Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Omnikey 1021 installation help
I am a lorry driver and I have to download information from my digital tachograph card to my computer and email them to my boss. I have an Onikey 1024 Smatcard reader and I have downloaded, from ...
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Went from Win 7 to Unbuntu 12.04 installed fine now crashes
I did a complete overhaul of my box and got rid of winblows \0/ yay !! and the install went very smoothly. Was very impressed with the ease of the install and the ease of use with Ubuntu.... til now.. ...
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Installation of : AMD Radeon™ HD7790 Catalyst™ Performance Driver under Ubuntu 13.04 [closed]
Has anyone had success in installation of the drivers mentioned in the title ?
(I was unsuccessful and finally installed AMD Radeon HD77xx driver which works OK).
Thanks for your response.
P.S. I ...
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I can not get my Kodak ESP 3.2 all-in-one printer working
I have a Kodak ESP 3.2 printer and have managed to get it printing by using the drivers for a different Kodak model, but the scanner is not detected. Printing is a little 'off', but I assume that is ...
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NVidia (GTX 680) Drivers Ubuntu 13.04 Black Screen
I've been trying for two days now to get my computer running the NVidia drivers. I'm running a GTX 680 and 64 bit architecture.
I've tried multiple things, here's a few:
Additional drivers for my ...
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network adapters driver problem when installing 13.04
after upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04 i faced allot of problems for all the network adapters even for network controller and wireless adapter i need help
I run lshw -C network
WARNING: you should run ...
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Screen backlight is Disabled After Installing Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT Drivers
since several weeks ago, I am in the quest for try to fix the back-light control on my Sony VGN-AW220j With Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT, but until date no luck after try so many recipes and fixes from ...
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Xlib error when running graphical applications on VNC
I have a server with a Nvidia card (gtx 680) to which I access remotely through VNC (vnc4server). For some graphical applications, I get the following error:
Xlib: extension "NV-GLX" missing on ...
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Major graphical problems after updating to 13.04
This afternoon I updated from 12.10 to 13.04. Ubuntu 12.10 worked entirely fine. However, when I now try to start Ubuntu 13.04, my graphics go completely wrong. And when I mean wrong, I mean really ...
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Problem loading Nvidia driver
I have a hybrid laptop Lenovo T420. I have disabled Optimus in BIOS and I'm only using descrete graphic (Nvidia) now. My Nvidia GFX worked before i upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04, but now the driver wont ...
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Proprietary ATI Driver fglrx kills my Video
So, I'll explain the problem, but first I want to cry aloud PLEASE HELP!
I've used Ubuntu 12.04 for more than half an year and everything is set up just the way I want it. But I did a stupid mistake ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Zacate Gigabyte GA-E350N graphics
I'm thinking of getting this Zacate board: Gigabyte GA-E350N
I am intending to run Ubuntu 13.04 on it, using both Unity and Xmbc, play 1080p movies, ssh server, copy files, teamspeak server, samba ...
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How can I fix this graphical error?
I have a Radeon HD 4670 and when I log in the first time to my machine after boot / reboot, I always encounter this picture for a few seconds until everything loads up:
I don't think it's my card's ...
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Laptop heating, can't switch on Wi-Fi, can't to connect l2tp internet
Hello everyone I am Windows 8 user, sorry if my speech are poor or understandable, I'm from Russia.
So..Yesterday I install my first Ubuntu 13.04 for a chance and I get 3 problem at once!
First: my ...
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How to decide on the right Nvidia driver based on the Linux Kernel version?
After trying to install the Nvidia drivers and got them working and then got them broken, I would like to check one important thing:
One of the main problems I run into was "Kernel version and Nvidia ...
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Wireless driver for HP Pavilion Entertainment DV-6000 [duplicate]
I decided to use an old computer to install Ubuntu.
When running Windows, the wireless switch worked fine, but when I installed Ubuntu it stopped functioning. Now I can only use a wired connection.
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Dell OM 7.2.1 Linux Repository
I've found this link for Dell firmware update: http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/
My laptop: Vostro 3450, platform: Ubuntu 13.04.
Should I install/ setup the OMSA and update firmwares from ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 rebooting problem
I had installed driver for ati radeon hd 2000. After downloading and installing it asked me to reboot.I rebooted and after that the Ubuntu logo and the progress bar under it were bigger.Nothing ...
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Problem while installing ATI driver for HD6630m/intel hybrid graphical card ！
I have tried to install ati driver 12.4-13.1 on ubuntu 12.04.2 according to the article
What is the correct way to install ATI Catalyst Video Drivers (fglrx)? and many other installation ...
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problem in screen when using ubuntu 13.10 [closed]
When I click the Ubuntu Dash button on the Unity Launcher the screen becomes corrupted and it looks like this: .
In System Info I saw that Ubuntu identified my VGA as Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS690.
In ...
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Able to adjust screen brightness on Live CD, broken after install
I am trying to use Xubuntu 13.04 on a Macbook Pro 6-2 (mid 2010). That's a Nvidia GeForce GT 300m.
I'm positive this is a video drive issue. So what I've done so far:
Tried installing the latest ...
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Wireless BCM4318 not working [duplicate]
I was just about to update, or activate (as its listed in the software) my wireless driver and the hole system crashed, i rebooted and now I dont have the driver listed anymore in my aditional ...
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Video glitch NVIDIA (card: unknown)
I have an ASUS desktop PC which is giving me an annoying video glitch
If I check card model with lspci I get:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0de5 (rev a1)
Apparently my ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity launcher and status bar dissappeared after installing additional drivers [duplicate]
I have tried to use additional graphics drivers on Lenovo T530 ubuntu 12.10 laptop. Actually those drivers have not installed correctly. After restarting my machine, ubuntu launcher and status bar has ...
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Wireless adaptor problem after upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04
My wireless adapter was working probably after I used these two commands:
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
sudo modprobe -r b43 && sudo modprobe b43
But when I upgrade to 13.04, ...
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Computer won't recognize me typing password [closed]
I installed Linux OS 4 and while it was doing its first update the laptop went into stand by. When I closed it and I opened the computer again it caused me to think the computer was off but it was ...
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How can I extract sound drivers from Suse for use in Ubuntu?
So I have a bit of a dilemma, I want to use Ubuntu on my home desktop. The problem is that I use a fancy sound card that Ubuntu doesn't support. I use an HT Omega Striker 7.1. The manufacturer only ...
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can't get the resolution right even after installing the nvidia driver
I'm sure my problem might seem simple to many of ya'all but for some reasons I'm stuck with getting the right resolution for my newly installed ubuntu 10.04-64bit and I need some help.
First of all, I ...
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Ralink RT3573 chipset not working with Ralink linux driver for that chipset. What now?
So I have a netgear n900 usb adapter I wanted to use to obtain a wireless connection in the latest ubuntu system. I followed some instructions that I will post below in order to download a Ralink ...
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Mouse trails on monitor connected to nVidia videocard in multi monitor setup on Ubuntu 13.04
I have a problem on my PC w/ Ubuntu 13.04 (fresh virgin installation as of yesterday)
My Hardware spesifications:
Asus P8Z77-M Pro mainboard
Asus GeForce GT210 PCIe videocard
2x Philips 24" ...
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tp-link wirless n, TL-WN725N
I've just bought the above adapter after my old Belkin one gave up. I've seen a few solutions to peoples problems on here but haven't had any success myself yet. Which means this is coming from my ...
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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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AMD switchable graphics: integrated outperforms dedicated
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Sony VAIO E14 laptop. I have a AMD switchable GPU Radeon HD 7600M / Intel HD 4000 card. The AMD Catalyst 13.4 driver is installed:
On integrated (IGPU):
fglrxinfo
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Driver install question
VERY new to all this.
Built a box to run Ubuntu server 12.04
During installation it would not automatically make a internet connection.
I figure the new board needed to have drivers installed
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Wifi keeps disconnecting and extremely slow at low signal - Ubuntu 13.04
First off, I just want to say that I work as an IT engineer (Windows Desktop/Server etc) so I am willing to go right down to the ground when it comes to advance technical troubleshooting. ...
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Why is there no support for AMD ATI 3200 graphics?
I've got a rather old notebook with an AMD ATI 3200 graphics card inside. Now I use XUbuntu 13.04 on it and found out that there is no support for this chipset anymore, due to some X.org conflicts.
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Samsung driver doesn't detect SANE correctly
From 13.04 (server) I'm trying to install the Samsung Unified Printer Driver as specified by https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersSamsung which has a dead link. In any event, the ...
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Where to find the Canon CAPT Driver?
Canon CAPT Driver v2.4 was to be download from a link posted here, but when I write this the link is dead.
I had the driver and have uploaded it here.
But I suppose the driver and even a newer ...
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Slow network speeds GA511 (RTL-8169) 1Gbit adapter
I having troubles with the upload and download speed of my PC card network adapter. The upload speed is around 3.5-4 MB/s and the download is 30MB/s with the r8169 6.017.00 driver from realtek. I have ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Monitor & Resolution Issues on Older Nvidia Card
When I do a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 on a computer with an older Nvidia Quadro FX 500 128mb agp card, I cannot get the display to work.
There are a number of things that happen:
On some fresh ...
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How to Revive Wired Internet and Setup Wireless?
I'm trying to salvage a laptop long-abandoned by its owner and, just recently, given to me. Things were so messed-up that I just had to wipe the slate clean by replacing everything with Ubuntu 13.04.
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Why the installation fails for this package? it says linux-headers not found but it is there
This package is failing to get installed, but the linux-headers are installed.
root@sun-Alienware-X51:/var/tmp# uname -a
Linux sun-Alienware-X51 3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 24 ...
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VLC does not play video. [duplicate]
Ok I know this might sound silly but...how the heck do you get vlc to play a movie I ear the sound but I have a black sreen is there any other media player like Kmplayer or Gump I am at my withs end ...
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Will the MSI R7770 work on Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm doing my first build and have Ubuntu 12.04 successfully up and running. I've been reading a lot that there are issues trying to use a graphics card, specifically AMD. How do I go about installing ...
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Wireless signal very weak after uprading to ubuntu 13.04
if the additional driver Broad Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless Lan Controller is activated(bcmwl-kernel-source), I can see all available wireless network spots, but I can't connect to none of ...
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How can i install nvidia driver? please help me [duplicate]
i need help with graphics driver on linux. Im new at linux i tried to install nvidia driver but after installing my grahics is still unknown at details, i have installed Zorin OS and without drivers i ...
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HDMI audio not working on hybrid graphics
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop with Intel Sandybridge HD3000 / Ati Radeon 6490M switchable graphics. I am not very experienced in Ubuntu or Linux in general but I have installed 13.04 64bit, because ...
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Virtual mouse driver, possible problems with X11
I created virtual mouse driver according to Essential Linux Device Drivers book. After i wrote coordinates echo x y > /sys/ ... /coordinates into sysfs node, my program generates event packets through ...
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problems after upgrading to 12.04 LTS
I am having some problems after upgrading to 12.04LTS.
Wireless now won't connect, Wireless adapter shows as unclaimed.
sudo lshw -C network shows
liz@liz-N220:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] ...
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How to enable wifi in ubuntu 12.04
How to enable wifi connection in ubuntu 12.04.
I searched in "Additional Drivers" and it doesn't show any drivers to install.
I am using HP 2000 - 2302 TU laptop
In the System Settings -> Network ...
