Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Using Nvidia 319.12 with bumblebee
I have Optimus laptop running Raring and now I'm using nvidia 304 drivers, which have bad performance and some games are not working properly (e.g. Oil Rush is working properly only with 319, with ...
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I am afraid to install Nvidia Drivers and break stuff
I'm currently running 13.04 on my production machine (which I rely heavily on for work). I currently don't have any external storage to do SSD clone to, but I'm really temped to install nvidia ...
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AMD driver 13.4 error in ubuntu 12.04
i'm using ubuntu 12.04 and amd 6470M (laptop), i install lastest amd driver on my ubuntu (amd 13.4) but i can't decrease or increase display bridgness, i check in detail (on system setting) and i see ...
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13.04 | SD card reader not mounting properly
When I put in an SD card into the reader, I get the following error message:
Unable to Access "8 GB volume"
Error mounting /dev/mmcblk0p1 at /media/samir/0000-45CC: Command-line `mount -t "vfat" -o ...
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Low battery life on ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
Config: laptop MSI CR650 - 229XBY
AMD E-450
Radeon HD 6320 (512mb) - Proprietary driver
HDD: 500Gb
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (x64) and Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (x64)
Steps:
1.Clear Install ...
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Nvidia drivers installed, but not used
I have an Asus UL30JT. It has Nvidia Optimus technology which I am not really interested in.
I currently rarely use this laptop with it being connected to power. And I want to be able to play video at ...
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How to get Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express working?
I have been trying to get this wireless card using Broadcom BCM5751 chipset working, but it is just giving me frustration. This is using the tg3 module.
What have I tried so far:
Play around with ...
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rtl8723ae dirver problem, ubuntu 13.04
I've bought a new notebook with rtl8723ae wifi chip (or at least it looks like)
$ lspci | grep RTL
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
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Just installed Ubuntu, no proprietary drivers [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu but it is not detecting my wireless internet connection. In the terminal I ran ping google.com but it returned something like "unknown host".
I saw in another thread someone ...
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Computer wakes up to a black screen in Ubuntu 12.04 dual booted with Linuxmint 14 Cinnamon on separate hdd
I've never had this problem until recently and don't know if it has something to do with Ubuntu being on a SATA HDD and Linuxmint 14 on a IDE HDD.
When I move my mouse to wake computer I just get a ...
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xorg-video-abi-13 dependency problem
I'm trying to install the ATI driver for my Probook 4540s (3000/7650M) according to instructions given in How do I get AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics drivers working?. After execute the following command:
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How to recover after Ubuntu freeze on boot after installing broadcom STA driver
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on bootcamp of my early 2011 macbook pro using the ubuntu windows installer. The wifi did not work and follow this instruction (although for Quantal) to fix it
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Backlight control keys with nvidia driver work sometimes
I've got a Vaio S11 laptop with Nvidia 310M graphics running Ubuntu 13.04 with nvidia graphics driver (nvidia-310).
Backlight control started working since I created a .conf file in ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.3 & Broadcom Compatibility
I have windows 8 pre-installed and also want to use Ubuntu(13.4) as my secondary OS,I had problems regarding Broadcom STA wireless drivers in 12.10 but the drivers work fine on older versions. How to ...
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How to download the latest NVidia GeForce drivers in Ubuntu 12.04? (x64) [duplicate]
Long-time ATI user here and I finally made the fortunate switch to a GeForce GTX 660 (Ti). I know too much about how AMD does it, so I'm wondering what's the best way to get up-to-date drivers for ...
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Error when installing RTL8188CUS wireless driver from sh: “/lib/modules/3.5.0-27-generic/build: No such file or directory”
I'm using 12.10, updated to this day. The Realtek USB Wi-fi dongle doesn't work. I've seen lots of discussions in forums that suggests downloading the official driver.
However, when I run "sudo bash ...
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NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS Drivers seem unstable
My system is a Dell Vostro 400 with the nvidia 8300GS card connected to a Dell 20" monitor on the DVI port and an ACER 22" screen on the xVGA?(15 pin blue) port.
I have run through the suggestion on ...
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view printer driver associated with print queue
How can I find what print driver is being used for a specified print queue using the command line?
The printer driver associated with a print queue can be seen in CUPS Web Interface but I cannot find ...
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ATI Drivers prevent Ubuntu from booting on other computers with other graphics cards
I have Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (final release) installed on an USB 3.0 external hard drive. The goal is to be able to use it on any computer with a USB 3.0 port. I have successfuly installed the ...
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How do I get a Canon imageCLASS MF4350d printer to work on Ubuntu
I contacted Canon & they said they do not support drivers for Ubuntu. I could also not find any info. about this printer on Canon site.
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Ubuntu Wireless not working on Toshiba Satellite C855
I have just installed ubuntu 12.10. After downloading third party applications, I am now being told that ,my wifi is not being detected but can still connect through wire. It's not blocked.I have ...
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AMD proprietary driver doesn't let me see the temperature
I had a problem with higher GPU temperature in Ubuntu than in Windows, so i tried installing the proprietary driver for AMD mobility radeon HD 5650. Now I can't see the temperature.
Does this mean ...
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Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 fixed channel mon0 -1 [closed]
Question:
Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 fixed channel mon0 -1?
i am not new with aircrack but i bought this Asus Zenbook UX32vd and installed ubuntu 13.04 because on 12.04 had this issue ...
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What's the best driver for NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 M
I've installed the new Version of Ubuntu 13.04. It works great but i think the system can run more faster with the right driver of my hardware. I actually use the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 M.
I'm sorry, ...
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How to install Nvidia 319.12 driver on an optimus system
I have a Samsung NP550 system with Nvidia Geforce GT650M. I have installed bumblebee 3.2.1 and "nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.8.0-19-generic" drivers are loaded for me. However i would like to update to ...
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13.04 nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS - no second monitor and other problems
I have spent about an hour trying to find a solution to this, if someone has an answer or a link to an answer I would appreciate it.
I just wiped my disk (formerly running 12.04 LTS) and installed ...
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Is it seriously not possible to use both SLI and two monitors at the same time on Ubuntu with Nvidia?
Now that Ubuntu is slowly becoming a viable gaming platform.
Now that Valve gave Nvidia and AMD enough of a push to actually improve their proprietary drivers ...
... I'm completely and utterly ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Mac Mini 6,2 ethernet port Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 not detected
The said network adapter is not recognized in 13.04.
In 12.04 and 12.10 I had used the driver proposed from broadcom download site, configured as dkms package it was always updated.
On the 3.8.x ...
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How fix hostapd invalid/unknown driver 'nl80211' error?
I have Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
I installed hostapd from Ubuntu Software Center
When I run this command hostapd hostapd-minimal.conf
I got this:
root@tarek-PC:~# hostapd hostapd-minimal.conf
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No WiFi, Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit, notebook Asus X75VD [duplicate]
Can't make wifi to work on Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit, notebook Asus X75VD:
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor ...
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How Do I install Ubuntu minimal few require components ?
I'm new to the world of Linux & don't know all the fancy words.
I was using Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop HP Envy 4 1046TX and had issues like battery draining out fast, excessive heating, Undue CPU ...
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Installing new version of RTL8187 driver on Ubuntu 13.04
Well, Ubuntu has made me feel very welcome in the Linux world, opening it's arms with serious problems. I guess I wouldn't say I am new, but I haven't used Ubuntu for almost 5 years now.
I have been ...
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Three monitors connected to AMD 7970, only HDMI works
Just made a clean install of Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on my desktop machine with an AMD 7970 graphics card installed. I use a 24" Samsung screen that is connected via DVI as my primary monitor, a 19" ...
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I need help with my lcd monitor not being detected or working properly
Hi i recently installed Ubuntu 13.04, and im getting dissappointed because my screen is cut off on both ends giving me only 4:3 1024x768 screen resolution, i was told to upgrade from 10.04 finally did ...
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Poor Wi-Fi performance
here is the situation: Ubuntu 13.04, wireless adapter: intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan]. Wireless driver: iwl3945.
The problem is that wireless performance is less than satisfactory. I can connect ...
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Drivers corrupted after update for first time?
I had dual booted Ubuntu 12.10 with Windows 7 on my Laptop.
After installing I observed that the fan was on all the time, resulting in huge electricity usage.
There was an alert that I had ~200 ...
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Printer driver for Canon MX452
Does anyone know how I can get my Canon Pixma MX452 running on Ubuntu 13.04, either via USB or 802.11? I tried to install in 13.04 via USB, but it used a generic text-only driver which didn't work at ...
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Unity is not working after installing nvidia-313 drivers
Neither the window manager, I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 in a Hp Pavilion dv2000, the installation was fine except for some annoying graphic glitches, so I decide to install the nvidia Drivers from ...
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Overheating: how can i monitor it?
i've got a pc desktop with AMD Athlon 5000+ and ATI Sapphire 3850. I think both of them have got overheating issue, because im always with a virtual machine (virtualbox) on. In fact, i don't think ...
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Problem after instaling ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on my PC (kernel panic error - have picture of debugging mode)
I had windows 7 befor i intalled ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS. I was running ubuntu from created bootable usb. And i selected to erase all from pc and install ubuntu. when it completed i restarted PC and it ...
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Compile sk98lin driver in 13.04
I just upgraded to 13.04 and I'm having issues trying to compile the Marvell sk98lin ethernet driver:
Execute: make prepare (done) ...
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How can I make the NVIDIA hdmi sound work?
I'm new in the Ubuntu scene and I cant make the sound come out through the HDMI port. I was able to install the NVIDIAa driver properly for my Gefoerce 220 graphics card, I set up ALSA and made the ...
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Sound driver help
I've just installed xubuntu on my acer aspire 7650 (don't mark as duplicate because I've tried other answers to my problem and it didn't work) I have no sound and everything else works so I believe ...
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How install iwlwifi driver in Ubuntu 13.04?
I have Compaq Presario CQ61 360EV
My Wireless Device is: Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 (2.6.30)
I download the right driver for my device from this page
File:iwlwifi-1000-ucode-39.31.5.1.tgz
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After Ubuntu 13.04 update all drivers crashed
After updating Ubuntu all menus and dock on desktop disappeared. Video drivers and Internet crashed. apt-get upgrade doesn't work because I have no connection.
What should I do?
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Upgrade killed my access to Brother scanner. No gscan2pdf, xsane etc. (Brother MFC-8480DN) Here is how I fixed it
First, I went to the Brother site and downloaded the driver and key. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_scn.html
I installed the driver and key by clicking on ...
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Install driver ATI RADEON 6230
I had installed Ubuntu 12.10, but wanted to try 12.04, then after the installation finished I not had Unity 3D... So I remembered that when I ran 12.10, in Additional Drivers had something like ...
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Realtek ALC888 Sound Card doesn't work after Ubuntu 13.04
yesterday i updated my Ubuntu system from 12.10 to 13.04 but since then my audio card doesn't work at all. With the previous Ubuntu version it worked fine.
The sound card is recognized by the system ...
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NVIDIA GeForce drivers break Unity in Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
I've just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 13.04, and tried installing the NVIDIA drivers for my Geforce GT540M.
This just completely broke my Unity. After rebooting I can login, but it just shows my ...
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Can't connect to wifi after update to 13.04
*lspci -nn*
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0044] (rev 18)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated ...
