Device driver or software driver program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Are there any 802.11ac adapters working in Ubuntu?
Has anyone got an 802.11ac adapter working in Linux/Ubuntu? PCI or USB. Looks like the a6200 might be having issues. And according to wikidev, it's the only released piece of client hardware for ...
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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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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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Does Ubuntu support NFC hardware on Nexus 7?
I was wondering if the NFC hardware on Nexus 7 is supported by Ubuntu.
As I understand, the Nexus 7 contains the PN544 chip set. I installed the PC/SC service (pcscd) which works with external USB ...
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Video driver Radeon x1200
04 and i got the issue when i play fash games or videos it's too slow, i reinstalled Ubuntu and it worked smooth for like 5 hours then i rebooted and again slow.
When i type
sudo lshw -C display
...
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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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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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AMD switchable graphics: integrated outperforms dedicated
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Sony VAIO E14 laptop. I have a AMD switchable GPU Radeon HD 7600M / Intel HD 4000 card. The AMD Catalyst 13.4 driver is installed:
On integrated (IGPU):
fglrxinfo
...
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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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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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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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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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No audio through HDMI - nvidia gfx
I have read a lot of posts about this, mainly it is people with ATI cards or people that havnt got the option to choose HDMI audio. But it just ain't my problem, afaik.
I have installed my Graphics ...
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color calibration and 3d acceleration
I am a photographer and I am looking at moving to Ubuntu in the near future. I also enjoy playing games. I am planning on building a new computer specifically for Ubuntu.
I've been doing some testing ...
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How do I fix this VAAPI error with an Intel Card?
How do I fix the error shown below:
The output of vainfo:
libva: VA-API version 0.32.0
libva: User requested driver 'i965'
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
...
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How to install additional drivers for AMD Graphics?
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 mainly because I want to try steam on it. I am trying to update it and such to get it to working condition. Updating the software worked just fine. However, when I tried to ...
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12.10, ATI drivers help?
I just downloaded Ubuntu today and I love it! I'm trying to install the ATI drivers by the guide posted here, but I get an error after I choose to generate the drivers for the distro, and I get the ...
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Intel display controller unclaimed
I have just reinstalled Ubuntu 12.10 on my Optimus laptop with Intel Ivy Bridge and Nvidia 650M graphics cards. I have set up Bumblebee following this guide: ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't mount Samsung SE-218BB
I can't seem to mount the drive even though Samsung advertises it as being Linux compatible when switching it over to AV mode (by ejecting the tray and holding the eject button until the LED comes on) ...
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After Upgrading from 12.04.to 12.10 will i have to install my drivers again?
I want to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 but will i have to install the broadcom drivers and some softwares that i installed from backtrack repository??
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Ubuntu on external hard drive | graphic drivers problem
First of all :i'm a unfamiliar when it comes to ubuntu or any other linux distros..
Question backround: I installed ubuntu 12.10 on my external hard drive. (Desktop PC) Installed closed amd drives ...
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Need help to find/install up to date ATI drivers for kernel 3.5+
GPU: Radeon HD 5450
Distro: Ubuntu 12.10
Attempting to go to the AMD website and filling out the relevant information gives me this, however these drivers are incompatible with kernel 3.7 and when ...
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Changing Razer Diamondback 3g additional buttons in xorg.conf
So I am trying to change how my mouse additional buttons behave when clicked. Currently they do nothing on GNU/Linux. But I made these changes to my xorg.conf:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier ...
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How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup (revisited)
I have the exact same problem as How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup?
but the solution does not work for me.
I have
~$ tail -7 /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
install rtl8192cu ...
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nvidia proprietary driver 12.04
I have Ubuntu 12.10 an nvidia 540M graphic card with optimis technology. If I install the nvidia current package from Software Center (and bumblebee for optimus) when I run 'optirun glxspheres' i get ...
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Nvidia graphic drivers slowing system
I installed ubuntu 12.10 first, and tried for 2 days.... everything looks great and problem started after I installed graphic drivers. I installed "additional drivers" software from software manager, ...
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Additional drivers page shows nothing at all. (Not an nVidia problem)
I just reinstalled Ubuntu 12.10 because before the additional drivers page showed absolutely nothing. During the new install, I made sure to click install 3rd party software (I hadn't clicked this ...
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votes
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456 views
Philips Semiconductors SAA7160 tv tuner driver installation help
First of all new to Linux.
Ive been trying to install the driver for my tvtuner on my dv6 intel/nvidia setup
Everytime i try to install the driver I get access denied. So im stumped? Now heres some ...
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How can I reduce overscan in 1080p with AMD HD 6xxx - Ubuntu 12.10 over HDMI
My TV and/or receiver do not have native scaling options, nor would that be feasible. Installation of ANY Catalyst drivers (12.9, 12.10, and 12.11 beta) do not seem to work with Ubuntu 12.10 ...
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ANSA wont start after upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10
after updating ubuntu from 11.10 to 12.10, the CAE tool ANSA 13.2.3 wont start. I'm using a Dell Latitude E6330 (core i5-3320M, Intel HD Graphics 4000). I get the following from LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose:
...
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Set master mode on a realtek rtl8192ce
The supported interfaces of the network adapter include also AP. But when I try to set the card on Master Mode with iwconfig wlan0 mode Master, I get the following error:
Error for wireless ...
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Panasonic DP-1510P
my issue regards ndiswrapper mainly. I'm trying to setup this printer
Panasonic DP-1510P
which is setup with an LPR queue on our work network. I went on the Panasonic website and I downloaded the ...
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vgaswitcheroo + ATI radeon driver
I want both vgaswitcheroo and ati driver on same machine.
vgaswitcheroo is good at powersaving while I also want
powerful processing too. Most of the time I switch between
powersave and performance ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 doesn't work on HP Compaq 6820s anymore
I can confirm that Ubuntu 12.10 is NOT WORKING with HP Compaq 6820s anymore.
12.04.1 LTS works fine.
I tried boot from USB and DVD, just cursor blinking after loading initrd.
Something is broken, i ...
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12.10 64-bit does not want to work with the GTX 670
I have been trying to install Quantal AMD64 on the following PC:
ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe LGA (Z77-based)
Ivy Bridge i5-3570K (overclocked but why would that matter?)
EVGA GTX 670
Dual Samsung 830 Series ...
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Continuous scrolling up of open application window when pointer hoving over
Odd but extremely frustrating bug! When the pointer is over any open window the page scrolls all the way to the top. If I want to remain at the current location of the page, application, or ...
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votes
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Can I use my Nikon D90 with Ubuntu? Streaming from the sensor?
As the title suggests, I am wondering if I can stream from the D90 sensor? It connects as mass storage when I attach USB. Anyone out there doing this?
//Gustav
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Can't install graphic drivers in 12.04
The driver is ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver.
After clicking Activate, it asks for my password and starts downloading.
Then it shows an error message:
2012-10-03 16:16:04,227 DEBUG: ...
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ati video driver failing (“BadRequest”) after installation
I am running Ubuntu 12.04; the pc's graphics card is a Radeon HD797M, with Intel switchable graphics.
My problem seems similar to some already reported (e.g. here) but the solutions in ...
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Cannot install “ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver” (SystemError)
I have just installed a fresh copy of 12.04.1 64bit. I formatted my PC completely and enabled updates during the installation. After the installation was complete, I went on updating my software.
...
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votes
0answers
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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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How can I get SLI working with 295.40?
I've been doing a lot of googling these last few hours and I'm not having much luck. Perhaps I don't know exactly what I am looking for.
I just recently installed Ubuntu 12.04LTS x86_64. Looks ...
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Updating FGLRX driver fails & deactivates FGLRX driver
I have an ATI/AMD graphics card in my computer. However, every time I try to install the post-release updates, it always fails and deactivates the graphics driver.
I've pasted the last few messages ...
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Create own screen resolution without Nvidia
I had a problem with my monitor Dell E207WFP. The first time I connected it to my Ubuntu, it had a possibility to set 1600x1040 resolution, but then I reinstalled some drivers and use set default ...
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Wireless driver only works after plugging the cable in with a BCM4313
I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 this week. I've had a couple of problems with my wireless card. After following some posts here on askubuntu I got it to work on a peculiar way:
When I start my laptop ...
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Lenovo G550 - Intel GMA4500 slowness on 12.04
My machine is Lenovo G550 with Intel GMA4500 and clean install of Ubuntu 12.04
Every new version of Ubuntu and maby sometimes when I have time I came to Ubuntu and give it a try. But every time I ...
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12.04 can't connect to wired network/ crashes
I've tried the server and desktop version of 12.04 and I get the same issues:
Entire system crashes while trying to install updates
Loses ability to connect to network (usually after a crash)
I ...
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How do I install an Edimax EW-7811Un wireless adapter?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 to my old computer (a Dell) after XP began to run very slow, and am now trying to install a Edimax EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless 11n Nano Size USB Adapter to connect to ...
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Graphic Drivers ATI Radeon x600 for Ubuntu 12.04
I've been trying to find out how to install the Radeon x600 on this old laptop. I know this facts:
It's a Legacy Driver
The Kernel probably won't support it.
I'm looking to be able to have some 3D ...
