Questions tagged [laptop]
Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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How to mute laptop when the lid closes?
I would like to mute my laptop everytime its lid closes by running the following command:
amixer set Master mute
I found a similar question here asked more than 2 years ago which didn't work for ...
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How to make the "Steam key" on ASUS ROG laptop work
The dedicated steam key on my ASUS ROG G751 laptop does not do anything. What do I need to do to make it launch steam?
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Ubuntu Install Toshiba Laptop Fail
I installed ubuntu 16.04 x64 on my Toshiba laptop via Bootable USB. I am booting with UEFI. Previously, only windows was installed on the laptop. I first chose 'delete disk and install ubuntu' option ...
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Weird behavior of battery level and notebook performance
I have two strange behaviors.
I'm running a CPU and GPU intensive robotics task on my notebook on battery. Sometimes the battery lasts for more than 30 minutes, but sometimes the battery level ...
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Patch needed to fix bouncing cursor on HP laptop
This question MIGHT not be related to Ubuntu, but it may, so...
I own an HP laptop where the whole area in front of the keyboard is a tracker. That means I have to type very carefully lest an errant ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 doesn't load captive portal
I have installed Ubuntu 17.10 on my laptop, and there have been a host of problems with wifi. The one that I am trying to solve right now is the fact that it connects to a network, but it does not ...
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My laptop doesn't run Ubuntu! Intel USB problem?
I want to install Ubuntu into my machine, but it won't boot properly no matter what I do. I tried every type of combinations: USB2 and USB3 ports, different flash drives, UEFI and CSM modes, Linux ...
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Battery showing empty after replacement
I have a Razer Blade and my battery kind of went kaput so I bought a new one from ebay and replaced it. Before my laptop would just randomly shut off anywhere from 5-15 minutes after turning it on ...
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HP 15-ac089nl compatibility with Ubuntu 16.04.3 [duplicate]
I have a notebook from HP: its code is 15-ac089nl (Intel Core i5-5200U With GPU0 Intel HD 5500 2,2 GHz, GPU1 AMD Radeon R5 M330 2GB dedicated memory DDR3). You can see full specs in HP web site.
Does ...
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Fan Noise Addressed (Galago Pro)
How do you reduce the excessive fan noise on the Galago Pro from System76?
(Running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
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No dual boot option HP laptop win 10
I installed Ubuntu on my new HP 15 bw laptop alongside Windows 10. When the installation of Ubuntu was done and I restarted my laptop there was an option to choose between Windows and Ubuntu but every ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 laptop doesn't suspend on lid close
Thinkpad T450 running Ubuntu 17.10 which was clean-installed (not upgraded) some weeks back. I frequently moved from room to room and like the laptop to go to sleep when I close the lid. It seems to ...
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wifi driver for MSI GP62MVR
I've installed ubuntu on my laptop (the MSI GP62MVR) and I cannot connect through wifi, I can connect by lan but this creates issues for when I do not have an ethernet cable.
My question is simply ...
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High CPU usage on Ubuntu 16.04.3
I can not use Ubuntu on my laptop on batteries as it has very high CPU usage even when no application is running!
Therefore, the charge drops fast(I always hear the cpu fan sound when I am in Ubuntu)....
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Can APT auto-select between public and local mirrors?
My company uses lots of Ubuntu workstations so I have built an internal Ubuntu mirror, which works very well - it syncs once a day, and then everything on the LAN gets updates at gigabit speed. ...
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Is it possible to make 16.04 hibernate on lid close? [duplicate]
I recently updated to 16.04 (64 bit) and I'd really love to be able to make my laptop hibernate on closing the lid. I'm able to successfully hibernate by typing sudo pm-hibernate into terminal but I ...
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Installing Ubuntu on my F205TA laptop - a LOT of problems! [duplicate]
I've been using Windows my whole life, and I really want to test Ubuntu out on my Notebook (ASUS F205TA-BING-FD018BS, Windows 10 installed).
I have tried several options in doing so (installing over ...
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Xubuntu (XFCE) closing lid locks screen
The usual advice is to go to: /etc/systemd/logind.conf and set HandleLidSwitch=ignore, which I already did, and it seems to be working (or my computer wakes up before I can notice it is not up). ...
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Xubuntu locking screen, then closing laptop lid and reopening opens a generic lightdm greeter instance
lock screen in Xubuntu
Closing laptop lid
Reopening the lid a generic (blue) lightdm greeter instance appears with only a password prompt and no user list. No password seems to unlock it
Currently in ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 not going to suspend mode when laptop lid is closed
When I manually suspend and close the lid then it works. But when only the lid is closed it does not goes to suspend mode. As a result laptop gets hot over time. Although I have suspend option ...
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Error when connecting HDMI Monitor [duplicate]
Yesterday I got a new monitor which I connected with HDMI to my laptop. Everything worked just fine. When I plug in my HDMI cable today, the laptop screen shuts off and displays the attached photo ...
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How to check if laptop screen is turn on?
In my new laptop in Xubuntu 16.04 toggle screen Fn button is not working so I need to write a script that will toggle the display, for this to work I need to check if screen is on or off, how can I do ...
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read-only filesystem, no X11 when booting lubuntu 17.10 from battery
I upgraded my "acer aspire e13" laptop to lubuntu 17.10 (from 16.04, via 17.04) a few days ago and experience the following:
when booting with power cable plugged in, everything works.
whithout power ...
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Weak wifi signal with Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell Vostro 5468, Intel wireless 3165
My Dell has an Intel Wireless 3165. It is found during installation, and dmesg reports:
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-...
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Can I run Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]
Alright, since Windows 10 is just FULL of spyware and I don't want to use it, can I run Ubuntu 17.10?
Specs:
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
CPU: Intel Pentium J3710 1.60 GHz (bios says its N3710 I ...
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Ubuntu Gnome login screen on ASUS GL552VW with closed lid
I've got an Asus GL552VW running Ubuntu Gnome 17.04. With a monitor connected to the HDMI port. The monitor is the primary screen and the laptop screen the secondary.
When i boot to the login screen ...
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Login on lid close event
Very odd question, but I'd like to know what to enter into a lid script executed by something in /etc/acpi/events/ to run a command to log in to a user.
I have a magnetic implant and I think it'd be ...
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How can I get my recognized Ricoh SD Card reader working on 14.04?
On my Asus F3 Series Laptop there is a built in SD Card reader
lspci output:
09:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
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Ubuntu 17.10 Runing Really Slow On Laptop
just installed a fresh 17.10 ubuntu and its incredibly slow on my laptop and was just wondering if anyone could help
heres my specs
AMD® E2-7110 apu with amd radeon r2 graphics × 4
6GB Ram
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Can't use Ubuntu after opening laptop lid
I am running Xubuntu 17.10, I upgraded from 17.04. When I open laptop lid, it stays in blank screen. Power is on, wired mouse doesn't get power, it doesn't respond to anything. I tried pressing keys ...
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Will the new Ubuntu softwarfe for desktops work just as well if installed on a laptop?
It has been awhile since I have had a computer to use, years in fact. Back then I was using Ubuntu on a laptop, but now that I have come to use it again all I see is a desktop version and not a laptop ...
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Problem with installation on new laptop (dualboot)
I just recently got a new XPS13 for studying purposes(IT) and obviously want to have both Windows and Ubuntu installed.
Problem is, when i want to intall it in dualboot, the installation setup and ...
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Cannot change brightness setting using function buttons or using the brightness control bar on HP laptop
I faced this problem when I bought a new HP Laptop, hoping to install Ubuntu, but when I booted from a Live DVD the brightness was set at max and couldn't be changed with the function keys or from the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 laptop keyboard doesn't work
I have Acer Aspire ES1-131-C77V with Ubuntu 14.04. One day keyboard has stopped working. It works only in BIOS and GRUB. It doesn'n work in OS, Recovery Mode and even LiveCD. The strangest thing is ...
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After upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10 Suspend, Restart and Power Off does not work
I have this very annoying problem, I have a laptop and when close the lid and reopen again, the computer does not start any more, showing a list of services loaded with "[OK]" but nothing more. I need ...
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Ubuntu freezes when closing and reopening laptop lid
My Ubuntu laptop (Asus K501UX, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) freezes after closing and reopening the lid.
Black screen is shown, no mouse or anything – only thing I can do is Alt-SysReq- R/E/I/S/U/B to force ...
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Dell Inspiron 5220 Screen Brightness buttons
I've installed Ubuntu 13.04, everything seems fine except using the Fn key to change the laptop's brightness.
It just stays permanently on full brightness.
Even if I go into System Settings and ...
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How can I add a new screen resolution to an old laptop? [duplicate]
I have an old laptop (Esprimo Mobile). I am new to Ubuntu. I ran xrandr -q and the only option available is 640 x 480
$ xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: ...
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What Are Charge Profile and Charge Accuracy?
In Power Statistics Window, selecting Laptop Battery from left menu, then going statistics tab, we have "Charge Profile", "Charge Accuracy", "Discharge Profile", "Discharge Accuracy" graph types.
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Trouble installing WiFi driver on HP Spectre x360 on Ubuntu 16.04
I dual-booted Ubuntu 16.04 on my Windows 10-running HP Spectre x360, but haven't been able to get the WiFi driver to work. Here is what I tried:
1) Plugged in an Ethernet cable and checked if it ...
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Laptop powers off when switching between batteries
I've got a laptop with two built-in batteries. Generally, Ubuntu 16.04 handles them well; I see a battery life-left indicator in the status bar that tells me how much is left over the two of them. For ...
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Connect laptop as second monitor for other laptop
I have old laptop which I wanna connect to other one as second monitor. I saw few answers on similar questions here, but all of them seems to be outdated. So my question is how to do it in modern way. ...
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How do I stop Lubuntu from asking my screen resolution every time I open the laptop lid?
Whenever I open my laptop, Lubuntu asks me for my screen resolution.
I've picked Save, Apply, and Cancel, but it comes up every time I open the laptop. How do I make it stop and stick with the ...
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Laptop battery constantly showing as discharging after upgrading to 17.10
I upgraded to 17.10 and realised that the orange (AC power) light on my Acer Aspire v17 was not on when plugged in. Instead there were two blue lights as though is was unplugged. I monitored this ...
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At what point should I worry about high temperatures?
I just got a new system76 galago pro. It's nice. It has 8 threads and lots of memory. I do a lot of multicore computing in R, and a lot of my jobs are borderline between something that I'd do ...
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SD card won't mount (or even be recognized) after resuming from suspend
My 32GB SD card (FAT32) does not have any problem mounting perfectly if my laptop (running Ubuntu 14.04) never goes into suspend (after I close its lid).
But once I re-open the lid, retyping my ...
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AMD Radeon 520 dedicated graphics card not working properly in Xwayland
The tl;dr about this question is - Is my radeon 520 dedicated card working fine? Do I need to set "xrandr --setprovideroffloadsink radeon Intel" in Wayland to configure hybrid graphics? Xrandr is not ...
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Touchpad start working with delay
I'm using ubuntu 17.10 on an Asus zenbook ux430.
I'm having some problem with the touchpad.
On startup, or more generally after i login, the tuchpad won't work for about 5/10 seconds.
After that delay,...
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Laptop stick mouse problems after linux 4.4 update on 14.04
I have a Dell Precision 7510, running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS. I recently installed the latest kernel packages (4.4.0-57-generic), and when I did, it seems my laptop mouse is detected differently (used to ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 laptop lid options missing
I moved from Unity to Gnome and there seems to be no option to change the action for when I close the lid of my laptop. I found a workaround using dconf Editor, but I really wanted to know why there ...
