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/dev/mem: mmap: Operation not permitted: Using dmidecode
I am trying to get my BIOS firmware version, and memory info using dmidecode. I am connected to the server through ssh as a root user. We recently just started moving our servers from Debian 6.0, to ...
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Computer missing firmware?
I have an iMac G5 that I'm looking to install Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc, and release of Ubuntu on to. Whenever I try to install any version (I've only tried 12.04 and above), I install the OS without ...
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How to solve linux-firmware package upgrade problem?
If I do an apt-get upgrade I get the following error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-...
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Error while dumping ethernet network card BIOS's ROM - RTL8111/8168b
Using this tutorial "Using the PCI sysfs interface to dump the Video BIOS ROM" I tried to repeat the steps for dumping BIOS ROM from the network card.
My network card is:
$ lspci
[snip]
03:00.0 ...
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12.04 Wireless Internet missing firmware
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Compaq Pesario V2000, however, I am missing te appropriate firmware for wireless access. I am somewhat of a noob to Ubuntu so semi-detail instructions would be ...
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Installer says I'd need a wireless firmware, but WLAN works without it out of the box
While installing 12.04.01 (Alternate) on a netbook (Samsung N150Plus), Ubuntu informed me that I'd need the firmware brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw. I skipped this step.
If I understand this page correctly, the ...
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WIFI problem - it says firmware missing - Ubuntu version 12.04 desktop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get a Broadcom BCM43XX working?
The following is the output of lspci from a terminal:
00:00.0 Host bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Host Bridge (rev b1)
00:00.1 RAM ...
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Wireless network says no firmware and so I can't connect to the Internet
I am running 12.04 LTS alongside Windows 7. When I boot into Ubuntu, it says that there is no firmware for a wireless network, and it shows "no wireless network" and I can't connect to the Internet. ...
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Where do I get the "ucode" firmware for the Intel Centrino 6205 wireless adapter?
Anyone knows where can I find the iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-6.ucode firmware?
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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 tuner firmware to work in 12.04 Mythubuntu?
I have a HTPC running 10.10 and am trying to get the firmware. I have tried the downloads from www.kernellabs.com and instructions from http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200 for ...
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B43 Device Firmware Error - 12.04 Installation
Trying to install Ubuntu and I get this error. Really have no idea what to do. I tried to go the website it listed but I couldn't find anything close to what I have in this system. I'm guessing I ...
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How to update Firmware for different Hardware
Today I bought a webcam that is actually the first I know that has a firmware update (Did not even know that was possible/needed for a webcam). It got me thinking on how, for example I can update my ...
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