Whenever I plug in my power cord, or unplug it, the screen on my laptop goes black. I have to hold the power button down to switch it off.
Is there some kind of fix for this??
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Whenever I plug in my power cord, or unplug it, the screen on my laptop goes black. I have to hold the power button down to switch it off.
Is there some kind of fix for this??
Worked!! Wow thanks.
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I have finally got my dual boot working - I was always pure Ubuntu before but now I need Windows for work. I've even got the heat under control from my ATI chipset - better than in Windows. But...
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Found a solution!!
http://askubuntu.com/questions/96983/how-to-completely-shutdown-ati-card
put this command in a terminal
echo OFF | sudo tee /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
and my...
I have strange amd switchable hybrid graphics
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This is the problem Ubuntu boils machines with these chips alive. I have Mobility Radeon and my fingers get hot when I'm typing. My computer is not happy.
Cool
What command do I give? Is it an apt-get command in the terminal?
edit---
apt-get --purge remove <package> worked!!! thanks
Apt-get in a terminal tells me --- you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'
but I know if I do this it will try to download flash and hang (it's done this five times now)
((Actually I...
This is happenning to me with apt-get
Every time I try to use apt-get it trys to download flash, fails and dies.
How can I tell it to stop trying?
Grrr
I hace the same chips - and my computer runs hot and noisy. Is there any way to reduce the load on the poor laptop. Jupiter used to work a treat.
same problems here with an integrated web cam in a latop.
And it's easy to use. :p
Thanks for the tip!
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Actually getting a card to work can be a giant pain in the a**. The AMD, ATI Mobility Radeon card in my laptop is trying to kill itself by overheating and melting the whole computer.
I have...
If you want ffmpeg, make sure you get all the codecs that you'll need.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786095
I have the same problem when I move a window a ‘long way’, with windows floating to the top of the screen, then sticking to the status bar and expanding to full screen.
I'm sure it's possible to...
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An example for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/
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What kind of files were in there, just music, or other stuff too?
It might be a clue about what was creating the directory.
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Just my subjective experience, nothing...
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If a file of the same name already exists Simple Scan overwrites it without offering any prompt or warning.
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