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How to find the directory of a USB port
I am trying to find the name of the second USB port in my computer in the director /dev/ since I am trying to find where my AVR micro-controller programmer location to execute this command: avrdude -p ...
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How to find the location of a device
I have a programmer to program AVR micro-controllers, and to upload a HEX file to the micro-controller I have to know where it is, something like this: /dev/ttyUSB003.
I tried dmesg but I couldn't ...
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GRUB Can't Boot - Missing Device Files
I was installing a software library using apt-get and all of a sudden I see it tampering with my /boot directory. I canceled the installation but somehow it deleted all the sda device files from the ...
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Why did USB stop working suddenly?
I tried to connect an Amazon Kindle (as I do everyday) to my 3rd. USB port, as the other two are always busy with mouse and keyboard.
When I connected the device, the computer froze and I eventually ...
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Problem with Win8 and Ubuntu [duplicate]
This is my first post on the forum. Greetings all.
I wanted to know if they can fix a problem I had with my current laptop. I explain:
A few days ago I bought a new laptop. Acer Aspire Model ...
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Booting randomly changes device nodes of HDDs, problem with munin
I have an Ubuntu Server running 12.10 with an internal (Mainboard) SATA controller and an additional PCIe SATA controller and also external USB HDDs.
My problem is that the links to the devices ...
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New NIC device naming in 12.10?
I've just discovered after installing Ubuntu 12.10 that there seems to be new device names for eth0...ethX.
However, I haven't managed to find any documentation that explains the new naming ...
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Can't see my Nexus 4 on Ubuntu 12.10
I have just received my Nexus 4 and I want to plug it in to root it/copy files onto it but somehow I can't see it while I use
$sudo fastboot devices
I am using this version of fastboot on my ubuntu ...
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/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build: No such file or directory
I have ubuntu 11.10 installed on my system, upgraded from 11.04.
I need to install the elok touch screen driver. as this driver only supports kernel 2.6 and not 3, I switched to kernel 2.6 in boot ...
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User session lost device settings or drivers while guest working fine
After turning my computer today, I've noticed it getting stuck or freeze when I typed the user password. The computer was rebooted and I got the warning that there were erros and I've pressed F for ...
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Redirecting /dev/null to some other device
Is it possible to redirect, ie create /dev/null as non-null device, like /dev/console or /dev/stdout? This obviously has to be done before init runs create creates a standard /dev/null. Upstart seems ...
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How can I prevent iOS devices from being mounted when I connect them?
I connect my iPod and iPad to my computer to charge them. I do not want them to automatically mount on the desktop.
How can I keep using my computers many USB ports for charging without being ...
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How do I change the device on which ubuntu boots?
I have a laptop with an internal SSD (let's call it samsung-SSD), and I would like to install ununtu 12.04 on an external SSD connected via USB3 (let's call this one vertex2).
I downloaded an ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu doesn't see my tablet
I have ainol novo 10 quard tablet. When I connect it to Ubuntu by USB, it doesn't see it at all. Do I need to install ainol drivers? Or something else?
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Tata Docomo Photon 3g not working on 12.04 LTS
I recently upgraded from Tata Photon+ to Tata Docomo Photon 3G, however Ubuntu is not recognizing the device itself. I tried manually adding the device in Mobile Broadband section, using different ...
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What is the loopback device and how do I use it?
What are loopback and localhost?
Why do they exist, what are they used for, and how would I use them?
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enumerate usb devices ubuntu after kernel upgrade
after kernel upgrade to 3.6.10-030610-generic on boot i see error msg
unable to enumerate USB device on port 6
on kernel 3.5.0-22-generic This message does not show
I post my lsusb and dmesg usb
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How to install driver for my D_Link DWA-525 PCI netweok adapter on my Ubuntu 12.10 x64 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Need Drivers for D-link DWA 525 PCI Wireless adapter
I had the D_Link DWA-131 USB network adapter, and I've upgraded to the DWA-525 PCI network adapter.
D_Link supplies ...
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Huawei Technologies E1552/E1800 (HSPA modem) enable mobile broadband not shown in network setting
i have installed ubuntu 12.04 inside windows i have used the previous version were i did'nt faced this problem .my device is detected in lsusb but after assigning all the modem configuration there is ...
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Hide boot drive from nautilus
I have a boot drive which I don't want to show up in nautilus. How do I edit /etc/fstab so that the boot drive doesn't show up as a mountable device.
Current /etc/fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file ...
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Can't see all my devices any more on Ubuntu One
after a new installation of ubuntu 12.04 I can't see my devices on ubuntu one any more. On my laptop all devices are displayed but not on my PC.
I got 20 GB of storage this addional storage is gone ...
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How do I permanently change owner and group of a system device?
I am using a separate HDD as a disk for my Virtualbox machine. I have made a vmdk using the tutorial provided in the VirtualBox manual, but in order for the machine to run I have to constantly change ...
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Mounted Devices History
Does Ubuntu keep the history of the devices that were mounted (i.e. USB devices, external drives etc...). If this is the case where can I find it?
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lsusb - where device description comes from
For one of my attached USB devices (2773:0104) I see no description in lsusb command output:
user@Thinkpad-Laptop:~/binaries$ lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp.
Bus 008 Device ...
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What could cause Ubuntu to start loosing devices (12.10, T420)
I recently upgraded Ubuntu on a laptop where it had been running flawlessly for some time.
It's a dualboot setup and all of the devices work fine under windows 7 however the wifi did not work ...
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Stream sound card output to icecast2 via darkice
I want to stream to icecast server via darkice, the default .cfg comes with /dev/dsp, witch is OSS, but there is no /dev/dsp in Ubuntu 12.10, so I tried hw:0,0, but it's just the microphone, and I ...
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How to use a different partition in Ubuntu
I had partitioned my Hard Disk when I was installing Ubuntu 12.04, I made two partitions one of 80GB and another one of 140GB. But for some reason by default it only uses sda1 as show in this ...
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Cant see the “Format” option in quicklist for a USB device in 12.10.How can I get it back?
I am not able to find the Format option in the quicklist menu for an external usb drive after I installed 12.10
How can I et it back?
I tried the quicklist editor in Ubuntu Tweak but it does not ...
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missing resolution in ubuntu 12.04 lts
I have a NVida GT 630M in my laptop. I tried to install the graphics driver by using the following command :
sudo nvidia
After installing I face a serious problem with the resolution:
The only one ...
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Nautilus Opens Devices on Every Log in [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Disable auto-opening nautilus window after auto-mount
Each and every time I log in to Ubuntu 12.10 Nautilus opens and opens my two mounted hard drives in devices, one ...
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I have errors when trying to install ubuntu on MSI GT70 ONC [closed]
I'm trying to install ubuntu 12.04.1 64bit on a MSI GT70 ONC. I have a problem when I install it. I get an error(dev/... something missing I think) I'm then put into a screen that is like the ...
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What is a block device?
I am creating dual-boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I want to check Windows 7 installation block device.
What is block device? How to distinguish the Windows 7 installation block device from ...
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mythbuntu 12 - lirc device doesn't appear to even exist
I'm trying to get a new installation of Mythbuntu working. So far, everything is OK except the remote. The sensor for the remote is on my Hauppauge WinTV HVR 1250.
First I tried to run irw to see ...
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How may I know if my devices have their drivers installed?
I have a Dell N4110 laptop, and I want to know if the drivers are installed and working well.
For example, with my touchpad, in windows it has multi-touch gestures, so that I can scroll or zoom with ...
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udev rule group ownership not working
I have added a udev rule for my Arduino, but the symlink gets the ownership "root root" instead of "root dialout".
$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/47-Arduino.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2341", ...
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How to check if a cdrom is in the tray remotely (via ssh)?
I have a server running Ubuntu 10.04 (it's on the other side of the world and I haven't built up the wherewithal to upgrade it remotely yet) and I have been told that there is a CD in one of it's two ...
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Deleting a file from /dev
I am new to attempting to use the code for everything, and for once i don't have root permission on my user account as a back up.
I wasn't focussing while making an Iso with genisoimage and created it ...
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What are these files in my /dev directory?
I know that most devices are presented in the /dev directory, but only now have I actually noticed two very strange, yet familiar names in there...
I'm talking about stdin@ and stdout@ down there:
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Wireless device used; then disappeared
Wireless adapter was working fine in Ubuntu 12.04, and now has completely disappeared from my operating systems.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04, dual booting with Windows 7. Using a Thinkpad T410i. ...
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How and why to create -dbg, -dev, -doc packages?
I'm writing an Ubuntu package for a package which essentially provides a number of libraries and headers which then be used to build other software. The package also breaks up in smaller subpackages ...
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I can't see devices on Nautilus since last update (12.04)
After updating 12.04, my HDD partitions and USB storage devices was removed from the devices list on Nautilus Sidebar, only the "floppy0" is there.
I can see all of them with Disk Utility. I can ...
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Can I change my devices from for example sda1 to sda2?
I want to change the numbers of my partitons. I want to change /dev/sda1 into /dev/sda5 and /dev/sda5 into /dev/sda1.
I hope someone can help me to change it.
Thanks :)
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Why do my hardrives change dev links?
With every boot my HDDs randomly change places, as in sometimes my root partition is on sda, while other times it books on sdb.Its really not bothersome as I use UUID for fstab and such, but its ...
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Transfering files from my HTC to my laptop fails via Bluetooth, Why?
I am trying to send some files from my HTC to my laptop having ubuntu 12.04 through a bluetooth; but while trying to send files i see the following error on my htc device:-
This transfer is ...
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USB Devices are not recognized unless there is at least one device plugged in while booting
I can non use any of my USB Slots (all USB 3.0) on my Laptop (ASUS UX32VD) if there is not at least one USB-Device is plugged in while booting.
If you need any more information, please ask.
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Can I manually load drivers for a particular device? I have a “Next Engine” 3d model scanner.
I desperately would like to use my Next Engine 3D model scanner(http://www.nextengine.com/) in Ubuntu 12.04. The software installs nicely using wine, but the device drivers do not install. I am ...
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Ubuntu hardware recognition and driver loading - how does it happen? [closed]
After doing some reading about device drivers and .ko files and drivers built into the kernel at compile time I was wondering what happens at boot time. Does the boot up process identify hardware and ...
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How can I find out the file path for my laptop's dvd drive
Normally I insert a DVD in the drive and I get a prompt that leads me to the movie player app and all is well. How can I find the drive file in the event the prompt doesn't show up or something goes ...
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How to retrieve a list of devices connected to Ubuntu One?
Is there is an API to retrieve the list of devices connected to the Ubuntu One service?
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Why doesn't Wine recognize my audio-tape-to-MP3 conversion system?
I am having a problem with a device I have. It is a "Ion Tape2PC" tape conversion system. It's supposed to be plug and play, it doesn't need drivers to work. I already downloaded and installed the ...
