Questions tagged [hardware]
Questions related to physical hardware, and how it interacts with Ubuntu.
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Hardinfo Doesn't display anything in the storage section
I installed Hardinfo on my ubuntu 20.04 laptop. The "storage" section is blank. I noticed a related question that refers to "sensors" section being blank. This is the fix for &...
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Ubuntu Freezes unpredictably
Ubuntu freezes without any discernible pattern. I could have few apps open or many. It freezes in the middle of a video or when the computer is not in use.
The frequency of the freeze is not regular ...
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Complete change of hardware
Will my current Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS work on a completely new system (new hardware) if i simply plug in my old HDD into the new system?
As far as I know, the drivers are in the kernel which is what ...
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How to disable the internal or builtin speaker using alsa?
How is the internal speaker below:
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
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How to disable the internal speaker through blacklist?
I'm running the microsoft-teams-for-linux app and works fine for chat. For VoIP the mic works fine.
Sound seems to be routed to the internal speaker rather than to the headset (I had the volume low ...
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Why Ubuntu got freezes unexpectedly?
I have installed fresh Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS as a primary os. After running it, It got freezes several times and even the mouse crusor doesn't respond and sometimes it got reboot and sometimes I have to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Emergency mode on boot
My Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't boot into the OS, giving this image after Grub. I do not remember making any kernel updates or updating any disk partition recently.
I've tried the following.
I have a dual ...
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How can I control the usage of a printer on ubuntu desktop?
I live in the dormitory, and we need to print a lot.
I have bought a home HP printer, and a laptop.
I'd like to share the printer and the laptop with my roommates (about 500 people), and charge them ...
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Lowering mouse debounce time
i'm trying to lower my debounce time down to 4ms and i've been trying using xinput so
i did
xinput --list|grep -i mouse
and i got as output
↳ CUST0001:00 04F3:30AA Mouse id=14 [slave ...
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Ubuntu LTS or 21.04 for an AMD Ryzen 5?
I just bought a new laptop which has an AMD Ryzen 5 and I plan to give it Ubuntu. I'm more of a LTS guy, but I read on some blog that the new Linux kernel 5.11, which is boarded on Ubuntu 21.04, gives ...
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Almost impossible to set up fans
I'm not a techie but I've come a long way. Maybe someone can help me. Maybe there's just an app to change your fans that I haven't found.
I've looked everywhere for help tools, tips or explanations ...
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How to write on openboard with veikk pentablet?
I was able to install openboard but I couldn't write with my stylus "veikk-pentablet". How can I make it work?
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Ram updated from 4gb to 8gb, it only shows 4gb of ram in my ubuntu & 8gb of ram in BIOS
Product- Notebook 15-g002ax (HP 15 notebook laptop) 64bit
OS- Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Memory shows- 3.3 GiB
amd processor, REV: 22CE-100
New RAM: Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB, 8192 MB @ 800MHz (SODIMM DDR3)
I ...
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Is there a way to toggle the Thinkpad Privacy Guard in Ubuntu 20.04?
I have a Thinkpad T480s which comes with a Display obfuscation called privacy guard. I read that this is supported since kernel 5.4. I have Ubuntu 20.04 with 5.4.0-74-generic.
But when I check it:
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Hard disk: Read-only file system and blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda (READ)
I performed dmesg --level=err to get the errors that my disk was reporting. I got a long(LONG) list of blk_update_request: I/O error.
I'm new to Ubuntu or any Linux-based os ever, So can someone ...
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ubuntu freeze do i need more ram?
I am currently running a dual boot setup for ubuntu 18.04 and windows 10. While building some code on ubuntu(along with several internet tabs opened), my computer will freeze and lag to the point i ...
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How can I use my Samsung Pen in ubuntu 18.04?
I'm using Samsung NT950QAA-X58A and I installed ubuntu on my labtop.
This model includes s pen so I want to use it. But My ubuntu detect this as mouse.
Is able to make my ubuntu detect my pen as pen(...
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In-built laptop camera and mic don't work, are universal drivers available?
I am using the Eve V 2-in-1 laptop from a small enthusiasts manufacturer. The device came with windows installed and the in-built camera and microphone work with this OS. But more often I use the ...
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How to recover data from an old HDD
I recently replaced my HDD(Ubuntu 20) with an SSD. I want to copy the data that was on the old HDD to the new SSD. I've put the old HDD in an enclosure but my pc can't even detect the old HDD. How do ...
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How to redirect LINE IN to LINE OUT?
I want to redirect the audio signal coming from my gaming console via LINE IN to my headphones which are connected to LINE OUT.
In Windows 10 I can select the LINE IN device in the sound options and ...
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Hardware error: CPU, TSC, Processor
Just installed ubuntu 20.04 on a brand new cpu that I had built myself and when I thought I could finally enjoy the OS I got:
[Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check: 0 ...
[Hardware Error]: TSC 0 ADDR ...
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How to enable bluetooth on a Dell Inspiron 1420?
This specific laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1420, certainly has a bluetooth light on the front.
How do I detect the bluetooth bult-in to the laptop?
nicholas@gondor:~$
nicholas@gondor:~$ sudo dmesg | grep -...
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Hardware failure symptoms
I believe I have encountered an hardware failure, but would like to be sure of what component/s is causing the problem.
I'm running a raspberry pi zero.
When I have experienced this error, I was ...
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Booting from an external hard drive results in a black screen with GRUB (no prompt)
Regardless of the advisability of doing so, when booting from the external hard drive connected with a SATA to USB adapter cable:
this results in a black screen simply with GRUB in the top left ...
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How to install Ubuntu from an external hard drive connected with a SATA to USB adapter cable?
How would I write the install ISO to a hard drive which is mounted through a USB adapter cable?
This can just be treated as a large USB "thumb" type drive? It shows as:
/media/nicholas/...
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Disk starts failing with Input/Output error shortly after boot
My laptop is about 4 years old, running Ubuntu 16.04. This morning, after using it normally for about 30 minutes, I noticed the CPU spiking and the laptop hanging. Within a minute it was completely ...
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Hardwaretime vs Systemtime
I'm on Lubuntu Focal.
Hardwaretime shows correct but in my desktop the clock is 2 hours later.
hwclock --verbose
hwclock from util-linux 2.34
System Time: 1618052149.196788
Trying to open: /dev/rtc0
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Ubuntu 20.04 is freezing so often
MY ubuntu 20.04 is freezing so often and I have to hard restart it, whenever it happens is there any known issue that could be a reason for that? I have taken some screenshot of my logs
I'm running my ...
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USB connection issues
not sure where to ask for help about this issue I've been having for quite a while, is this isn't the right place please do tell me the proper place where I can get help.
I've been having USB ...
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Ubit WIE7265 Wi-Fi PCI-e Card Driver install
This is my first time posting here and I'm pretty new to Linux/Ubuntu. I am running Ubuntu 18.04 dual boot on a desktop computer. I just got a new wifi card that is supposed to be compatible with ...
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How to test memory advance pattern?
I am new learner in Ubuntu. I want know about how to execute memory advance pattern test? Is there any ubuntu command or c++ program?
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USB wireless mouse keeps disconnecting Ubuntu 18.04
I have a Logitech M705 mouse that keeps disconnecting from the computer.
I don't know how to debug this, I tried to install hardinfo and saw that the USB device suddenly disconnected:
It's happening ...
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WiFi Adapter AX201 Ubuntu 20.10 dropping connection frequently
I bought a dell g3 15 a couple of weeks ago, and with this machine, the wireless connection drops regularly, sometimes coming back quickly, sometimes asking another time to confirm the password.
My ...
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I cannot set the right mouse wheel scroll
I have Ubuntu 20.10. I have problems with my mouse wheel because the scrolling has the reversed direction. There is this question, which I read. However this is not a dup because after having done all ...
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Bluetooth stopped working Ubuntu 20.04
Forgive me if I left anything out
$ dmesg | grep blue
$
dmesg returns nothing. I also restarted bluetooth services all threads I've looked at don't work and I have yet to find one ...
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Ubuntu Speaker Troubleshoot
speakers not picked up on latest UBUNTU install, please help I am giving Linux another try I am on hour 22 of trying to get a fully successful install that can be used daily. This is the smoothest ...
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Display Ubuntu entirely using CPU
I have a laptop that is currently running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and the display keeps flickering. I’m trying to narrow down the problem to see if the problem is with the laptop’s display itself or the ...
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is there any way to format an "opened read-only" usb disk
I am trying to format an "opened read-only" usb drive, but it is failing. tried with gparted and some other tools and utilities like fdisk., etc., but no luck.
Since it is not a noraml "...
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How to debug problem with common USB Bluetooth dongle?
I have a USB Bluetooth dongle. I chose this one, because multiple websites suggested, it would work out of the box. But it is not working at all. So how do I debug the problem?
When I open the ...
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Stereo microphone randomly loses one channel
I have a laptop (Acer A515-51G-70PU) with a stereo built-in microphone. Sometimes while I'm using the microphone, the right channel fails and starts recording only noise. This behavior appears to be ...
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VL805 PCIe USB card fails
I just added a VL805 PCIe card to my 20.04 system, and while it's found, and a driver (xhci_hcd) is allocated to it, it is not working.
This is the output from lspci -k:
28:00.0 USB controller: VIA ...
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Barely usable after hardware upgrade (without reinstalling Ubuntu)
Today I performed a hardware upgrade (ASRock B450M Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, 2x16GB DDR4-3200. Kept my GTX770 and SSD for now) without reinstalling Ubuntu and now even scrolling websites is lagging severely....
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How can I use Gioteck VX-4 controller in Ubuntu 20.04
I got a Gioteck VX-4 controller on sale, and am having a few problems using it with Linux. I am trying to use it via the USB cable, but other than showing up as a Dualshock 4 controller when running ...
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Mechanical Touchpad Button doesn't work on MacbookPro using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Before I upgraded my ubuntu, my clickpad works fine. I can use the hardware button nicely. But after I upgraded it, it stop working.
I have done research about my clickpad on MacbookPro. It's called ...
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Wireless mouse not connecting
I am using a wireless mouse. When I try to connect the mouse to the PC, it shows that it is connected But it doesn't work. Same for my T6 headphone.
Thes devices perfectly fine on my Macbook and ...
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SSD freezes every Monday at 00:00 local time
I have this SSD:
$ lsscsi --verbose 9
[9:0:0:0] disk ATA Samsung SSD 860 4B6Q /dev/sdb
dir: /sys/bus/scsi/devices/9:0:0:0 [/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:01:00.2/0000:02:06....
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USB Numeric keypad only works for a few seconds
I've just purchased a couple of external numeric keypads for my kids' laptops. One is running Lubuntu 20.10, the other is running Ubuntu 20.04, but both are experiencing the exact same behaviour.
On ...
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Compare two linux systems
I was looking for an answer for few hours, but I am still not sure how to compare two Linux Systems with each other. I have an access to them via ssh.
What I was trying: Previously I thought that the ...
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Gigabyte B460m ds3h incompatibility with 3060ti on Ubuntu
I recently brought a Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC motherboard and a Zotec 3060 ti. I run a fresh install of Kubuntu and everything was working fine until i connected the Graphics Card. During the boot up it ...
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Broke one letter key of my laptop's keyboard and want to remap it on the right Window's key
Some days ago I accidentally spilled some soda on my laptop and broke one of the keys, specifically the letter 'v'. The computer isn't actually mine so I'm ordering another replacement to the keyboard ...
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