Questions tagged [drivers]
Ubuntu drivers are either coded into the Linux kernel, or loaded with kernel modules. Use this tag for questions related to installing, loading and troubleshooting drivers (kernel modules).
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Unable to install NVIDIA Drivers - MSI GS65, Ubuntu 16.04
Trying to install NVIDIA drivers for a native Ubuntu 16.04.5 installation on a new MSI GS65 laptop (specs: Intel 8th-gen i7-8750H, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1070). The NVIDIA drvers do not appear to be ...
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Lenovo ideapad 320 15IKB Intel i5-8250U consumes more battery on Linux
Lenovo ideapad 320 15IKB, intel i5-8250U consumes more battery (almost double) on Linux compared to Windows 10 while performing similar tasks.
I have tried updating the Kernel to latest version using ...
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Don't know anything about Ubuntu, help me install a driver
I have a wifi adapter that doesn't work on ubuntu unless I install a driver. I don't have any experience with Ubuntu or the command line so please help. On the website for this product, they have a ...
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HP Printer stopped working with 18.04 upgrade
I'm a bit stumped. Upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04. My HP Deskjet stopped working. It's an HP Deskjet F4280 All in One. I installed HPLIP 3.18.9 and everything looks alright with that. However, ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 Keyboard Doesn't Work - Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire
I'm trying to use Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish. However, when I boot the installer, my keyboard does not work. My keyboard is a Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire. Either the default red lights will turn on, ...
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Mediatek MT7630e WiFi chipset unstable conection
I have a Mediatek wireless chipset on my Asus laptop. Unfortunately, it isn't performing correctly. The connection is unstable sometimes falling altogether. I'm running a dual boot with Windows 8.1 ...
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Wifi signal strength weak on Ubuntu 18.04 with rtl8723be
I have the Realtek rtl8723be driver on my HP-Pavillion Notebook.
While installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS through plug-n-play option, I tried the following commands before actual installation:
sudo ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu 16.06 LTS -> 18.04, Printer Brother HL-L2320D Stopped working
I recently upgraded ubuntu to 18.04 from 16.04 and my usb connected printer make and model Brother HL-L2320D is no longer working. I've removed the printer from within settings and then reinstalled my ...
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modprobe nvidia throws error: could not insert 'off'
I am trying to configure bumblebee to switch my nvidia discrete card. As well bumblebee crashes when tries to modprobe nvidia. When i try to do it manually, i face the same error:
$ modprobe nvidia
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Having trouble installing a TP-link driver
I am unable to connect through an Ethernet cable at the moment so I tried to install the drivers for my TP-link archer T4UH V1 but it’s very confusing as I am completely new to Linux. When I follow ...
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Compile two Wifi drivers together
I have two drivers (let’s say A and B) for my Alfa Awus036ACH, which are "rtl8812au".
The A driver supports very well mode monitor, but not the AP mode...
The B driver badly supports mode monitor but ...
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What's the difference between gnab/rtl8812au on GitHub and rtl8812au-dkms in my package manager?
So I was updating and installing everything on my new dual-boot setup and noticed that Info Center (or something with its icon) was pushing me to install rtl8812au-dkms for my WiFi even though I had ...
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Problem with Network Manager not selecting Ethernet connection
Gentlemen:
After I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, I experienced no problems at all. Unfortunately, an update on 10/6/2018 caused an error in my NetworkManager.conf (location etc/Networkmanager) ...
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Realtek Wireless Drivers unclaimed after installing 18.04
My context: Long-term 16.04 user but still a noob (just appreciate the relatively minimal OS). New laptop, installed 18.04, completely replacing Windows 10. Been unfruitfully trying to solve this for ...
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Fake screen with xrandr
I am trying to get a 2+1 trihead setup with two phyically connected displays and an old mac running Debian (which could if need be become anything else) as a vnc display. I am running 18.04 and my ...
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No Sound in Ubuntu 18.04 on ASUSFX503VD
I've tried every solutions on the web, changed alsamixer, pavucontrol...
everything. But nothing seem to work. Please help. In the beginning, Ubuntu didn't boot, tried some solutions and now ...
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ECC - EDAC_DRIVER is not set message
Bionic LTS server
I have a Ryzen processor and AsRock motherboard, both run ECC with no issues.
The problem I am having is in syslog I see Not enabling Memory Error Detection and Correction since ...
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Right click does not work even after using Gnome Tweaks
Ubuntu 18.04.1 64 bit
I have a touchpad that is split at the bottom for right and left clicks. The sides are not separate buttons. When I boot Windows, depressing the bottom-right corner produces ...
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wifi hardware disabled after suspend mode
Firstly I am a new user of Ubuntu. I am having a problem with the WiFi. I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 in dual-boot. Firstly I didn't have WiFi connection so I installed the drivers by myself....
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Nvidia drivers cause Ubuntu 18.04 to hang on boot
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell Precision 5510. This has both an integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 chip and a Nvidia Quadro M1000M card. I am trying to get the better Nvidia graphics working with ...
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Firefox with nvidia-driver-396 driver has no 2D acceleration
I'm experiencing an issue with Firefox on Ubuntu 18.04 having no 2D acceleration, 3d seems to work fine, but scrolling, switching tabs, and watching YouTube and Netflix has noticeable tearing. I have ...
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Thinkpad T520 only starts Ubunutu in recovery mode
This is my first time installing a linux distro. The process was actually fairly easy but i wont get the system to boot. In Recovery mode the system boots just fine besides the fact that my display ...
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PCI WiFi module for Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10?
I search PCI WiFi module for Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. I found modules which support Windows 10 but not support Ubuntu, or support Ubuntu but Windows 7(and less).
This module https://www.asus.com/...
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Can I install Linux if in Motherboard spec say only about Windows support?
I'm starting research components for my new computer which should work with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10 at the same time. But in the specification motherboard, I saw only Windows 10 64-bit support.
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When idle screen blanked with mouse pointer but not turned off [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
When computer inactive or lock it manually screen becomes black with mouse pointer on it. Actually it looks like is still turned on.
I would like to get it turned off for ...
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How to fix ReText crash while using preview powered by WebEngine (Chromium) renderer?
On a computer with pretty old Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT and Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS MATE using Marco (Compton GPU Compositor) I have installed ReText text editor with actions below:
sudo apt-get install ...
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Openprinting-gutenprint lsb install-info error 127
I am trying to install driver for my printer but this happened..
$ sudo dpkg -i openprinting-gutenprint_5.2.7-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 204753 files and directories currently ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 cannot recognize Intel Wireless-AC 9260
I just install Ubuntu 18.04 yesterday, and it seems like Ubuntu cannot detect wifi adapter. The card is working on Windows, so it should not be a problem. I also have the same firmware as the one ...
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How to download a driver on Windows, install on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
This is kind of an odd question and I'm not sure how to word it well, but I'll try to give as much detail as possible.
So recently I've gotten interested in Linux and installed Ubuntu on my PC ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.1 Intel 9260, beginner question
I recently switched to Ubuntu, at least with a dual-boot on my laptop to learn the environment and test it before switching. As a developer, I think as an operating system, it will work better for me.
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Very weird flickering on desktop
Shortly after installing Ubuntu 18.04 in my computer I noticed that very frequently and without any apparent reason the desktop and specially Google Chrome windows (although not exclusively) start ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu on Dell with dual graphics
I'm trying to upgrade an old Dell Inspiron 660s with a Zotac GT1030 graphics card. It comes with a built-in Intel graphics chip, but I would want to use the GT1030 solely.
However, when I try to ...
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Uable to print after upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 (HP MFC-7470DW)
I just upgraded my system from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS. Since the upgrade i'm unable to print on my Brother MFC-J470DW.
The printer is found when pluged in (USB). But when I sent a test print (...
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Ubuntu 16.04.5 USB wifi Adapter: 0bda:b812 not working
Just build my own computer and installed ubuntu 16.04. But I can't seem to get my wifi usb adapter working. It's an iptimeA3000UA. Although the packaging said it only works for windows, I thought it ...
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Does installation of nvcc (nvidia-cuda-toolkit) affect my graphic driver?
I have followed previous posts for emulation of CUDA on my laptop which does not have any nvidia graphic card at all.
The solution of nvcc -deviceemu on my ubuntu looks cool. However, my concern is ...
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CUDA problems with nvidia driver version
Coming from
How do I install NVIDIA and CUDA drivers into Ubuntu?
I'm trying the CUDA 9.2 and drivers 396 configuration but the drivers that sudo apt install cuda-9-2 installs are the 410. How can ...
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how to get and install Intel i915 drivers on ubuntu 18.04?
Good day all
please could someone help me as i think I am a bit stuck, I want to install the Intel 915 drivers on my HP Elitebook 2540p (yes i know its an artifact), I am using this laptop as a side ...
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Can't use drivers for GPU - Sapphire R9 270X 2GB Dual-X OC in Ubuntu 18.04?
I'm a new user to Ubuntu OS.
I get it 1 month ago and since I have it seems like it doesn't work really good and sometimes and some little freeze or just the animation isn't good like it must be. ...
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MSI GS60 with Killer wireless 1525 can't suspend or shutdown
I am having a problem. I just can't suspend laptop or shutdown, it gets stuck. I narrowed down the cause and it appears it is wireless card, Killer 1525. Now I am on Ubuntu 18.10, kernel 4.18, ...
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Bluetooth and WiFi not working on Ubuntu 14.04 - RTL8822BE PCIe
Both work on windows but none on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
kernel 4.4.0-137-generic #163~ 14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP x86_64
GRUB options: ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
identified as Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac PCIe ...
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18.04 and Brother MFC-7420 USB printer - doesn't print
I set up my printer successfully on 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 16.04, there were various troubles, but I still could manage to resolve it in the end.
It's 18.04 (64 bit, after upgrading from 16.04 64 bit)...
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CUDA 9.1 install on Ubuntu 18.04 on an online Google VM
When I try to install the NVIDIA driver, I run this command:
sudo bash cuda_9.1.85_387.26_linux --verbose --override --kernel-
source-path=/usr/src/linux-source-4.15.0
...and it tells me that it ...
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No Wifi conection in HP Pavilion x360 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Realtek RTL8821CE) [duplicate]
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop, at the moment of the installation it didn't ask me for a WiFi connection, and it hasn't worked since then.
Here are some of the commands I have used. ...
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Particular Wifi network is not getting connected to Ubuntu 16.04LTS
I have Ubuntu 16.04LTS (dual boot with Win 10 ) installed on my Laptop. Initially there was no wifi driver pre-installed(Although Wired connection was there but no wireless). So I installed Realtek "...
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/dev/sdb1 : clean, 640729/122388848 and Keyboard is not working
/dev/sdb1 : clean, 640729/122388848 files blocked, and keyboard is not active, keyboard doesn't work.
Ubuntu 16.04
NVIDIA GPU 1080ti
I cannot open the computer. /dev/sdb1 : clean message stays there....
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Wi-Fi driver asus TP500l
I've usually use this to solve my driver problem:
https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1796
But for a reason unknown for me I'm getting this error message:
make -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-29-...
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Nvidia graphics card not found, system details shows NV126 instead of GeForce GTX 960
I have been wrestling with this issue intensively for three days now, and several different tutorials and searches still haven't helped. In my system Details, the processor is correctly identified as ...
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Do the same set of graphics drivers work across ubuntu versions?
I have an Asus Laptop which had ubuntu 18 installed on it. On fine day my laptop started restarting automatically on moving it even slightly. (details!).
Now the same thing happens with ubuntu 16 or ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 rtl8812au stops after a few hours
I think I have too much loaded ac1200 works for a while then stops..
here is what I get ...
$ dmesg | grep 8812au
[ 13.820591] 8812au: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 13.821569] ...
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All the sudden, RTL8812AU wifi USB adapter stop working [duplicate]
I have a Realtek 8812AU WIFI USB adapter,and till yesterday, it was working fine on Ubuntu 18.04. But, today, all the sudden, Ubuntu stopped recognizing the adapter. I am not familiar with Linux or ...