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Dell laptop ambient light sensor

Has anybody here been an owner of a Dell laptop (in my case, the Latitude E4300) with an integrated ambient light sensor and perhaps knows how to get it working in Ubuntu? I have the feature enabled ...
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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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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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Dell 3721 display problem Ubuntu 13.04

After I upgrade from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 I can't change the brightness of the display, it remain in the darkest possible mode. I have a Dell 3721 laptop. Any advice? @Dell:~$ lspci -nn | grep VGA ...
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brightness not working on 13.04 upgrade on dell xps 13 ultrabook

Just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 on Dell xps13 ultrabook and the display is very dim and cannot be changed using f'n keys or from system settings. This ultrabook uses Intel's ivybridge mobile. ...
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How to find out right drivers for Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop?

How to find out right drivers for Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop? how to find out whether something wrong at BIOS level? Recently installed Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS on my laptop and upgraded it to 12.10, ...
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Flikering line on top of display

I just bought a new Dell Inspiron pre-installed with Ubuntu 11.10. All was fine until I updated the OS. Since then, I have this flickering line at the top of my screen and it won't go after rebooting ...
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Dell E6500 in docking station with external display

I have Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit installed on a Dell E6500 laptop, most of the time in docking station, with external Dell 21" display. When installing additional drivers for the nVidia graphics card the ...
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how can i add 1440x900 resolution on Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop

I have a 5 year-old Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, with a display resolution of 1280x800 (16:10). I wish to increase that resolution to at least 1440x900. Is this possible? If so - how? Chipset: Intel ...
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dual display breaks unity

I find that most of the time, when I plug in my Dell 19" monitor with an HDMI lead, unity can't decide on the configuration; it will switch between different resolutions, and setups every 2-30 ...
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Dell Latitude E6510 black screen after last update on 11.10 Intel Graphics

After last Friday(20/01/2012) update, when I turned on my laptop today I got a black screen on it. It is on, I can see the back light, but it's all black only my secondary display is ok. Screen is ...
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How do I disable automatic monitor detection and adjustment of displays? [closed]

I am running 11.10 on an Dell Mini 9 (Inspiron 910). When I connect VGA or close the lid the computer automatically detects the change and adjusts the displays. How can I disable this?
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External monitor flickers on Ubuntu, works fine on Windows [closed]

I have Dell Inspiron N4030, with intel onboard. When I connect my laptop to external monitor on Ubuntu the screen flickers (photo attached). The same screen works fine when I reboot into windows. ...
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brightness settings on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit, Hardware Dell 1555 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570

My laptop Dell studio 1555 has Ubuntu 11.10. At every boot I have to set the brightness level as it gets reset to 100%. Could you please help me out to find a way not to change it every time? Thank ...
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Fn+F8 does not switch displays on a Dell E6410

I recently upgraded to Oneric and found that Fn+F8 does not switch displays on Oneric, Dell E6410, Nvidia. I frequently run presentations and need to switch between projector and laptop with minimum ...
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LiveCDs display nothing but lines on my monitor [closed]

I doubt this has anything specific to due with the LiveCDs as I will get the same display occasionally when booting from Grub. Has anyone else seen this result before and is there any way I can ...
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How to handle brightness trouble on dell inspiron i14R-2265?

Recently I've installed Ubuntu 10.10 32-bit on my Dell Inspiron i14r-2265, but it looks like brightness control is not working. I can change it "programmatically" (FN + brightness key), though actual ...
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Is there a way to autodetect when a display is disconnected?

I am running 10.10 on a Dell Latitude with the latest Nvidia drivers. Basically what I want is when I disconnect my external display that everything goes back to the main one without having to change ...