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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LG monitor 22mk400 goes black Ubuntu 23.10.1

I have Ubuntu 23.10.1 installed on a dedicated 1Tb HD and Windows 11 on a separate disk. My graphics card is an nvidia RTX3050, which is running with proprietary nvidia drivers. I have bought this ...
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How do I use CUPS and SANE to set up Linux drivers for my Epson printer model?

I have a an Epson A# printer/scanner/copier/fax, model no. WF-7830 My Ubuntu version is 22.04.3 LTS My printer was powered up and connected to a USB port on my PC. I used the command: man -k sane and ...
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Nvidia driver failure after update

After upgrading my os to Ubuntu 22.04.4 my system was working fine until I tried updating software (through software updates) and my graphics card driver. Now the driver keeps failing and reverting ...
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Changing screen orientation makes display unusable

I've installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and have connected three monitors to my desktop. My main monitor is connected directly to the graphics card (GTX1060) and the other two are connected to a usb-c dock (...
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Stability issues with dual screen and Nvidia card on Linux Ubuntu 22.04

I bought a laptop (HP Zbook) with integrated Nvidia GPU (RTX A500) to be able to do Deep Learning directly on the Laptop. I noticed that TensorFlow can only use Nvidia CUDA drivers when you are on ...
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Please make Loging of user is done by touch of trackpad in ubuntu. My laptop mode is Hp probook 440 g8 notebook PC.I am using ubuntu 23.10 [duplicate]

Please make Loging of user is done by touch of trackpad in ubuntu.Otherwise, my laptop's trackpat will be damaged. My laptop mode is Hp probook 440 g8 notebook PC.I am using ubuntu 23.10.I am unable ...
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I am unable to find login with fingerprint & login with faceid options on ubuntu's user setting. My Laptop model is Hp probook 440 g8 notebook PC

I just got a new Hp probook 440 g8 notebook PC, which includes a fingerprint scanner. It works fine for Windows.Fingerprint sensor did not detected in Hp probook 440 g8 notebook PC.
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Can't switch to nvidia drivers installed through cuda toolkit [duplicate]

I installed cuda toolkit version 12.3.0 with driver version 545.23.06 using the .run file I downloaded from nvidia's website. It installed (after a gcc version change) and ran fine. However, a small ...
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How do I repair a Razer Viper V2 Mouse to Dongle on Ubuntu?

My Razer Viper V2 Mouse has somehow lost it's pairing to it's 2.4 GHz Dongle. To fix this I tried running their dongle pairing utility (https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4868/~/how-...
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How to compile USB driver .ko file from source

I have a set of drivers named MBPL_DRIVERS_R35_ENG4-bin that I need to install using "make" and "make install". I want to install the driver for a specific plate number, which is ...
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How to make gnome-shell only using one specified GPU?

I have this nvidia-smi output: Fri Feb 23 08:24:55 2024 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 535.154.05 Driver ...
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How am I supposed to update my drivers such as the wifi adapter drivers? (Xubuntu)

I've been using Xubuntu for a couple of days now so I've downloaded and installed a lot of updates during this time and I even activated my free version of ubuntu pro. But today I realized that the ...
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paraView wont boot after latest updates

After a resent update of ubuntu $ cat /var/log/apt/history.log ... Start-Date: 2024-02-20 18:50:20 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.236' Upgrade: libglx-mesa0:amd64 (23.0....
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Can not install Wayland on 23.10 but works fine from 24.04 from usb?

My Dell 8710 tower with a NVidia 1660ti card will not run, or give me the option to start a Wayland session, although I've read and tried everything I can find to get it installed and make it ...
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Video drivers not loading on 22.04

After trying to get hardware acceleration working for ffmpeg, I've messed up my installation. I no longer get a GUI and video drivers aren't showing as in use. Trying to re-install packages I think I'...
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How often are the drivers updated on the GA linux-generic kernel?

I know that the drivers of the kernel HWE is update every six month with the release LTS. But I not find other info with the GA kernel. Know you this info? Thank you.
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Realtek driver installation gone wrong, audio and microphone stopped working

[Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS] I messed up. I tried fixing the issue some ubuntu users seem to have, namely that the sound volume is way lower than on windows (even with over-amplification enabled). I wanted to ...
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How to use the highest 1920x resolution that is not out of range?

I found no option to switch to 1920x1080, even though Windows supports it. Xrandr can add a 1920x resolution options at 60Hz to the resolution selector, but when I click apply the GPU or internal ...
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NDISwrapper fix or alternative for Windows drivers under Ubuntu 20.04

I'm looking for an alternative to ndiswrapper. I have an old laptop and I want to use my T-Mobile Web'n'Walk PCMCIA card and I can't find a linux driver for it. The chip is a Marvell 88W8335-Chipset ...
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VirtualBox Kernel driver not installed, key rejected

How can I load the VirtualBox kernel module with sudo modprobe vboxdrv when the key is rejected? Since today's update on Ubuntu 23.10 I am no longer able to start any virtual machine on VirtualBox. ...
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External Double Monitor Without Ubuntu Drivers

I have an external double-foldable monitor (UPERFECT dual portable) that just comes with windows and mac drivers. I can access a single monitor of it by using HDMI, but for the 2nd monitor one seems ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 fails to recognize Intel UHD Graphics integrated GPU of i7-13620H processor

Problem Description I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a mini PC equipped with an Intel Core i7-13620H processor, which features an integrated UHD Graphics GPU (Raptor Lake). However, the system seems ...
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NVIDIA driver error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’

I installed NVIDIA driver based on this suggesiton using the following command: sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall The above command installed nvidia-driver-535 (535.154.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) and other ...
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Thunderbolt failure, all USB ports stop working. AER: can't recover

I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 5 with a fully updated Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11 session. I have two external monitors and a bunch of devices connected via a Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Every ...
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nVidia Quadro K620 over ExpressCard interface not working

I've got an nVidia Quadro K620 mounted on an ExpressCard adapter since a while, lieing about in a tech stuff box. So recently I got an HP Elitebook 8640p which has an ExpressCard interface, and ...
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printing .eps to .pdf using cups

I want to print a .eps file to a pdf file using cups. I have done a basic install along with printer-driver-cups-pdf and printer-driver-all (I assume one covers the other, but included for clarity) I ...
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What is wlp2s0 and why is its state listed as disconnected?

What is wlp2s0 and why is its state listed as disconnected? user@userserver:/home/user# nmcli device status DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION wlp2s0 wifi ...
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Using Bi-Directional USB-C Switch to switch between Ubuntu and Windows connected to dock -- layout issues with ubuntu

I am a rather new ubuntu user, but I use a bidirectional USB-C switch to link both my work computer (Windows) and my personal computer (running latest version of Ubuntu) connected to a docking station ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 DisplayLink driver issue after upgrade from 22.04

I've upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to 23.10 and the display links on my docking stations don't work anymore. I have a Dell D3100 and a D-link DUB-M810 and the issue is the same with both. I reinstalled ...
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Running CUDA on GTX Titan Black in Ubuntu 22.04

I recently got a hold of 2 GTX Titan Black's and I was trying to get CUDA running on them. But as of now I couldn't get CUDA to work on this PC. I'm using Driver version 470.223.02 with CUDA version ...
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How to disable "Radio device: rtw_8821ce"

I use usb wifi adapter on my laptop with ubuntu 23.10, but "Radio device: rtw_8821ce" keeps turning on and drains my battery, I would like to completely disable it, since I dont need it and ...
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how do i install tl-WN727N linux driver ubuntu 23.10

when i was installing ubuntu 23.10 it automatically installed some ralink drivers how do i change it to tplink drivers? and when i'm blacklisting ralink driver wifi doesnt work. lsusb gives me this: ...
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Facing Boot and Device Issues after Removing NVIDIA Drivers on Kubuntu

I have a dual boot setup with Windows 11 and Kubuntu 23.10. My laptop is a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH6 (model with GeForce RTX 3050). I tried to remove all NVIDIA drivers because my battery drains ...
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Benefit of using secure boot with MOK over disabling secure boot

Following this guide, I was able to enroll a Machine Owner Key (MOK) to sign my NVIDIA (proprietary) driver. It is fairly easy to set up and it works fine. So far I am happy with it. I had to enter a ...
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nvidia installer is using older version of GCC by default

I'm using Ubunut 22.04, I want to install nvidia driver: sudo ./cuda_12.1.0_530.30.02_linux.run, but I get a warning first: warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 freeze and audio loop

I dont know much about linux, logs show this error: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000500] Failed to grab modeset ownership My GPU is a GTX 1050ti and 545 driver,...
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Wifi issues but no proprietary drivers available

I am having issues with the Wifi at my University. It shows up in the network settings, but when I try to connect it just keeps loading without ever connecting. I suspect this is an issue with my ...
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rtl8852be | Wifi works but bluetooth doesn't

I do have Realtek controller (rtl8852be) in my HP ProBook 450 15.6 inch G9 Notebook with Ubuntu 20.04, after install the OS I wasn't able to connect to wifi, I installed the driver from https://github....
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Radeon driver segfault in X.org

I have a Dell R720 home lab configured with a AMD Oland [Radeon HD 8570 / R5 430 OEM R7 240/340 Radeon 520 OEM] GPU. This is an old GCN 1 card, so I decided to use the radeon driver instead of the ...
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Startup at login screen crashes

At Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Desktop login screen the display will change to flashing horizontal colored lines or display block artifacts at the login screen. Celeron N5105 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (...
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GL incompatibility with Worldwind software when running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

When Trying to run the software Worldwind in my machine, I find the following message on the screen: Error when trying to run Worldwind Does anyone know if Ubuntu has updated drivers regarding Intel ...
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Monitor powered by Nvidia GPU only shows wallpaper

I have a Dell R720 home lab running Ubuntu 22.04. It is equipped with the following GPUs: $ nvidia-smi -L GPU 0: Tesla P40 (UUID: GPU-ac45b921-3664-d911-5dd7-e5b8d49551c3) GPU 1: Tesla P40 (UUID: GPU-...
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RealTek RTL8125 ethernet controller: IEEE-1588/PTP support in Ubuntu 22.04.3?

I have a desktop with a Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard, to which I've installed Ubuntu 22.04.3. I am trying to use this desktop as an IEEE-1588 (Precision Time Protocol) master, in a small ...
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Lost Wifi adapter after real-time kernel update - Need help fixing drivers?

I am working on a Dell Precision 5770 laptop which has Ubuntu Jammy 20.04.3. I was able to install the realtime kernel using ubuntu pro sudo pro enable realtime-kernel and it worked fine. However, ...
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How to install an RTL8852BE driver that will work on Ubuntu 23.10?

I installed the latest Ubuntu(23.10) version on a usb drive and tried booting it. The wifi driver is not found. My device has a RTL8852BE driver. How to use a wrapper to make a windows supported ...
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Steam graphics errors with intel DG1

Every time I start steam, whether downloaded on Ubuntu Software or apt, one of the following 2 things happen: -Steam gets stuck on getting user data -Steam opens, but you can't see the interface, ...
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Realtek 8168 chip driver fails to compile a valid driver on kernel 6.5.0-15-generic

I am trying to install the Realtek official drivers because the r8168-dkms fails to work well. Log: cat /var/lib/dkms/r8168/8.049.02/build/make.log DKMS make.log for r8168-8.049.02 for kernel 6.5.0-15-...
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I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad

I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad. This event appeared after I typed the command sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics. The problem is that when I scroll up it goes down,...
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Trying to install WiFi drivers, nothing is working

My main OS is Windows. I have a MSI MAG X570 motherboard with onboard Wifi. I actually have installed Ubuntu on this exact machine before, and it worked out of the box (Wifi and all). However, I ...
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Graphics problem in some applications (Spotify, Skype, VLC) on Ubuntu 22.04.03

Some days ago I started having graphics problems (not sure how else to describe it, check the attached screenshot to see what it looks like) when I open some applications, i.e. Spotify, Skype, VLC. ...
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