Questions related to Dell hardware and troubleshooting Ubuntu
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Why are my Laptop keyboard and mouse not working?
I just recently decided to install the most recent Ubuntu version on my Dell XPS 15z running Windows 7 (in hopes of using it to code).
However, after installing, I realized that neither my keyboard ...
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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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cant install ubuntu from lve cd on dell inspiron 14 z ultrabook
I just recently purchased dell inspiron s 14z ultarabook.But every time when instalation CD is inside the ROM it won't boot. I changed option in Ubuntu from Intel smart technology to ATA, restart it , ...
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Dell N5050 touchpad sensitivity
I've just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Dell N5050 and the touchpad experience is downright horrible. Not that it's much better on Windows, but at least I have enough settings to play with to make it ...
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Battery consumption on ubuntu 12.04 installed on Dell XPS L501x
I encountered with the problem that Ubuntu 12.04 causes my battery to consume rapidly as compared to windows. Most of the time, fan is running and system heats up. Kindly help me sort out where the ...
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Dell laptop battery backup 1.30 hours only with Ubuntu 12.04. How can the battery backup be increased?
Dell laptop
Model: N5110 (Inspiron 15R)
Display: 15.6"
Battery: 6 cell
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 525M 1GB (No driver for Ubuntu), Working on Intel Graphics 1GB
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) 64 bit
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How to set up network connection on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I purchased a Dell Inspiron 14R 5420 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it alongside Windows 7. The network connection works under Windows, but not under Ubuntu. The PC/USB does not blink and I can't ...
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Dell Inspiron Wifi off
I installed a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 and this is my first Ubuntu install. I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 and my wifi is turned off and cant seem to switch it on. I searched a lot on it but can ...
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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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Dell D620 can't detect external monitor when docked
Installing 12.04 on Dell D620 laptop (Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M) in a Dell docking station with Dell 1907FP external monitor. During install the external monitor is used fine but once installed, the ...
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How to print with a Dell 926 All in One printer
I am new to Ubuntu 12.04 but would love to know how to get my printer to work with it?
My printer is a Dell 926 All in One.
It tells me there are 35 jobs to be printed but never prints anything.
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Broadcom STA Wireless drivers not working on Dell Inspiron 5420
I'm new to linux. I just started working on ubuntu 12.04. Wifi is not working on ubuntu. It works on Windows 7 though.
When I tried connecting to the net throght LAN it works. Also, through LAN I ...
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weird screen resolution in Ubuntu 12.10
I have Dell 7520 with AMD Raedon 7XXXM graphics card, thankfully, I got to make it work. But the problem now is screen resolution, as I have screen resolution of 1920 X 1080 for 15.6" laptop, which is ...
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cpu fan always working and the air is hot
My laptop is a Dell N5110, i3, two video cards: Intel HD3000 and Nvidia GT323M.
Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.04.
After I login in the system, the fan starts working non-stop, the fan air is hot ...
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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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How do I enable multi touch on a Dell inspiron n5110 with an ALPS touchpad?
How can I enable touch pad gestures(multi touch effects) of alps touch pad which comes with dell inspiron n5110 in ubuntu 11.10. These gestures worked fine with windows.
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Lubuntu 12.10 This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU
I have a Dell Inspiron 600m and I tried to install Lubuntu 12.10 but encountered this message:
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
Is Lubuntu supposed to support old hardware and ...
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Dual boot ubuntu 12.10 and windows 8 Dell Inspiron 15 r
I purchased a new Dell 15R laptop which came with pre installed windows 8 64 bit and ueifi boot. I made a ubuntu 12.10 dvd and loaded it. When i started installing my installer could not recognise any ...
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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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Dell Inspiron 1120 Wifi, Bluetooth problems [duplicate]
(A related question found here.)
I've been used 11.04, now 12.04 LTS, and if there is solution, I don't want to upgrade from that LTS.
The first problem is, that the network-manager/networking ...
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Current status/known issues for DELL XPS 15z?
I'm planning on buying a Dell XPS 15z laptop. I was wondering what is the status for running 11.10 on it? Are there any known issues that might be difficult to solve (specifically regarding ...
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Constant fan spinning [duplicate]
Almost every action I initiate, like opening the terminal or clicking a menu, makes the fan start spinning. That did not happen on Windows, for instance.
And it doesn't seem normal, so how can I make ...
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nVidia GL 650M on Dell Inspiron n7720 with ubuntu 12.04
I want to get 3D acceleration on my laptop, but the "Additional Drivers" tool doesn't give me any results. I have tried installing the "nvidia-current" package. After doing this, I fired up Minecraft ...
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One more “Dell 17R touchpad” question
I am trying to enable touchpad multitouch/scrolling in Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Inspiron 5720 (17R). By default after installation it had the following settings (xinput results):
⎡ Virtual core ...
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wireless not working after upgrade from 10.10 to 12.10 32bit and 64bit dell n4050 - help please
i get notebook dell n4050 with ubuntu 10.10 and wireless (wireless-bcm43142) was working great
the i install 12.10 32bit, but wifi - wireless did't work anymore
i try this solve on the link belowe
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wireless not work after upgrade to 12.10 , dell n4050 need help [duplicate]
i need help please, i get notbook dell n4050 with os ubuntu 10.10 and wireless was work good , but when i install version 12.10 , wireless can't work or shown any wireless network , i want to solve it ...
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kubuntu 12.10 amd 64bit and lubuntu 12.10 amd 64 bit not booting through live usb on dell inspiron n5050 laptop
wen i tried to make live usb of lubuntu 12.10 and also of kubuntu 12.10 i come up with same stuff only boot scrren appears and wen selected in live mode kubuntu/lubuntu start screen appears and ...
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Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? [closed]
Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? also, it only has 1GB RAM
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I want some advice [closed]
I intend to buy one Dell laptop, installed with Ubuntu. The options are as follows :
1) Dell Inspiron N5050 Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu)
2) Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ ...
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No fan control for CPU fan
I am using a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, with Ubuntu Installed on my WD Passport partition as a portable installation.
On the CPU Fan, it never looks like it has any control over itself. At a constant ...
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Lubuntu 12.10 on Dell D830 with Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M
I am trying to use the Nvidia accelerated proprietary driver. I am currently trying to use the one from the https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates as none of the others including the ...
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How can I get media keys working on my Dell Vostro 2520?
Some of combinations with Fn on my Dell Vostro 2520 don't seem to work.
Fn+F8 (rewind back)
Fn+F9 (play/stop)
Fn+F10 (rewind forward)
I think that these keys need to be set up system-wide. I ...
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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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wifi and wired connection not working in ubuntu 12.10
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 in my laptop (Dell Inspiron 14Z 5432) alongside Windows. But both my WiFi and wired connections are not working. It's working fine in Windows.
I tried downloading ...
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Why did my video performance decresase recently?
I've been running ubuntu 12.04 for the last month without any problem, just yesterday a problem with the video performance came up.
I'm using compiz (always used it) but now, everything is slower and ...
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Unity 3D does not work on Dell system with a AMD Radeon HD 6470M
I am running 64 bit Ubuntu on Dell with 1GB graphic card.
I login with "Ubuntu" hoping to see Unity 3d but it doesn't. Unity 2D runs instead. when I type in
echo "$DESKTOP_SESSION"
it confirms ...
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Alps Loaded but PS/2 mouse also loaded!
i have Dell Inspiron 15R and i installed psmouse-alps package, it successfully recognized my Touchpad and i can see touchpad option under mouse properties as well, but my touchpad doesn't works at ...
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(SOLVED) Wireless not working after update (Ubuntu 12.10) Dell Inspiron 1764 [closed]
The wireless has stopped working on my Dell Inspiron 1764 laptop after updating Ubuntu. I installed 12.10 from DVD alongside Windows 7 and everything went smoothly. Wireless worked fine, and the ...
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My Dell Latitude D400 with Lubuntu 12.04 can find my wifi network… but can't authenticate the access. What could I check?
I'm an absolute beginner as an [L]Ubuntu user. The fact is my laptop can find any wifi network, but when I insert the password (which is absolutely right, I assure) it asks again for the password few ...
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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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Cannot find projector and tv
How do I activate projector and TV LG HDMI, since fn + f5 does not work?
My computer is a dell inspiron N5010 with ubuntu 12.04.
The system does not find any other device, so the option share screen, ...
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dell studio xps 1647 bios update
Short question. Does anybody managed to update bios on Dell studio xps 1647 from ubuntu?
I have A01 and want to update to A11. I read a lot of stuff on the web and around how to do this and failed. ...
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12.10 blank purple screen on startup dell Dimension 3000
I've installed 12.10 from a purchased disc. Setup went ok and I installed any updates. There was some error regarding something called "compliz" and I sent the error report. Now when I try to start ...
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No surround 5.1 mode in Dell6410 with Intel card
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed as SA system in my Dell6410. The Audio card is Intel IbexPeak HDMI
The problem is that I cant get audio the audio card to play 5.1 sound through the HDMi/Display port. I ...
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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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Cpu fan always running and the air is too hot
My laptop is a
Dell Inspiron 14R 5420
Video cards: IntelHD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 630M
Currently running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS dual boot with Preinstalled Windows 8 system.
After ...
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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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Unstable wireless connection
I have Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits kernel 3.5.0-22 running on a Dell Precision M6700. The wireless controller is a Broadcom BCM43228 (802.11abgn, the router also is 802.11abgn); it didn't install on a fresh ...
