Questions tagged [dell]
Questions related to Dell hardware and troubleshooting Ubuntu
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Ubuntu 16.04 wifi suddenly stopped working, “No network devices available”
My wifi on Ubuntu 16.04 was working perfectly. At some point I launched my laptop and found out that it can no longer connect to the wireless network at all (network manager says "No network devices ...
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Fn + Arrow key map issue in Ubuntu
I just bought a Dell Inspiron and one of the best things about Dell is that they map Fn + Left to Home and Fn + Right to End. But in this new laptop, that mapping works properly on Windows but behaves ...
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Dell Inspiron mini 1018 - Lubuntu Installation please
I'm new to linux, and have a Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 1018 I want to use.
Since Monday I've tried to run Lubuntu but without success because after 1st installation it freezes on boot. I tried 18.04 ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 and Dell 5501: I can add a mobile network but I'm not able to activate it
I've a fresh installation of Kubuntu 20.04 on a Dell 5501. Somehow I'm able to configure a mobile connection to the network management but I'm not able to see if the system has detected my SIM card.
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Ubuntu 20.04 | Any way to get rid of “systemctl suspend” and start using “s2ram” globally?
After days trying to fix suspend issues in my laptop. I would like to get rid of the Ubuntu suspend system and completely replace it with "S2RAM".
So basically when I press the Power button, the ...
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Dell G3 Dummy Output and Unplugged
So, I've just installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a Dell G3 15 3590 (dual boot with win10) and I'm not being able to enable my sound. The only output shown is Dummy Output and in pavucontrol the profile ...
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DELL OEM logo is not shown on Ubuntu startup
I have an HP 255 G4 laptop and DELL OptiPlex 790 USFF PC both with Ubuntu 20.04 installed. On the laptop, the HP logo is shown on startup, but the PC doesn't show DELL logo?! When I tried to update-...
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Dell Latitude 7390 - Ubuntu 20.04 - Sometimes hangs and reboot after pressing “Suspend”
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in my Dell Latitude 7390 (this has an
i5-8250U with Intel HD 620 graphics).
I've been trying to fix the Sleep issues for several hours/days without success so far. I'm ...
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Screen goes blank when starting media, ubuntu 20.04 xps 7390 2-in-1
After updating my Dell Xps 7390 2-in-1 from ubuntu 19.10 to ubuntu 20.04, the screen goes blank always when starting a video, either youtube or local file, for about 2 seconds. Possibly the same goes ...
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ubuntu 20.4 integrated webcam not working
I have clean installed Ubuntu 20.4 on a dell latitude 12 7275 tablet and everything is working well except I cannot locate the webcam or camera anywhere.
lsusb does not show the module
Installed ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - XPS 13 9350 bluetooth disrupts wi-fi connectivity
Back in older Ubuntu versions, Bluetooth/wifi worked OK after installing the BCM4350 firmware:
$ md5sum /lib/firmware/brcm/*.hcd
a1d960a1e882f73c55fa12f41082cc0a /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM-0a5c-6412.hcd
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Login screen goes blank during startup when laptop is on battery
Whenever I start my laptop on battery (without attaching it to a power source) After I punch the disk encryption key just before entering the login window the screen completely goes blank.
The next ...
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Ubuntu 20LTS dual boot Laptop Dell Inspiron 5548 I can not turn on wifi and in wifi settings indicates no wifi device was found
hello please ask for your help
on Laptop Dell Inspiron 5548 I can not turn on wifi and in wifi settings indicates no wifi device was found
Ubuntu desktop 20 LTS with dual boot
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Mouse pointer keeps shaking when I touch the touchpad on my computer without moving my finger
I have been searching on the internet, but I cant find an answer to my problem. The mouse pointer is very shaky and it can get quite annoying sometimes. Does anyone know what to do? (I am a noob in ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 lts are freeze when i slide mic volume control
My Ubuntu are freeze when i slide mic volume control. I think that problem are in the video driver. My computer is a laptop Dell G3 3590 with nvidia GTX 1660ti I'm use nvidia-driver-440 driver. I ...
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Cannot turn on bluetooth on Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 with Ubuntu 20.04
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 (2019 version) alongside Windows (dual boot). Everything seems to work fine, including wifi, except bluetooth that I don't seem to be able to ...
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How do you change the installation order in Dell Inspiron 3580
I booted Ubuntu installation from USB bootable falsh drive. After it completed installation and restarting, the computer does not find bootable device. How do I change the installation order in Dell ...
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Dell XPS 9300 Running Ubuntu 20.04: screen goes blank for 2 seconds whenever there is media on chromium or a notification sound
I have the new Dell XPS 9300 running Ubuntu 20.04 and when I first boot up in the morning, certains things like video on reddit as I scroll down, or Discord/Telegram/Skype notifcation bells cause the ...
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How can I disable auto-brightness on dell xps 9300 running Ubuntu 20.04
I tried using dconf-editor, but disable auto-brightness had no effect. If I shift my legs the laptop brightness changes. Its really annoying and should be turned off.
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Dell loading symbol freezing on screen
So I've just installed Ubuntu 20.04 alongside with Windows 10 in my Dell G3 3590. I had the problem with linux freezing before boot and I solved it by updating the grub to mode nomodeset. However, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell XPS is draining power very fast
I installed ubuntu version 18.04 on my dell xps laptop and the battery drain is just too fast.
The lap top is only a few months old and I am mostly running browser based applications. After a full ...
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Touchpad edge scrolling not persisting between restarts
I have Ubuntu 20.04 running on and old Dell Inspiron Laptop. Working well except for one frustration. The laptop has an old touchpad that only supports edge scrolling. Turning on edge scrolling works ...
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Touchpad sensitivity on Dell XPS using Ubuntu 20.04
It seems to be a common problem that the touchpad is far too sensitive causing random jumps and clicks, but none of the suggestions I've found seem to work for me on:
Dell XPS 15 Model 9560
Ubuntu 20....
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Ubuntu 20.04 syslog warnings on suspend
Recently I've noticed that when I suspend my laptop it shows what I think to be a systemd window (could be a TTY, I'm not sure)- juts a black screen with a coursor flickering. The problem is that ...
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Dell ubuntu 20.04 black screen on boot
After installation ubuntu 20.04 LTS on dual boot with Windows 10 in Dell Inspiron 7577, after grub screen it stuck with loader image
If I put HDMI for external monitor, external monitor works fine ...
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XPS 13 9300 - fingerprint reader - any driver updates?
I have a fingerprint reader and it shows as a Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. FingerPrint.
However, when I check at this site:
Hardware Probe
Linux Hardware Probe
I find the it fails on this ...
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Dell XPS 15 9570 Thermal Shutdown while Gaming
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 to the internal drive of my Dell XPS 15 9570.
I'm running kernel 5.4.0-29-generic and the latest nvidia drivers. I recently upgraded the BIOS to 1.15.0.
I'm seeing ...
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Ubuntu stuck on black screen while updating to 20.04
I tried to upgrade my previous version of Ubuntu to 20.04 and found that my computer had been sitting in this screen:
[53999.194469] debugs: File 'le_min_key_size' in directory 'hci0' already present!...
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Dell Studio Bluetooth
Seems Dell and bluetooth and wifi aren't cooperating. Using F2 during boot gets me BIIOS setup for enabling internal BT and it shows on my MACbook sitting beside it. Even though I can see BT detected ...
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Xubuntu live-USB install stuck (NO NVIDIA)
I'm new to Linux, Trying to install xubuntu 20.04 on a dell inspiron 11-3000 series (2.3MGz, 8RAM, only intell GPU) which already runs windows 10, using a bootable-USB created with RUFUS. Bios options ...
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Anyone knows what this Icon mean in Ubuntu 20.04?
I have a Dell XPS 15 9570 with a Dell WD19 Dock and on this Dock i have 2 Monitors. The internal Monitor of the Notebook is off but the Lid is open.
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Everything is ...
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No Legacy Boot: Recovery media only functions on Dell and Alienware systems error
I recently purchased Dell XPS 13 (2020) Developer Edition with Ubuntu 18.04 pre-installed. I would like to try elementary OS on the machine. I followed the instructions here and created bootable USB ...
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error: attempt to read or write outside of disk `hd0` on Dell server [closed]
We are using a dell server R730 with ubuntu server OS running on it. It has 4TB,2TB,2TB HDD's. It was working fine until we rebooted using "sudo reboot" command. After reboot the GRUB boot loader ...
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Dell XPS 13 9365 with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I have a Dell XPS 13 9365 with a 256GB Toshiba Nvme Disk. I can install software and boot up intially but after I logoff and restart, it just hangs and the Dell Splash Screen with the Ubuntu logo ...
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Virtualbox can't boot new VMs (but old ones boot fine)
long time lurker, first time poster :)
I recently bought a Dell Latitude E6430 laptop with 8 and did a minimal Ubuntu 18.04 install onto it (current version 18.04.4). I do everything out of virtual ...
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Dell XPS improperly resuming from deep sleep
I have a 2020 Dell XPS that I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on (kernel 5.4.0-29-generic). I noticed that there was quite a lot of power drain when the laptop was suspended. I did some digging and realized ...
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Built in monitor not detected on Dell Mobile Precision 7740 ubuntu 20.04
Just did a clean install of 20.04 on my Dell Precision 7740. After install it worked perfectly for a while. Then suddenly booting does not seem to get past the Dell logo, along with the Ubuntu logo ...
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Colors and resolution on new monitor look terrible - 18.04
I have Dell XPS 13 7390 with Ubuntu 18.04.
I just purchased LG 31.5" 32ML600M-W monitor from well known company. You can see monitor here.
However, colors are and displays are way off.
Before I ...
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Bluetooth not working for my Dell Inspiron 11 - 3148 with ubuntu 20.04 5.4.0-29-generic kernel release [duplicate]
Bluetooth not detecting any external devices, but showing in on state. Tried all options and couldn't resolved. Appreciate a help..
dmesg | grep -i Bluetooth
[ 15.682930] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.22
[ ...
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Bluetooth adapter does not work? [duplicate]
I have Dell Inspiron 15 and previously I had ubuntu 18.04 LTS version, and I recently upgraded to 20.04 LTS version. But in both versions bluetooth didn't work, when I open bluetooth settings it just ...
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Ubuntu crash in a Dell inspiron 7373 when screen is turned off
My system is crashing when my laptop (Dell inspiron 7373) screen is turned off (tested in 18.04, 19.10 and 20.04). It happens when I suspend the laptop or when I lock the screen (super+l). I can ...
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Authentication Error followed by “Gave up waiting for suspend/resume device”
I got a Dell Latitude E6430 last night as a hand me down gift. All was fine I even checked for updates for the Ubuntu and it appeared all was up to date.
I let it charge over night and this morning ...
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Laptop fans always on while charging [20.04] [Dell XPS 9570]
The fans (gpu & cpu) are always running while charging, even on low temps.
I am also unable to control the fans manually, because they kick in immediately (1 sec.) after each try. If I remove the ...
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PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM. Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key_
I have a Dell inspiron n 5110. The laptop was working fine with ubuntu 14.04 desktop.
I recently changed my hard drive to an ssd patriot 2.5'' SATA III 6Gps.
I have downloaded an installation file ...
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How to enable SpeedShift on Dell XPS 9560?
Can't find any step by step for 9560 like I can for 9550, I have msr-tools so I can do my wrmsr commands, as I had to for intel-undervolt to get undervolting under linux.
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How to troubleshoot or roll back NVIDIA driver that breaks the system
A software update on Ubuntu 18.04 (Dell Precision, out of the box) broke my ability to log in. When I looked at the Xorg log file I found an error about it not finding an NVIDIA driver, and then the ...
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Bluetooth stops working after suspend in 20.04
After updating to 20.04 from 19.10, I noticed a strange behavior of the Bluetooth manager (using it with a mouse). Every time I suspend the session, by closing the lid or otherwise, Bluetooth ...
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Install Ubuntu on USB drive using Dell computer with Intel RST
I'm trying to install Ubuntu (version 20) on a USB drive using a Dell computer with Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST). The Ubuntu installer complains about a conflict with Intel RST and I'm ...
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Dell XPS 13 extremely slow after update to 20.04 from 19.10
I updated to 20.04 from 19.10 with no problem. However, the interface is very slow. Keys are very sticky at times, even if the only app running is a terminal. Mouse actions (even just pointing in a ...
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psmouse serio 1 error
I am having these "psmouse" errors
dmesg | grep -i psmouse
[ 13.463294] psmouse serio1: Failed to deactivate mouse on isa0060/serio1: -5
[ 13.943488] psmouse serio1: Failed to enable mouse on ...
