Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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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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Unable to open Software Center
When I press software center icon in a dash, nothing happens (just blinking). When I try to open it via terminal, I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 42, ...
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Is 12.04 compatible with the Dell XPS 14Z laptop?
Thinking of buying above Ultrabook and installing Ubuntu. Anyone done this already?
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Why does Ubuntu reset brightness settings at the loading screen?
Since I first installed Ubuntu 11.10, I noticed that volume and screen brightness get reset every time Ubuntu starts.
Why is this so? And what ways are there to keep brightness and volume levels ...
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Turn off laptop display and have monitor
My laptop display has stopped working and is unfixable!
Anyway, I got a full HD monitor and plugged that into the HDMI port of the laptop. I have changed the power settings so that I can close the ...
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SMM BIOS module for ASUS Laptop
Is there any module exist in Linux Kernel 3.0 or above for accessing SMM BIOS of ASUS Laptops ?? Like i8k module is used for accessing SMM BIOS on Dell laptops.
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Boot sometimes hang in single OS Ubuntu 13.04
When I turn on the laptop, until a desktop interface appeared yet, it sometimes hang (freeze) or system not respond to start-up. Recently, I boot my laptop, but the screen won't turn on. However, my ...
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To control battery at a certain capacity (for ex.20%) then the laptop will be automatically standby or hibernate for long-lasting the battery
I would like to control for setting my battery at a certain capacity (for ex.20%) then the laptop will be automatically standby or hibernate for long-lasting the battery.
Is there any solution, ...
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ubuntu 13.04 brightness problem on laptop
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 and the proprietary AMD catalyst driver 13.4.
After installing the driver, the brightness of the screen has turned to the lowest and can not be changed. No matter how I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Toshiba touchpad not working
I have a Toshiba Satellite T130-10G laptop and I can't get my touchpad to work in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (I have tried also 12.10 and did not work either).
In the same laptop I have Windows 7 installed and ...
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Laptop cooler doesn't start when laptop gets hot
I have a problem with my laptop's cooler.It doesn't start how it's starting on windows when it's get hot. Searched on the internet but couldn't find anything relevant.
My laptop : Toshiba Satellite ...
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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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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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apt-get won't work
I installed the latest updates from update manger and apt-get won't work. I think it has something to do with bumblebee/primusrun due to this error output:
installArchives() failed: Setting up ...
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Low graphics mode error on startup with NVIDIA graphics (12.04 LTS )
My problem is similar to two other posts concerning ATI cards and 12.04 LTS: Post1 & Post2. In my case I use a Dell Precision M4300 laptop which uses a NVidia Quadro FX 880M.
Doing a lspci | grep ...
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Strange behaviour when close the lid of my MBA
I have an MBA and I'm used to close the lid without any problem in OSX.
I've installed ubuntu 13.04 in dual boot with rEFit.
The problem is that sometimes something strange happens when I close the ...
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How to make an Asus G75 laptop more energy savvy
I just bought an Asus G75 and the battery is lasting less than 2 hours, even when doing nothing. I read somewhere that energy saving is not efficient on linux, at least by default. Is there something ...
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Ubuntu LTS for me:a fledgling programmer [closed]
I am relatively new to programming. I am from India. I want to buy a laptop/ultrabook under Rs 50,000 and will keep 2 OS in it; Ubuntu LTS and Windows8. Please guide me as to which laptop/ultrabook ...
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Something strange is going on with the search
When I click the Search icon it creates a blue screen which covers the whole screen except for the button bar. It goes back to normal when I click the button again.
What can I do to get it back?
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One O/S, 2 Machines
quick question, Is it possible to share my Installation on my SSD between my main PC, and my laptop for when i go away, that way everything I need is still there, and dont have to worry about syncing ...
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How to make my screen brightness not change when I plug my laptop in
I do not want my laptop to change brightness when my laptop power is plugged in or unplugged. I set my brightness based on how bright my surroundings are. If I am in a dark room, I set my brightness ...
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BUG: The problem with the laptop lid closed when the monitor is connected(1 sec freezes in video) [closed]
The problem with the laptop lid closed when the monitor is connected. When i close laptop lid, secondary monitor(CRT) is turn off, but if i move mouse monitor is on(laptop monitor and secondary in ...
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Is it possible to run dual screens on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with ASUS N55SL and Nvidia GeForce 635M
I have been trying for a week or so now, using various different suggestions in forums but have had no luck. Am I just doomed to have no dual screen support in Ubuntu 12.04?
(I don't know if this ...
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Ubuntu not is hibernating when lid is closed
I use Ubuntu 12.04 in my laptop. I'm trying to configure to hibernate when lid is closed. However, not is working.
I did the following steps to solve the problem:
I enable in ...
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How to make a recovery partition on a ubuntu laptop? [duplicate]
I have been wondering, how to make a recovery partition, such as System76 does with its Ubuntu laptops:
There isn’t an included recovery disc you can run off of in case your
system gets messed ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 mouse and trackpad unresponsive
I have finally fixed my installation problem but now the trackpad and the mouse is unresponsive. On Try Ubuntu they work just fine. How do I fix this?
My laptop is the HP Pavilion G6 2269wm I am ...
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Toshiba R840 Suspend Hangs the Laptop
Fresh install on Toshiba R840. No other software installed. I put the laptop to suspend or the laptops goes to suspend mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. Coming back from suspend, Ubuntu tries to ...
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How do I configure the screen to lock when I close the lid?
I've configured Ubuntu to put the screen in black when I close the lid of the laptop, but I want that, when I open it again, it demand the password like blocking the screen with Ctrl+Alt+L, but I ...
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Modifying mouse/touchpad sensitivity
I would like to increase my mouse sensitivity. Going to system settings->mouse and adjusting the sensitivity doesn't seem to affect anything. In the previous version I modified it in the advanced ...
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Problems on boot
Good morning! I have a little problem with my Ubuntu 13.04. Actually, I have this problem with any other linux distributive (Fedora, Fuduntu, Mandriva, Ubuntu 11.04 => 13.04, Linux Mint 14 and oth.).
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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 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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suspend not working using ubuntu 13.04 on Acer Aspire one
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Acer Aspire One D250. When closing the laptop lid to enter suspend mode the screen turns off, but the hard drive remains active. Once open again the screen ...
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Planning to buy laptop, want to install Ubuntu on it, any limitations?
I'm planning to buy a laptop and want to install Ubuntu on it,
are there certain hardware types which Ubuntu doesn't work on?
I'm really no hardware expert, I assume I won't buy anything from Apple ...
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How to make the brightness keys work on an HP Folio 13?
In my HP Folio 13 laptop with Ubuntu 13.04 the brightness control works with the slider in the system Brightness & Lock settings, but the brightness function keys don't. Also, the brightness level ...
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Headphone jack doesn't work on my Asus laptop
I have dual boot systems on my Asus laptop. When i run Windows 7 my headphone jack is working, but when i run Ubuntu 13.04 and reboot it to Windows 7 headphone stops produced any sound to my ...
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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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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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Touchpad scroll not working on HP Pavilion dm3 laptop
I have an HP Pavilion dm3 laptop running Ubuntu 11.10. My touchpad works perfectly fine, but with one exception, the scrolling does not work. Does anybody out there know of any sure-fire fix that ...
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Why does internet drop with Apple AirPoty Base station?
We have mac and windows machines on the same network and my ubuntu 12.04 HP envy 14 laptop is the only one that loses internet connection once or twice a day.
I still have a good connection to the ...
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No wifi Internet with Ubuntu 12.04
Im with Ubuntu 12.04 - Dell Inspiron 5110 (8g ram, i7 cpu). When I connect to a router at my place, i get an internal IP i can ping others in the network (and the router), but have no internet. I ...
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How to reenable networking (wireless still not working)?
I installed Kubuntu 12.04 few days ago on my new ASUS laptop. Right after the installation wired connection was not detected, but wireless worked just fine. So, I was able to get the latest updates, ...
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Unable to change the brightness on my Dell XPS 15 (L502X)
I am using ubuntu 13.04 and I am unable to change the brightness on my laptop and need a bit a help.
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Installed 13.04 clean on a machine that used to run 12.10. No longer boots
64-bit.
I was doing fine with 12.10 but I read that 13.04 took care of a few of the more sluggish aspects of 12.10 so I decided to upgrade.
The installation package seemed significantly less smooth ...
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How does 13.04 stack up to 12.04 in terms of battery life?
I've been having some issues with battery life, perhaps due in part to the age of the battery, but I'd like to squeeze out every last minute I can. I've heard that 13.04 is developed with mobile ...
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How do I disable the “enable/disable wireless” shortcut key on my laptop?
On my Dell Studio XPS 16, I sometimes accidentally hit this key. Wireless becomes disabled, and hitting it again does not re-enable wireless. I have to hit it an odd number of times, then restart my ...
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Fn + button shortcuts stopped working when updated to Ubuntu 13.04
I'm running Ubuntu on Asus KS53K, and after updating to Ubuntu 13.04 Fn + keys from F9 to F12 and Fn + numpad enter give no response. These worked properly on 12.10. Has anyone else experienced the ...
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How do I share my Wi-Fi via Wi-Fi Direct on my laptop?
On Windows, my laptop's wireless card had the ability to share its own internet by Wi-Fi Direct. I could connect by laptop to other devices via Intel's My Wi-Fi program, which I believe uses Wi-Fi ...
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Is there a mouse that works with Ubuntu 12.04? [closed]
My question is very simple. Is there a mouse that works with ubuntu 12.04?
Specification 64 bit, Os version 12.04, Dell Laptop M5030. Thank You
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Ubuntu won't shutdown using integrated GPU (Vaio VPCSB)
I have a Sony Vaio VPCSB1D7E (W7 + Ubuntu 12.04). It has hybrid graphics (AMD+Intel). I installed both the AMD Catalyst drivers and the Intel ones. So far, using both graphic cards works fine, but I ...
