Questions tagged [oem]
OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer
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X1 updating kernel from 5.14.0-1034-oem on Ubuntu 22.04.4
I have an X1, seems my kernel is 5.14.0-1034-oem.
This is a 2004 kernel, but my system is 22.04.4.
The kernel has not been updated in a long time. I suppose I need to somehow remove the OEM kernel. I'...
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Ubuntu 22.04 proprietry nvidia-driver-470 GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] using nvidia-prime Not working
I got this old nvidia card and decided to install it in my son's PC.
It's been a while since I had to use the propriety drivers, so It's a bit confusing to me. It would be great if someone can help ...
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How to get out of oem
Dear Ubuntu community,
I purchased a new computer with pre-installed Ubuntu.
Unfortunately, when starting it, it did not ask me to install Ubuntu as it is normally done.
I set up a user profile under ...
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Intel MIPI Camera stopped working after last update (XPS 13 9320)
I got a Dell XPS 13 9320 in July, I put Ubuntu 22.04 on it and it was working fine for a few months now.
When installing in July, I followed the section Dell XPS 9320 on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Dell ...
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Dell Precision 5570 codename
Can someone with Dell Precision 5570 show here the /etc/apt/* coming on a Dell Precision with Ubuntu factory installed.
I'd like to know what specific repos I need to enable from http://dell.archive....
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LUbuntu OEM instalation "Prepare for Shipping to End User" missing
I have done a OEM installation for LUbuntu 15-.10 and I expect to see a script in the desktop named "Prepare for Shipping to End User" but the desktop is empty...
It's a error in the OEM ...
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How to capture ubuntu to an installable iso
I want to deploy ubuntu to multiple computers with custom preinstalled apps and packages. I have customised an OEM installation (on a VM) but how do I capture it to a bootable image/installer.
Like in ...
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Dell Precision 7730 OEM Ubuntu
I'm struggling with installing Ubuntu. The only way I could run Ubuntu was with nomodeset but nothing worked graphically.
Before that I had made a very successful install with RAID config on, but due ...
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Kernel Question
I've had this happen before and just ignored it in the past. I can no longer ignore it because Grub Customizer is not available through the repos now.
Why do I keep getting kernel images that are not ...
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Cancel "Prepare for shipping to end user"
Good evening,
i got a machine with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS.
The installation from Ubuntu was made as OEM.
Now the user pressed "prepare for shipping to end user".
Is there any way, to cancel this ...
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How do I make a new OEM Install?
I'm very new to linux and I got a second laptop with ubuntu preinstalled but when I did a fresh OEM install my computer ran out of battery and shutdown but when I tried to make another OEM install the ...
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Where to Download Special Ubuntu Images Designed for Pre-installed Systems (OEM)?
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My Lenovo X250 is arriving in two weeks, which according to Ubuntu Certified Hardware will work well only with "a special image of Ubuntu pre-installed by the manufacturer."
This Linux ...
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What is the difference between linux-oem-22.04 and linux-oem-22.04a packages?
I want to use kernel 5.17 on my desktop PC and I found that linux-oem-22.04 and linux-oem-22.04a packages provide kernel 5.17. So I want to know the difference between them to select a proper package?
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OEM kernel gets installed seemingly automatically
We have the weird issue that some Ubuntu notebooks at the company seem to have an OEM kernel installed and active instead of the HWE kernel that we install on top of the regular Ubuntu LTS ...
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How do I pre-install Ubuntu for someone (OEM install)?
I would like to pre-install Ubuntu on a computer for someone. I may want to customize it for them, but in the end they need to be able to choose a username, password, etc. when they first boot it up. (...
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Installing Ubuntu on Lenovo X1 Yoga Gen6
I just received a new Lenovo X1 Yoga Gen6 (with Ubuntu preinstalled) and have tried to install:
Debian: Here I was never able to get past the Grub command line
Ubuntu: I was able to boot the latest ...
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What is OEM installation regarding Linux distributions?
I can find plenty of tutorials on how to install Ubuntu, Mint, and others with OEM installation, but without any explanation as to what OEM is. What are the differences between regular OS ...
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Ubuntu Studio 21.10: creation of OEM setup doesn't work
Hello and a happy new year 🤠
Since years I tried to create in Virtual Box or other machines an OEM setup for "shipping" (as download file), but the dialogue for OEM setup doesn't load but ...
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What is the difference between a OEM kernel and a HWE kernel?
Both kernels seems to include latest drivers, but I can't find why both are needed or what are their differences. It's confusing!
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Weird glitch on startup
I am using Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. I installed ubuntu 20.04 but the software support was not there.
After doing sudo apt install linux-oem-20.04d my hardware started working such as wifi and Bluetooth.
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OEM Installer password
As I discovered a bug in the Kubuntu 21.10 OEM installer, I would like to have a look into the logs in a different tty.
Unfortunately I can't access the preinstalled oem account as I can't find a ...
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20.04 LTS How to add a user to a group with an OEM install
I want to OEM install Ubuntu 20.04LTS and distribute it with KVM installed.
A user who boots the installed OS must be a member of the "libvirt" group in order to use KVM, but how do I set it ...
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Dell XPS 17 9700 internal microphone issue
Dell XPS 17 9700
BIOS version: 1.7.2
OS version: 20.04.2 LTS
Kernel: 5.10.0-1029-oem --> linux-oem-20.04b package.
I had an audio issue with Dell XPS 17 9700.
I found the solution on dell forum 2nd ...
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Can I configure software updates to only use OEM kernels?
I have a Lenovo laptop that only seems to work properly on the OEM kernels. It's happened a few times now that the ubuntu software updater switches me back to the generic kernel when updating. ...
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Ubuntu Studio 21.04 OEM installer not working
I'm trying to install Studio 21.04 in OEM mode to donate a few iMacs that have met their planned obsolescence date. Can anyone confirm if Studio has gone the way of Lubuntu as in this post?
I am ...
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How do I change the default Openbox settings for new users on Lubuntu?
I'm preparing a Lubuntu installation on a computer I'm planning to give away, using the OEM install mode so that I can pre-install various apps but still let the recipient create their user account ...
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Are Ubuntu OEm kernel features ever integrated to mainline?
The Ubuntu OEM kernel delivers better support for my device.
Are the features of the OEM kernel ever integrated to the mainline kernel or will the device always depend on the OEM kernel?
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How do I get the computer's SNID number from Ubuntu 20.04?
The hardware product file has some codes but its not clearly telling me if any is a SNID.
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What's the difference between `linux-oem` and `linux-oem-osp1` kernels, and how are they versioned?
I understand from reading Kernel/OEMKernel that the linux-oem kernel package is supposed to be a more up-to-date kernel package, that includes additional hardware compatibility tweaks for supported ...
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How can I factory-reset an OEM install of Ubuntu?
I have a version of Ubuntu on my laptop that came with an OEM install.
However, I want to factory-reset this computer back to original settings. Meaning, the next time I boot my computer up, I'd ...
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Lubuntu 20.04 OEM install not working
I need to install Lubuntu 20.04 on an old machine that I intend to give away to someone who needs it, maybe a charity. For this purpose, I want to make use of the OEM install.
When booting Ubuntu 20....
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Unattended installation prompting for password
I'll start by posting this question here, and expand to other exchanges if the response rate is low. But I think the excellent Ubuntu community is the right place to begin.
I am trying to accomplish ...
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OEM disk image?
Are somewhere available Ubuntu OEM disk image (not iso) to be downloaded and flashed on an external drive?
I know, maybe dumb request, but I now need to prepare an external usb SSD to work on to avoid ...
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xps 13 (2020), ubuntu 20.04 and Tier-1 OEM support
I've recently bought dell xps 13 (2020) developer edition. This machine was shipped to me with ubuntu 18.04 preinstalled.
I have seen that now this machine is certified for ubuntu 20.04.
From what ...
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using ubuntu core on a raspberry pi as a systems integrator
Our company is planning to use embedded raspberry pi boards with Ubuntu core in a product integration. After going through initial setup of the raspberry pi unit, I'm very concerned that this setup ...
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Selling Used Laptop with Fresh Ubuntu Install. How to make it boot into config screen on first boot? [closed]
I can't seem to find a specific answer to my question.
I have some used laptops I am selling on Ebay...
What I would like to have happen is for the customer to receive the laptop and on first boot ...
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Will my situation allow me to retain my Windows license on this computer? Just in case I mess something up [closed]
I want to switch my computer to Ubuntu. I already have my bootable USB drive ready, which works just fine in live mode. I am currently a Windows user and I would like to retain my Windows license (OEM)...
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Is Dell pre-installed Ubuntu the same as the general release?
Is Dell pre-installed Ubuntu the same as the general release? Or does the Dell pre-installed version have special Dell drivers etc?
I bought a Dell XPS 9730 with 16.04 which I replaced with 18.04. It ...
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Removal of OEM dkms modules after upgrading DELL vostro 3583
I have bought a DELL Vosro 3583 with ubuntu 18.10 installed. I promptly upgraded to 19.10.
The upgrade went smoothly and everything was working fine till I saw that the kernel, still being used, was ...
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Difference between OEM install and custom Ubuntu image
I'm looking into the best way to deploy a customized Ubuntu image and it looks like I have two options:
To make an "OEM install" version.
To make a custom Ubuntu image.
Could someone help me ...
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Unable to install any package due to oem touchpad synaptics problem
Every time I try to install any package from the command line following error appears:
command line error
If I try to update system packages I see the same error.
system update error
Removing oem-...
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OEM repos (sources.list) for Dell XPS 13 9380 with Bionic
Because of a tragic accident the sources.list on my XPS 13 9380 with Bionic 18.04.03 has been rm -r ...if you know what I mean.
Everything's in place and working but I don't remember (and can not ...
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Multiple Ubuntu OEM installations with different SSH server keys
I want to install 30 stations with Ubuntu Desktop in a lab, to which I can later connect via ssh. I figured it was OK to install them in OEM mode, install all the necessary applications on them, then ...
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Retrieve Windows 8 Product Key from mainboard
My new laptop came preinstalled with Windows 8. Naively, as I am, I just formatted the harddrive and installed fine old Ubuntu. Now I want to install Windows 8 for dual boot again, but I have no DVD ...
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How do I put OEM installation into live usb? [duplicate]
What I want to do is customize Ubuntu through OEM, then, flash said OEM installation to an ISO so I can install it on others computers without having to redo my customization later. (also so that ...
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How do I create a customized ISO of Ubuntu that can be installed on multiple systems, a la OEM configuration?
I am working on created a customized version of Ubuntu (with certain NEEDED customizations) that will, aftewards, need to be installed on others computers. I know about OEM install, but how do I ...
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Is the Ubuntu on Dell machines stock Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I'm interested in a Dell machine with Ubuntu pre-installed (just for the sake of knowing it's 100% Linux compatible)
The Ubuntu that's being installed on Precision and XPS13 models, is that a stock ...
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Installation problems with 18.04.2 LTS
If the OEM install is used, the install to disk and boot from HDD works properly. Normal install fails to boot from HDD after install. What is the difference between these two install options?
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Preseeding.cfg can support OEM-Install?
I create preseeding.cfg and following below step. May I know the Ubuntu OEM-Install can auto installation?
Download boot.img.gz and decompress that.
Copy syslinux folder in USB stick
Creating ...
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Have any document or link preseed file create for Ubuntu OEM install? [duplicate]
If I want to install Ubuntu OS automatically via OEM-Install, what's document describe that?