Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.

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Troubleshooting poor performance with ATI HD 5800 GPU

I am attempting again to solve problems between ATI Radeon HD 5800 series (5830) GPU and Ubuntu. Three months ago I posted: Display difficulties with Ubuntu 12.10, Dual Monitors, and ATI HD 5800 I ...
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Interference from Graphics Card?

I have been using Ubuntu for a while now and have always had an issue with interference. It seems that the Graphics Driver I am using affects when the interference occurs and how loud it is. If I used ...
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Is the Additional Drivers setting broke in Ubuntu 12.04.2

I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04.2 and when I went to install the proprietary AMD/ATI drivers, I was given three choices: ATI FGLRX -post release update ATI FGLRX -experimental beta Experimental ...
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How install linux drivers? -NotOnlyTV LV5TDELUXE

I was bought tuner NotOnlyTV LV5TDELUXE. I try installed drivers write in console: apt-get install libproc-processtable-perl build-essential libqt3-mt-dev cd /usr/src/ git clone ...
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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 Title ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 and Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250, analog output

I have a HP G62 notebook. Video card is: $ lspci | grep VGA 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250] I have a bigger monitor ...
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Unable to install latest drivers for Canon i-SENSYS LBP5000 Laser Printer

I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 64bit and I can't install the last canon driver, downloaded from the official site. I need them for work with my Canon i-SENSYS LBP5000 Laser Printer.
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ATI Mobility Radion 4650 drivers on Ubuntu 13.04

Hi I just updated from 12.04 to 13.1 and the first thing I did was try and install the official ATI drivers from there site. After downloading while installing the drivers I get a message that says ...
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Desktop environments not working properly after nvidia graphic driver installation

So I tried to install the graphics drivers for my nvidia geforce gt540m on ubuntu 13.04 64 bit. I tried following the instructions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1916961 but it didn't ...
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ralink 2870 usb wireless adapter

I'm a total novice to ubuntu. I've got a ralinlk 2870 usb wireless adapater. I tried to install the drivers using the session menu and selecting System Settings in the Hardware section, click ...
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What's the difference between the NVIDIA v304.xx and the v173.xx driver branches?

I know the question has nothing to do with Ubuntu directly, but I'm trying to decide what driver to use. I can't seem to google my way to victory today and I figured this community would be the next ...
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Steam has a problem with my Nvidia diver

I'm having some difficulty with Steam. I installed the proprietary driver using Additional Drivers, and up until now, thought it had installed correctly. All my desktop effects worked flawlessly. ...
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how to use the Sitecom 300N X2 USB Wireless LAN Utility Stick

I have a USB.Wifi stick, y problem is that I can'T find a driver for it in ubuntu any idea how can solve this ? using ubuntu 12.04LTSx64 thanks in advance
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Install nvidia 319.17 driver

Ok i have ubuntu 13.04 i have kernel 3.9 and randr and xorg verrsion need to install new driver. I install new driver from http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-319.17-driver.html it no ...
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HP ProBook 4540s AMD / Intel Graphics Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]

I`ve just installed a fresh version of the new Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. Everything is ok, except that I have to install my AMD / Intel Graphic card driver because my battery consuming very fast, ...
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How to use Huawei e173 on 12.04?

I am new to ubuntu, please help me to get connect with huawei e173? is there any drivers to solve this? formerly i used win8.
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ATI Driver breaks Unity, Fglrx or Fglrx-updates

Ubuntu starts and runs with the open source driver, but once I go into Additional Drivers and activate the Fglrx or Fglrx-updates proprietary drivers and restart, after I login nothing in Ubuntu shows ...
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Aircrack-ng channel -1 patch help

I'm attempting to patch my wifi driver to fix the fixed channel -1 error, but I always get make errors when I try to compile the source... I'm running Ubuntu x64 13.04 on an AMD box. Any help would be ...
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I need to load driver for Epson Perfection 4180 Scanner

The scanner doesn't seem to have an easy to load driver that I can get at the Epson site. The options that are available seem to need to be installed at the terminal prompt. I am lost at that point. ...
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Blank screen at the beginning of the installation [duplicate]

I have been trying for some time now to get Ubuntu working on my computer with proprietary NVIDIA drivers, having tried and failed many times decided to take a go at Xubuntu. However I think I might ...
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Fn + F12 wifi shortcut does not work, Even the hotspot is not picked up by android

I use a HP DV6 7040tx I installed bcmwl-kernel-source driver for my BCM4313 and I am able to connect to the any wifi network. But I cannot disable/enable the wifi using the Fn+F12 key. It usually ...
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Macbook 3,1: Wireless not enabled on startup after upgrade to 13.04

After having upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 the wireless device has stopped working. It simply does not show up in the panel nor in the network settings. lspci gives: $ lspci -nn -d 14e4: ...
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Cant uninstall ati drivers after failed install

I have been trying to hammer out the installation of the ati proprietary drivers for Ubuntu/Precise. I have been following the tutorial at ...
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Help! 13.04 installation nvidia driver

I've installed ubuntu 13.04 on my laptop hp 6720s with video card Intel 965 chpset Intel gma x3100. After the boot the classic purple screen appear and before the login page the screen become black ...
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Change Drivers 13.04 [duplicate]

I have just upgraded to 13.04, and i'm noticing that the graphics aren't as smooth as they were in 12.04, and there is no driver option in the settings menu. Is there a way to change the driver? I ...
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How to set up D-LINK DWA-111 USB WLAN Adapter?

I today got stuck while trying to install/set up my USB-WLAN Adapter. It's a DWA-111 USB-Stick (Rev. A1) and my machine is currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (As far as I know it's got a RT73 chipset ...
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Fatal error during GPU init" during boot - radeon

I have installed ubuntu 13.04. I can boot successfully to ubuntu screen. However, during boot, I get error messages for 1 second or so, and continues to boot. One of the error message was: radeon ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - cannot identify graphics driver after mesa-utils installed, compiz not working

I'm new user to Ubuntu (in fact this is my first GUI Linux, previously worked only on Debian Server remotely). After having some troubles with Ubuntu 12.10 (hangs on scrolling windows, hangs on ...
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Wireless working on Ubuntu 13.04 installer but fails when installed

I have a Lenovo Y480 with a Broadcom BCM4313 card. The ethernet and Wireless connection works using the Ubuntu 13.04 installer, however once installed both wireless and ethernet fails. When I ...
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Wifi is disabled in ubuntu 13.04, but works in windows 7

I have HP pavilion dv4 laptop. My wifi is disabled in ubuntu but working in windows. Kernel version is: 3.8.0.19 Wireless lan is: 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications ...
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How can i fix my video driver?

I'm a noob to Linux software and I started getting annoyed with the fact that I couldn't suspend my system without it blacking out on me when I woke it back up. In an effort to solve the problem, I ...
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NVIDIA OPTIMUS work with ubuntu 13.4

and NVIDIA OPTIMUS work with ubuntu 13.4 and i try to install the driver by go to recovery mode and got to root then i command (sudo sh path/NVIDIA....RUN) show this error < unable to creat ...
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Does Ubuntu have any system file that emulates Windows vga.sys?

My HP Pavilion zv5410us will boot from a Unbuntu 12.04 LTS Live CD, but it will not boot from my hard drive installation of the same system. It installed easily and is trying to use the nouveau ...
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NO SOUND! Resolution incorrect!

I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 and I can't get my sound to work or my resolution up to 1920x1080p. I am using the HDMI output. The Nvidia X server driver isn't working and wont install. System: Zotac ...
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Poor performance when opening windows on new PC

I have just installed Linux on a new PC. I have a CD of Windows drivers - things seem to run OK, but windows open really slowly (like chug, chug, chug), and menus expand slowly, so presumably it's a ...
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ATI card (Radeon HD 5850) forced screensaver settings

I just installed an ATI graphics (Radeon HD 5850) to my desktop swapping my nVidia GTS250. I noticed it turns off the output if idle for 2 minutes, Even if I was running a video! unless the ...
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How do I turn on my bluetooth for my msi-1754 laptop?

The fn key doesn't work, and the s bar doesn't show bluetooth. I looked in the devices, and there isn't anything for Bluetooth. But supposedly there is supposed to be Bluetooth.
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How can I properly install the latest NVIDIA GeForce drivers on 13.04? (x64)

I'd like to install the latest and greatest straight from NVIDIA, but I get an error message saying I need to log out of an X environment or something. Obviously using the default drivers doesn't ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 install [closed]

just installed ubuntu on fresh drive. need to connect to internet but using wireless device netgear. Os will not allow cd to perform .exe to install driver info for usb wireless netgear...need to know ...
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Unity won't run after update to 13.04

First of all, I'm pretty new in Ubuntu so I don't know everything.. But I'm willing to learn! Today I updated my ubuntu to 13.04. Everything seemed fine. I used my pc for an hour and shut it down. ...
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Can I run my Bosto tablet on Ubuntu?

Is it possible to run my Bosto Kingtee 14wa tablet on Ubuntu? I can't seem to find any drivers for it. Any advice/help would be much appreciated.
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Can't recover my desktop environment

Good evening Everyone, I am having problems recovering my desktop. Before it came to this desktop without the taskbar at the top, and the sidebar. Also the title bar for applications are gone. What ...
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Slow and freezy 13.04 system under Nvidia graphic

I have the same problem under 13.04, I have Nvidia C73 (GeForce7100/nForce 630i) and it freezes randomly when I use Unity icons, the system is pretty slow anyway. I tried the opensource x-org driver, ...
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How to install Intel CedarView drivers on Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04?

I am looking for instructions on how to install cedarview graphics drivers on Ubuntu 13.04 32bit. My graphcis hardware is a GMA3600 aka Power VR SGX545. EDIT: It seems that they are not in Raring ...
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Asus EEE PC Seashell series Intel® Atom™ CPU N2600 @ 1.60GHz × 4.. Best Ubuntu version/flavor for my [duplicate]

I am new to Ubuntu...because of my Windows problems i completely erased it and installed through USB while WiFi On, the latest version of Ubuntu13.04.. Everything is working fine and perfect. but it ...
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How do I get full resolution?

I know this has been asked before, but I've tried nearly every solution I could find. When I run Additional Drivers, it doesn't come up with anything. After installing my graphics cards drivers via ...
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Display and Audio problem after update from 12.10 to 13.04

I was previously running Ubuntu Studio 12.10. When I first installed 12.10 I had no sound or playback. I fixed that problem by installing the GNOME alsa mixer. I just finished upgrading to 13.04. Now ...
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Broadcom WiFi issues with ringtail

Have read a lot and found nothing helpful, for this particular. Working on a different CPU than the one that I'm typing on here with. Inspiron 1750- just fresh installed ringtail. Signal switch turns ...
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HP Photosmart C7200 bad margins

I'm running Ubuntu 13.04. I have an HP Photosmart C7280 printer, for which I'm using the recommended driver, "HP Photosmart c7200 Series, hpcups 3.13.3". I'm printing on A4 paper, and in the printer ...
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How can I get onboard Intel AD1981B audio adapter to be recognized in Ubuntu?

Ubuntu 12.04 does not recognize a sound card it recognized in Ubuntu Lucid, however Fedora 18 does. The output of cat /proc/asound/cards on the system, a Dell GX620 SFF system. 0 [ICH7 ...

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