Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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Stop/start battery charging through software?
If a laptop is powered on and connected to AC power, is there a way to issue a command that tells it not to charge the battery?
EDITED:
Perhaps charging of the battery may be stopped if there were a ...
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Brightness Problem Gradually Changing At Every Restart
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. Whenever I restart my Laptop my system brightness is changing.What settings should I make so that brightness doesn't change on every restart
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Display problems on Ubuntu 12.10 : “ERROR Couldn't find PLL settings for mode!”
It seems like there's been such problems with external monitors for a while, but even if I updated everything I knew that could be upgraded, I still face the same problem.
I have an old laptop that ...
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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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Dell Inspiron N4050 gets overheated when using firefox (Ubuntu 12.10)
I did a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10 in a Dell Inspiron N4050 laptop and I noted that fan speed are not normal, and when I start to use Firefox the laptop starts to heat up and fans make a lot ...
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Finding out if Ubuntu supports a specific laptop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I know if a laptop will work with Ubuntu?
According to How to install hardware drivers for my laptop, the answer supplied by NorTicUs says:
"If your hardware ...
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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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Screen turns off after inactivity
My screen turns off if I'm inactive for some time, even though I disabled the setting. It happens on battery as well as on AC power.
My Brightness and Lock Settings:
My Power Settings:
Does ...
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Ultrabook convertibles that work fully with Ubuntu?
Are there any ultrabook convertible laptops that work fully with Ubuntu or can easily be made to fully work? I would like a device like the Lenovo Yoga and the Dell XPS convertible that works fully ...
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How to install hardware drivers for my laptop
Everytime I change the OS I usually format my laptop. It is an HP tx-2 Touchsmart. It has a touchscreen and additional hardware that isn't working (i.e. volume control buttons and the network ...
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CPU high temperature 12.10 while high CPU usage
I have a problem with high temperature of processor while running applications that use all 8 cores of processor with load of close to 100% during the all running time. And the running time for those ...
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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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Does Ubuntu only work on Desktop PCs?
On the download page for Ubuntu it says "Download Ubuntu for your desktop". Is ubuntu 12.10 only compatible with desktops? Or does it work with notebooks as well?
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What is the laptop that FULLY compatible with Ubuntu? [closed]
i have met alot of problems with all ubuntu releases on my current laptop (DELL inspiron N4030), such as:
out loud fan
low battery life
screen brightness returns to maximum after every startup
weak ...
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how to keep ubuntu on and unlocked while closing the laptop lid?
I want to close the laptop lid but not even lock the screen!
I generally use TeamViewer from my phone and thus I need my Laptop to stay on all the time.
Though a locked screen can be unlocked but i ...
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Terminal broken? (Mac)
In Terminal (Mac) when I do step 9 (sudo dd if=//Users/neilatkin/Desktop/ubuntu.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where the image file is located; for example, ...
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Terminal can't find img file of Ubuntu 12.10
On a Mac, I followed the steps for the 'USB download from Mac', but on Step 9: Execute
sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/diskN bs=1m
(replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where ...
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Can you help diagnose why this laptop running Ubuntu has crashed and seemingly died
My laptop had Window Vista on previously (sorry). Something went wrong, I can't remember, and I tried to reinstall but couldn't, installed a replacement second hand HD, and installed Ubuntu instead. ...
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Laptop drains of quickly with battery
I am a user since years in ubuntu and I have not come across this problem with ubuntu till date.
My battery drains off immediately after I unplug my AC power.
The options I tried:
1) checked the ...
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Ubuntu laptop connected to usb modem and set to be a hotspot + nexus 7
I'm using my laptop as a wifi hotspot while it's connected to broadband over a usb stick.
And it works perfectly, I connect my phone to the laptop hotspot without a problem.
But my nexus 7 can't find ...
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Is there any way to facilitate switching windows in Ubuntu?
I'm just a student who received my laptop from my uncle, who's a coder, so I'm still getting used to working with ubuntu. I recently upgraded ubuntu from an earlier version, and everything seems to be ...
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Have everything installed, edited BIOS settings (might be wrong) and I still get 'Missing operating system'?
Downloaded Ubuntu and transferred it to a usb using Unetbootin for mac. My dell mini 9, when I plug the usb in, comes up with 'missing operating system'. Not sure if I missed a step but it appears I ...
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How to change boot priority?
I have a laptop with Ubuntu installed as the only OS. I also have a USB stick with a Windows 7 installation on it. I want to install Windows from the USB stick on my laptop but when I try to restart ...
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Causes of hanging? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I never experienced any hanging on my old laptop, but on my new laptop Ubuntu 12.04 hangs all the time. The screen freezes and all ...
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Every function key on laptop works except for brightness
I have an Asus UX21A, and I'm pleased to discover that almost all the hardware functions and features work perfectly with Ubuntu 12.10.
The only thing that is not working straight "out of the box" ...
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ASUS X401A ubuntu installation
I tried to install Ubuntu in my laptop ASUSX401A. I removed Windows in the partition table at the installation. All okay up to here, however when I reboot the HD after finish the installation, the HD ...
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Elitebook Quick Launch buttons
I have an HP Elitebook 6930p laptop, which has two additional touch-sensitive buttons above keyboard.
The touch-sensitive volume and mute buttons work OK, but the first two don't. Is there a way to ...
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My TOSHIBA L655 S5144 Battery is not Detected on Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Battery not detected
i used toshiba l655 S5144 and when i installed Ubuntu 12.10 gnome "no battery" present
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Can't boot laptop on battery
I can't boot my laptop to Ubuntu when not plugged into a power socket. If I do so, it loads for a bit, until my cursor appears (and I can freely move it around) and says:
[code]CPU#: Package power ...
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12.04 to12.10 “upgrade” and no boot activity
Upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 today on Toshiba Satellite L505D, AMD64 processor, now I have no boot activity when I power on, everything seemed like a clean upgrade, until restart, then nothing, it ...
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HP ProBook 6550b with 12.04 hangs intermittently [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
Was running Ubuntu 10.10 for a while on this laptop and it worked fine. Recently upgraded to 12.04 and, while things work fine ...
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SyncDaemonClientConnectionError
My question: When will there be a fresh update with bug fixes? is there a simpler way of fixing my problems? I've got three machines and not one of them can drive UbuntuONE.
This is the error message ...
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ProStar gaming laptop, which had Ubuntu 10.10, won't boot past Grub. Thoughts?
At work we have some high-end gaming laptops we use for their dual GPUs. The machines have second generation i7 CPUs, and came with Windows 7. On most of them I installed Ubuntu 10.10, and all was ...
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Thinkpad T530 with Optimus and Docking Station
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T530 with Optimus video, which is not supported on 12.04.1.
I don't normally need the discrete (nVidia) graphics, so I turn it off in the BIOS settings to achieve longer ...
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How to change Laptop screen's contrast?
I use Xubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung ultrabook (series 5 ultra).
How can I adjust the contrast of the laptop's screen?
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Ubuntu Workstation [closed]
I bought a dell inspiron n5110 hoping that i'll be able to use it fine with Linux. However I couldn't install the video card drivers and in 8 months the motherboard burned because the power ...
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Dual screen mode on laptop and suspend
I'm using dual screen mode on a Lifebook a531 with external monitor at hdmi.
When I close the lid my laptop didn't go to suspend. Only both screens are blanking. Moving of mouse pointer wakes up an ...
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Hard Drive overheating on ubuntu, not on windows
I have a dual boot laptop, of lubuntu and windows 7. I really like ubuntu, and I rarely boot on to windows 7 now. However, one issue that I could not resolve, was that my hard drive heats up on every ...
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Automatically change resolution when not in dock
I have Ubuntu 11.04 (yep, I know it's old news) on my Lenovo W520. At home, I have a dock with dual monitors. I have a pretty decent setup - things work almost perfectly (hence the reason I'm ...
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Black screen after OS loads [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
Ok, so today I was installing Eset Nod32 Linux onto my computer, I'm a newbie at Linux though, ...
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Is there a way to force Lubuntu screen resolution?
I have a Dell Inspiron 4000, 900 Mhz Pentium III, 192 MB RAM, 10.1 GB disk running Lubuntu 12.04. When I start the computer, and I check the display resolution, Monitor Settings claims that the max ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 USB (HP)
I have put ubuntu 12.04 on a USB (Kingston 8GB) and I go to install and I can't it gives options for erase and something else I have 4 primary partitions win7 for my main partition and 3 created by HP ...
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How can I get pictures from Shotwell on the notebook to the desktop?
My father has a desktop and a notebook. The desktop is way more powerful and has RAID set up, so he uses it for editing and storing his pictures. But he spends several months a year away from home. So ...
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Acer Aspire One 756 with Pentium B967
Will ubuntu work on the Acer Aspire One 756 with the Pentium B967 processor, and if so, what version should be used?
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Oops! it's a desktop not a laptop
My mother has a Desktop PC, I accidentally installed Ubuntu 11.0 Laptop on it, now the power settings are set up for a laptop.
Is there any way I can change this?
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Regulating brightness using Fn-keys
I have a laptop with the newest Ubuntu-version (12.04). I want to use the FN-Keys to adjust the brightness of my screen, but it doesnt work. Normally it should be FN+left arrow/right arrow. However ...
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Recommend Ubuntu compatible notebook [closed]
I use ubuntu 12.04 on my Desktop, but right now I want to buy a laptop where I wish to run ubuntu 12.04. Which brand (such as Acer, Dell, Asus, fujitsu etc.) will be best for running ubuntu? My budget ...
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Installing Ubuntu failed on Asus Laptop
I am trying to install Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 on my laptop. It just failed on the entry selection step(to select installation or try it first).
However, when I tried it on my desktop computer, the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't boot, only shows a blinking white line [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I am trying to turn on my computer (Dell Mini 910 netbook) and after the BIOS setup screen it just ...
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Settings for multiple monitors are not stored
I am running Ubuntu 12.04. on a Lenovo Thinkpad T400. I connected an external monitor as a second display. The laptop stands under the external screen. The laptop has a native resolution of 1440x900 ...
