Questions about laptops in relationship to Ubuntu. Common subjects are trackpads, batteries and wireless cards.
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Why does my computer get less battery life with Ubuntu compared to Windows?
Last year I purchased a Dell Inspiron 5315 laptop shipping with Windows 7 preinstalled. I installed Ubuntu 10.10 alongside it with dual-booting. On upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10, I was upset to find I now ...
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Unable to change brightness in a Lenovo laptop
Brightness adjustment keys <Fn + ⇑/⇓> have no effect (although they are recognized by the environment), and I can't change the brightness using GUI tools as well. This seems like a problem in ...
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Who makes laptops for Ubuntu?
I'm looking for a laptop and would like to avoid the whole 'is this [specific configuration of hardware] compatible with Ubuntu?' process by finding a laptop manufactured with Ubuntu in mind.
I know ...
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How do I know if a laptop will work with Ubuntu?
I want to buy a laptop at some point in the near future, but not knowing beforehand whether it works with Ubuntu makes the whole operation risky and tiresome. I would like to know if there is some ...
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Is “laptop-mode-tools” still relevant for 12.04 and the 3.x kernels?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 x64 and trying to choose power management software. Laptop-mode-tools have a lot of features, but the only reason why I'm worry about is that it's manual and config files are ...
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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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Suspend/hibernate doesn't work on an Asus laptop
I'm having issues suspending Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) on my new Asus U30SD-XA1 laptop. It's a new laptop on the market. Is this a known issue and is there a fix for it?
Basically, whenever I ...
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Switchable laptop graphics issues on Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a Lenovo Z570 laptop with Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics, and a switch to enable the dedicated GT630M graphics card. I've been having issues in general with my graphics ...
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How to copy an Ubuntu install from one laptop to another
I am going to change my machine: from a laptop with Ubuntu to another laptop where I am going to install Ubuntu...
I am quite happy with the current system, what I am afraid of is having to rebuild ...
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How to make hibernate/sleep work on laptops where default setup isn't working?
I have an Asus r1f laptop. For some reason, hibernate/sleep isn't working properly at all. Are there any other packages I can use or tweaks I can implement to get this working?
I've googled around ...
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Nvidia GeForce GT630M/GT640M/GT650M graphics card support?
Is the Nvidia GeForce GT630M/GT640M/GT650M graphics card supported in Ubuntu 11.10 or Ubuntu 12.04?
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Laptop minimal power consumption tweaks
I've recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a new Lenovo X220 laptop with a 9-cells battery. I have a trans-atlantic flight coming up, and I would like to use my laptop during it. Lenovo claims that ...
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How can I limit battery charging to 80% capacity?
I just learned that some Lenovo laptops include a utility that offers to limit battery charging capacity to within 0–80% in order to slow the attenuation of the battery lifespan:
How can I do this ...
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Laptop immediately suspends when going onto battery power
I've got an MSI Wind, model U100 that's been running Ubuntu without trouble for a long while. After upgrading to 10.04 a few months ago, I've had this strange problem. As soon as I unplug the laptop ...
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"Your system is running in low-graphics mode'' on an Acer Aspire 5552 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
I own a Acer Aspire 5552 laptop, which has Ubuntu on it. And now i updated it to 12.04 LTS from 11.10.
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Laptop battery life drastically decreased compared to Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does my computer get less battery life with Ubuntu compared to Windows?
I am running Ubuntu 10.10 on my Dell Studio XPS 1640 and have about one hour of battery life ...
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What does the kernel boot parameter “set acpi_osi=Linux” do?
I am facing an issue with brightness control in my laptop which has Intel HD graphics. So when I searched for a fix I found that a common suggestion is to edit the GRUB file line,
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The battery indicator in Unity panel not showing up
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Wubi. Well after being completely dazzled with the amount of free content in the Software Centre, I decided to go deeper and start messing with settings. Well after ...
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Why are there multiple (6) swap partitions after Ubuntu clean install?
After several multiple clean re-installations of Ubuntu 11.10 x86 from the original 11.04 on my Lenovo S12 (Intel Atom) laptop, I find I have six swap partitions. The original 11.04 had only one.
I ...
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How to connect wirelessly in a cafe with 11.04
Wireless works fine at home.
However, at a cafe I am not able to browse Internet or ping 72.14.204.105.
I am able to connect wirelessly at cafe and ping router: 192.168.1.1.
Route includes:
default ...
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Enabling Mic Mute button and light on Lenovo Thinkpads
I have a mic mute button on my Lenovo Thinkpad T420 , but it doesn't work.
So I tried xev command to monitor press event, and that key wasn't captured.
Is there anyway to fix it , like add raw key ...
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Backlight Issue
When I booted up my newly installed Ubuntu 11.04, I discovered, to my dismay, that the backlight was off by default. The keyboard shortcut (which is Fn+F6 on my Acer Aspire 4736) for turning on the ...
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How do I set default display brightness?
Is it possible to set the default display brightness so you don't have to re-adjust it everytime you reboot? My laptop display is killing my eyes at the login screen already because it starts at 100% ...
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How do I Install MythTV on a Lenovo S12 with wireless?
How do I install Ubuntu 11.10 and MythTV client on my Lenovo S12 (Intel Atom) laptop and use it using WiFi?
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Can I default Bluetooth to off on my laptop Lenovo T61 [duplicate]
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Deactivate Bluetooth on startup
After every boot Bluetooth is on by default. I only very occasionally use Bluetooth so I would really like this to be defaulted to off ...
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Keyboard backlighting not working on a Vaio laptop
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Vaio laptop (model VPCSB11FX) last night and one of the issues I'm having is that the keyboard backlighting doesn't work.
I saw this question solving a similar problem ...
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Wake laptop when lid is opened?
I have a SAMSUNG laptop, which by the experience in the last months, has been a great one. I am actually implementing some functionality to it, and since I noticed, I am able to wake up my laptop from ...
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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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Disable pad click
I keep typing in the wrong place because of the pad getting touched while I am typing causing a click that re-place the cursor in another position. In Windows, I can easily disable that so the pad is ...
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Closing lid freezes laptop
Closing the lid on my dell studio 15 which is running ubuntu 10.04 freezes the screen. This is a new problem in ubuntu 10.04 which did not exist in 9.10
I have tried playing with all the settings in ...
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How do I disable all lid close processes? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?
I want to be able to close my laptop without Ubuntu registering it. I've been looking everywhere and I've ...
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How to use(/enable) FN keys to adjust volume at my asus laptop?
I have an ASUS laptop (ASUS X53S series) and I want to adjust the volume by using the FN key and F10(mute),F11(vol down),F12(vol up).
Also F9 key is not working as well(this is for enabling/disabling ...
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Can't adjust backlight on an Nvidia 335m GT
I have a laptop mySN QMG6 / Chiligreen Mobilitas NW which is Quanta TW9 barebone with intel i3 and nvidia 335m GT onboard.
On ubuntu distros 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10 i had problem with changing ...
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How to disable laptop internal keyboard
I am using external usb keyboard. I want to disable laptop's internal keyboard using software.
I know that i can just remove the internal keyboards wire and disconnect it physically, but i wanted to ...
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Fn key sticks down
Just bought my significant other a shiny new Samsung Q330 13" netbook, stuck an OCZ Agility in it and installed Maverick. Just as a quick aside, this is a devastating combination. Graphics work ...
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Lost wireless mouse connection when laptop is on battery
I just bought a HP wireless mouse, but I'm having some issues.
The cursor frequently becomes non-responsive to mouse movements. I noticed that it only happens on my laptop when it is running off the ...
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How to prevent resume from sleep/suspend on lid open?
I've got pretty much the same problem as this old 2006 thread on the Ubuntu forums: my old laptop's lid is a bit shaky, which causes the computer to wakeup/suspend if I just touch it the wrong way ...
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FN keys F9 - F12 do not work on an Asus U30sd
Using the Keyboard Utility I was able to select the asus layout and after that I was able to get the majority of the function keys to work(screen brightness, wifi, sleep, num lock, and scroll lock). ...
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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 ...
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Keyboard not working on a Samsung 300e5a laptop
I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung 300e5a laptop. The keyboard was not available during the installation, i don't know why, so i thought that it was just a glitch, and i used to virtual ...
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Screen intensity before and after inactivity
On my ThinkPad W520 laptop, after a short period of inactivity (eg. no mouse movement) on battery, the screen dims for power saving. When I move the mouse (ie. , the screen lights back up, but not at ...
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Laptop does not wake up after sleep [closed]
Today afternoon i wanted to download websphere, so i started download and closed the lid and came back after 2 hrs and opened the lid..
I think laptop was running..but when i hit my enter button ...
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How to get display settings persistent? [closed]
I have the following set-up:
laptop with screen: 1366x768
external LCD monitor with: 1024x768
The monitor is permanently connected and recognised by the system.
Screen is expanded to the ...
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How to switch between GPU's on HP Pavilion DV7 Laptop?
I have two GPUs in my HP DV7 Laptol and I wonder how to switch GPU I'm using at the moment?
I have ATI Radeon HD 4200M and ATI Radeon HD 6600M running on my laptop and I want to change from HD 4200M ...
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Dim/Dark Screen on Acer Aspire
I do have WUBI on my desktop, but that computer is too laggy so I installed WUBI on my Acer Aspire laptop. Everything works fine except the screen is too dark. I tried to reinstall WUBI but nothing. ...
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Unable to enable Wifi on a Lenovo B570
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop on my Windows 7 Laptop (Lenovo B570).
Wired connection works fine, but I'm not able to even switch wireless on.
As soon as I click the wireless button from off ...
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Thinkpad middle button scrolling
I'm running Ubuntu on my Thinkpad T60. Is there a way to get the middle button to act like a scroll like it would when it runs Windows?
I'd like to be able to hold the middle button down and scroll ...
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Why does powertop still detect tunable settings on >12.04?
According to this Q&A laptop-mode-tools and powertop are not needed anymore with ubuntu 12.04 as the power savings are now included in the kernel.
So I decided to remove laptop-mode-tools from ...
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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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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 ...
