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Does freya support Intel Skylake CPUs?
Please define "supports" :) I'm writing this on my new Dell Precision 5510 featuring an Intel i7-6820hq (Skylake chipset), running elementaryOS 0.3.2 (Freya). My only kernel related issue has been the ...
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Loki, additional hardware
In the terminal:
sudo apt install software-properties-gtk
after install -> software-properties-gtk
Info retrieved from -> https://askubuntu.com/questions/441415/what-has-jockey-been-replaced-with-...
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WiFi on MacBook Pro (12,1 - Early 2015)
This came up on ask Ubuntu and I see one of the comments says the answer worked on Loki. Check Here for full details
Here's what it says to do.
Download this firmware
In the terminal:
cd /lib/...
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SOLVED Problem Broadcom 43142 wifi
SOLVED the problem was that secure boot was enabled, now wireless connection is shown in the option and works!
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How to downgrade to a older kernel
Run sudo apt-get purge linux-image-4.2.0-30-generic in terminal to remove the new 4.2 kernel.Then reboot
WARNING : If you have removed your old kernel using apt-get or synaptic this can result in an ...
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How to get WiFi drivers to work?
Try installing bcmwl-kernel-source first and see if that works.
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
Reboot your machine and see if the wifi works.
If not, someone in the ubuntuforums seems to ...
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Should I install the proprietary CPU drivers?
Enabling this wouldn't harm your machine. Users of CPUs belonging to the Intel Haswell and Broadwell processor families in particular must install these microcode updates to ensure system stability. ...
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Remove Nvidia Drivers
You can remove them by using:
sudo apt-get autoremove nvidia*
It will remove everything related to nvidia, so make sure to double check before continuing.
You can also try this:
sudo apt-get ...
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WiFi networks not showing in elementary OS loki
If you have an Ethernet cable you should connect it and update your machine before continuing:
sudo apt update && sudo upgrade -y
Run modprobe on the wireless adapter
sudo modprobe -r ...
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Monitor settings do not work. Cannot disable integrated screen of the laptop
default integrated monitor is not always LVDS-1
first you should get overview of detected displays and their aliases by command
xrandr | grep " connected " | awk '{ print$1 }'
then cast
xrandr --...
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Bluetooth not working with Ralink RT3290
According to this site, HP Pavilion g7-2268wm does not have Bluetooth
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03487531
I even checked the Windows drivers for the machine and couldn't find anything.
...
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SOLVED Problem Broadcom 43142 wifi
You're missing the Broadcom drivers, open terminal and paste
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
Reboot your machine and try to connect to the wifi.
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Dell XPS Wi-Fi drivers
So after doing some research. It seems you need to upgrade the linux-firmware and the kernel.
Connect your machine to a LAN network and run the Update Manager to get the newest upgrades, or simply ...
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Is elementary OS performance suitable for Games and Steam?
Because this is a subjective question I’m sure you will get different opinions here (especially as it is an elementary OS User forum). Firstly elementary is stable (I have similar specifications to ...
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How to install nvidia graphics driver for nvidia 820m on loki?
First, check what drivers are avaliable for your system:
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices | grep -o nvidia-[[:digit:]]*
Then install the one you want (replace XXX with the correct number):
sudo apt ...
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This is the nvidia driver installation question on elementary OS Loki
Try this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nvidia-367 nvidia-settings
For GTX860M you can also try:
sudo apt install nvidia-375 nvidia-...
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How can I use my Wi-Fi (Broadcom BCM43142)?
It seems that the Broadcom BCM43142 has some problems with the Ubuntu 16.04 base kernel that elementary OS Loki uses. There are two solutions for this.
Option 1. Install the Kernel built specifically ...
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Does anyone know how to get an XP-Pen Star 06 tablet working on Ubuntu/elementaryOS or Linux?
I just ordered this tablet and am waiting for it arrive but looking around for linux drivers I found that Xp Pen have actually released a linux driver Checkout this page https://www.xp-pen.com/...
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Wireless Network not working after Installation
Ohk. I just found the solution for the problem above.
Go to AppCenter -> Updates and look into Drivers section. Install the software recommended there. That's it. It downloads and installs and ...
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Juno - HP PAVILION 15 - No WiFi after installation
As defined earlier but never approved as answer here so I can't mark it as duplicate
This clearly should be the answer for that WiFi module
From:
https://askubuntu.com/a/990571/890782
Getting the ...
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new elementary OS user, wifi && graphics questions
I don't know about the other things you asked but TLP is worth it.
Just remember when you install TLP to go into terminal and type
sudo systemctl enable tlp
sudo systemctl start tlp
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Is Juno Not Compatible with Wacom?
Look, Elementary OS doesn't support Wacom Devices in the System Settings, but if you download the Gnome-Control-Center Package you will be able to configure your Wacom Table as you would in any other ...
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Juno fresh install, display unknown, resolution only 640x480, GPU is Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, display properties will not open
I got it fixed! Special thanks to fosslinux.com for his article here:
https://www.fosslinux.com/1462/how-to-install-nvidia-gpu-drivers-in-elementary-os.htm
He wrote it for Loki but it worked great ...
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Wireless driver installation
Found a bunch of issues related to your wifi adapter and Ubuntu 18.04, but these two seem promising:
Ubuntu not recognizing wifi device describes how to install the latest intel wifi drivers:
sudo ...
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Realtek RTS5129 Card Reader not working
I followed the steps in the link below and my card reader started working.
https://github.com/asymingt/rts5139
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Ethernet NetXtreme BCM57786 not working on elementaryOS 6.1, though had been working on 5.1
The comment of @Vlad helped me get on the track. As discussed here in brazilian Portuguese, I had to:
In Terminal, type
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
restart
Note ...
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Issues with Realtek Wifi Card
I have the same adapter, and I had to install driver from https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88 to make it work:
Install dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install make gcc linux-headers-$(...
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Loki OpenGL issue with VMWare Workstation 12.5
Virtual machines aren't well supported on elementary OS, but you should be able to install Intel drivers at least. I'm not sure what errors you received that you couldn't do the install on elementary ...
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SOLVED Problem Broadcom 43142 wifi
You might have to execute iwconfig manually (the card is there but it is down):
sudo ifconfig wlp4s0 up
service network-manager restart
(Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/760075/cant-view-wifi-...
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AMD R9 390 not running games with AMDGPU
This may help:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/301897/amd-gpu-pro-on-loki-ubuntu-16-04-kernel-4-4/308584
I do believe that your card is supported by the new AMD driver, however it's not ...
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