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

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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 ...
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12 to 13 upgrade problems with video

I just finished upgrading my machine from 12 to 13. I have a Sell Studio 17 that runs an Intel mobile 4 graphics chip. After the upgrade I was met with the console, no gui. So I had to manually ...
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Installing the canon IR3530 on Ubuntu 13.04

Salam, I want to install the following printer on Ubuntu 13.04: Canon Image Runner 3530. So I went to System Settings then Printers, but Unfortunately the specified printer is not listed in the ...
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Underclock Nvidia Multiple Monitor

I have a laptop with Nvidia Geforce Go and nvidia drivers. My laptop screen is broken so I connect to an external monitor and disable the first. The nvidia gpu is constantly at highest and heats up ...
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What is the most sensible graphics driver to install for Nvidia GTX 670MX and Kubuntu 13.04? [duplicate]

Just (re)installed Kubuntu 13.04. I broke my last installation after trying to install Nvidia's graphics driver. I would like to know whether I should install the Nvidia driver, the bumblebee thing ...
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radeon x1550 catalyst 13.4 supported?

I am trying to install a proprietary driver and the AMD web site tells me to use Catalyst driver 9.3. I want the newest version of the driver I can get for this graphics card so will 13.4 work or will ...
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Can I use a different graphical driver while booting, and the proprietery NVIDIA driver once my computer has started?

I have a bit of a problem in that as I am booting my PC, the boot screen isn't exactly pretty because I am using the proprietary NVIDIA drivers. I am wondering if there is a method to use the VESA ...
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Does installing fglrx driver changes xorg.conf (custom resolutions)?

I use an LCD with 1920x1080 resolution and VGA connection. When I first installed Ubuntu it showed only up to 1360x768 in display settings. I added 1920x1080 resolution by using gft/cvt commands and ...
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Driver Asus V9570/TD/256M

Where can I download driver for ASUS V9570/TD/256M video card? Is it already in Ubunto?
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i just install ubuntu 12.10 and my wirless adapter isn't working

sudo lshw -C network -numeric: *-network description: Network controller product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14E4:4311] vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14E4] ...
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where does nvidia-installer locate the driver in ubuntu?

I need to set some things up related to the nvidia driver installed with nvidia-installer not package manager. Is there any one knows the path of installation?
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rtl8192ce Drivers not compiling in Raring

I recently installed Ubuntu 13.0.4 Raring Ringtail onto my HP Pavilion G6, and I am having trouble compiling the drivers for my rtl8192ce wi-fi adapter. I've been searching around for a few days now ...
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How can I configure bluetooth on an MSI fm2-a75ia-e53 motherboard

Ubuntu did a good job of finding drivers for all my hardware (as far as I have been able to tell so far) apart from the bluetooth device on my motherboard. I know it is an Atheros device but I have ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Nvidia driver problem. Black screen desktop,

I recently upgraded my zotac Atom Ion Nvidia computer from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 After Nvidia drivers updated I can't see my desktop. After boot, the screen goes black and all I can see is the ...
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Lenovo Ideapad P500 - Touchpad Issues

The touchpad on my Lenovo Ideapad P500 only works occasionally, and when it does work it usually stops unexpectedly after a couple minutes of use. When it does occasionally work, xinput -list outputs ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 with Nvidia Geforce FX 5200

I installed pure Ubuntu 13.04 and tried to install the restricted driver,but it became yellow-screen after reboot. I found this question: Help! 13.04 installation nvidia driver I do in this way: sudo ...
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Are there any non-standard steps required to build a single module for a realtime kernel?

I am trying to build a modified driver for the PSEye camera. I am able to compile and load the module for a generic kernel without any issues. But when I use the same procedure for a linux realtime ...
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flash video is not displayed properly with on board video and Ubuntu 13.04

after "upgrading" to 13.04 my flash video is playing, but not properly. The flash video is similar to a video screen being out of sync. The screen stays fine with the exception of the flash video. ...
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AMD A8-4500 APU with Radeon HD 7640g

I have installed many versions of Linux lately, trying to free myself from windows, I have played with Linux over that past few years, but I was into gaming, and until recently couldn't fully commit ...
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed

I have installed 12.04LTS on an old Aspire 5520 with the latest BIOS All goes well, the propriety GPU driver works and I get all the updates. as soon as I install the proprietary broadcom sta driver ...
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Sony Vaio (SVE15129CAB) Built in SD Card Reader (RTS5116) Realtek NOT Working Ubuntu 12.04

Card Reader was working fine when I was using live USB, but after installation and upgrading it is not even detecting. Initially I got mmc0 error 110 (syslog). After that I tried to install the driver ...
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Choppy Video Playback in 13.04

I've had a tremendous amount of trouble with my Nvidia drivers and have finally settled on a version that seems to be working acceptably. Kind of. When I view a video of any kind, irrelevant of ...
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how can I show host command?

How can I show host command? For EX if I send scan for wlan: sudo iw wlan0 scan its translate to HC/ucode. I want a way to see this HC.
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What driver should I use for printing and scaning only for Sagem MF 3430 SMS

I have recently bought a Sagem MF 3430 SMS and I have only Windows XP driver on CD and I want to use it on Ubuntu. I have downloaded http://support.sagemcom.com/site/driver/Linux.zip driver . I've ...
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Nvidia Drivers in Asus m50VC GeForce9300M Ubuntu

I've installed ubuntu 13.04 in my Asus M50VC and I have some problems with nvidia crashes and compiz errors. It presents lots of drivers by nvidia with 313 update, 310 update and the latest update was ...
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Graphic card driver, Xorg (Open-source) version vs Proprietary (AMD and Nvidia) version, Which is the best?

i would like to ask about the graphic card driver on linux. from on my experience here is, im having a laptop with a HD6320 from E-450 APU, which is belong to my friend and i install it an Xubuntu ...
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Planning on switching to Ubuntu!

I'm planning on taking my HP Envy M6 AMD A10 CPU, with a AMD Radeon HD 7660G discrete-class GPU, and I was wondering if there's any packages I should install to make it run effectively when I first ...
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Dell Inspiron n5110 syslog ACPI warnings on Ubuntu 13.04

I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and got a bunch of warnings in syslog: May 9 02:21:34 Dell kernel: [ 9.689651] ACPI Warning: 0x0000000000000428-0x000000000000042f SystemIO conflicts with Region ...
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Unable to use Ubuntu with recent AMD Radeon HD 6670 [duplicate]

I know how to use a computer, but not really how it works . . . I've tried to install Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04 on my Dell Inpsiron 531 desktop, but here's what happens: -I load the Live CD, no ...
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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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