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Questions tagged [dell-mini-9]

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Why does the Lubuntu minimum install say that it requires 10.7 GB of available drive space?

I have a 4GB Dell Mini 9. I used UnetBootin following the instructions at pendrivelinux.com. I have tried Xubuntu minimal install, Lubuntu minimal install, and vanilla Lubuntu, and all result in the same issue: The second screen of the install…
David LeBauer
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How can I quickly wipe everything and do a clean install

I have a Minidell with SSD from 2009. I'd like to do a quick wipe everything and clean install to give it away. What is the fastest way?
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Battery starts discharging after charge

In Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 my Dell mini 9 starts to discharge and run off of battery very soon after it is fully charged while it's still plugged into the the power adapter. If I restart it still doesn't see the AC adapter. If I shutdown and cold…
SWiT
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No Internet after reinstalling on Dell Mini 9

I had to reinstall 10.04. It had been working with no problems and then I did something. I decided that reinstalling the OS would be the easiest fix. After reinstalling I cannot access the internet. I am using a Dell Mini 9. Might I need new…
user1640
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No internet connection on Dell Mini 9 after upgrade

I upgraded initially from Karmic to Lucid and then right to Maverick (all in the same day) and since then I've not been able to get online at all. It sees the ethernet but it won't connect, and it doesn't even bother with the wifi. I have rebooted,…
ajoyfuldawn
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Problems installing adobe flash player?

Whenever I try installing something I get a error. In a terminal I always get some error. In the Software Center fails. It tells me to check my Internet connection, even when I have an Ethernet cable attached to the WI-FI router. When I try to…
Louis
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Have everything installed, edited BIOS settings (might be wrong) and I still get 'Missing operating system'?

Downloaded Ubuntu and transferred it to a usb using Unetbootin for mac. My dell mini 9, when I plug the usb in, comes up with 'missing operating system'. Not sure if I missed a step but it appears I have everything on the USB that is needed. Unless…
Louis
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How to install a wireless driver on my dell mini 9 running ubuntu 12.10 off a usb?

Not sure how to install a driver and which driver to use - or whether I could do something in terminal. I'm pretty sure there's no driver there already but I might be wrong. I'm running a dell mini 910 inspiron off of a 32gb usb with ubuntu 12.10…
Louis
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Can't find menu? I need it to connect to my wireless internet

In Ubuntu help (12.10) it just tells me to go to 'menu'. I can't find 'menu' and so therefore I can't connect to my wifi. I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 off of a usb and I don't know how to connect to the internet.
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