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After attempting to update via 'ubuntu software' app my Dell docking station is extremely unreliable and connects/disconnects rapidly

After attempting to update via the GUI Ubuntu software app, my docking station is so unreliable I can't use it. It sometimes randomly works, I can't tell if there is a pattern for when. When I plug in ...
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Touchpad is suddenly not working

So today my touchpad suddenly stopped working. I can't move the cursor and can't scroll, however clicking with the dedicated buttons works. I've updated linux-firmware, however the problem didn't ...
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Missing linux firmware (ubuntu 20.04)

When I ran sudo apt upgrade the last time, there appeared the following warnings: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-41-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/...
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Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210 on Live Ubuntu 20.04

on my notebook, I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 and after fixing the WiFi issue that persists with the Intel Wi-Fi AX210 (according to this answer), everything works fine on the network side. However, I ...
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Firmware problem: iwlwifi not working

since yesterday I'm facing the problem that I can't use W-LAN or Bluetooth with my Laptop device. I was running several commands from other threads (see below), but none was helping. At the end I ...
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Firmware update on Dell Precision 5510 fails

Previous firmware updates have worked, but this latest one (1.17.0) is giving me issues. In Discover, it first shows me a message about a checksum failure, but doesn't crash. Available updates ...
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Issues with iwlwifi drivers on fresh 20.04 install

I recently got a Thinkpad P14s, since I saw it was Ubuntu Certified hardware. Install of 20.04 went fine, but I do not seem to have a wifi option in network settings. Following some other posts I have ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 linux-firmware install error (mkinitramfs failure)

A while back I installed updates via the GUI updater, and got an error, something similar to linux-firmware post-install script failure. Honestly, I was just happy that the box still booted normally ...
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Bluetooth won't connect to device (firmware patch file not found)

I bought an Bluetooth adapter that says it is Linux compatible. The Bluetooth rune shows in the tool bar I open the Bluetooth devices window via the rune and it shows the device I wish to connect to. ...
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Computer restarts when fading into blank screen or suspending

I just installed Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 today in my Toshiba Satellite L50-B. I noticed that the computer restarts either when idling for a few minutes, which would supposedly lead to a blank screen, or ...
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What does "Memory unclaimed" mean in lshw output?

I just did fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 (completely overwrote previous install). Then installed all of the firmware / software updates. Then I ran sudo lshw -c memory, which showed *-memory UNCLAIMED ...
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Asrock Firmware Update slowed down Ubuntu boot

I updated my ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming4 Board to the latest Firmware as it is described on their homepage. After that my Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS takes a lot more time to boot: ➜ ~ systemd-analyze time ...
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bluetooth on ubuntu 20.04 LTS

I have ubuntu 20 lst installed and bluetooth only works from the laptop to the mobile. when trying to send a file from the mobile, it says sending error. sudo dmesg | grep -i blue [ 1.909755] usb ...
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Killer WiFi 6 AX1650 in Ubuntu Doesn't work at Gigabit

I installed ubuntu 20 on my xps13 9300. Even though wifi works I noticed the file copy speed to my NAS is capping out around 7MBps. I installed killer drivers as described in https://support....
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Intel AX201 detected as AC9462. WIFI connectivity problems

After a fresh ubuntu 20.04 install I'm seeing lower than usual wifi speeds. My laptop is an Acer A515-54g equipped with a WIFI 6 Intel AX201 card, but the system reports it as a AC9462 and seems to ...
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