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I have an Asus u56e laptop running dual boot setup, Windows 7 and 12.04. I had Windows 7 first. I was wondering what's the easiest way possible to erase/format my drive (500GB) so that it deletes Ubuntu and Windows 7 so I can reinstall 12.04 onto my whole drive? Does the Ubuntu Live CD help make this…
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I'm using 12.04 beta. Today I was prompted to install some updates, which I did, followed by a reboot. On reboot, X starts, but all I see is a single dialog window in the middle of the screen…
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I have seen in some version of Ubuntu that instead of making a huge change to update to the latest kernel, they take some of the good stuff out of it, for the sake of stability and put it on a previous version.
In this case, kernel 3.3 has seen some very good power management enhancements that are…
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My Wired PS/2 keyboard and mouse do not work in 12.04, either in a fresh install or from the Live CD. A USB keyboard and mouse will work. The PS/2 keyboard and mouse will work using the same hardware and a fresh 10.04 Ubuntu install or a fresh Windows 7 install. The motherboard is a Foxconn D270S…
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I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 two days ago. Or at least I thought it was 12.04, but actually 12.04.1. Now I'm having errors popping up from the grub loader. Error: no video mode activated which was apparently resolved in this bug# 699802. However these workarounds are for 11.xx…
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I'm having a serious problem with my computer; I think I've narrowed it down to the motherboard, but I'd like a second opinion before I spend the money.
Before I moved into my new apartment, my desktop was working fine; now, it just won't work. It will turn on, the fans will spin up, lights come…
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Vista machine:
When I switch users I get a black screen for 30+ seconds.
Doesn't seem to matter who is logged in. Delay happens when I click "switch user" but not when I lock the screen and log back in as same user.
Specs:
Windows Vista 64-bit;
HP pavilion dv9710t laptop;
17" screen (best guess is…
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i opened my application after i am not doing any kind of operation i leave the mobile 5 min after 5 min when i touch the my application it is showing black screen.is there any way to avoid this idle state
Thanks in advance
Aswan
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I upgraded from 13.04 to 13.10 and I can boot to the unity-greeter and login just fine, but after login I just get a black screen with a cursor. I have tried following
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver
and the manual install of the…
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My xubuntu 12.04 has worked flawlessly since install in September. However, lately I randomly have the following boot issue :
The computer boots to grub, and after choosing xubuntu either boots normally or boots to a black screen.
Here are some observations I have made :
The black screen seems…
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