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I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on an iMac 5k 2019 and cannot get the sound to play from the inbuilt speakers
I followed the instruction above but still no sound.
Appreciate your guidance to get this fixed.
Please let me know what information required so you could help me.
Thank you.
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Can I control my keyboard backlight in Ubuntu?
This worked for my Kuiyin jeyboard LED lights in Linux Mint: Open a terminal. Type: xset led 3 or xset led on to turn on the lights, and xset led off to turn them off.
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touchpad suddenly not working on 22.10
I solved this odd problem by removing my external mouse and restarting.
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How do I check if Ubuntu is using my NVIDIA graphics card?
Also these commands are useful, if you have installed nvidia driver correctly:
find any graphic card:
ls -l /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/
and
check installed NVIDIA GPUs:
cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:...
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Is it possible to transfer Wifi adapter drivers from one OS to another?
So somehow I should be able to copy Ubuntu's drivers and transfer it right?
It is not an easy task for a beginner. Nor an easy task for most experienced professionals!
Transplanting "drivers&...
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Disable On-Board VGA / Unknown Display
ChatGPT had the answer, I thought I would share it.
James: In Ubuntu, if I do lspci | grep VGA I get these results:
01:04.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200eW ...
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Wifi unavailable after installing Ubuntu 20.04 on laptop
I had the same problem with a broadcom wifi card.
Checking my architecture is a "x86_64" and is more compatible with a 32 bit version. I tried with linux mint 19 and everything ok. I just ...
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Screen turns yellow even using the live option Ubuntu 22.04
For those who have reason to stay on Xorg and haven’t found success with the results above, I was able to fix this issue by using nvidia’s proprietary drivers instead of the open source nouveau ones. ...
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Errors with amdgpu-dmks on Ubuntu 22.04
Simply removing the amdgpu-dkms package would do the same thing, yet, that's not a fix... but a band-aid to ignore the real problem.
But, here is the command line to do so:
sudo apt remove amdgpu-dkms
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Lubuntu 22.04 won't recognize Ralink MT7601U, dmesg reports disagreement re symbol version
(Thanks to @chili555's for this solution)
The module for your Ralink WiFi dongle is called mt7601u.
The mt7601u module is indeed in conflict with another module you have loaded, iwlwifi_compat
To ...
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Bluetooth not working with Ralink RT3290 In Ubuntu 22.04
Try this module, it should works. Or, at least, in my case did: module
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Setting the Coolbits in 20.04 without blowing X
You need to switch the primary GPU to your NVIDIA-GPU
sudo prime-select nvidia
This is telling X to use NVIDIA as your primary GPU
reboot
In /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config add:
allowed_users = anybody
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Built-in laptop screen is laggy even when external monitor is not a problem
I follow this: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlowZ13/comments/121arkr/how_to_fix_linux_on_the_2022_rog_flow_z13/ and this: Trying to set enable_psr=0 in /etc/default/grub, keeps being changed to i915....
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How do I update my nvidia modules after updating my kernel?
When installing new kernels using the "Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer" it doesn't automatically rebuild the kernel modules for the nvidia proprietary driver.
First ensure you have ...
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Finding the name of a wireless interface from kernel module
If you know the name of the driver that the device will be bound to, then you can search the /sys filesystem and get a list of network devices that are using it.
If you don't know the name of the ...
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AX201 WLAN detected as AX101 by iwlwifi
Thanks to Roku answering their own question, I was able to get this to work also on Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, Linux kernel v5.15.0-72-generic.
NOTE: It is absolutely required to remove the _IWL_DEV_INFO ...
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Ubuntu display gone after reboot
I changed ram and it worked. Previously, 3200 rams were working but I changed it with 2400 ones then it worked. It was an issue of clocking.
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Asus AX3000 not working in PCIe x16 slot on Gygabite B550M DS3H
The Pci-e port is 3.0 and the wifi card is 2.0. Setting it accordingly in BIOS solved the issue.
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Internet and sound not working after switching to AMD GPU
Mostly thanks to chili555 :
sudo modprobe -r iwlwifi && sudo modprobe iwlwifi plus reboot solved the wifi problem.
Ethernet issue was a basic cable issue.
HDMI sound issue was a kernel issue. ...
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Wireless adapter unclaimed after update and reboot
If you have a dual boot with Windows, you might want to disable the Fast Startup in Windows.
See:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi#about_dual-boot_with_windows_and_fast-...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Nvidia driver 530 graphic card not working/detected
I ran same commands and nothing is working. If you haven't tried it (but very likely you have) go to the software and updates and try to update from there I was able to run it and after a few restarts ...
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Updating graphic drivers issue
I was able to fix my problem doing those steps:
sudo apt-get remove --purge '^nvidia-.*'
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get -f install
Reboot
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-gl-530 ...
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External Monitors are working on login screen but not detected after login
It used to be working fine, then I faced the same issue. But before facing this particular issue, the screens started not working AT ALL.
I switched to Xorg from Wayland because of the issue "...
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NVIDIA drivers - ACPI errors (Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS)
I ran into the same issue. I am also using Ubuntu 22.04. The issue disappeared after I changed driver from nvidia-driver-530 to nvidia-driver-525-server
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Second monitor is not working after freshUbuntu 22.04 installation
for me switching from Wayland to Xorg solved a lot of issues. When removing the second monitor the screen of the laptop became blank, after set Xorg no problem arose.
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Ubuntu 23.04 Slow Internet
Install tracepath and readman tracepath. This "TCP traceroute" accepts a port specification, and will tell you the Path MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) along the path.
Exceeding the MTU (...
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WiFi adapter not working at full speed
I would start with running these commands in terminal
sudo sed -i 's/wifi.powersave = 3/wifi.powersave = 2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
systemctl restart network-manager....
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Using virtio-win drivers with Win7 SP1 x64
I recommand 0.1.173-9 too. Check my test for reasons.
https://github.com/virtio-win/virtio-win-pkg-scripts/issues/40#issuecomment-1565538797
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Not loading drivers for USB devices
'linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-42-generic' is not installed
It is likely that the 'extras' package is installed in an earlier kernel version and that the drivers are therefore working there. Please boot ...
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Ubuntu will not boot normally after nvidia driver install
I had a problem after installing the latest NVIDIA driver on fresh Ubuntu 20.04.
What helped me solve the problem is running after NVIDIA installation:
sudo ubuntu-drivers install
To explain.
I just ...
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No sound on new lubuntu install on a chromebook
There is a audio-script repository for Chromebooks, which works for Ubuntu 22.10 and later versions. I have tested that it works on Ubuntu and Kubuntu 23.04.
git clone https://github.com/eupnea-linux/...
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Installed nvidia drivers: black screen with blinking cursor
I had a similar case. It helped to uninstall nvidia drivers.
Boot in recovery mode
apt-get prune nvida*
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How to install printer driver from terminal in ubuntu 22.04
Problem solved. Thank you very much for your comment @richbl, I was able to install the printer with Canon i-SENSYS LBP6030, you saved my day.
Download the driver from here, extract it, and run sudo ...
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System problem detected when trying to install nividia drivers and random system freezes
There seems to be a bug in the code. Since it is a python script, you should be able to fix it by yourself:
You need to execute nano or vi as "sudo" to edit /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/...
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Wifi still extremely slow on ubuntu 22.04
Ewww! LogVomit!
By the following the log, it seems that an IPv4 DHCP connection is set up successfully ("manager: startup complete". Then, at [1684986907.8166] (Time since boot seconds....
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Wireless driver on macbook air early 2015
I solved it :D turns out version 23 of Ubuntu is wonky. As soon as I switched to the LTS version of Ubuntu everything worked fine.
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How do I remove manually installed gpu driver in Ubuntu 18.04?
dpkg -l
sudo apt remove
sudo apt purge
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Dependency problems prevent configuration of epson-printer-utility:i386 ubuntu 20.04
This may be a 32-bit vs 64-bit issue, as you're trying to install the 32-bit drivers (i386) on a 64-bit installation of Ubuntu. As a result, the dependency chain may be looking for a large number of ...
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Dependency problems prevent configuration of epson-printer-utility:i386 ubuntu 20.04
Whenever you use dpkg directly to install or remove packages, it may fail with something, like dependencies in your case. What you can try to do is use apt to resolve the issue:
sudo apt -f install
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iSight not working on Kubuntu 20.04
You have to extract the isight firmware from the MacOS installation or from elsewhere. See here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleiSight
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laptop's webcam shows blank screen
I know this sounds stupid, but it's worth a try.
Some laptop models have a physical shutter, so the reason for the black screen is because the shutter's closed.
You can usually open it with a finger ...
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Touch pad not working at all on 23.04 on dell Inspiron 5537
After i got really frustrated i just reinstalled Ubuntu but the 22.04, and the touch pad is working.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 - not recognized and drivers prevent ability to boot - ubuntu 20.04
The above answer for me didn't work entirely because when running sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall it would return that my drivers where already installed.
So, I was using Ubuntu 22.04 with NVidia ...
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Computer freezes or display freeze ubuntu 20.04
You can check one of my old answers and I think this can be a related issue.
Besides based on the kernel logs you provided, it appears that your computer is experiencing issues with the AMDGPU (AMD ...
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Equalizer for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX?
For audiophiles, the best option so far is EasyEffects / PulseEffects. However, setting it up is not easy and you will need help to unlock the potential of your equipment. Try using my presets: ...
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Canon G1010 driver installation on Ubuntu 20.04
I tested the following procedure to install scangear and printer drivers for the Canon MG3600 and it worked for me on an Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (jammy). This guy maintains a repository for a long list of ...
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Why expensive headphones sound cheap on Linux - the drivers suck?
If you are interested in using the equalizer (PulseEffects / EasyEffects), I recommend loading my presets: EasyPulse You will notice a big difference in your speakers or headphones.
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A loop of internet frustration - How do I connect my laptop to internet?
The problem was solved. I obtained physical access to the modem, purchased a wireless router, connected it to the laptop in question via Ethernet, and updated, upgraded and enabled the drivers. No ...
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Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 wireless not working on lenovo with Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
First Method:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install --reinstall linux-firmware
2nd Method
(this method solved my issue)
sudo apt remove broadcom-sta-dkms bcmwl-kernel-source
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A loop of internet frustration - How do I connect my laptop to internet?
To access the driver, you probably need to connect to the internet first. Does your home router have an ethernet port you can connect to for this initial connection? If not, you may need to find ...
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