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Something strange is going on with the search
When I click the Search icon it creates a blue screen which covers the whole screen except for the button bar. It goes back to normal when I click the button again.
What can I do to get it back?
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Is it possible to run dual screens on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with ASUS N55SL and Nvidia GeForce 635M
I have been trying for a week or so now, using various different suggestions in forums but have had no luck. Am I just doomed to have no dual screen support in Ubuntu 12.04?
(I don't know if this ...
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Trouble with CUDA 5.0 on a laptop
I am currently trying to run a program called MC-GPU V1.3 ( https://code.google.com/p/mcgpu/ ), on my laptop.
First off, let me explain my situation.
Using a Lenovo y400 Laptop with Nvidia 650m
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How to install NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Can someone tell me the steps to install NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M?
My laptop is a SAMSUNG Series 7 NP700G7C-S01US. I have Ubuntu 12.10.
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Cpu fan always running and the air is too hot
My laptop is a
Dell Inspiron 14R 5420
Video cards: IntelHD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 630M
Currently running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS dual boot with Preinstalled Windows 8 system.
After ...
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Use laptop with external screen closing its cover
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 with an Nvidia GeForce GT 230M running the privative driver version 304.43 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64.
I am able to clone the screen and use "extended desktop". The problem ...
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Black screen after boot (after installing nvidia drivers)
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my old laptop.
I downloaded new nVidia drivers that released yesterday (my Vcard is 7000M) and installed it as described here .
After rebooting, I see for 1 second login ...
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How to know if a laptop ships with Optimus enabled?
I'm planning to but a laptop and run Ubuntu on it.
There have been a lot of questions about configuring Optimus with Ubuntu.
Excuse my ignorance but I'm a step behind.
How do I even know if the ...
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Desktop appears either on external monitor or on laptop, but never on both
I am having an issue with trying to connect an external monitor to my Dell XPS laptop with Ubuntu 12. Playing with the BusID does not seem to make much difference.
My default device, which I thought ...
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Only see wallpaper when resuming from lock and closed lid [closed]
Running Ubuntu 12.04 Unity with kernel 3.4.0-030400-generic on a laptop, when I lock with ctrl + alt + L and close the lid, then open the lid, I expect to see a prompt asking for password, but instead ...
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External display not detected on Lenovo T520
In Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, I installed nvidia-current-updates and enabled the discrete NVIDIA card only in BIOS (Optimus completely disabled). Ubuntu uses the nvidia driver but fails to detect an external ...
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cpu fan always working and the air is hot
My laptop is a Dell N5110, i3, two video cards: Intel HD3000 and Nvidia GT323M.
Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.04.
After I login in the system, the fan starts working non-stop, the fan air is hot ...
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Bumblebee Overheating
My laptop Samsung RF411(Geforce 540M) is overheating when i run optirun glxspheres the temperature of the core jumps to 97C and the GPU to 72C and after some minuties the computer shutdown.
An ...
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How can I tweak the saturation of my desktop with the nouveau driver?
I've been using the proprietary nvidia driver for a while and with nvidia-settings, I could tweak the saturation of my laptop screen. I recently decided to switch to nouveau because it seems to be ...
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Is it possible to turn the video card off in a laptop to use it as a headless server?
Since I recently upgraded my IT infrastructure, I decided to use my old laptop as a home server. The problem is that the machine sports a powerful nVidia card that even at idle generates enough heat ...
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Low graphics mode error on startup with NVIDIA graphics (12.04 LTS )
My problem is similar to two other posts concerning ATI cards and 12.04 LTS: Post1 & Post2. In my case I use a Dell Precision M4300 laptop which uses a NVidia Quadro FX 880M.
Doing a lspci | grep ...
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Can't adjust backlight on an Nvidia 335m GT
I have a laptop mySN QMG6 / Chiligreen Mobilitas NW which is Quanta TW9 barebone with intel i3 and nvidia 335m GT onboard.
On ubuntu distros 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10 i had problem with changing ...
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Nvidia GeForce GT630M/GT640M/GT650M graphics card support?
Is the Nvidia GeForce GT630M/GT640M/GT650M graphics card supported in Ubuntu 11.10 or Ubuntu 12.04?
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Notebook MSI GT640 - noisy fan - Ubuntu 11.10 x64
I have all time this issue when using Ubuntus, the fan (fans?) runs most off the time and between 60%~100% even in idle which is weird. The GPU temperatures are mostly around 80 degrees and I don't ...
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Cannot change screen brightness on my lenovo z 570?
I am not able to change the screen brightness on lenovo z570.
Even the function keys for the brightness are also not working. Any idea ?
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Cannot adjust brightness on on an LG laptop with an Nvidia card
I'm currently using a LG laptop with Nvidia Cuda GeForce GT 335M.
I have difficulty adjusting the screen brightness using FN+Arrow Up/Arrow Down. The brightness indicator will appear and the bar will ...
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Is it normal to not have desktop effects after installing on an Asus N53S?
I've just installed 11.10 and so far so great, except I just discovered (after looking at another installation) I'm missing some effects.
First of all, I am using unity 3d (I chose ubuntu at the ...
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How can I use the NVIDIA Optimus Graphic Card as Primary Card? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I'm checking around but I can't find an answer. I have an eeePC 1215N with Nvidia Optimus (Intel+Nvidia) Graphic Card. I'm ...
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How do I disable the Nvidia GPU on a Dell Vostro 3500? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
Ubuntu website stipulates that Dell Vostro 3500 is a certified laptop with a condition that only integrated Intel GPU is ...
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Fix for blinking Nvidia GTX 460m?
I have an Asus G73-JW Laptop and on official drivers, it will blink every time that the Powermizer will change the speed of the card. The only workaround I have found so far is to set it to maximum ...
