Kubuntu 11.04 64-bit on Vostro 1500: Difference between revisions
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See [http://www.kubuntuguide.info/index.php/Natty] | |||
Wireless | ==Wireless== | ||
have <code>Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)</code>, so did as instructed at [http://adamsteinert.com/blog/?p=332]<br> (almost) | |||
<code><pre> | <code><pre> | ||
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter | |||
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer | sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer | ||
sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source | sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source | ||
</pre></code> | </pre></code> | ||
==Flash== | |||
trying [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10780658] | |||
<code><pre> | |||
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer | |||
</pre></code> | |||
==CAPS LOCK== | |||
edited <code>/etc/default/keyboard</code> to have the line <code>XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"</code> | |||
==Microphone== | |||
doesn't work (tested with skype). see [http://askubuntu.com/questions/39345/internal-mic-is-not-working-on-a-dell-studio-1558] and bug [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+source/linux/+bug/752792] (this includes patch which you can apply ... if it's not fixed soon) | |||
Latest revision as of 22:13, 17 May 2011
See [1]
Wireless
have Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), so did as instructed at [2]
(almost)
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
Flash
trying [3]
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
CAPS LOCK
edited /etc/default/keyboard to have the line XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"
Microphone
doesn't work (tested with skype). see [4] and bug [5] (this includes patch which you can apply ... if it's not fixed soon)