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33 questions linked to/from Why does my laptop with AMD Radeon HD 76xx graphics get overheated when using Ubuntu?
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How do I add a kernel boot parameter?
I need to add the boot parameter foo=bar to my kernel. How can I do this once for testing, and permanently if testing was a success?
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How do I get AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics drivers to work?
On Ubuntu 12.04 my Sony Vaio VPCSE with Intel® HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M worked fine with the Catalyst Control Center version 12.6. Also the switching between integrated and discrete ...
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Ubuntu freezes/crash after wake when upgraded to 13.10 [closed]
Back on 13.04 it didn't occurred.
I've upgraded to 13.10, systems apparently working fine, but, when I put it to sleep(using or not using extended monitor) and try to wake up, I see the screen(both), ...
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Do I Need Linux Drivers For Virtual Box?
I have recently fallen in love with Linux. I first decided to try out Ubuntu 13.10 a few weeks ago, but I bricked it by incorrectly installing an AMD FGLRX driver. Then I reformatted and wiped that ...
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How to use fglrx proprietary driver for dual ATI Radeon HD 5670 CrossfireX in Ubuntu 14.04?
I have tried to use fglrx proprietary driver for ATI Radeon HD 5670 in Ubuntu 14.04 but when I install it (using either apt-get or the "Additional Drivers" tab in "Software & Updates" application) ...
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My graphic drivers are gone
I am on Xubuntu 13.10 64 bit. This question tells you everything you need to know about my graphic card.
Yesterday I had a problem, my graphic card driver failed, now if I login to xubuntu default ...
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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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Laptop Battery Draining Too Fast. Laptop is too hot
I have HP ProBook 4540s with CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M and GPU AMD Radeon HD 7650M and Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000. (Intel® Ivybridge Mobile also.)
OK, the problem is that the laptop is getting ...
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Does booting Ubuntu in Samsung laptop brick them? How do I know without taking risk of my laptops
I've got 2 Samsung laptops (Samsung NP550P5C-S01IN & Samsung NP350V5C-S06IN)
I've read it recently that booting Linux in Samsung laptops bricked them permanently.
I wish to install Ubuntu on ...
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Black screen after boot with AMD Radeon graphic card enabled
I have a problem with booting Kubuntu 13.10 on a lenovo G510 notebook with this specs:
-CPU: Intel core i5 4200M
-Graphic card: Intel Graphics HD 4600 + AMD Radeon HD 8570m
-S.O.: Windows 8.1/Kubuntu ...
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How can I get a script to always run on resume in Lubuntu?
I've run into an annoyance on Lubuntu 11.10, described here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1869357
I came up with a workaround, described here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=...
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How do I prevent ATI Graphics Card from over heating?
I am having some serious issues with the Switchable graphics setup on my HP Envy 1103-tx Laptop.
This laptop comes with:
Intel HD Graphics 4000
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
The ATI card is getting really ...
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Much lower battery life on Ubuntu and laptop heating up badly
I have the following config laptop:
System model: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
Processor: AMD A8-4500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (Quadcore 1.9Ghz)
Memory: 6Gb RAM
Graphics:AMD Radeon HD 7640G+7600M ...
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Overheating laptop (HP pavilion G6 with AMD 8) ubuntu 13.04
I am barely running Ubuntu now because the fan is blowing like crazy, it's blowing hot air and I estimate the temprature around 90 C / 194 F. When I run windows my laptop isn't overheating and the fan ...
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Why do I see two VGA compatible controllers on my PC?
I want to use Ubuntu on a hp pavilion g7-1246ef, but I seem to have problems with the VGA when running Ubuntu on this computer - the cooler is very loud and the laptop is hot, and this doesn't happen ...
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