Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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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 ...
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keyboard not working with ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop LGE300, but I have realized that keyboard of my laptop is not working with Ubuntu. Although it recognizes USB keyboard (external), but how can I use built in ...
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How do i install HP 620 laptop graphics driver? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get my graphics card to be recognized in System Info?
On the intel site there is no Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD driver for linux.
They link this site though ...
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Laptop touchpad enable/disable problems
Whenever I use my external mouse with my laptop, I physically disable the touchpad by pressing a button. Ubuntu detects this switch correctly, and will display an overlay that shows the current state ...
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Black/purple screen after installing and rebooting ubuntu 12.04LTS on a Dell inspiron 1100 series laptop
Please can you help?
I tried to revive my old Dell laptop computer by installing Ubuntu 12.04LTS in place of windows XP. After installing and rebooting, the infamous black/purple screen appears. ...
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Anyone with Compaq G60 Laptop; Blind bios walk-through for a “to VGA” first?
One of my laptops has a broken screen. But I cant really afford to get a new one yet.
Just wondering if anyone has a [G60 HP/Compaq] laptop, that you might post a key by key blind walk-through to ...
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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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No sound in Ubuntu 12.10 [Or any distro], mb soundcard
Integrated motherboard sound card. One day sound stopped working. No boot sound, no nothing. Laptop's microphone works.
Installed 4 different distributions, including Debian, yet no boot sound - ...
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Toshiba Satellite L855-14J and Ubuntu 12.10
I have Toshiba Satellite L855 with Intel i7 3630QM and AMD 7670M. This version is called L855-14J here, in Croatia.
It also came with 4GB of RAM and 750 GB HDD and 1366 x 768 LED display.
I had some ...
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Freezes when unplugged
I just installed ubuntu on my laptop and installation went fine, when it boots and everything. I'm using it now. The issue I'm having is if I unplug the laptop the computer freezes, I can still use ...
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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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Are Windows partitions gone?
I had Windows 7 on my laptop (factory setting), because of some performance issues, I decided to use recovery options to restore it to its factory condition but I don't know what has happened or what ...
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Failed to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10
This error prevents the system from upgrading to a newer version of Ubuntu, what is causing it?
W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
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Newly installed Ubuntu on laptop, Wireless will not fuction
I am working on a new Toshiba Satellite c855d, and this morning it had windows 7 on it. Wireless was working.
When I booted Ubuntu, wireless was once again working.
I install 12.04 onto it, and now ...
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Auto reconnect to wi-fi
When I open my laptop, it takes about 5 sec to reconnect to the wi-fi network. Is there a way for a faster connection? Maybe configure it to not disconnect when I close laptop?
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Ubuntu 12.04 Can't be installed on my Lenovo Laptop? [closed]
I can't install Ubuntu 12.04 with Windows on my Lenovo Laptop?
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Dell xps 15z fan issue in ubuntu 12.04
I just updated to ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell laptop xps 15z.
The trouble is that I hear a slight ticking sound every 3rd second,
probably from a fan. This is a new issue in this ubuntu version.
I use ...
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Ubuntu on an Acer C7 Chromebook?
Has anyone succeeded in installing a plain vanilla Ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) install on the Acer C7 Chromebook? I am aware of the ChrUbuntu project but would prefer a plain vanilla Ubuntu ...
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Remaining time for laptop battery in system tray with xfce4-power-manager?
I'm using xubuntu on my laptop, and I wonder if there's a way to have the remaining time of my battery displayed in the system tray with the xfce power manager? It tells me how much time I got left ...
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Touchpad settings not available acer aspire V3-771G
I have a brand new laptop, with xubuntu and i can't find the touchpad settings. In the mouse settings menu, there's only a mouse tab and i can't set the side scroll or disable touchpad when typing.
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OUCH! Laptop running SUPER HOT after 12.10 upgrade!
I was running 12.04 with Unity 3D for 6 months; my laptop ran almost silently and cool enough to hold on my lap with ~4 hours of battery life. I updated to 12.10 and switched to the Gnome 3 Shell. Now ...
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Distorted graphics in Ubuntu after installation (Live Session worked perfectly)
I have recently installed Ubuntu on my Acer S5 Ultrabook. Things were perfect when I was trying and I created a partition and installed Ubuntu. Now when I logged in, I am getting a distorted Ubuntu ...
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Linux-compatible laptop [closed]
I am planning to replace my current laptop (Dell Inspiron with Core II Due) with a new one. When I bought my current one Dell was the best choice as a Linux friendly machine, and I am using it as my ...
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Windows move to external monitor when re-opening lid
I'm using Cinnamon (on 12.10) on a laptop (Compaq 6710b business model) with an external monitor. Both screens run at 1680 x 1050, the external monitor is located on the right.
During normal ...
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Laptop suddenly restarted while running Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
what could be the reason for laptop restart while running 12.10. I wasn't doing anything at that specific moment of time. I don't know if this main log file snippet says something about it.
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How to set the tempreture at which the fan must speed up - laptop
I have HP Probook 4530s and the fan speeds up at around 45C then when it reaches 35C slows down and repeats. In the interval between 35-45 it barely works and this results in very annoying speed up of ...
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Backlit keyboard on Toshiba Satellite P755-S5184 doesn't work in Ubuntu 12.04
I have the keyboard backlight turned on in bios to timer setting (1 second). When laptop boots the backlight works, but once ubuntu begins to load the backlights turn off.
There is a function key ...
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How to tweak Powertop to reduce power consumption?
I am a completely new user to Linux/Ubuntu. I looked through tips on battery issues and PowerTOP but failed to find clear tips on how to tweak PowerTOP except for Toggle Tunable.
Could someone look ...
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Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages
After upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04 I am trying to install different packages.
For instance ia32-libs and skype (4.0).
When trying to install these, I am getting the 'Unable to correct problems, you ...
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How to tune touchpad for smaller area?
I just purchased the Asus Zenbook UX31A and I require some advice regarding tuning the touchpad.
Basically my problem is that the mouse buttons are withing the touch area and I would like it to be ...
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Can I install Ubuntu 12.10 on an Acer Aspire laptop?
I just downloaded Ubuntu 12.10, and I want to install it on my Acer Aspire laptop. Here's my Acer specifications:
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor @ 1.86 GHz
2,5GB of RAM
500GB HDD
Mobile Intel ...
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Any known Ubuntu issues on Acer aspire S3-391?
I'm in the market for a new laptop to run Ubuntu 12.10 on -- I have my eye on a very reasonably priced Acer aspire S3-391 with a i7 chip and a hybrid drive.
Does anyone have a S3 and does it work ...
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ASUS S56CM and Ubuntu [closed]
Anyone having experience with the Asus S56CM Ultrabook?
Does Ubuntu work on it?
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Laptop battery charging capacity reduced to 52%
I have been using Ubuntu 11.04 on DELL Inspiron 14R (N5010) laptop for last three months. Before I switch to ubuntu my laptop battery used to give 2.5 hrs to 3 hrs back-up. But since I have been using ...
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which is a normal temperature for a laptop
i have a samsung series 5 my temperature is around 77-80°c when i am playing, and 48-54 on normal use it laptop don´t have a month and i am not sure if it is normal (it is my first laptop)
Intel® ...
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DVI disconects after a second under Ubuntu 12.10 Laptop Dell XPS 15
I use a the DVI-HDMI adapter to connect to my TV. The problem is after I upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 that the Display doesn not detect correctly the second screen. After connecting the cable it connects ...
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toshiba portege 3480ct
Noob to Ubuntu and linux in general here so will need all the help I can get. I've just received very old toshiba portege 3480ct from friend and hdd on it has no os. I have an IDE adapter to usb and ...
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Can't get a desktop Gateway 6020GZ laptop 12.10
I'm trying to install 12.10 in an older laptop from a USB drive. The installation appeared to go fine but I get a splash screen without a desktop. I can bring up a terminal with Ctr+Alt T but no ...
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Ubuntu on Ultrabooks
I've got a few questions targeting Ubuntu and laptops(Ultrabooks):
How is Ubuntu supported on Ultrabooks at moment?
Is it recommended to go for a Ultrabook over a normal laptop considering it has to ...
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Throttle and overheating on Dell XPS Studio 1645
I realise there is an older thread on the very subject but that seems to be pretty dead.
I just got a Dell Studio XPS 1645 laptop and the fan noise and overheating is pretty ridiculous. This is ...
