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X screen is broken after upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10
I had a perfectly working system running Ubuntu 12.04. After upgrading to 12.10, my X screen is "broken" (I don't know how to describe this in words). Some parts of the screen are still legible, but ...
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12.10 recent xorg update loops login cannot access xterm with Ctrl+Alt+F1 or recovery boot [closed]
After I updated xorg/xserver from 2 days ago login loops, Ctrl+Alt+F1-6 brings blank screen. Booting to recovery options thru grub all options hang dpkg, failsafe, fsck etc. The only access I have is ...
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Xorg crash when i updated last xorg-core [closed]
After updating the last version of xorg-core my system (Ubuntu 12.10) is freezing right after boot screen. How do i restore the last stable version of xorg-core? And how do i get data from logs?
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Black screen when taking screenshot
I am getting black pictures when I try to take a screenshot with the PrtSc key (which calls Screenshot application).
My graphical system is a Nvidia optimus with Bumblebee installed (the problem ...
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Touchpad/Trackpad is not found by Ubuntu 12.10 but external USB mouse works
I've just attempted a reinstall of Ubuntu 12.10, which has resulted in my issue of the trackpad not working. I've run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade, but still to no avail. Here ...
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Gnome 3 uninstall failed?
Oke now i really messed up my system. I have tried to uninstall gnome 3.
I have followed this guide.
But now my system do not anything at all. When I boot it stops when it needs to load the GUI. I ...
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Cyborg M.M.O.7 Mouse Extra Buttons - No 11-mouse.conf
I have a Cyborg M.M.O.7 mouse with quite a few extra buttons, and I'd like to be able to bind them to things. I've found a post here that seems to detail the process, but when I attempted to carry out ...
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Can't set External Monitor to native resolution, and using xrandr makes the the monitor blurry
Initially, I found that I should do this:
xrandr --newmode "2560x1440_60" 312.25 2560 2752 3024 3488 1440 1443 1448 1493 -hsync +vsync;
xrandr --addmode DP-2 2560x1440_60;
and then the new ...
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Does nVidia GTX 650 work on Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit? [duplicate]
I just want to buy a GTX 650 from ASUS, and I have some question before that.
I had an Asus GTS250 approximately three years ago, and it worked fine with Ubuntu. After that I had to change my VGA to ...
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how to reconfigure the graphic driver after removing nvidia card
I had a motherboard ( msi ) with an intel graphic card builtin , last month i had installed this package as default graphic driver for intel cards , then i plugged in an additional graphic card ...
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Configuring wacom tablet on Ubuntu 12.10 by installing missing dependencies
I've been reading a book on Gimp. The book recommended that I visit the LinuxWacom Project for the drivers of a Wacom tablet I own.
After extracting the tarball, I have to configure and make ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Nvidia Geforce 320M Macbook (Mid 2010 - white clamshell)
So basically X can't start on my Macbook mid 2010 running the Geforce 320M after installing the geforce driver.
It never really came up properly even out of the box, though the Live version seemed to ...
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Ubuntu 12 - Dell Studio XPS 1647 won´t boot
I had installed Ubuntu 12.10 i386 in my Dell Studio XPS 1647 without any big issue. Last days i installed WOW but i got very low fps, i noticed opensource driver was installed and i tried to install ...
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x-server won't start - black screen (after purging *nvidia* files on HD4000 system)
For about three months now I've been trying to fix a problem with my x-server.
The problem occured after lightdm starts as usual. After entering the password to my account the loading-screen showed ...
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Where can I find a compatible graphics driver for an old unsupported graphics card?
So here's the problem. I have a rather old laptop, bought it in 2007. It's an Acer Aspire 5100-5023 if that means anything to anyone. It has an integrated graphics card, ATI Radeon Xpress 1100. ATI (I ...
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Problem with custom resolution
There are lots of topics dealing with my kind of problem, but non of them works for me.
I have Ubuntu 12.10 with Nvidia 313.09 drivers installed. I can't change resolution (native for my monitor) to ...
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12.04 Graphics problem
So I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit on a Dell XPS L502X with Nvidia GT540m. I'm having serious trouble with getting the drivers to work. Every solution i came across on the net didn't really work ...
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Xorg and compiz using 20% of CPU
I'm not doing anything in particular but Xorg is currently using 8-15% of my CPU and Compiz is using 5-15% as well. I have 4 virtual desktops (aka workspaces) and like 10 windows open but I see no ...
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how to restore proper X clipboard behaviour (shift+insert) in 12.10?
Start with ubuntu 12.10, i can't select something in the terminal, move to another window and press shift+insert anymore.
Is this a new configuration that is being rolled out? or a regression bug?
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Loading extension GLX : screen freezes
I installed Ubuntu Server edition 12.10 on a server (with 16 GB RAM and 500GB hard disk).
The installation was successful, after which I tried installing GUI using the below command
sudo apt-get ...
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Linux 12.10 quantal does not load NVIDIA driver version 313.18 for GeForce GT 650M
I have an HP Envy DV7 7212 with the GeForce GT 650M. I dual boot Windows 8 and Linux 12.10, Quantal. The video hardware operates properly under Windows 8. The Linux drivers are not loaded by the time ...
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Virtual box graphic issues when launched in another x session?
When I start virtual box in another x session under tty8, I get some strange results. Everything appears to be normal but when I boot up my Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit system aero does not work. ...
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Cursor trapped on secondary X screen
Problem
My mouse keeps getting stuck on DISPLAY=:0.1.
Setup
Three monitors on two cards with two X Screens.
Radeon HD 6950 (00)
DISPLAY=:0.0
Monitor 1 over HDMI
Monitor 2 over DVI
Radeon HD ...
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Aspire One 722 freezes on startup(and a lot of other problems)
This is driving me nuts. When my laptop feels like it(randomly), it just freezes when starting up. It gets stuck in this brown screen and I have to shut it down with the power button. It might do this ...
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NVIDIA Display Settings Wiped on Reboot Ubuntu 12.10 64bit
I have the latest (31X beta) NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu 12.10 64bit and no matter how many times I save my display configuration settings after editing my refresh rate and dual monitor position the ...
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xfce windows are missing toolbar, focus is broken
It's subtle, but as you can see in the screenshot:
there are no min, max or close buttons on the windows. The edges of windows can be resized, but it doesn't help the situation. Clicking on a ...
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How to resume/bring back to foreground X-session running in the background?
I have started an X session on tty1 Ctrl Alt F1 by :
startx -- :1
Now after I went to my 'standard' X session to Ctrl Alt F7
and then back to tty1 and get the prompt instead of X session.
How ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 w/ Kernel 3.7.0.7 and Open Source Driver RESUME/BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
I am using an Inspiron 7520. I got a AMD Radeon HD 7730m running in switching with an Intel 4000 HD. I have updated my Open source drivers with xorg edgers and x-swat. I am running on the kernel 3.7 ...
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Stuck at “Booting without full network configuration”
After some point, I start having to remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf in order to move forward from "Booting without full network configuration". Thus what I do every time I reboot my Ubuntu is to login in ...
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Application window never appears (Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager)
I'm having an issue with gSTM failing to generate a window, it opened once, prior to a reboot, and I had moved it to Workspace 3 (not sure if this is relevant)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with a pretty ...
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Monitor 1 turns off
I just recently upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 12.10. Since the upgrade I have had problems with my displays. This Bug was one of them. Now however it seems almost randomly my primary monitor ...
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Cant log in to gui ,X is broken
Note to others if you just want a summary of the problem skip down to summary. This first part is going to be slightly long and hopefully entertaining. As in, that is screwed up! but there might be ...
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Games stuttering about every 7 minutes
Whenever I play a game on my Linux machine, it stutters every 7 minutes or so for about 5 seconds. Seems like not a serious problem but it is still a bit annoying. So any ideas on how to even trace ...
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Brightness with AMD/Intel open source drivers Ubuntu 12.10
I have an issue with the screen brightness of my computer. I have a Dell Inspiron 7520. I have a AMD Radeon HD 7730m 2gb with a Intel HD 4000, I am currently using the kernel lastest kernel from ...
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How to make terminal bell play an alert sound without PC speaker?
How can I get the terminal bell to play an alert sound out of the regular speakers (not the PC speaker)? I have irssi set up to beep for various IRC events, but nothing happens because the beep uses ...
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How to I debug blank display on a specific model of projector?
My Ubuntu 12.10 laptop recognizes and displays on many models of external monitors and projectors without issue, but with the Optoma HD20 the projector shows "No Signal" and the display is otherwise ...
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speech-dispatcher disabled , saned disabled and low graphics error and login-faliure
I am new to ubuntu and don't know the error I am having while I boot my system. Following is what appears
speech-dispatcher disabled :edit/etc/default/speech-dispatcher
saned disabled: ...
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Xorg lag spikes during gameplay
With almost any game I play, be it Minecraft, TF2, World of Goo or windows games running in wine, I get horrible lag spikes (after a shot time playing) that happen about every 15-20 seconds and last ...
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Fresh install of 12.10 and 4 x monitors
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10 running on a new Dell Precision T7600 workstation. I four Dell 30" monitors connected to a single Nvidia NVS 450 using display port cables. I was able to ...
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Awesome multimonitor scenario: how to stop mirroring?
I have this two-monitor configuration that works flawlessly in the default 12.10 GNOME wm. This is my xorg.conf:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VGA0"
Option "Enable" "true"
Modeline ...
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X crashes immediately on login
The errors I get say there are problems loading the Nvidia kernel modules, but I tried purging the Nvidia drivers also with no success. Is there a way to completely restore Xorg configuration to ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 - xinput test 8 command which shows where i am touching the screen, but its showing me nothing at all
I have xinput test 8 to see touch screen inputs. But since 5 hours i can not see where its touching. Before 5 hours it was working fine.
Then i updated the kernel and also updated to latest kernel ...
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ubuntu 12.10 xorg loads cpu core at 100% percent
ubuntu 12.10 xorg loads cpu core at 100% percent
Not related to snd_ca0106.
What am i doing wrong?
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Upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 broke display in my NX client
I performed an in-place upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 by following the system update prompts. When I attempted to log in from an NX client (No Machine), my XFCE session was missing fonts almost ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - [drm] nouveau unknown i2c port, i can not use the PCI express card with VGA and HDMI output
I have this brand new PCI-Express cards (bought 10 of them geforce-gt-620).
where i am using 12.04 64-bit, and trying to use VGA + Hdmi outputs from that card. But Ubuntu is throwing this nonstop.
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No GUI and no internet
I dual boot 12.10 with Windows 8 on a UEFI system. The other day, I was installing some python stuff when apt-get suggested I run a dpkg command (I have no familiarity with how dpkg works), and that ...
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12.10 low screen resolution problem
I have successfully repaired my nvidia driver issue so that the driver is loaded correctly.
Within nvidia-settings i can setup my desktop to my needs (2 displays both at 1920x1080, twinview).
After ...
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Cyborg RAT 3 Mouse and Kubuntu 12.10 - I can't get the guides to work
I am trying to get my Cyborg RAT 3 Mouse (or R.A.T. 3) to work on Kubuntu 12.10 64bit. There are plenty of guides to get it working; they all say you need to add a few lines to the xorg.conf file. ...
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How to ascertain whether custom ~/.XCompose file has loaded
How can i find out whether my XCompose file is loading?
I can still use system provided compose sequences but not my own.
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Kubuntu 12.10, Signal out of Range after Grub.
I installed Kubuntu 12.10 from USB, had to edit Grub aswell. Grub appears to be working properly (dual booting with Windows 8). Everything works fine until selecting "ubuntu" from Grub. Screen goes ...
