Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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kubuntu 12.10 amd 64bit and lubuntu 12.10 amd 64 bit not booting through live usb on dell inspiron n5050 laptop
wen i tried to make live usb of lubuntu 12.10 and also of kubuntu 12.10 i come up with same stuff only boot scrren appears and wen selected in live mode kubuntu/lubuntu start screen appears and ...
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I'm not able to calibrate color or adjust brightness in my screen
hello everybody i'm a proud newbie on Ubuntu, I have a Toshiba Satellite M505, since I installed Ubuntu on it, I haven't been able to adjust brightness. any ideas everyone?
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Why does udev not see the switch ac<->battery ?
When i plug in the ac adapter the battery applet status switches to "charging" and this is ok but when i unplug the ac adapter the battery applet always shows "charging" and i always have to do: sudo ...
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Ubuntu suspends when the lid is closed after pressing shutdown
I am running 12.10. Usually when I am in a hurry I press the shutdown button on the bar and close the lid of my laptop just after that. Often, I observe that instead of shutting down, the system ...
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problem with my wi fi driver it dose not work
thank you for reading this,your time your help
actually i spend more that 5 hr trying to fix this, I did not find any pro solution, that make the WIFI NIC function well.
I'm using an old lap top ...
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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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Dim/dark screen back after latest update [Ubuntu 12.04]
I booted a few minutes ago and everything was fine, update manager notified me about new updates so I decided to install them, and then poof, dim/dark screen is back in action.
I did update grub, I ...
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Lenovo S300 does not wake up from sleep
my brand new Lenovo ideapad S300 does not resume from a sleep mode in Ubuntu 12.04 nor 12.10 both 32bit and 64bit versions. Has anyone had this problem?
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Howto use apt-cacher-ng only when available?
I'm using apt-cacher-ng at my local network with the following configuration on the clients:
Acquire::http { Proxy "http://acng-host:3142"; };
Some of the clients are laptops, so how do I configure ...
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Laptop screen stays blank after lid is reopened
I have an Acer Aspire One KAV60. Beginning with 11.10 through 12.10, every version of Ubuntu causes the screen to stay blank after I open the lid. The only way I can get out of the problem is a hard ...
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Very High CPU usage on HP dv7 Laptop when IDLE
I'm pretty new to Linux computing. So I finally thought of giving Ubuntu a try, by dualbooting it with Windows 8 on my hp dv7-6006tx laptop. Laptop Specs
But after installation, I immediately ...
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Laptop Brightness key Delayed Effect
My laptop is a Gateway NV52L03H, Amd Radeon HD 7520G using the AMD FGLRX drivers. All of my laptops FN (function) keys are working properly and as they should. The only one misbehaving are the ...
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How do I disable dual screen after connect HDMI cable?
I plugged the HDMI connector and turned on the computer, but when the log in screen appears the laptop screen appears split in 2, one top and one bottom. The external monitor connected via HDMI works ...
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Option to connect to WiFi disappeared after upgrading
I installed Lubuntu on to my Presario V5000 today off my old 12.04 disk. I installed all the updates then upgraded to 12.10 I was hooked up to an Ethernet cable to update it and before I saw firmware ...
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Is there any list of laptops/desktops that fully work with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
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Where to find information about ubuntu compatible or certified hardware/PC models
Support for hardware components
I bought a Dell XPS 15 (l502x) and i always have some ...
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PC freezes after long period of inactivity (~> 30 min) [duplicate]
My Ubuntu system is configured to turn off the screen and lock itself after 10 minutes of inactivity. (System settings ---> Brightness and screen lock).
If I leave the PC for about 10 mins or 15 mins, ...
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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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Passive cooling on laptop
I have a Dell XPS 15 laptop (model number l502x). In both windows 7 and windows 8, I have been able to select power options (power saver, high performance, etc.). In the configuration settings for ...
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Black screen when trying to play video games
I run a wined version of steam (mostly because most of my steam games aren't avaible on the steam beta yet) and I had problems in the past with this black screen/dim screen but I fixed it, the problem ...
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Where do I find the driver compatibility
I just got an EasyNote TJ71 basically for free and I want to put ubuntu on it.
Where can I find out whether the hardware is supported?
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Inspiron 14R energy
The battery of my notebook is ending very quickly when I use ubuntu. I have a Dell Inspiron 14R with 6 gb memory, 1tb and NVDIA gt630m hd. Someone can tell me what I can do to improve it?
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Lenovo u310 will not charge when turned on
I've looked around and had several friends have a look but we cannot figure this out.
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo U310. The laptop charges fine when the laptop is off but it will not charge ...
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Is it possible to manually define the usable space on my laptop's trackpad?
I have an Asus UX21A ultrabook. It's really sweet in most respects. However, there is one issue which to me is a design flaw, though maybe some people think it's a feature.
The tracking area of the ...
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Can't connect to a wireless WPA2 network with group cipher CCMP from a T40 laptop with ipw2100
I have got the following problem. I am trying to connect my Ubuntu machine to a wireless network (WPA2 Personal). I am sure that I am providing the correct key, however I am not able to connect to the ...
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Deleting Windows 8 on my Asus Touchscreen Laptop and replace it with Ubuntu [closed]
Windows 8 is ok, luckily I am proficient enough with computers to learn fast, even on the dumbest OS like Windows. I prefer linux, as i don't have to worry about malware and viruses. Also, tons of ...
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closing laptop lid does not shut all applications down
Well i was just thinking of having an app or a feature which enables you to play music even the laptop lid is shut close.
what i want is that the screen should be locked ie no one should be able to do ...
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NIC Bonding on a notebook?
Hi does anyone have a flexible setup for bonding on a laptop?
It's easy to setup a nic bonding for a desktop or server, but how does this work on a laptop? Is there a fast way to setup a nic on the go ...
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Black screen during installation ubuntu 12.10 via wubi on HP Pavillion g6-1273s1 [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I tried to install ubuntu 12.10 alongside win7(64bit) on HP pavilion g6-1273sl.
The installation ...
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Changed Laptop Screen (Thinkpad), FN-Key Brightness control stopped working
I just replaced the broken screen on my Thinkpad Edge 13".
Now the brightness-adjustments via the FN keys don't work anymore (the brightness indicator bar goes from Low - Full, but nothing actually ...
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How may I improve my boot / shutdown time?
I have a pretty decent laptop (Intel Core i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz, SataII SSD from Samsung, 8GB Ram), but I not satisfied with my boot and shutdown times...
I have installed bootchart, and am trying to ...
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During installation, do I need an ethernet cord to connect to the internet?
I have a Dell inspiron 1525 and was wondering if I needed an ethernet cable to connect to the internet during installation of Ubuntu? Or is an ethernet cable required to connect for the first time ...
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Brightness not working Acer Aspire One 756-2623 [duplicate]
Brightness not working Acer Aspire One 756-2623 with Ubuntu 12.04. Also the mousepad right-click isn't working ether. I'm completely new to Ubuntu and Linux in general.
How do I fix it?
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How can I fix my Dell laptop's wireless connection?
I've just installed Ubuntu on my Dell laptop, and the wireless is not working.
How could I fix it ? Is there any driver I should install?
Note: I'm also running windows 7 on the same laptop and the ...
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laptop wont boot [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I made a live USB and used it to boot into ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop after using it a bit I ran the installation and once it ...
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Laptop hdd encrypted with LVM full disk encryption
If I have full disk encrypted my laptop which has Ubuntu 12.04, will the thief be able to extract my files from the swap partition? I am assuming s/he will not be able to extract anything from the ...
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Per network settings for a laptop
I often roam in different networks. Some of those need special settings for DNS or block mails to external mailservers and only accept internal smarthosts. I'm looking for some kind of program where I ...
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Touchpad: how can I keep my palms touching the top corners from registering as a two-finger scroll?
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro, and when I'm typing my palms cover the upper corners of the touchpad, and frequently touch at the same time. It seems palm detection isn't working, or possibly a small ...
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xubuntu install from cd on an old laptop
I have found my old Compaq Armada E500 laptop and I thought Xubuntu would run fine on it. I burned a CD with Xubuntu 12.10 32bit and loaded it up, but all I could hear is the constant seeking of the ...
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Laptop shuts down but keeps turning back on after Ubuntu shutdown [closed]
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. If it matters, I have a secondary NVIDIA GPU which I use Bumblebee with Primus to control (in the absence of Optimus drivers for Linux).
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Laptop wont boot at all
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my 5 year old Acer aspire laptop with vista 32bit on it. I updated everthing with "software installer". Downloaded some recommended apps like the youtube app and some ...
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Thinkpad W520 brightness modification requires suspend
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with 12.10 installed on it. The specifics are:
Linux corellia 3.5.0-19-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 13 17:48:01 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
It works ...
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Which has better compatibility with ubuntu - xps 13 / xps 14?
I am planning on buying a dell XPS 13 or XPS 14.. but really confused in choosing one..
Will be installing Ubuntu along side windows (dual boot)
Main purpose - web & mobile app development
It ...
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Lenovo 4061, laptop lid closed issue ubuntu 10.04
I recently bought a Lenovo 4061 and installed Ubuntu 10.04 in it. The default lid closed options was set to suspend. When the lid is closed, the lap goes to suspend mode, but when reopened, the system ...
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Thinkpad Edge E525 Laptop: Black Screen
I'm having trouble with the internal display of my Thinkpad Edge E525 Laptop:
The display stays black and now I'm trying to find out whether it's defective or did I somehow deactivate it?
The screen ...
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In Ubuntu displays, why does it say I'm using a laptop but I'm using a Desktop?
I'm using Ubuntu on Oracle's Virtual Box aside from Windows because the vast of my friends are trying to get me to try it, I open it and activate full screen mode, yet it isn't all fullscreen. I ...
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Gateway NV78 laptop monitor stopped working when upgrading to 12.10
I have a Gateway laptop NV78. It's a 64 bit. It has dual core CPU and 4 gigs of RAM.
When I installed Ubuntu 12.10, the monitor stopped working. My external monitor hooked up through VGA works fine. ...
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How to send an email when laptop battery is low?
Is it possible to send an email to myself when the laptop is on low battery power?
I'm always online with my Android phone, but not always in front of the laptop, and sometimes I'm missing the ...
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Recent notebooks incompatible with ubuntu?
I'm thinking about purchasing a laptop. Since without Linux it would be for me a worthless object, let me ask the following:
Are there recent note- or ultrabooks that cannot support Ubuntu 12.10 ...
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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 do I turn off clickpad application switching?
Using Ubuntu 12.10, every time I try to click and drag on the clickpad on my laptop it starts application switching, as if I were pressing ALT-TAB. It was also presenting handles on the windows, but ...
