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Why is ubuntu so slow on windows 7 capable PC
I love linux and I think it is the best OS out there, but for some reason it is noticably slower than windows 7 on my machine. It hangs a lot and none of the animations are smooth. It is a HP pavilion ...
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Internal error and crash then ubuntu get blocked and I have to restart…system very slow
I'm new with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I have an internal error:
Executablepath
usr\lib\gnone-disk-utility\gda-notification-daemon
Package
gnome-disck-utility3.0.2ubuntu7
Problem
crash
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cannot transfer packet via serial COMM
I have a Linux Ubuntu installed on an Intel Panel PC. My code did not run so, I checked out packet transfer using cutecom. It does OPEN THE PORT successfully, but no data is transfered. I plugged the ...
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How to install Perrix gaming mouse on Ubuntu?
When I put my gaming mouse into the USB slot the light comes on but my cursor won't move and the buttons won't work. I stupidly threw away the CD that came with the mouse but they have the program ...
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fglrx vs fglrx-updates and Ubuntu (Quantal) vs AMD's driver?
When trying to decide which proprietary driver I want, I was always a bit confused as to whether to choose fglrx or fglrx-updates. Both appear to contain the proprietary driver, but I don't know ...
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Was able to use proprietary ATI driver before, now on clean install I don't have that option
I am running 12.04LTS, and I just formatted. Prior to the format, I was using the ATI proprietary driver through "additional drivers". I have two ATI radeons that are crossfired. Now, when I do go ...
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Installing NVIDIA geforce 9 driver using the installer I got from their website
In my ubuntu 12.10 it didn't detect my graphic card. When I check the graphics in system settings>details it says none
I've downloaded my driver installer from the NVIDIA website, make it executable, ...
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Hardware acceleration and webgl not working on Intel g33
I have an Intel g33 board with Ubuntu 12.04 lts on it, I noticed in Firefox that webgl and Hardware accelaration is disable due to driver issues, since I am certainly not a pro in linux, is there an ...
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Hardware Installation or Mod
If I need to modify a piece of hardware, such as a Video Card (failing), will Ubuntu automatically find and install the drivers for the new card on reboot or will I have to reinstall the OS to ...
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How to access a harddisk on a controller “ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1061 SATA IDE”
I am using a system with two controllers. lspci give me the following lines:
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
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How to find out the name of the packages involved in the proprietary driver?
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my HP Mini 110-3110BR for test purposes.
A notification about a proprietary driver popped up. It's for the Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN ...
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What are the most suitable distribution Ubuntu for my computer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?
I'm looking to migrate from Windows XP to Ubuntu ...
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Linux: How do I get my Thinkpad L530 trackpoint to work?
I've installed Ubuntu on my Thinkpad L530 and everything's running pretty smooth except for the trackpoint (that red button in between the keys for moving your pointer) as well as the corresponding ...
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Ubuntu/Kubuntu 12.10 and nvidia optimus which drivers to use
O.K. There is a mountain of information out there that I can find of particular help is this thread: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
The hardware I'm trying to install on is an ...
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625 views
Will Microsoft Touch Mouse work?
I would like to buy Microsoft Touch Mouse but I don't know if it's going to work. I am interested especially on the multitouch functions (gestures) and touch scrolling. Have anyone tested it on ...
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My WiFi adapter is not working at all. Where to start troubleshooting?
On this site I see hundreds if not a thousand questions being asked about issues with a Wireless LAN adapter not being detected/recognized by Ubuntu. Some mainstream adapters appear to be utterly ...
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Dell Inspiron 15R [Special Edition] fan speed problem
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R SE (click here for details). I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 via Wubi on it. The OS works perfectly fine, but there are some issues:
The fan speed is so high that it is ...
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How to install D-Link 10028A LAN card driver on Ubuntu
I'm trying to install another LAN card on my desktop, I tried to follow the instructions on the install file, but I there was no clear way to do it, especially, it mentioned that it works for linux ...
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Does Ubuntu 12.10 support ASIX AX88772 Ethernet controller chip out-of-the-box?
Being stuck with this question I am choosing a USB Ethernet adapter to buy to work it around.
Obviously I need an adapter for which Ubuntu has drivers built-in.
So the question is if AXAGO ADE-X5 ...
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How to install hardware drivers for my laptop
Everytime I change the OS I usually format my laptop. It is an HP tx-2 Touchsmart. It has a touchscreen and additional hardware that isn't working (i.e. volume control buttons and the network ...
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How to remove the “AMD Testing use only” watermark?
I've installed the latest catalyst driver (beta) following the step in this guide for Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal.
My system is 64 bit and my graphic card is an ATI RadeonHD 6670, this g.c. is Officially ...
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HighPoint RocketRAID 62x Controller
I have the subject card recently installed in Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64). See partial lspci -vv listing below (complete listing played havoc with pre tags):
03:00.0 RAID ...
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missing driver for smart card reader Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b9)
Thanks for all who could help me to install a driver for smart card reader Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b9).
The driver is available here:
Ricoh RL5C476
And according to ...
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Is hardware support for the Lenovo G580 laptop really that bad?
I am planing to buy a Lenovo G580 (59-324061) laptop. I found it is the best laptop in that price range. However, if I Google it for support in Ubuntu, I see many people complaining about driver ...
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Compatibility Ubuntu with GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI
I want to buy a GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI motherboard.
Can I install Ubuntu or another Linux OS on a computer with this motherboard?
If this is possible: where I can download the drivers for this ...
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Touchpad not workin on Dell Inspiron 14R
My touchpad doesn't work, have tried many of the posts here and nothing.
Found this command: $ sudo lshw and this is the return.
My Mouse and Touchpad application don't have the tab for touchpad, ...
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How is Trinity support in 12.04?
I been thinking about moving to the new A10 but I already had an awful experience with the 4200HD IGPs from AMD on Ubuntu.
In short drivers would never work so I had to fallback to stock and ...
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Crackling and feedback with Presonus AudioBox USB on 12.04
I'm using the Presonus AudioBox USB with the packaged microphone and headphones (AudioBox Studio Bundle with M7 High-Definition Condenser Microphone and HD7 Professional Monitoring Headphones).
I ...
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Audio not working properly
I've been using my current Ubuntu installation for several months. However yesterday I noticed that the audio was not working properly.
Whenever I play a video on Youtube, the sound keeps breaking ...
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NVIDIA driver error in 12.04 - NVIDIA GT 540M [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“You do not appear to be using the nvidia x server”(screenshot included)
I removed all packages associated with NVIDIA from Synaptic Package Manager and ...
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Is 12.04 ready for Acer V5-431 laptop? [closed]
I use an Acer V5-430 laptop, but many hardware (e.g. webcam, card reader, hdmi, and ext vga) isn't detected.
This detail of my laptop:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root ...
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How do I install drivers for the Alfa AWUS036H USB wireless adapter?
I bought this network adapter from Amazon and I don't know how to install the drivers. The adapter comes with a CD for drivers and when I put it in, it has .autorun.exe autorun.ico autorun.csp, and ...
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Is Bumblebee-Project that lets you configure Nvidia Optimus completely safe to use?
It's working as expected (Ubuntu 12.04 x64) and I have no problems. However I'm slightly worried about any possible damage to the hardware, I know it's far fetched but it's an unofficial workaround, ...
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How do I install a driver provided as source code?
I have a USB-to-LAN converter, and downloaded the its drivers. The driver folder consists of a Makefile file, a .c file and a .h file.
How do I install such a driver?
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How to install Cannon Scanner Lide 110 in Ubuntu 10.04?
I guess, the question gives complete explanation.
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Which driver should I use with a 9600 GT Mobile?
I checked the Additional Drivers offered for my card and I saw four options:
NVIDIA accelerated graphics drivers (version 173)
NVIDIA accelerated graphics drivers (post-release updates) (version ...
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Will Ubuntu 12.04 work with Intel-based 10 Gigabit adapters?
I'm trying to see if ubuntu 12.04 LTS can handle/support 10gb connections.
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Not Only TV USB tuner not working
How can I install a Not Only TV USB tuner on Ubuntu 12.04? Are there any drivers for it?
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Acer laptop, Intel 2200BG, wireless “disabled by hardware switch” irrespective of switch position
I have the problem that on my old Acer Travelmate292 the wireless hardware switch has stopped working a couple releases ago. It worked fine in Windows.
BIOS is at the latest version, the switch is ...
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Do I need to install extra drivers on an Aspire 4750 6801?
I have an aspire 4750 6801. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I want to install the hardware drivers but I got this message: "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system". I would like to know if ...
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What exactly are items in the /dev directory?
I have been writing an application in C++ that transmits radio messages by writing to a modem connected to the serial port. To do this I need to get a file descriptor using code of the form
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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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Which device drivers are built into the kernel?
I recently installed a vendor supplied embedded linux onto a hardware device. When I ran lsmod on the device command line the response was empty. I was lead to believe that this means that the drivers ...
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Drivers for Realtek wireless module for Toshiba C850-A965?
I just bought a new Toshiba system, and before installing Ubuntu, I tried it out on a live CD. Unfortunately, Ubuntu doesn't recognize any wireless adapter.
$ sudo lshw -c network
*-network ...
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How can I install a NC375i network card on Ubuntu 12.04?
How can I install a NC375i network card on Ubuntu 12.04?
The server I am using is an HP Proliant ML370 G6.
The HP help doesn't work for me.
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Does 12.04 support the Dell Perc 6i RAID card?
I have a Dell Perc 6i RAID card currently used under Win 2K3 and I am going to transit to Ubuntu Server 12. Since Dell only provides driver for Ubuntu 10 Server yet Dell servers with this RAID card ...
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Webcam on XPS M1530 doesn't work with 12.04 [closed]
I have a Dell XPS M1530 that originally came with Ubuntu (back in 2006 or so). The Webcam has always worked out of the box in Cheese, Skype, etc. I don't use it regularly, but I had tested it before. ...
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After installing programs and Drivers Ubuntu became slower
**I installed Ubuntu. It was very fast at boot and opening programs. I installed some needed programs and drivers, after that i upgraded the system. And then , Ubuntu became very slow. I followed ...
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How to configure Micromax 352g USB Modem?
I want the driver software for my Micromax 352g USB modem for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. On Ubuntu 10.04 sakis3g was working well, but it is not working on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
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Slow performance on HP DC7800 SFF desktop [closed]
I have installed latest Ubuntu 64 bit on the hp dc7800 with core 2 duo e6550.
It has 2gb ram. Not a stellar machine, but I'm getting very poor performance.
Windows and applications are slow to open ...
