I keep getting this error message when ever I try to use i8kctl fan 1 1. I can easily fix it during my current session by entering in sudo modprobe i8k. If there is a way, can someone explain to me how to make it where I don't have to enter anything in, my fans start out on low? I still want to be able to control my fans. I would just like to not have to use the sudo modprobe i8k command every time I turn on my computer. I am very new to Ubuntu, so I'm sorry if I don't understand what you are talking about.  I am running Ubuntu 13.10 on a Dell Inspiron 3521.
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How can I run scripts automatically when Ubuntu starts up so I don't have to run them manually after startup?
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I'm getting this error message:  "Incorrect permission on /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1(need to setuid root)"   Due to this problem I can't download any app.
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Every once in a while an error pops up, so there's this dialogue box which asks if one would like to inform Ubuntu about it. Upon confirming, where does this report go? Can it be followed up? If it is followed up, is there a fix that is provided later? Or is there some place where the solution is provided, which one can check and sort ot out?
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Hello fellow dwellers of askubuntu, as the title says I'm having difficulties with getting Steam to run properly. I think I have the solution but I am pretty incompetent with Ubuntu (just started using it the other day) so a step by step process would be unbelievably appreciated! Here are the links to what I think possible solutions are:  [1]   [2]   I've tried googling how to preform the solutions such as changing the alias/script for steam (no idea what that is) to -no-dwrite or launching with wine Steam.exe -no-dwrite. The dwrite seems to be the issue in all this but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do anything about it.  Any useful input is what I'm hoping for but for the brave soul who feels like typing a bit more, perhaps a step-by-step list of instructions starting from downloading Steam off the official website, would be my saving grace.  If there is any more info you guys need let me know and I'll of course be happy to oblige!
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I have an old NEC Express5800/T120d server. It was operating under Windows at reasonable fan speed. I now want to use it at home with Debian, but the fans are always at full speed.  The power supply fan is at full speed. With Windows it was quiet. There is a data cable between the motherboard and the power supply. The 1 x rear + 3 x front fans are also at full speed. With Windows they were relatively quiet. Nothing into the BIOS and IPMI console about fan control. Only the current speed is displayed.  &nbsp;  I installed lm-sensors and fancontrol without success:  $ sensors-detect ... with YES answer everywhere ... Driver "coretemp":   * Chip `Intel digital thermal sensor' (confidence: 9) Driver "to-be-written":    * ISA bus, address 0xca2     Chip `IPMI BMC KCS' (confidence: 8)   So sensors-detect only see unusable devices.  &nbsp;  Nothing more with pwmconfig:  $ pwmconfig /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed   &nbsp;  I installed freeipmi / freeipmi-tools:  $ ipmi-sensors ... 29 | PSU1 Temp        | Temperature                         | 24.00      | C           | 'OK' ... 32 | FAN1             | Fan                                 | 7936.51    | RPM         | 'OK' 33 | FAN2             | Fan                                 | 933.71     | RPM         | 'At or Above (&gt;=) Upper Non-Critical Threshold' 34 | FAN3             | Fan                                 | 933.71     | RPM         | 'At or Above (&gt;=) Upper Non-Critical Threshold' 35 | FAN4             | Fan                                 | N/A        | RPM         | N/A 36 | AIRVOL1          | OEM Reserved                        | 1.31       | unspecified | 'OK' 37 | AIRVOL2          | OEM Reserved                        | 1.31       | unspecified | 'OK' ...   But I don't know how to do more than just looking at the fan speed. Most IPMI programs included into freeipmi asks for a hostname and user/password but I can not manage to understand what to enter.  &nbsp;  I also tried upmiutil and ipmitool packages without better success. They all give me the fan status but I do not understand how to configure them.
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I am getting these warnings every time I update my initramfs image(-s) with  on my Dell PowerEdge T20 server running    10.0. Is there a fix?    W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_dmc_ver1_07.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1_27.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/cnl_dmc_ver1_07.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_dmc_ver1_04.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_39.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_ver9_29.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_ver9_33.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_huc_ver02_00_1810.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_huc_ver01_07_1398.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_huc_ver01_07_1398.bin for module i915
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These errors occur while starting Ubuntu. I am dual booting Windows 8.1 with Ubuntu.  kernel panic - not syncing : fatal exception in interrupt. shutting down cpus with NMI drm_kms_helper : panic occurred, switching back to text console.  Nothing happens and Ubuntu freezes.
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I have a Asus ROG G551VW laptop and I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop, but when i try to load the installer, my laptop just freezes and its fan starts working for no reason. I have tried to install Ubuntu 14.04 on my laptop and the installation went smoothly. What should I do if I want to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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On Ubuntu I can control the frequency of my CPU. I set it at the lowest value and then the fans are really quiet.  Is it possible to do it in Windows 7 ?  EDIT: The computer is a Laptop: Sony SVT 1311
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I first installed Windows 8 Pro 64 bits OEM a few months ago. I did a clean install with the same disc and key yesterday, after installing new hardware. I remember having this very same issue with my first installation, but I am absolutely unable to remember or find what I had managed to do. I remember it wasn't one of the obvious solutions, though.  I am unable to activate Windows. In PC settings, I get "Windows cannot be activated right now. Please try again later. If the issue persists, contact your system administrator or technical support to get help." (Rough translation)  When I try to activate it through alternate methods, I get error code 0x8007007B, "The syntax of the file, directory or volume's name is incorrect." (Rough translation)  I have tried the following:   Normal method through PC settings Normal method through control panel slui 3 method (which tells me my key is correct when I type it, then an error when I try to do the activation) Running cmd as administrator and using slmgr commands
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I have recently noticed these errors on startup (they occur every startup):  Jun 29 08:07:09 MATRIX kernel: [   10.773473] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun Jun 29 08:07:09 MATRIX kernel: [   10.773876] [drm:intel_set_pch_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *ERROR* uncleared pch fifo underrun on pch transcoder A Jun 29 08:07:09 MATRIX kernel: [   10.773895] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun   What do they mean and what should I do about them?    OS Information:  Description:    Ubuntu 15.04 Release:    15.04
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I'm attempting to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 (the only version I have handy) onto my old Compaq Presario R3000 (this Ubuntu was recommended for this computer). The installation has stalled at about 60% and hasn't moved in an hour.  The message at the bottom says: Configuring bcmwl-kernal-source (i386).  I have no experience with Ubuntu (or with Linux, for that matter), coming from a strictly-Windows background). Can anyone offer some advice?
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On a colleagues computer, everytime I use a sudo command, I get this error:  sudo: must be setuid root  I tried various things mentioned on the internet, like changing the permissions to 4755 from a live cd, but even this command from a live-cd   sudo chmod 4755 /media/device/usr/bin/sudo  gives the same error.  EDIT: The colleague told me that he executed this command, god knows why :/  sudo chmod -R 777 / or sudo chmod -R 777 He isnt exactly sure.
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ACPI PCC Probe Failed is the error that pops up instead of the default GRUB loader after I updated my kernel to 3.19.  I searched around and couldn't find much information except that it is a known error and it is registered in kernel.org's launchpad . My question is, is anyone else facing it?, what are the impacts of this? And if only an update in the future can fix it, any suggestions or safety tips till then?
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I updated to Ubuntu 20.04. When I use the default terminal, everything is fine. But if try to use terminator, I cannot use sudo. I get permission denied. Again, only when using terminator.  How can I sudo from the terminator? I really would like to continue to use a terminator.  Edit: I just also noted that it cannot find make either. I guess it's all messed up. I'll try to uninstall it and install again I guess.
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Can anybody offer a working solution on how to install iNEX monitoring tool system/hardware information application on my Ubuntu 18.04? I have tried several different things from different websites. I keep getting errors. Why is this so hard? Why do I have to enter my password after every command? Can't there be an easier way? Windows does it, why can't Ubuntu and Linux do it?  I'm partially blind, and all I want to do is load a simple app to get some simple answers. I could have taken my machine apart and put it back together in the time that I've spent researching this topic and entering several lines of text for every suggestion.
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Whenever I try to do anything at all that requires my password it returns this:  u7ur7l3@ubuntu:~$ sudo sudo: /usr/lib/sudo/sudoers.so must be owned by uid 0 sudo: fatal error, unable to load plugins u7ur7l3@ubuntu:~$   So I can't install anything from the Software Center / package manager or run any commands in terminal that require my password. I can log in, but that's pretty much it.  I accidentally changed the permissions of some files, then changed some more trying to fix it :/. Now I'm completely lost as to what to do.  This is what happened when I tried to get sudo working again using pkexec:  u7ur7l3@ubuntu:~$ pkexec chown root /usr/lib/sudo/sudoers.so Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success   u7ur7l3@ubuntu:~$ sudo ls sudo: /usr/lib/sudo/sudoers.so must be owned by uid 0 sudo: fatal error, unable to load plugins   And to change permissions I was using Root Actions as a dolphin service/ plugin thing, so history doesn't show me the permission changes.  I just realized that sounds don't work at all anymore. When I go into Phonon my default settings and playback devices aren't even there. Also I don't have the option to shutdown, I can only log out or leave.