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Unable to create/connect to wireless on a Dell n4050 with a BCM4313 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I get my Broadcom BCM4313 working correctly? I am new to ubuntu.I have already updated after fresh installation of 11.10. It can detect wireless, but cannot ...
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Dell Inspiron 1100 - shows splash screen and remains dark [closed]

I have been looking for a solution in the various threads, but nothing's specific to the Dell Inspiron 1100. I am able to boot the laptop using the install disc, and operation seems normal. Video ...
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Brightness issues on a Dell Inspiron N7010 [closed]

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit on my Dell Inspiron N7010 . When I'm away, the screen locks itself out and the screen goes black. However, when I move the mouse or press any keys it doesn't ...
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How do I get wireless working on a Dell Inspiron 1520? [closed]

I recently revived my computer from a virus ridden criple of windows xp to a fast light ubuntu 11.04 laptop (32-bit). once installed the propriatary driver window came up and i installed the wifi ...
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Graphics show up as unknown on a Dell Inspiron 1564 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I get my Intel integrated graphics to be recognized in System Info I have a Dell Inspiron 1564 i3 330M. I dual boot it with Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Prior to ...
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How do I install on a Dell Inspirion 1501? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add a kernel boot parameter? I believe I need to add pci=nomsi but I don't know what to edit to get my computer to boot Ubuntu.
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Intel HD Graphics in Dell Inspiron n4030 detected as unkown

I have a Dell Inspiron n4030 with an Intel HD graphic card but it's detected as "unknown" graphics card and it's not working well when I use it with an external monitor Samsung Syncmaster 933sn I ...
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Is there any on screen keyboard to use on inspiron duo in tablet mode?

I have Ubuntu 11.04 installed on a Dell inspiron Duo Hybrid. Almost everything works fine except for the accelerometer. But when using Ubuntu in tablet mode, I couldn't find anyway to have a onscreen ...
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How well does the Dell Inspiron Duo work?

I am thinking seriously to buy a dell inspiron duo tablet/pc, but as a ubuntu lover I don't know if it works well or which features will be lost. Has anyone worked with this tablet?? any ...
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Tinted green picture when connecting Dell Inspiron 1525 to a TV via HDMI [closed]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 Intel GMA x3100 graphics Intel 965 chipset The built-in monitor works fine, but when I try to connect it to my Toshiba 32WL48E LCD TV via the HDMI port, I get a green ...
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no hardware acceleration/graphics driver for Dell Inspiron 1525

Compiz bails when I try to run it: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual Compiz (bailer) - Info: Ensuring a shell for your session ...
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop, and I can't get the firmware for its built in wireless card [closed]

I just installed Ubuntu on my Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop, and I can't connect it to wifi when I boot it up in Linux. It says that the firmware for the built-in card isn't installed. I have looked ...
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Unable to resume if suspended for more than 20 minutes on a Dell Inspiron N5010

I am using 11.04 64bit on Dell Inspiron N5010. I have this strange problem, if I leave my laptop suspended for more than 20 minutes(approx.) then it does not resume. It works fine if I resume within ...
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Hibernation does not work in 11.04, used to work in 10.10, but suspend/resume works fine on a Dell Inspiron N5010

I upgraded to 11.04 on the day for its release and I am unable to hibernate my laptop, When I click on Hibernate, the screen just goes blank and cursor starts blinking in the top left corner and ...
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How do I get wireless working on a Dell Inspiron 510m?

Why WiFi don't work in my Dell Inspiron 510m with Ubuntu 10.04? Is that usefull? inspiron@Inspiron:~$ rfkill list all inspiron@Inspiron:~$ sudo lshw -C network [sudo] password for inspiron: ...
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Natty Narwhal on Dell Inspiron 600m [closed]

Can I and should I install Natty Narwhal on my Dell Inspiron 600m or stay with an older version?
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Installing wireless modem, commands, connecting to internet, get packages [closed]

hi, im newbie in ubuntu 11.04. i installed Ubuntu 11.04 on my machine (dell inspiron 1564). my wireless adapter is dell wireless 1397 mini (broadcam). i found a driver package for linux in my device ...
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Wireless doesn't work on a Dell Inspiron 1520 [closed]

I just installed 11.04 and wireless doesn't work. It worked just fine with 10.04.2 LTS and 10.10. The drivers are installed and running (in use) all though, as soon as I plug-out the cable, network ...
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Hibernate doesn't work on my Dell Inspiron 1501 [closed]

I used to have Hardy 8.04 on my laptop and it hibernated no problem. Now that I've upgraded hibernation no longer works. Actually it wasn't an upgrade, it was a clean install. I now have to restart ...
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Hangs up on install “Who are you” — Dell Inspiron 1150 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Installer gets stuck with a grayed out forward button. I'm installing to a Dell Inspiron 1150 from a CD. I get to the window labeled "Who are you?," and enter info into ...
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Can't install on Dell Inspiron 15R

I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 15R and use Ubuntu as my primary operating system. Well I tried to install all of the following without any success: Ubuntu 10.04 x86-32bit Ubuntu 10.10 x86-64bit ...
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Cannot suspend Dell Inspiron [closed]

Since installing 10.10, my Dell Inspiron was able to suspend both when I closed the lid or chose to suspend from the menu. At least it was until yesterday. Now if I close the lid the computer ...
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Is a Dell Inspiron 13z compatible with Ubuntu 10.10? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which computers are guaranteed to work with Ubuntu? I'm thinking about buying a Dell Inspiron 13z - I basically want a small, light laptop for programming while I travel ...
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Proprietary BCM wireless driver ceased to work

Suddenly, the propriety Broadcom STA wireless driver ceased to work on my Inspiron 1525 Dell. All of a sudden, when I turned on the laptop the tooltip of the wireless indicator in the top panel shows ...
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Hibernate on Dell Inspiron 1525

I'm ahving a Dell Inspiron 1525. I installed there a stock Ubuntu 10. However I can see no "hibernate" item in the shutdown menu. Is ACPI supported on 1525? If it is, how can I make hibernate work ...

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