I have BIOS version F.05 and was still able to get into the advanced BIOS options. For reference, my DM1Z laptop was ordered in March 2011.
Also, I'd like to note that disabling "External lan...
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I have BIOS version F.05 and was still able to get into the advanced BIOS options. For reference, my DM1Z laptop was ordered in March 2011.
Also, I'd like to note that disabling "External lan...
I'm not aware of an open bug for this issue. It appears that many distributions are exhibiting the issue, so I don't know if opening an Ubuntu bug would be productive. The bug either resides in the...
I had been forgetting about the workaround from time to time, so I decided I needed something better.
You can force Ubuntu to shutdown without powering off the system, which then allows you to use...
Yes, this is definitely temporary! But it should work until the Linux kernel/Ubuntu shutdown is fixed. It's beyond my expertise - I would not expect a quick fix.
The power/battery issue mentioned by RedBlade is discussed further here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1729782
Just to re-iterate, here is what I did to get wifi working on my 32-bit...
Possible work-around. The laptop seems to properly power off if you hold the power button down for 4 seconds. So:
From within Linux, select "Reboot" instead of "Power Off".
When the system...
Yes, I can confirm this problem. Left my DM1Z on the shelf for 2 weeks and the battery drained to 0%.
Just reporting that I have everything up and running in Ubuntu 10.10 thanks to this thread.
AMD has released a new Catalyst driver. I'm running version 11.3 with no problems so far.
I thought...