Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Backlight Fix in Ubuntu with MacBook 6,1?
I recently installed Ubuntu to dual boot on my MacBook. However, the brightness feature does not work! It only happened after I changed the display driver. I am using Ubuntu 13.04
lspci:
00:00.0 ...
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How are SLI in Nouveau and Nvidia drivers faring?
It seems that SLI is not working properly under Linux at the moment, at all!
I haven't tested, but in recent forum posts, people deem it unusable and suggest instead single GPUs for the time being. ...
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How to install a Brother HL2270dw laser printer?
How can I install my Brother HL2270dw laser printer? There are no drivers available in the Software Center.
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nvidia-frickle with hybrid chipset is now over finally? [closed]
no question - linux-headers have to be installed first suiting to your installed kernel.
in case of hybrid-chipsets like CUDA with Optimus this package does NOT work:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51.run
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Installing NVIDIA driver causes black screen (750M)
I have a dual boot set up on a Lenovo Ideapad Y500 with NVIDIA 750M and I am having problems installing the graphics cards. I have made sure to install both linux-headers-generic and linux-source, and ...
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Help with installation version 12.10 desktop
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 a while back ant tried to install it. I created a USB drive and booted up from the drive. It started installing, showed a long list of code and then just showed a strange ...
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.run to .deb (Driver-Problems
For some time now, i have been trying to install AMD-Drivers (For notebook) On my computer. I have been following tutorials on, like, noobslab.com, but their program did not detect my drivers (Maby my ...
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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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black screen on boot (DVI) - Radeon 9550/9600/X1050 Series - Lubuntu 13.04
I get no signal after boot, yet when I hit the reset button the boot screen shows. What could be the problem?
thanks
monitor: lg flatron W2246T
ps: this is no duplicate as I get no black screen ...
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Problems installing AWUS036H on Ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox
I'm trying to get my Alfa AWUS036H wireless card to work inside my VirtualBox, the drivers installed fine, and Ubuntu sees the USB wireless card but I can't get it to connect:
Here's my kernel ...
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No more wlan0 interface
Since this morning I'm trying to configure my USB stick with Ubuntu 13.04.
I tried to compile a driver, without success, then I tried to install the windows driver with ndiswrapper.
After the ...
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Asus 1015cx netbook won't boot in 12.04 after installing additional drivers
I have an Asus 1015cx netbook with Atom dual core, 1GB RAM. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 with WUBI inside Windows 7 and everything was okay.
But when I installed additional drivers of Broadcom and ...
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Help with wireless internet drivers
I have tried doing all the research and trial and error that I could on my own but with no avail.
So can anyone out there help me?
I cannot get my Broadcom b43 wireless adapter to register with ...
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Where to get wireless drivers for ubuntu?
I am working with a Dell Inspiron 1545. I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my computer and after I was done, I observe that there is no wireless functionality available on my system.
I go to the ...
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ATI RS690m X1200 proprietary driver installation
I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my emachine e625 AMD64 (TF-20) with an ATI RS690m X1200 graphics card but I didn't have 3D acceleration. The open-source driver works, except for any video effects or ...
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PicoPix Projector
Well, the thing is that the PicoPix projector doesn't have a driver for Linux and there's this website
http://git.ao2.it/libam7xxx.git/
claiming to have "invented" something for that but in my opinion ...
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Easiest way to get Surface Pro built-in WiFi working?
Is there a .deb that I can download from another computer and transfer over USB to get Surface Pro WiFi working? I'd rather not tinker with modprobe, and I don't have a USB Internet adapter.
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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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Is my ATI graphics card supported in Ubuntu?
I have an ATI graphics card and I want to know if it is supported and what kind of drivers should I be running to get the best features out of it.
Is my card supported in Ubuntu and what drivers will ...
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how do i enable the Broadcom STA propriatory driver
I am unable to use wireless connections. I tried using a wired connection and got like thirty minutes into the installation then it failed and now when I try to install the drivers again it ...
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How do I get an SD card reader to work in Ubuntu 13.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on a CLEVO P151EMx, it has a built-in Realtek PCIE Cardreader 5289, which works fine in Windows, but refuses to show up in Ubuntu.
I can't see any sd cards I put in it in ...
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How to fix “Could not connect to kernel driver.” hostapd error?
Hi everyone I have a problem when I try to start hostapd
when I enter this command hostapd hostapd-minimal.conf I got this
Configuration file: hostapd-minimal.conf
Could not set channel for kernel ...
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Ubuntu unable to detect 'Realtek RTL8188CE Wireless'
I'm trying the 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 on my new laptop to see if I'd like to get rid of Windows 8. The problem is that it's not detecting my wireless. It works in Windows 8, but won't work in Ubuntu.. I ...
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Installing “AMD Catalyst™” [duplicate]
I have recently started using Ubuntu, and I do not know how to install my drivers. I have watched a few tutorials on Ubuntu and also read a few, however, non of them seems to work on my machine.
I ...
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Integrated Video Card and NVIDIA PCIe on Ubuntu 13.04?
I would like to use both integrated and PCIe NVIDIA video card on my ubuntu box.
The idea is to use the integrated video card to support two displays and the NVIDIA GTX650 for CUDA computing. ...
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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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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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AMD/Intel hybrid graphics driver on 3.6.6 kernel
I have an HP Pavilion G6-2303sh d4y36ea notebook. I installed Ubuntu 12.04. I had to update the kernel to 3.6.6 because the default didn't support the Ralink RT3290 wifi card.
Now I'm trying to get ...
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Proprietary drivers don't work with AMD Radeon HD 7640G on Ubuntu 12.10
My setup
First off, my apologies if this is a duplicate but I could not find anything specific regarding my graphics card.
So as the title states, I have purchased a new laptop with an AMD Radeon HD ...
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Wifi slows to crawl Intel Centrino wireless -N 1000
I've been experiencing sever bandwidth issues with my laptop and was hoping someone could help me resolve them.
Speedtest.net typically reports my dl rate is ~ 18 Mb, upload ~ 2.5 Mb and ping ~ 20ms, ...
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Switchable GPU and Battery drain on an HP ProBook 4530s
I have HP ProBook 4530s. In Windows 7 after installing all HP drivers the 6-Cell battery works perfectly for 2+ hours but in Ubuntu 12.10 and now in 13.04 the battery time is not sufficient. It works ...
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Kodak ESP 1.2 Printer not printing on ubuntu 12.04
We installed Ubuntu 12.04 for a friend's mother. She bought a Kodak ESP 1.2 printer in the meantime which doesn't seem to work with it. The printer is connected via usb.
She goes through the ...
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epson sx235w printer, cannot set print quality, only “plain paper, standard” (13.04)
I cannot set draft or any other print quality for epson sx235w printer in ubuntu 13.04.
I had no problems with 12.10, I could choose from several options.
(I had to add the printer again after ...
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I can not get my RTL8723ae wireless driver to install in backtrack 5 [closed]
I tried just about everything from the official backtrack 5 how to install wireless drivers to this Wireless card Realtek RTL8723AE-BT is not recognized. When ever I follow the code it says that the ...
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How to configure glidepoint driver for touchpad?
After using the hack described in :
Alps Touchpad on Dell: how do I install the DKMS driver to enable multitouch?,
I'm able to get somewhat functional touchpad for a laptop Dell Latititude E6430 using ...
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How to enable my Nvidia VGA card permanently
I don't want to use bumblebee to run certain apps using the nvidia card, i want to make it able to switch, or else I don't want to switch between the two cards, I want to enable the Nvidia Card ...
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No desktop after installing graphic drivers?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Wubi. After installing graphic drivers when I reboot and log back in all I can see is black background and cursor isn't moving (but right-click is working), Unity ...
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Philips Semiconductors SAA7231 TV Tuner
We're trying to get a TV Tuner of Evermedia working under Ubuntu, but can't get through even getting it recognized. We've already installed firmware-linux-nonfree but that didn't really help.
Output ...
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Wireless Lan driver for Toshiba Satellite C850-A823 PSKCCV-02300XAR
I have Toshiba Satellite C850-A823 PSKCCV-02300XAR Laptop, i had installed Ubuntu 12.10 as dual boot (windows 7 already working), after the installation i had noticed that wireless driver not ...
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Problems with X server after trying to update drivers
I tried to install new video drivers manually, which failed entirely. I only was able to use a GUI again after doing
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get intsall fglrx
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VIA Vinyl Envy24 audio drivers help
I need assistance in Locating drivers for my sound card. If anyone has knowledge about this particular sound card please help. Sometimes it plays well on my headphones, and sometimes it's only the ...
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No video from video0 after deleted headers and repaired 12.04 server
I have spent enough time trying to figure this out. I need someone with a deeper understanding of the relationship between, em28xx, video0, v4l2 and the Motion video capture package (or any other I ...
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Good Tutorial for Installing ATI Proprietary drivers on Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
Title explains it all, I need a tutorial on how to install the ATI proprietary drivers on Ubuntu 13.04. I'm new to linux so specificity works all the better. And I have already checked my graphics ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 - nVidia driver problems
I recently purchased a new Dell XPS 14, I was dual booting Windows 8 with Ubuntu 12.10. Initially, I had problems with getting the NVidia drivers to work correctly. When I reboot after the driver ...
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after upgrading to ubuntu 13.04 lost all my network adapters
after upgrading from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04
i faced 2 problems
1- i lost all my network adapters even for LAN or wireless
i run
lshw -C network
WARNING: you should run this program as ...
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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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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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how to assign modules to devices (AR8131 driver issue)
I worked with older CentOS distributions which use /etc/module.conf for assign modules with respective devices. Now I am trying Ubuntu 12.04 and I played with /etc/modules and ...
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Module Not Loaded
I am new to Linux driver development, and I just stated to do some driver programming beginning with "hello.c" on Ubuntu 12.10... but unfortunately my Makefile didn't compile the kernel code... and ...
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How can I find out appropriate drivers for Unknown on iMac?
I Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my iMac.
How can I find out which drivers to select for "Unknown"? (nothing else is written in Software & Sources -> Additional Drivers).
If I select this component ...
