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    [ubuntu] Re: Macbook wireless not working 12.04.3

    I'd really like to get this fixed. I have to reconnect to wifi several times a day and I hate having to wait 5 minutes to connect.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Macbook wireless not working 12.04.3

    Did you read through that thread? The OP settled for a fix that is really a workaround. I've had this work before, I don't know what's wrong now.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Macbook wireless not working 12.04.3

    I really need some help.
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04.3 wireless not working.

    Anyone?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Broadcom BCM4312 / HP Pavilion DV-6000

    Well I'm glad I could help you and that you're able to try ubuntu now!

    You can mark your thread solved to help other people find the solution by going to your first post and clicking thread tools...
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    [ubuntu] Re: MacBook with no wifi

    I'm pretty sure that macbooks need special b43 firmware for some reason. Even by using the correct firmware, I've tried all of them, I can't get mine to work. I have a thread open right now too.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Broadcom BCM4312 / HP Pavilion DV-6000

    Okay so the linux wireless site is back up http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43.

    And it says that you do need the low power version, so lets start over.



    sudo apt-get purge...
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    [ubuntu] Re: I cannot connect my HP Pavilion to the Internet wirelessly

    So I'm having trouble connecting to the official kernel wireless site. wireless.kernel.org

    But I think your card does need the b43 driver. If not we can change that later, but for now let's see if...
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    [ubuntu] Re: I cannot connect my HP Pavilion to the Internet wirelessly

    Okay, firstly, I'm sorry te hear about your misfortune. Second, welcome to the community. And third, let's se if we can help.

    When you use the sudo command you will be prompted for your password,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04.3 wireless not working.

    This actually doesn't work. It looks like it works at first, but every time I want to connect to a network I have to try to connect to some hidden network before any will appear, which is wrong. Does...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04.3 wireless not working.

    Interestingly enough, I can only connect to a network if I try connecting to it being hidden..
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    [ubuntu] Macbook wireless not working 12.04.3

    I just installed 12.04.3 on my macbook, but I can't get the wireless working.


    lspci -vnn | grep -i network
    03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Low Low Low Spped on Dell inspiron 6400

    I did an install on an old computer of mine that had similar specifications and also originally ran XP. I found LXDE to be the best desktop environment for me. With so little RAM you can't let it get...
  14. [ubuntu] Re: How do I perform a backup of and restore /etc/sudoers file?

    No problem! Glad to help!

    Kopkins
  15. [ubuntu] Re: How do I perform a backup of and restore /etc/sudoers file?

    Fairly easy. Just do it from command line.

    Open terminal.

    Use the 'sudo' command. This lets you use the administrative privileges.

    Use the copy command
    'cp /file/to/copy/...
  16. Thread: Password woes

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    Re: Password woes

    Without a password or with a simple password your computer could become extremely vulnerable. If you went to a public network someone could easily browse computers on the network and when they try to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: question about grub and EFI?

    It's likely that SL didn't use OS_Prober to detect other OSes. Ubuntu DOES do this by default, but maybe when you installed it, it didn't overwrite the SL Grub correctly. If you had chrooted into...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems installing ubuntu 13 among win8

    Microsoft did a pretty good job making sure that it is very difficult to use any operating system but Windows with Windows 8. Lots of things got added that make it much more troublesome to try to get...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems installing ubuntu 13 among win8

    I did some digging on the Y500 and it seems that people have problems with grub. An easy fix is to use syslinux instead of grub. That will probably be the most straightforward solution. You will...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Transferring Ubuntu to another machine

    Once you install onto the desktop you can just take your files in /home and switch them over to the desktop. Or use ubuntuone backup to sync the files that way, just so you have all your documents.
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    Re: Windows in a VM

    It will not be exactly like a native install. By running it in a VM you have to share your system resources. So to use Windows, Ubuntu will have to be running. That mean that memory and CPU cycles...
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    [ubuntu] Re: WiFi signal strength display please ?

    You can use conky. You can install it via command line with sudo apt-get install conky or through the software center.

    Here's a copy of my conky config which will display the wifi quality near...
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    Re: NDiswrapper Build (?) Crash

    Do you use ndiswrapper?

    Which wireless card do you have?

    Kopkins
  24. Thread: Audio Issue

    by Kopkins
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    [lubuntu] Re: Audio Issue

    try running `alsamixer` from the command line and see if anything is muted?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Cant read partition in Windows

    Have you checked that it is actually formatted correctly?
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