Questions that relate to the Dell Inspiron range of laptop and desktop comuters
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Memory card reader no longer works
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on my Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop. The built-in 5-in-1 memory card reader used to work in Linux, but now it won't detect my SD card. It still works in Windows 7 though. I don't ...
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Impossible to turn Inspirion 1545 into Access Point?
My wireless card worked out of the box, but now I want to turn the maschine into an access point so I followed these guides
Setting up a Wifi Adapter to support "master mode"
How to setup a wi-fi ...
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What version of Ubuntu will run on a Dell Inspiron 15R Notebook (Inspiron 5521) 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3337U [closed]
What version of Ubuntu will run on a Dell Inspiron 15R Notebook (Inspiron 5521) 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3337U
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can i install ubuntu on my laptop (dell inspiron 14z-5423)
I have tried to install ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop, which is a dell inspiron 14z ultrabook ,model number 5423.whlile booting with a pen drive, I selected the "try ubuntu" option .I then created the ...
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dell inspiron 1210
I formatted my dell inspiron 1210 using ubuntu 13.04 and it was really slow! It works fine with windows 7 ultimate but I like ubuntu very much so I decided to shift to ubuntu.. Should I try installing ...
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I would like to install Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron Duo [duplicate]
Would Ubuntu Tablet work with the Dell Inspiron Duo and are there any known issues that I would encounter?
Any advice or help would be appreciated.
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No wireless on my Dell Inspiron's ubuntu
I have Dell Inspiron 1545 and installed Ubuntu 12.10.
In the top right corner, where I check all the network stuff, I don't see anything related to wireless. Now, I wanted to share the internet on my ...
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What's the best version of Ubuntu for a Dell Inspiron 1150
I've attempted to install 12.10, but I can get a proper unity desktop or launch button etc. I've tried various recommended fixes but no success, so I updated to 13.04 in the hope that it might fix ...
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Do I need nvidia driver on my new dell 5720 with Ubuntu 13.04?
Just got new Dell Inspiron 5720. As I know there are two video cards - Intel and Nvidia.
And as I see in system information, I use Intel Ivy Bridge. But how about Nvidia?
I know about Bumblebee and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and Inspiron 6400
What driver do I need for Ubuntu 12.4 to work with a Dell Inspiron 6400? I cannot get the wireless connection to work. Then how do I install it? I can't get the wireless connection to work. I just ...
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Colored lines on startup
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 running Ubuntu 13.04. When I start up my computer there will just be a black screen with colored vertical lines. When I here the startup sound I can close my computer wait ...
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Dell inspiron mini 1210 graphic driver problems
I have downloaded ubuntu 13.04 and tried to install on my dell inspiron 1210. Everything went smooth my wifi works, and everything seems ok but when i try to popup some window or try to start Mozilla ...
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Computer randomly shuts down [closed]
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 running 13.04. Sometimes my computer will randomly shut down, it instantly shuts down, like I had no battery in and I unplugged it and feels really hot afterwards. I am ...
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Error compiling with make
when I tried to compile John the Ripper on my computer
a dell inspiron 1501 running 13.04
i ran the command
make
make clean generic
i get the error
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lssl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot ...
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Inspiron 1545 failure to enable wireless device , Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
First : wireless network hidden form my networks list, tring to search from help
using some terminal commands.
Now: wireless not work at my labtop dell 1545, using Ubuntu 12.10
What can I do ?
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Can't install Bumblebee on Ubuntu 11.1 [closed]
I was excited by the possibility of using the NVIDIA Optimus card on my Dell Inspiron Laptop with Bumblebee. For that, I was planning to follow the instructions listed here: How well do laptops with ...
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How do I get a higher resolution than 1280 X 800 in Ubuntu 13.04
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a Dell Inspiron 1520 that has an nVidia G84M graphics card
I have followed the instructions from this link
How to install the Nvidia Drivers
and I installed the ...
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Inspiron 15R Special Edition + UBUNTU [duplicate]
I would like to buy an Inspiron 15R Special Edition, for using Ubuntu.
Does anyone have this laptop with Ubuntu? Is it is working 100%; or are there any problems?
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resume after suspend doesn't work [duplicate]
I'm new to ubuntu, I just installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have Dell inspiron 1440,
I tried to search the forum how to fix the resume after suspend but couldn't find an answer.
Thanks,
Gal.
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Over-heat problem [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu a few months ago and it raises the laptop's temperature very rapidly, unlike Windows, then the laptop started shutting down after 2 or 3 hours maximum because of its very high ...
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drivers not detected on laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 with both windows 7 64 bit and ubuntu 13.04 64 bit running side by side. windows 7 has managed to pick up all drivers but ubuntu has not.
any ideas as to how i can solve ...
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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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Dell Inspiron n5110 touchpad stop working after upgrate to 13.04
I've recently upgraded to 13.04 and touchpad partially stop working on my Dell Inspiron n5110.
The left and right buttons still working but motions and taps don't.
The system does detect my touchpad
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Dell Inspiron 7720 - upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 broke touchpad driver
Today the updated informed me that there are udpates and a new version of Kubuntu. After installing the updates and pressing "Quit" the updater began upgrading to 13.04 (?!?!?!).
Anyway, after the ...
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Upgrade from 12.10 to the new 13.04 Ubuntu OS [duplicate]
What is the best way to upgrade your distro with Ubuntu? I am currently using a LVM partition booting with UEFI boot firmware. Last time I upgraded my Distro, I couldn't boot up. I am using a Dell ...
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Getting Bluetooth to Work using Asus BT211 with Dell Inspiron E1505
I'm using an Asus BT211 USB bluetooth adapter on my Dell Inspiron E1505 and I cannot seem to get it running. I've tried many different searches and turned up nothing, at least not for modern versions ...
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Wifi Does Not Work After System Update
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 x64 onto a Dell Inspiron 1525. First thing I always do when installing new OSs is being it up to speed to naturally I installed all updates before proceeding further. ...
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Can not find any Bluetooth devices from my Dell laptop (Ubuntu 12.10)
I am trying to pair my phone with my Dell Inspiron laptop but the bluetooth wizard does not find any device. I also tried with my bluetooth speakers and nothing.
rfkill list all
shows:
1: phy0: ...
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13.04 - bluetooth not detected on dell inspiron 1470
I'm using a Dell Inspiron 1470, and eversince I updated to 13.04, my Bluetooth device is not detected though in lsusb I get this "Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub ...
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13.04 - Fn volume keys not working on Dell Inspiron 1470
I'm using a Dell Inspiron 1470, and eversince I updated to 13.04, none of the Fn keys are working, except for brightness and WiFi.
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Dell Inspiron keeps shutting down after installing Ubuntu 12.04 desktop
My Dell Inspiron 15R (64 bit) keeps shutting down frequently(say after every 30 minutes) after installing Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. Also laptop gets heated up very quickly.
Any help/suggestion/advice is ...
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How to install touch pad driver on inspiron 7220 se?
I am trying to install this driver: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/606238/comments/202
My command line:
augre@augre-Inspiron-7720:~/Downloads/usr/src/psmouse-alps-1.3$ bash ...
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Getting Wireless to Work, Dell Inspiron E1505 (bcm4311)
Ok. so I know there are about a million threads on this subject already, but NOTHING has worked for me. About to lose my mind here, if someone can please help I will be eternally grateful.
I have a ...
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Re-install of Ubuntu does not work on Dell Inspiron 14(3421)
I have a problem with my Dell system which requires advice!
I have a Dell Inspiron 14(3421) (i5, 1GB NVIDIA graphics, 4gb RAM, etc.) which came pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.04LTS. I suppose that the ...
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How to install Ubuntu on Dell 5521
How to install Ubuntu on Dell 5521 in which windows 8 is already factory installed.
I want to keep windows8 also.
In my another Windows7 pc I installed ubuntu with a help of Wubi installer that works ...
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error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found.
grub rescue>
What can I do??? I just sit and stare at it.
I found my old netbook (Dell Inspiron 1010). I have not used for about four years. I ...
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wireless BM43142 on inspiron 5520 with i386 32bit Ubuntu not detected [duplicate]
I tried to install the driver searching different posts on this forum, but it is not still working..
I'll put some of the output below, please suggest me what should I do. I am using Dell Inspiron ...
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Dell inspiron 5520 wireless network not detected
Laptop Inspiron 15R 5520
i have a belkin router + internet ...
Bluetooth and Wireless toggle switch is same but cant detect any network and bluetooth works fine...
cannot detect any wireless ...
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How do I get the wireless working on a Dell Inspiron 1501? [duplicate]
The laptop won't recognise any networks. I'm aware that the wireless card probably doesn't work because of the drivers, but I also can't connect via the Ethernet cable, meaning I can't download the ...
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Is BumbleBee installed incorrectly?
I have a Dell Inspiron N7110 running Ubuntu 12.10. I followed the instructions to install ubuntu & bumblebee on my computer in this thread from the user mikrus: ...
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Why do I get “Wireless unavailable”?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. on my Dell Inspirion Mini 1018. After doing one of regular updates, my wifi stopped working, and it gives me message Wireless is disabled by hardware switch.
How can I ...
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Device not working in 12.10
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 running Ubuntu 12.10. When I go to software sources > additional drivers, I try to select the right driver, for the wireless card, and select apply changes, it tries to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes randomly at Dell Inspiron 14z [duplicate]
I got the problem that my Ubuntu 12.04 system entirely freezes, including there will be no mouse or keyboard action, at random situations with the consequence that there is nothing I can do but a hard ...
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touchpad not working on inspiron 6000
Got a problem with my touchpad since I upgraded to 12.04: it's working but i cant do nothing with it: very imprecise and very slow.
try to handle the touchpad config in settings but no results... the ...
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wifi connection lost from time to time on a Dell Inspiron 1520
I have an Ubuntu 12.10 installed on a Dell Inspiron 1520. I got my wifi working but the connection to the router drops from time to time. I couldn't figure out yet what's causing the drop.
The ...
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Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? [closed]
Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? also, it only has 1GB RAM
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I want some advice [closed]
I intend to buy one Dell laptop, installed with Ubuntu. The options are as follows :
1) Dell Inspiron N5050 Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu)
2) Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ ...
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Cannot find projector and tv
How do I activate projector and TV LG HDMI, since fn + f5 does not work?
My computer is a dell inspiron N5010 with ubuntu 12.04.
The system does not find any other device, so the option share screen, ...
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Why can my System (Dell Inspiron N4050) not connect to my WiFi any more? (12.04)
I have a Dell Inspiron N4050 with dual booted Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. My Wireless Driver currently is Broadcomm in Ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
Just two days back, after downloading and ...
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Unable to detect Webcam on Dell Inspiron M5030
I am Unable to detect Webcam on Dell Inspiron M5030
How can I get my Webcam working?
Output from lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID ...
