General questions about hardware under Linux/Unix. Use a more specific tag if applicable.
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Any relatively new binary distro causes kernel panics
I'm having trouble using any relatively new binary distro on this machine. The last binary distro to work without issue was Ubuntu 8.04. I'm currently using Gentoo with the latest 3.2.1 kernel and ...
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How to detect a possible hardware error?
I'm running Debian Wheezy on a HP Pavilion dv7 laptop and it freezes every now and then, requiring a reboot. One time it didn't even load the operating system, but it wasn't I who was using it so I ...
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Why Nmap fragmented scan on Linux is only working from virtual environment?
OLD QUESTION AND TITLE (Look further down for the updated question):
Why Nmap fragmented scan is only working on Backtrack?
I spent quite a few hours today trying to capture and study some ...
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azap from LinuxTV dvb-apps strange signal behavior with Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q
What I want to do
I have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q USB-TV-Stick. I want to use this stick to successively tune to and read in a certain live TV stream.
What I do
I trigger a scan and save the scan ...
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Can I use a parallel port as a CUPS input device?
I have an old piece of a hardware that does diagnostics on medical equipment. It prints out results over a parallel port. Is there any way to have CUPS accept jobs from a parallel port and redirect ...
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Kernel does not detect Hardware / Software or Hardware fault
I've got more of a basic question for you:
My linux kernel (I tried several here from stock 2.6, 3.2 and 3.5 as well as a custom 3.7.3 one) does not detect my synaptics touchpad - or I'am too dumb ...
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Which system configuration setting(s) on HP Compaq dc5750 need to be changed if “running Unix”?
HP Compaq dc5750 small form factor Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz 2GB 160GB
On starting the system it displayed this message:
If you are running Unix, you need to configure your system using the ...
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Physical Terminal (DEC VT220) issues with ZSH
I recently purchased a VT220 and all the hardware necessary to hook it to my macbook pro. After several hours of fiddling I got it working with a shell - my only problem is my shell of choice, ZSH, ...
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Music Server for WLAN-Speakers
There are several systems with WLAN-Speakers for sale. Most of them consist of several Boxes with WLAN-Recievers and a WLAN-Router/Storage-Device to spread the
sound information. The WLAN-Speakers ...
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Is there any ARM platform for which high resolution timers are available in mainline (unpatched) kernels?
I currently have some projects using a TS-7400 board, which has a Cirrus Logic EP9302 ARM9 processor. Some of my applications require a 1ms periodic timer, so after lots of struggling I found these ...
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Fprintd - How to customize
I'm making a system based on web technologies, which means that my interaction with hardware is very limited (keyboard/mouse).
I would like to modify/write some code/driver that makes my fingerprint ...
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Hardware problem after fresh Linux Mint install
I've installed Linux Mint, Mate 64bit on my machine.
My configuration:
Desktop PC HP Pro 3400 Series MT
Processor: Intel Core i3 2120 @3.30GHz
Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge
Graphic Interface: ...
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Understanding different fields of output of sensors
Here's the output of sensors command:
thinkpad-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1: 3414 RPM
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +50.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
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Fedora 14 touchpad issue
I have an HP 3031-et series laptop. My hardware is:
Intel i5 460M 3 GB DDR3 RAM
Graphic Cards: ATI READON 5650 HD and Intel HD Graphic
I installed Fedora 14 on my hardware, and after installation ...
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Fedora 14 graphics issue
I have an HP 3031-et series laptop. My hardware is:
Intel i5 460M 3 GB DDR3 RAM
Graphic Cards: ATI Radeon 5650 HD and Intel HD Graphics
I installed Fedora 14 on my hardware, and after installation ...
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Fixing ssd card filesystem
While transferring media, my sansa was disconnected due to cable issue, and now I cannot remove the broken folders from the ssd card in windows. Format did not work, so I've decided to solve it quite ...
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Ubuntu 10.0.04 Microsoft mouse “extended functions” not recognized
Related to a question still answered:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/240176/mapping-microsoft-mobile-mouse-4000-back-thumb-button
I have a Microsoft-Explorer-Mini-Mouse (which happens to be a good ...
