Questions related to Dell hardware and troubleshooting Ubuntu
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touchpad two-finger scroll choppy on the Dell Latitude 6430?
I am trying Ubuntu on a LiveCD on a Dell Latitude 6430 (2013) and the touchpad two-finger scroll is choppy on the system. It works for a few inches down or up, but then it stops working, sometimes the ...
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Laptop fan always on in Ubuntu 12.10?
I have dual booted Ubuntu 12.10 with Windows 7 on my Dell Inspiron 15r 3rd gen laptop. In Windows I have absolutely no problem with fan. But when I boot into Ubuntu after about a min the fan speed ...
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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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bumblebee on Ubuntu 12.10 on Dell XPS L502X
today I tried to install bumblebee on Ubuntu 12.10 on Dell XPS L502X, because I am facing few problem like problem of overheating and fan that runs continuously.
I followed the post ...
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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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Do I need any extra drivers for the Realtek waves maxx audio on my Dell XPS 17?
I have a Dell XPS 17(3D) laptop. It has JBL speakers and a subwoofer too.
It came windows pre-installed but I have Linux now in it. The problem is in windows I had Realtek waves maxx audio in it for ...
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Dell XPS 15z suddenly shuts down
I have a new Dell XPS 15z and I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. At first, I had many problems to run Ubuntu installer, but it finally worked with acpi_backlight=vendor dell_laptop.backlight=0 boot ...
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dell inspiron 15z problems booting Ubuntu in UEFI mode
After several tries I managed to install Ubuntu 12.04 in EFI mode (GPT partition table) on my DELL Inspiron 15z. What worked for me is what is in this post http://askubuntu.com/a/224332/149034, i.e. I ...
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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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my ubuntu is damaged and won't load, I want to do a fresh installation
I have a Dell Vostro with a damaged UBUNTU that doesn't load at all, I wan to do a fresh installation of it, either via USB stick or via CD, but the other computer that I have is a Mac and I am having ...
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Can not find any Bluetooth devices from my Dell laptop (Ubuntu 12.10)
I am trying to pair my phone with my Dell Inspiron laptop but the bluetooth wizard does not find any device. I also tried with my bluetooth speakers and nothing.
rfkill list all
shows:
1: phy0: ...
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Dell Inspiron N5110 Battery lasts only for 1.5 hours as opposed to 4 hours on Windows 7
I've a Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop with the following specs:
i5 processor
4 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M
Ubuntu 12.04LTS
My laptop is overheating and the battery is lasting for only about 1.5 ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 installation error on Dell Studio 1558
I have a Dell Studio-1558 which I've been trying to dual boot. I messed up with the creation of partitions and have lost the ability to boot into Windows 7. Now I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on ...
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dell vostro 1000 broadcom wireless connection
I have a problem with the hardware broadcom wifi.
I press the hotkey fn+f2 to activate the hardware and this will not work.
I'll look at the drivers but it appears to be installed.
How can I ...
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Keyboard and touch pad is not working on a Dell XPS 15z
I am new linux user, I dont anything about how linux works, i am working on that, but mean while, i installed ubuntu on my Dell xps 15z, it works fine, except for the keyboard and the touch pad mouse. ...
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Can not boot UBUNTU on DELL Latitude 5520 [duplicate]
I can not start Ubuntu 12.10 from Live USB.
Dell Latitude E5520, Intel Cote i5, 4MB RAM, 256 GB HDD.
USB boot working well.
Live USB created in Untebootin.
The startup screen starts and I have options ...
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Need wireless drivers for Dell Latitude E5420
I have an Dell Latitude E5420 with Ubuntu 12.10. I need my wireless to work. Where can I can get the driver or how can I get the WiFi working?
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Partitioning a new Dell XPS 15 L521X for Ubuntu
I just brought home my brand new XPS 15 L521X.
I booted to Ubuntu 12.10 using a memory stick to check that the wifi and everything is working (it is).
I am wanting to wipe the drive and install ...
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Wireless not visible in Dell Vostro 2520, in Ubuntu 12.10?
I have executed the following commands:
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
When I run lspci, I found "broadcom" as "bcm43142 chip".
I downloaded ...
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1080p External Monitor through a Dell XPS 15 L502X?
Did someone succeed using an external monitor through the HDMI or Mini DisplayPort of the Dell XPS 15 L502X under Ubuntu 11.10. IF so can you please tell me what you did?
The Discrete graphics card ...
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Checking media [Fail] on boot
Lately I've been getting this black screen at boot time with 2 lines saying
Checking media [Fail]
And the time of booting has extended greatly due to that thing (like from seconds to a minute)
I ...
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Microphone on a Dell Vostro 3360
After upgrading my vostro 3360 on Ubuntu 12.04, I saw that drivers were not available for this version (notably for network). So I decided to install 11.10 but the mic still doesn't work (notably on ...
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kUbuntu 12.10 - Wireless problems with Centrino N-100
I installed kUbuntu 12.10 on my DELL XPS L501X laptop. I cant figure out how to enable my wireless connection.
I have Windows 7 and the wireless is functional. Can anyone help me ?
Here is a list of ...
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Why won't the entire screen render?
A friend of mine has recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell, but is having render issues. He says that chunks of the screen will display solid colors and nothing else. I'm afraid I don't have any ...
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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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Latitude D830 can't get wireless card & nic adapter to be recognized
New to Ubuntu and using 12.04. Can anyone tell me how i can activate the wireless adapter & the nic integrated adapter?
Network pci adapter: Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit controller.
Wireless ...
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Dual monitor flickers and resets periodically
I have a Lenovo thinkpad T530 with Ubuntu 12.10 installed. When I connect an external monitor (Acer 23') to my laptop it works fine, but both screens flicker periodically and gets reset. The ...
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Mini DP port not working in XPS 15 l521x
I've installed Ubuntu 12.10 in my XPS 15 l521x. I had some issues (i.e. HidPoint is quite unstable for my Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard and works pretty randomly), but now the big one that is ...
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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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Dell Vostro 2520 touchpad - Cursor randomly becomes uncontrollable
Everyone once so often, randomly occurring, the touchpad suffers severe cursor control issues. When this happens the cursor does not go to where I gesture it with my finger. In this state the cursor ...
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Bluetooth not working in12.04 (Dell Inspiron 15R)
I am trying to get my Bluetooth working on Ubuntu 12.04 for my Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop.
I have tried installing Blueman, but yet Ubuntu is unable to access my Bluetooth Device.
Could anyone help ...
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Gpu problem on Dell N5110
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit in my Dell N5110 and i had a major problem my screen flashes all the time especially
when i open mozilla and other applications ,i get a message "Gpu Hang",what can i ...
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Cannot load Ubuntu 12.10 or 8.04 in Dell Studio 1450
I have recently been asked to repair a Dell Studio 1450 that was originally equipped with WinXP, and then clean loaded with a copy of Win 7 Home Premium. Since the computer was disabled with the FBI ...
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Install Ubuntu 12.04 on Dell XPS 8500
I'm thinking of replacing my elderly Dell Dimension 5150 with an XPS 8500, but the only reference to this PC's compatibility with Ubuntu mentions to a video failure on booting up, with no solution ...
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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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NVidia GF 555 and HDMI monitor on 12.04
I know there are issues with this, but I haven't heard of a resolution. And some of the suggestions just confuse me.
I have a Dell XPS with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M with Optimus running Precise ...
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How to install touch pad driver on inspiron 7220 se?
I am trying to install this driver: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/606238/comments/202
My command line:
augre@augre-Inspiron-7720:~/Downloads/usr/src/psmouse-alps-1.3$ bash ...
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Installing printer+scanner dell V105 on ubuntu 12.10
I recently got an old dell V105 printer and wanted to install it on ubuntu, however it could not find specific drivers and with the generic drivers ubuntu proposed, I cannot scan any documents. So, ...
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How to turn down the brightness on my Dell mini laptop?
The keys that show the brightness symbols are 9 and 0, but when I hold down Shift and press these, it only shows ( and ). Help!
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Touchpad scrolling on Dell Inspiron 17R SE (N7220)
I have a new Dell Inspiron 17R that I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on. The touchpad is recognized as a PS/2 mouse, which means that I can't use scrolling and that there is no "Touchpad" tab in the ...
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Ubuntu stops at Nouveau during boot up (live or install)
I have used Linux in the past, but am still a casual user. I recently upgraded laptops to a Dell M6600. It has a i7-3840QM at 2.8GHz and 32Gb of Ram. It has both an intel HD 4000 on board graphics ...
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Dell Vostro 1520 wifi not working with Ubuntu 12.04
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on Dell Vostro 1520 Laptop. But found Wifi is hardware locked, though wifi is working perfectly fine with Windows 7 in the same laptop.
I tried to upgrade the drivers as ...
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Startup problem Ubuntu 12.10 Dell XPS L502X
I have tried installing Ubuntu 12.10 in my PC, Dell XPS L502X with Optimus (Intel i7 2630QM, nVidia GT540M).
During the installation I didn't experience any problem, the resolution it was correct: ...
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Ubuntu Server Specs for a multi purpose server
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but anyway!
If you're willing to purchase a Dell server (let's say the Dell PowerEdge T420 since it's an Ubuntu Certified Server) and want to use it as ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 touchpad is not working in dell inspiron 1545
Recently my touch-pad stop working. But external mouse is working. There is no problem sice 6 months. How can I check whether my touchpad hardware is damaged. How can I solve this problem.(I'm using ...
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Device not working in 12.10
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 running Ubuntu 12.10. When I go to software sources > additional drivers, I try to select the right driver, for the wireless card, and select apply changes, it tries to ...
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Install ubuntu on windows 8 with intel smart response
I have a dell inspiron 15z (ultrabook) with two drives, one HDD (500 Go) and one SSD (32 Go) managed by a kind of raid 0 array called intel smart response, and Windows 8 already installed.
Dell ...
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networking problem on ubuntu 11.10 dell vostro 3360
I purchased a pre- installed Ubuntu 11.10 Dell vostro 3360. I tried to connect to wifi at home which I was able to without any problem. In my office i looked forward to connect to the wifi and it ...
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upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 on dell latitude 430 [duplicate]
I can upgrade to a later version. The upgrade process stops before starts to get the packagings. Says 'network error' however the network works fine on the machine!?
HELP PLS!!
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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 ...
