too. I can't enable bluetooth and wireless again. It said:
bluetooth is disabled by ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS stopped detecting BCM4312 on DELL E6500
I have been using wireless seamlessly since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I did a botched attempt of installing Octave 3.6, at that time I was connected via Ethernet. I postponed that installation ...
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Why can't I enable bluetooth? Ubuntu 12.04/dell latitude e4300
The bluetooth doesn't work, the indicator by the keyboard doesn't light, and here's what I find at all:
sudo rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: ...
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Which has better compatibility with ubuntu - xps 13 / xps 14?
I am planning on buying a dell XPS 13 or XPS 14.. but really confused in choosing one..
Will be installing Ubuntu along side windows (dual boot)
Main purpose - web & mobile app development
It ...
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How to purge psmouse-alps-dst-0.4 driver?
After installing psmouse-alps-dst-0.4 driver for my Dell 5720 touchpad from here : http://www.dahetral.com/public-download I decided to uninstall it.
I removed /usr/src/psmouse-alps-dst-0.4 folder, ...
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USB shutting off randomly
I am having problems with my usb devices shutting off at random times and the only way to fix the problem is to do a reboot. The devices that stop working are two hubs and a keyboard and mouse. ...
