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@Paolo: P08AAH is here:
http://sbuservice.samsungmobile.com/upload/BIOSUpdateItem/ITEM_20121024_754_WIN_P08AAH.exe

Let me know if you find a way of upgrading without Win7. I'm also curious to...

Paolo - sorry, I missed the specific BIOS versions; when was this new version released? I visited the Samsung support center (in Korea) earlier this year, and they updated the BIOS to the latest...

1. The BIOS upgrade is available on the Samsung web site
2. Many people did. It seems to solve the problem for a few days (or hours) and things go back to the way they were before. Search the thread...

Suspend/resume also makes the battery indicator show the correct status.

Does anybody know the command line that will 'refresh' the battery monitor to make it show the right status?

To have gnome recognize they keys, use this page:
http://jablonskis.org/2012/linux-and-samsung-series-laptop-9-fn-keys/

(Note: if you are using 900X3B make the change described at the bottom of...

Thanks Adam.

That means I will have to re-partition and install Windows just for the upgrade. What are the benefits of this BIOS update other than the lid-close? I couldn't find a changelog on the...

adampaetznick: How did you update the BIOS? Is there a way to do it from Ubuntu?

http://www.energizerpowerpacks.com/sg/products/xp18000/



Did you try the BIOS upgrade described in the ubuntu series9 page?

The answer is "it depends". Yes, 3-4 hours, but depending on what you do, could be up to 6 or down to 2.
The screen brightness is the main factor, the wifi is probably #2. The kernel tweaks and...

VGA adapter works fine on the 13" version. The hardware on the 11" is almost identical, I don't think you'll have a problem. If it's important for you, my wife has the 11", I can take it to a monitor...

Depends on your usage patterns. What can I say, I abuse my laptops. This Samsung laptop is almost completely discharged and charged twice or more every day.
That said, it probably says something...

I've been using this laptop extensively and checked the battery thing thoroughly since I fly a lot and battery life is important.

Here is what I found so far:
@tmp240: stay with 2.6.38. The 3.0.x...

Look at the battery discharge rate. I can get it down to where it uses around 7-8W with the backlight on and exactly 1W less when the keyboard backlight is off (try it: just put it near bright light...

Great thread! There is simply not enough information about Linux on the series 9 anywhere. Glad to hear experience from other users.

Does anyone have any ideas regarding battery life? I can get...