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How to Dual Boot Ubuntu In Samsung RF511 while keeping the samsung recovery solutions alive?

See i have a samsung rf511 and i really want to dual boot it with my existing windows 7 (factory default) and Ubuntu 12.04 and i want to have samsung recovery solution working pls if any one from ...
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Samsung rv515 trackpad issues [duplicate]

I'm currently on a Samsung RV515 laptop running Windows 7. I'm relatively new to the world of Linux in general, so I started with the Wubi installer to keep things simple. It worked great, however ...
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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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Will this laptop work good with ubuntu? [duplicate]

I'm planning to buy a new laptop and install Ubuntu on it. I have seen overheating and compatibility issues with few laptops in the past, so just thought to confirm if this laptop works good with ...
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Can't install Ubuntu for several reasons

I'm having some issues installing Ubuntu on my Samsung NP-RV520-S02SE Laptop. First off, I'm getting error: failure reading sector somethingsomething when booting the CD and hitting "Install Ubuntu". ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 wireless network disconnects with Samsung NP350E7C-S05NL

I have just installed Ubuntu 12.1O on my new Samsung NP350E7C-S05NL laptop. The problem is that it wireless internet keeps disconnecting, after a few minutes working, and I have to continuously ...
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How to make keyboard backlight Fn buttons work in Samsung Series 9?

I've just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Samsung 900X4C. However, I can't get the keyboard backlights to work. I added the keymaps as per community docs - Samsung Series 9 (section Function Keys). But ...
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How to disable fans on SAMSUNG X60+?

I am running Ubuntu on a Samsung X60+ Is there any chance to disable the bulit-in fans? They are very loud, and I bought an external fan-set... I remember, on my Macbook, there was a command like ...
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Install Ubuntu on Samsung ChromeBook? ($250) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to dual boot chrome os and ubuntu on a samsung chromebook 5? Am I able to install Ubuntu on my Chrome book? If I can, how could I do it?
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Screen resolution on Samsung NC110

With 12.04, on the Samsung NC110 the screen resolution sets to 800x600 when it should be 1024x600. Only 800x600 is offered in System Settings/Display. I have tried putting an xorg.conf file in ...
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Install Ubuntu on Samsung series 5 ultra SSD

I was wondering if anyone had had any luck with installing ubuntu 12.04 on samsung series 5 ultra? The thing is that I want to install root on the SSD for fast boot (along with windows7)... if anyone ...
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Backlight settings not stored

Recently bought a new laptop (Samsung 700Z) and installed ubuntu 12.04. Most stuff works out of the box, but some details are driving me crazy. I installed the fglrx driver to shut down the fans and ...
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Overheating problem in Samsung NP550P7C Laptop

I've been struggling with some issues. First I will start off with a listing of my hardware. 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel ...
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Click and Drag from touchpad stops working

I've got a Samsung Notebook (NP-QX412-S01AU) with a touchpad / clickpad. I'm running 12.04 Precise. When I first log into my computer, the touchpad behaves exactly as expected and desired. The ...
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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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Fn key is not functioning on SAMSUNG NP-RV513 laptop

i cannot adjust brightness, Sound etc.. using Fn key in my Samsung NP-RV513 laptop. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32bit as a dual boot with windows 7.Processor: AMD Dual Core Processor E-350 (1.6GHz, 1MB) ...
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unsuccessful upgrade from 11.10 to 12.4 LTS

I had upgrade from ubuntu 11.10, that runs alongside windows7, to 12.4 lts in a netbook Samsung nc110. After upgrade Ubuntu doesnt run. After log in all the screen is in blue. What can i do? Thanks ...
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12.04 is overheating my Samsung RF411

I was using Windows 7 for months and never had any problem with overheating, then I decided to try Ubuntu and I just loved it and decided to migrate. However, the computer keeps shutting down for ...
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Keyboard not working on a Samsung 300e5a laptop

I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung 300e5a laptop. The keyboard was not available during the installation, i don't know why, so i thought that it was just a glitch, and i used to virtual ...
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Wake laptop when lid is opened?

I have a SAMSUNG laptop, which by the experience in the last months, has been a great one. I am actually implementing some functionality to it, and since I noticed, I am able to wake up my laptop from ...
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Touch pad 2 finger scroll not working [closed]

I purchased a new Samsung Series 7 laptop, Model: 700Z5B to be exact. I have everything working great using Ubuntu 11.10, the only issue is that the 2 finger scroll on the track pad does not work. ...
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Can't decrease/increase brightness on Samsung NP300V3A more than 1 step

I just installed Oneiric on a SAMSUNG NP300V3A (Series 3) laptop. Everything seems to work fine more or less except one thing: I can't reduce screen brightness more than 10% or so. Fn+F3 (brightness ...
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Will Samsung laptops be fully (OOTB) supported by Ubuntu?

Power management like: suspend, hibernate, open/close LID, optimal ("healthy") disc activity, internal modem, backlight control, FN keys etc. Will it be fully supported by Ubuntu out of the box? So ...
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Ubuntu on samsung 9 series thin laptop

Has anyone tried loading ubuntu 11.04/10.10 on new Samsung Series 9 (NP900X3A). It looks pretty thinner and similar to Macbook Air. Does it has good support with ubuntu ?.
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Squeak after lid close

I have a strange problem with Ubuntu 10.10 - when I close the laptop lid (Samsung r580) it makes a very high squeak. This doesn't occur on Win7. I am currently using 2.6.35.27 kernel. If you need some ...