Questions tagged [hardware]
Questions related to physical hardware, and how it interacts with elementary OS.
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SD Card Reader not recognized on Lenovo SL400
I am using elementary OS on Lenovo SL400, it has an inbuilt SD card reader. Elementary OS does not recognize an SD Card. However the same was working under Windows.
Command: ls /dev/sd*
Output:
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Sleep issues on Early 2008 Macbook Pro
I'm a first time elementary OS user and have had few issues with it and it is by far my favorite Linux. However, I cannot put my machine to sleep by closing the lid, or rather, I cannot wake it up as ...
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Brightness keys repeat many times after released
I've ran into this issue where the brightness control on my laptop will "repeat" for a second or so, even when tapped lightly.
The shortcuts are Fn+Home and Fn+End on this LG Z1 Pro Express Dual.
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Can't detect scanner Brother DCP-195C
I can't detect my brother DCP-195C printer. When I do a sudo brsaneconfig3 -d the printer appears in the list. But scanimage -L doesn't detect it. Please help. I'm very tired.
It's connected via USB ...
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Can't install Elementary OS on NVMe
I have Acer laptop with 2 drives - hdd & nvme. Elementary OS installer can see only hdd (the same situation is while running EOs from flash drive - I can see only hdd). There is no ahci swithchers ...
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Can't detect or use Scanner Epson perfection v3790 in Elementary OS
I have a Epson perfection v370, it isn't detected by xsane but in the terminal it does appear. Searching around I got to open xsane as root and then I got it working but it leaves it as a file that I ...
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Inamax Wireless Adapter not working
My apologies for being a n00b but I am dusting my linux back off after many years on Windows and exploring Elementary OS. I like what I see so far but I cannot get my wireless adapter to work. Does ...
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Driconf error starts in expert mode
Several days ago install driconf or 3d acceleration as they prefer to call it, but when it starts I get an error and it starts in expert mode and I can not do anything, I have already installed all ...
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Can not add new files to existing drives after elementary OS Juno install
I recently replaced Window 7 Pro with elementary OS Juno for my HTPC. I have 3 drives that I'm using. Drive 1. is Main drive for elementary OS Juno. Drive 2. For Movies and Music. Drive 3 is for more ...
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Buttons on trackpad don't work (Lenovo IdeaPad z410)
Just installed Elementary and I'm really enjoying it - my only problem is that the buttons on the trackpad don't work. I am able to navigate by tapping the trackpad, but not by using the physical left/...
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Complete system freeze
My computer freezes completely every now and then.
I do nothing heavy on resources, plain browsing the internet reading articles.
When system freezes there is NOTHING I can do. Mouse not moving, I ...
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Cant turn on WiFi only Ethernet
Hi guys i cant seem to turn on my WiFi at all. I can only connect through Ethernet it seems. I'm curious if I didn't download Elementary correctly. When I goto wifi it wont turn on after i select it. ...
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How to add more space to the elementary OS partition from the Windows one?
I dual boot elementary with Windows 10 on my laptop. When I was installing the OS, it let me choose how much space to get off of the Windows 10 drive but now that space is running low and I want to ...
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elementary os is freezing
I change my pc's videocard after some days it's start freezing/ and i restarting every time. I'm downloading nvidia drivers from app center/ have a 2 download I'm downloading both but when I restart ...
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Installer NVMe Support (Dell XPS 15 9560)
In attempting to install Elementary OS on my XPS 15 9560 (i7, 32GB ram, 1TB ssd), I've run into the issue with the installer not recognizing my main (and only) SSD drive. On the 9560 it happens to be ...
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Can the bluetooth idle threshhold be extended?
I use a bluetooth keyboard, and it becomes temporarily unresponsive when I don't type for a few minutes. Once I hit a key and wait about 10 seconds, the connection becomes live again and I can resume ...
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Laptop HDD runs very hot (even in idle state)
I wanted to ask about this because it didn't happened to me before with other linux distributions (i.e Fedora or Mint)
For whatever reason the HDD in the laptop runs very hot, so hot that is really ...
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Hard resetting link after SSD firmware upgrade
System: HP Omen 15-5003nl
SSD: SanDisk SD6PP4M-256GB-1006
SSD Firmware: A200906
Kernel: 3.19.0-58-generic
I recently upgraded my SSD firmware and it fixed a serious ahcpi freeze bug on Windows ...
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How to automatically mount CDs and DVDs on insertion?
I was hoping someone could explain how to automatically mount CDs and DVDs on inserting them into the drive instead of having to open files and clicking on the drive.
I am using Freya 0.3.1.
I am ...
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Sending A/V through HDMI out, even though there is only a video device connected
Basically, the HDMI Output of my computers (Mac and Windows) is only sending audio or video through the HDMI output, if a recognizable device is listed as a playback device, which I can choose.
So, ...
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Mic not working on Elementary os 5.1.7
I want to use Elementary os 5.1.7.
But the microphone is not working on it. No sound is detected and the bar of the "input level" does not move at all even if I am speaking something.
I ...
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Lenovo touchpad does not work
I have come to Elementary OS after a lot of tests and finally, I have it! 'cause it's Fast & Simple.
But the main problem for me is the touchpad I do not know what the problem is, just my touchpad ...
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Lenovo audio issue
first of all I hope I have followed all the rules correctly and my post explains the problem I am facing clearly (I am not a native English speaker, plus I'm a complete linux newbie).
I have a Lenovo ...
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Why laptop built-in keyboard doesn't work with Elementary OS?
Before keyboard worked, but now, when I type, nothing happens. Only f2, f3, and f12 keys work.
I've tested it with an external keyboard by USB and it works well.
I noticed that my laptop is detecting ...
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How to fix when elementary OS is unable to use the integrated bluetooth adapter?
I'm having trouble with my ASUS laptop running elementary OS. I can't use bluetooth. I've tried every single workaround/fix I could find on the internet but no success... Please someone help me, I ...
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Does my Early 2009 Mac Pro meet HW specs?
(1) Processors: 2.66 GHz dual quad core Xeon X5550 CPU's
(2) Hard Drives: I have lots of spinners but would prefer not buy SSD.
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How do I fix Color Rendering issue?
Ok so this problem isn't really new to me. I've had it in Ubuntu 20.04LTS, Pop OS 20.04 and now recently on
Basically the blues in my display look purple. Here is an image of what I mean.
Alittle info ...
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File Copy / Paste Error in elementary OS even if user have administrator privilege
Last 6 months I had used the elementary OS in my PC as dual boot OS, with Windows 10 OS. I have 2 hard disks in my PC, one 240 SSD, and HDD. Both OS are installed on SSD and HDD using for storing data ...
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Printer install gets aborted wit GDBus error
I want to add a USB printer - drivers already installed.
When I click the "+" icon in the sytsems -printer dialog I get a:
GDBus.error message recipient disconnected from message bus without ...
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Wifi turns on and off in irregular intervalson Lenovo Thinkpad T460
I just installed EOS Hera 5 on the Thinkpad T460 and EOS runs fine so far but for one issue:
The wifi gets dropped and picks up in irregular intervals - which is more than annoying.
I tried the ...
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wifi on the HP Stream 11
My question is about wifi code
Hi I.m new and pulling my hair out, successfully installed E OS on a HP Stream 11 blue edition, I have the next edition up, purple and the wifi braodcom will not load/...
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Can I install elementary on a Mac with a T2 chip?
I'm thinking of buying a 2020 Mac mini.
I can't get out of the Apple ecosystem just yet, but later on, I'd like to switch to something more open like Linux.
I've read a lot of things about Apple's ...
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Read error after wrong 'set root' in grub rescue
I have a dual boot with elementary OS and Windows and somehow I wasn't able to enter Windows and Grub rescue appeared.
I entered set root=(hd0,msdos4)/@ and set prefix=(hd0,msdos4)/@/boot/grub as I ...
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Finger Print Reader Dell G5 5587 15inch
I have no idea how to enable the finger print reader in order to login.. Side not how could I get fingerprint reader to then enter sudo password when required in the terminal?
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Any confirmation on a Ryzen 5 2400 with Elementary OS?
I've seen a few older posts regarding this with nothing concrete, so I thought I'd ask.
I'm considering a Ryzen 5 2600 CPU (with the Asus Prime A32OM-K motherboard) and I noticed people have said you ...
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Installation freeze due to RAID0?
I'm trying to install the version 0.4.1 Loki, but it freeze (holds forever) on the first screen (blank 'e' logo on black background).
I had to do some extra step to install Windows10 on this computer ...
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WinFast TV2000 jak zainstalować w elementary
Dzień dobry
Mam lat 57, systemu Linux używam od jakiegoś czasu, zwykle jest to Ubuntu albo inna dystrybucja oparta na tym systemie.Ostatnio jednak zainstalowałem
E.OS i bardzo mi się spodobał ten ...
