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Disk not found after running badblocks -vws

Ok so I have this one disk that is about 5 years old, Seagate. Prior to running badblocks it was it was in a striped raid array with an identical disk that apparently died. I kept this one disk ...
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How to prevent microsoft windows from running on a pc [closed]

Suggest I have a PC with either a BIOS with the commonly available options or a UEFI. Is there any way to change the settings so NO Windows NT based System will boot anymore (not even Windows PE ...
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Confirmed success with installing linux on Samsung UEFI laptop? [closed]

I am aware that the specific question and possible solution about this has been asked before: How to safely install GNU/Linux distro on a Samsung UEFI enabled laptop However what I am looking for is ...
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Control screen brightness of HP Pavillon DV 9643 EG 17 with OpenSUSE 12.2

I'm running an HP Pavillon DV 9643 EG 17 with OpenSUSE 12.2 and KDE. I don't know how to adjust the brightness of the screen. Would looking at /usr/bin/nvidia-settings help?
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AHCI on Windows if BIOS does not have the option but all hardware does support it?

Is it somehow possible to use AHCI on Windows if the BIOS does not have the option to enable it? This is a known problem especially on mid-old Laptops that have chipsets and drives that perfectly ...
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Linux on UEFI - how to reboot to bios setup screen like Windows 8 can?

No longer do we press a certain key during the boot process to reveal the BIOS – instead, an option to access the BIOS is located in Windows 8’s boot options menu... If you’re just here to access ...
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How to change DMI information in Linux

As above, I can get the DMI information using dmidecode and smbios but how do I change this information? I know I can change some dmi using smbios-sys-info --service-tag --set= but when I do this ...
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BIOS not booting from hard disk, Ubuntu CD boot to hard disk works

After copying my Ubuntu installation from one disk to another (copy, update fstab, update-grub, grub-install /dev/sda1), the Ubuntu CD option boots from the first hard disk (localboot 0x80) – it boots ...
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ACPI events delayed or not logged in Linux

I have a samsung ultrabook (NP530U3C) that is not working good with ACPI events: lot of ACPI events randomly stop to be logged on kernel messages either in acpid logging. the lid closing is ever ...
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What are the functions of the BIOS while the operating system is running?

I always wondered whether the BIOS (apart from conducting POST, starting the bootloader and passing control to the OS after one presses the power button) has any purpose or function while the ...
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What can cause Linux installation via USB to fail on modern nettop?

I have a freshly unboxed Lenovo Ideacentre Q180, it ships with FreeDos so I'm trying to install Linux (XBMCbuntu ideally, but any distro will do for now). I have used UNetbootin to make a bootable ...
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Fedora Installation with software repository in DVD does not work

I bought a new assembled PC with processor as Core-i3(2120) and Intel H61 motherboard and was trying to install Fedora 16 from a DVD. This DVD contains all the packages so that installation does not ...
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Boot from CD on Inspiron 7500

I recently acquired an old Dell Inspiron 7500. It has Windows XP installed on it currently and is super slow. So I decided to install Linux on the machine, but I have failed over and over. I have ...
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Why boot fails with bios SATA Mode as AHCI?

In a nutshell, I am trying to figure out for some Jetway engineers and myself, why the custom bios they made me does not allow SATA devices to boot in AHCI mode. Obviously, this is difficult to ask ...
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Updating BIOS for Linux

Does anyone know a reliable guide to reinstall or update BIOS from flash drive having a computer running under Linux OS?
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Macbook (refit triple boot) always in powersaving mode under linux, is it the bios?

I have a macbook pro with a triple boot with refit and mac/debian/win7, It worked fine for a while. But now, when I'm in the refit menu or on debian, the screen is always on power-saving mode (like ...
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Linux error when resume from RAM

The last two times that I have resumed my laptop from sleep, it has hung and given me this set of errors: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting ...
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Computer without Graphic Card, Asus P8P67

I'm having some requirement to built a computer without Graphic Card (no inboard, no external, nothing). The OS installation (Linux) and setup will use an external Graphic Card for sure, but after ...
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NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-280.13.run screwed up my sound

I just installed nVidia GT440 w/ NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-280.13.run driver on my Scientific Linux on two of my workstation and one of workstation sound disappeared. Both workstations are identical though ...
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JMicro Ethernet Card Error 10

I have an ASUS K52JR notebook, Windows 7 / X64. Everything was fine, but sometimes the Windows crashed (blue screen). Then I made a BIOS update on the machine. Because I used WiFi and mobile stick in ...
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Bios modification from Linux

I am using LFS . Is it possible to modify the BIOS settings/parameters from Linux, either in GUI or in Command-line Interface ?
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BIOS updates and flashing with new Motherboard in Linux

I'm thinking of buying a new motherboard for my desktop. I've chosen a model and I've read some reviews on it. A couple of the reviews talk about BIOS updating/flashing and stuff like that. As a ...
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My computer has suddenly become unstable, unable to login and screen is patch green on freezes

my computer has suddenly become unstable. I run ubuntu 10.10 and the computer setup has ran well for ages. However, about 10 minuets ago that computer has become extremely unstable. I was just about ...
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Phoenix BIOS 2-3-4-3 beeps at startup

I looked at this site http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm and it said that it corresponds to Display non-disposable segments. What does that mean? I am experiencing frequent computer freezes due to ...
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Boot Linux USB Drive From USB Floppy

I have a USB drive on which I want to install Arch Linux (using the installer, not unetbootin or something similar, as I want the drive to be persistent.) The computer from which I want to boot this ...
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Why am I getting a disk boot failure when I try to install Ubuntu?

I'm encountering boot failure while trying to install a Linux distro from a CD. I'm using an older PC; here are its specs: HP Pavilion 2.66GHz, 512MB RAM with a BIOS revision of 6/30/2003 I ...
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How can one create a bootable Linux USB key that works on Mac (Intel 64 bit CPU) hardware?

I'm trying to create a bootable USB key with Linux (debian) and that can be booted on Macintel hardware. I have read that MAC's EFI can only boot GPT GUID formatted disks. I'm desperately trying to ...
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cdrom drive doesn't work on laptop

UPDATE: I bought a new CDROM drive, as recommended by HP. It still doesn't work. I can open and close it now; so that's changed. But it still doesn't appear as a drive, and I can't use it. Any ...
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PC only boots from Linux-based media and won't boot from DOS-based media

I have this problem where the PC only seems to boot from a floppy disk or CD if it was created as a Linux-based bootable media. If it was created as a DOS-based bootable media the system just freezes ...
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How can I make my PCI-E graphics card visible to Ubuntu when the motherboard has integrated graphics?

I have a Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard with integrated graphics that shows up on lspci as an ATI Radeon 2100. I also bought a PCI-Express Nvidia graphics card so I could use the VDPAU feature on ...
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BIOS password and hardware clock problems

I have HP 6730b lap top. I've bought it used and installed (Gentoo) linux on it. BIOS is protected with password, and guy I bought it from said "I've tweaked BIOS from Windows program, it never asked ...
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Change Linux Console's Default Monitor

Is there any way to specify which monitor the console is displayed on in Linux? Details: I have a 3 monitor setup with 2 video cards. When I boot the computer, the BIOS displays on the PCI graphics ...
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My BIOS datetime is resetting to 2002, what should I do?

I bought my PC brand new in mid-2006. I'm currently dual booting Win XP 32 bits and Ubuntu Karmic Desktop. Over the last few days, when I boot up my computer, it tells me that my BIOS time is not ...
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BIOS corrupted? How to proceed? Acer Travelmate 290

I have a older ACER Travelmate 290 (manufactured in 2002 or 2003), which I recently tried to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10. After doing the upgrade process it appeared as if I had a problem with my x server ...
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Unable to boot - BIOS Corrupted ?? How do I flash/reset BIOS? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: BIOS corrupted? How to proceed? Acer Travelmate 290 I have a older ACER Travelmate 290 (manufactured in 2002 or 2003), which I recently tried to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10. ...
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Update BIOS on Dell with Linux with no floppy drive, when firmware is not in the firmware-tools repository

I'd like to update my BIOS on my Dell Studio XPS 1340. I have the .exe file for installing it with Windows, but I don't have Windows installed on this computer. I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.04 ...
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Booting from USB when BIOS doesn't support it?

I'm pretty sure my BIOS doesn't support booting from a flash drive. I know my flash drive is bootable and already has installed Ubuntu on it. Is there any way to get my computer to boot from the flash ...