Questions about using or installing Ubuntu on Samsung hardware.
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Access files on Samsung Galaxy S3 external sd card?
I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 running the stock Samsung ROM and I'm trying to transfer files - videos, photos, music and downloads, from my handset to my system via USB running Ubuntu 12.04.
I have ...
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How to set the monitor to its native resolution which is not listed in the resolutions list?
After installing Ubuntu 10.04 with my Samsung SyncMaster B2030, native resolution (1600X900) is not found in the list of resolutions.
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Mac like MultiTouch support
I love the Multi Touch feature Mac provides.
I dont remember how but in 11.10 i had managed to find a few multitouch actions to be supporetd by some software.
Now I am using 12.04, Is there any ...
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How to make possible to install Samsung Kies?
I am not sure where this question is set to proper place or not. If not then please guide me to that place.
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII, and doing Android development.
A couple of days before I was ...
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Ubuntu on samsung 9 series thin laptop
Has anyone tried loading ubuntu 11.04/10.10 on new Samsung Series 9 (NP900X3A). It looks pretty thinner and similar to Macbook Air. Does it has good support with ubuntu ?.
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All printouts condensed into left half on a Samsung Color Laser printer CLP-365W
After installing the Samsung Color Laser Printer CLP-365W in 12.04, the printout is condensed into the left half of the A4 page (regardless whether 'fit to page' on or off). This happens both with the ...
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Galaxy Note II MTP on Ubuntu 12.04
I bought a branding new Galaxy Note II and I tried to mount its storage to my ubuntu laptop.
As you know, Android 4.0+ uses MTP by default. Android 4.1 doesn't support USB Mass Storage anymore! So ...
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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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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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Will “Ubuntu for Android” (12.04) work with the Samsung Galaxy S2?
I'm trying to buy a new Android phone and I own an Ubuntu 12.04 computer...
I have the choice of a Google Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy S2 and an HTC Sensation XL.
I am aware that the HTC already ...
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How do I update the BIOS of a Samsung Series 9?
I'm using a Samsung Series 9 900x3c and since there is a Bios update available for this model (unfortunately only with Windows).
I was wondering if anybody knows a good method to upgrade the Bios ...
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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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How to make webcam settings permanent?
With the built-in webcam of my Samsung NP535U3C I have the common problem of the picture looking too dark. I can easily adjust the settings of brightness, contrast, etc. using guvcview, but I can't ...
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Brightness problem on a Samsung 530U3B
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung 530U3B laptop. Screen blinks on adjusting the brightness and CPU load grow up to 100%.
Video device: Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 3 Controller.
Seems like it ...
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How to install Ubuntu on the Samsung Galaxy S3?
I have read about this on XDA Developers, the articles were a few months old though.
Is there an official guide from Ubuntu on how to do this?
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Ubuntu 12.04 very slow on samsung netbook
I have a samsung netbook n150 1Gb Ram (Intel graphic card), 1,66GHz Intel Atom processor. It was working great with the ubuntu 10.04 netbook edition, really fast boot very eficient but I have updated ...
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How do I get Ubuntu to recognize my nvidia graphics card?
If i type lspci| grep VGA into the terminal i get this output:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller(rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA ...
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Can not access files in any folder on Samsung Galaxy SII
When I connect my Samsung Galaxy SII with USB cable my DCIM folder looks empty although I can see my files on phone. Do you have any idea what would be the problem?
On computer:
On phone:
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Galaxy S not detected, how do I make it work?
Can anyone please provide the necessary steps to connect a Samsung Galaxy S with Ubuntu 10.10 please? I was thinking that perhaps it could detect something, but it doesn't, Anyone succeeded ?
Thanks
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Does Ubuntu support Radeon HD 6750M or 6490M?
Looking at a Samsung Series 7 laptop.. Anyone know if Ubuntu supports AMD Radeon HD 6490M or 6750M?
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How to sync a Samsung Galaxy Pro with Banshee?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Pro with Android Froyo which has 8GB worth of songs and I want to sync those with banshee on my home desktop which runs Ubuntu Natty 64 bit. There are videos on Youtube which ...
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Squeak after lid close
I have a strange problem with Ubuntu 10.10 - when I close the laptop lid (Samsung r580) it makes a very high squeak. This doesn't occur on Win7. I am currently using 2.6.35.27 kernel. If you need some ...
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Samsung SCX-3201 MFP scanner not working
I have a Samsung SCX-3201 MFP multifunction printer and after plugging it into the computer it recognises the printer part, but the scanner is not detected.
Since that I've fresh installed and did ...
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Samsung Series 5 overheating
I bought a Samsung Series 5 Ultra 2 weeks ago and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I am experiencing problems with overheating. When streaming, watching a movie or when having several programms/actions ...
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Brightness level issues
About two updates ago, everything with brightness was working perfect!
But since then, the Function keys for brightness(Fn + up and Fn + down) are not working... I mean the brightness reduces only ...
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Touchpad keeps working while typing even after disabling the option in configuration
My problem is that touchpad in my Samsung R580 keeps working while I'm typing. I already disabled the option in the mouse configuration. If you need more info, just ask. Thank you for any help!
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How to get Elantech trackpad to be identified properly, curently has no extended functionality
I have a Samsung RF510 laptop computer. Upon installing Ubuntu 10.10 onto it I could not get the trackpad to function properly. It works as a basic mouse (point and click) but had no functionality for ...
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Can I install Ubuntu without first booting Windows 8?
I want nothing to do with Windows. The only methods I see for installing Ubuntu on a Windows 8 computer involve booting windows and restarting to change settings. However, this requires first ...
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how to make Samsung CLX-3185 scanner-part work?
I have the Samsung CLX-3185 printer/scanner. The printer-part works fine using 3175 drivers found by (Xubuntu/XFCE) printer setup wizard. However it does not seem to recognize the scanner part. Xsane ...
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Is it safe to install Ubuntu 64 Bit 12.10 in EFI mode on Samsung series 7 WIndows 8 laptop?
I have been reading about the issue of Samsung laptops bricking when attempted booting from live USB. I have Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5C (-S02UB to be specific) laptop. It came with Windows 8 preloaded. ...
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GMA3150 on Samsung N100 (Atom N435) not working
I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop on Samsung n100 instead of MeeGo. And, unfortunately, when I opened System info, I saw that the graphics are undefined. I've installed the latest intel drivers ...
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Samsung N150 backlight issue [closed]
I have a Samsung N150 Netbook and I try Ubuntu 11.10. In Natty backlight changing does not work at all. In Oneiric it does, but I can only switch between 100% and minimum.
If I boot in battery mode ...
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Can't edge scroll on Samsung RV510
I installed Ubuntu on my Samsung RV510, and I have edge scrolling checked for my touchpad but it simply doesn't work. Any ideas?
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how to Scan with Samsung SCX-3200 over network
Printer is detected and is working over my wireless network, but i don't know how to detect scanner. Simple-scan doesn't see the device...
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Constant noise in speakers and headphones
On my laptop, Samsung 300V5A-S19 I have the constant noise from the speakers. If I wear headphones, the sound becomes more pronounced (at half volume it mutes the music). The noise level is ...
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How to troubleshot a printer failure?
After a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 install, the Samsung Laser Monochromatic Printer (ML-1860) fails to print intermittently: sometimes it prints and sometimes it says that it is printed but it is actually ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 on Samsung Galaxy?
I have Samsung Galaxy Pocket (full model name: Samsung Galaxy gt-s5300)
Is there way to install Ubuntu properly on this device? If so, how to do so?
thanks.
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I can't get Ubuntu (12.10 Desktop) to recognize my Galaxy S3
I Plug my gs3 into my laptop, and nothing happens. I went to terminal, typed "lsusb" command, and the return print was, for one of the usb ports, "Bus 002 Device 015: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: Samsung ML-2955DW not print
After installing and configuring "Unified Linux Driver" from the samsung website the printer doesn't print.
I'm using 12.04.1.
In the printer driver list, even after installing the "Unified Linux ...
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Unable to boot from a USB drive on Samsung Series 9 notebook
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't boot on Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A (ssd hard-drive)
I'm trying to get rid of Windows but I can't boot from USB because the USB slots on the right (USB 3.0) on ...
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Notebook overheating
I'm asking this question because I've tried many tips to solve they don't work and it sounds like a non-fixed bug ubuntu.
My problem is with overheating.
I've recently installed Ubuntu Precise 12.04 ...
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How can I stop my Samsung NC150+ from thinking it's american and no longer being able to connect to wireless networks set to channel 12 and 13
So a while a go I discovered that the reason why everyone else was able to connect to the wireless except for me (whilst being able to see other networks) was that the wireless I used to be able to ...
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Cannot connect to password protected wireless networks on a Samsung NC20
My problem is pretty much a duplicate of wireless security (wpa + wpa2) passwords not accepted; wireless security = 'none' is functional but there was no proper answer there and I couldn't ...
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Power cable status not recognized on a Samsung NP530U3B-A01 laptop
I have a Samsung NP530U3B-A01 with Ubuntu 12.04 running Gnome-Shell. Basically it runs pretty well apart from the problem that plugging or unplugging the power-cable is not recognized by the system.
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Android device is not recognized in adb
I'm having a huge problem with my android samsung galaxy tab 7".
Whenever I try to connect it to my computer, instead of showing normally in my adb devices, the name of the device is : ????? and it ...
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Changing brightness in Samsung N140 Plus
How to change screen/backlight brightness on Samsung N140 Plus? I tried xbacklight, but is says it can't see a backlighted out. The install is out-of-box Ubuntu 10.10 desktop. So how do I change the ...
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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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Samsung netbook N150Plus screen brightness not working
I have a Samsung netbook N150Plus (mod# NP-N150-JP02UK) on which I have just installed 11.04 but although the function key works for the screen brightness and brings up the brightness +/- animation, ...
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Getting function keys working on Samsung RV510 notebook
I installed 10.10 on my Samsung RV510 notebook, but the function keys don't work. When I use them it seems as if they get locked on, and it becomes impossible to click things in the upper toolbar. ...
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how can i write a shell script that will run at startup and introduce a delay in the start of an application
I have an application installed for my samsung NP-RV509 installed that makes the fn keys work properly..
I figured it out that it is the reason behind almost 30sec xtra booting time...
so i was ...
