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How to set the laptop screen brightness programatically?
I'm currently migrating to openbox without gnome session. In unity i can use the vendor keys to set the screen brightness, but in openbox I'm on my own.
/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness ...
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When replacing a laptop screen, can only the right OEM screens be used?
Suppose we try to install a screen of the wrong brand (e.g. one that is smaller or equal to the correct size). Suppose further that we somehow beat the mechanical/physical connection aspect of it into ...
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3D Laptop Monitors
The laptop* I'm currently considering buying is only available with a 3D screen. I plan to use this machine for nothing more than software development and some web browsing.
My question is, is there ...
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Brightness Issues with Laptop Screen [closed]
I had my laptop's screen replaced by a very popular computer store a few months back due to my old screen not working. There was a mis-communication in regards to price, so they honored the price ...
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Do I need a new video cable when upgrading my laptop screen to a higher resolution?
My Acer AS7750G-6662 has an LP173WD1(TL)(A3) 1600x900 screen, and I was considering upgrading to 1920x1200. It looks like the video card should support that resolution.
I got help to determine a ...
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How do I connect a webcam from a laptop to another computer? [closed]
I was disassembling my old laptop (asus, circa 2004) and (so far) have removed the webcam and monitor from it.
I'd like to use them for some fun projects (maybe connecting them to a raspberry pi ...
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Strange laptop LCD failure
Last week, my laptop display unexpectedly decided to go haywire while it was switching graphic cards (going from ATI Radeon to Intel GMA). Now the image is displayed "right-to-left" instead of the ...
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Laptop screen keeps switching off
Laptop screen keeps switching off, so I have plugged in a monitor which has been working fine. I tried to start the laptop screen which I did yesterday but somehow I think I have made the laptop ...
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Half of the screen is black
I was playing chicken invaders, suddenly the screen flashed and it made the game quit. Now the screen looks like this:
Half of the screen is black, nothing can be done from display menu, it shows ...
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Will a laptop work in temperatures below freezing point?
My employer needs me to do some field work that will take place outside in temperatures up to -20C. I will use 2 Dell laptops, 1 Acer netbook and 1 Samsung netbook.
The laptops will be started and ...
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Which laptops use the same displays as MacBooks? [closed]
In reviews, Apple's MacBooks always get very good ratings for their displays. As far as I know Apple uses LG and Samsung displays for most of their products.
How can I find out which displays the ...
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Thinkpad T60 display has suddenly gone dim
I have an IBM Thinkpad T60 2007 laptop with a 14-inch 1024x768 screen. Some time ago on one occasion I turned it on, Windows booted without any problems, but in the exact moment I plugged in my webcam ...
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Laptop screen brightness doesn't change when i change it using windows power options
I have a Hasee FU505 laptop it came with a Linux Red flag OS, i removed the Linux and installed a Windows seven instead, the Hasee website provide drivers only for windows vista, i downloaded these ...
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HP Laptop - Black screen when turned on everything else is working
I have HP Pavilion DV4T-2100 model running windows 7. Today when I turn it on I got black screen and it is not showing anything at all. Everything else is working. I can hear fan noise, LEDs lights ...
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best website that help me buying motherboard and/or graphics chip [closed]
can you somebody suggest me websites/vendors that could help me purchase motherboard and/or graphics chip.
Actually my laptop display has gone and hence my PC service center suggest to either go for ...
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Are there any compatibility issues with 3D enabled grahics cards and big screen TVs?
I am looking at maybe getting a big screen TV for the sole purpose of gaming and am willing to drop $1k+. Time to bust out the ol' Best Buy cedit card (love the interest rate). However, I feel that I ...
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VAIO VPC-SA with i915 driver display blink/noise
I have a VAIO VPC-SA laptop, with an Ubuntu 11.4 installed.
The problem lies in the strange screen blinking/noise which is mostly
noticeable in grey gradients and causes eyes fatigue and pain after
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Dell Vostro 2510 Screen Brightness adjustment gone after re-install
I wiped XP off my laptop and installed Windows 7. It is beautiful!
But, I have now lost a number of adjustment settings, most importantly the ability to press Fn + Up and Down arrows to adjust ...
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blurry text and images in Dell studio laptop
I have Dell studio laptop 1558. When I use IE or Chrome to browse internet, I see the texts and images blurry. However, the texts in windows explorer is sharp. I am using windows 7 home edition. The ...
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What kind of laptop can handle extremely harsh conditions? [closed]
A friend of mine does animal research in the rainforest. She wants to show videos to animals and analyze their behavior. She is looking into laptops or convertible tablets to use there.
The most ...
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Compaq Presario CQ40 Hardware Problem
i have this Compaq Presario CQ40 Laptop and when i turned on the machine, it shows no display, it seems no interaction with the monitor. And there's a led that continuously blinking 4 times then pause ...
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Laptop screen won't turn on
Sometimes when I press the power button, the laptop screen won't turn on. After trying on/off a few times with power button, I give it a few hard punches on its back, and then it eventually turns on! ...
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Wireless VGA adapter
Is there such a thing as a wireless VGA adapter that does not need drivers or software. This would need to be connected to a TV from a laptop and display the desktop. Effectively it would be like a ...
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How can I run my HP Pavillion dv4000 laptop with VGA output only (using Win XP)?
I'd like to use my old HP Pavillion dv4000 laptop as a media server by connecting it to a large monitor but I don't really want to have the laptop screen showing output.
The screen properties dialog ...
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Can Only Extend to External Monitor
I am trying to figure out how to make my external monitor the default display. I am able to connect the laptop with VGA to the monitor and extend display. But when I try to show desktop only on ...
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How can we increase secondary screen resolution from 1280x 800 to 1920x1080 for an LCD TV?
My company had a 42" LCD TV with softward to connect a laptop for projection of images onto the TV. Our company laptops all have native screen resolution of 1280x800. We recently purchased a 55" LCD ...
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Screen flicks in MSI CR420
I bought MSI CR420. It came with DOS. I installed win7 ultimate in it. Then installed the graphics driver (intel GMA HD) and after that it started showing some lines on my lapy's screen. I thought it ...
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horizontal lines on laptop display
This laptop is not even 1 month old. Why am I seeing horizontal lines on the display? Is it normal?
I'm using it for more than 6 hours a day.
The gray horizontal line shows up immediately after ...
