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Hi internalrage: Although I really enjoy perusing countless screensavers, the xscreensaver program seems a bit buggy, so not sure I will keep unless things smooth out. For example, I checked and then unchecked "lock screen" and yet, sometimes I still need to wait a bit before waking and st...

Hi internalrage: Although I really enjoy perusing countless screensavers, the xscreensaver program seems a bit buggy, so not sure I will keep unless things smooth out. For example, I checked and then unchecked "lock screen" and yet, sometimes I still need to wait a bit before waking and st...

JiroOner: Being a relative newbie, I was actually trying to install packages in the beginning without going online and just having my Mint 13 MATE DVD in the drive, thinking most package elements were on the DVD. Figured it out pretty quickly. So, be sure you are online. You need to provide more inf...

chan15: On MATE, right click on desktop panel >> add to panel >> Inhibit Applet Click on Inhibit Applet to stop sleep and power-cycling-down actions. (I have been using this fix until I can figure out why my screen brightness and power cycle keep reverting back to some kind of "norm" I pro...

Hi ma66mus: The following links provided information which enabled me to hibernate and suspend my ASUS U56E and wake from either mode, successfully... http://thecodecentral.com/2011/01/18/fix-ubuntu-10-10-suspendhibernate-not-working-bug https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/power-hibernate.html...

I was able to get my ASUS U56E to hibernate by using the methods inherent in xenopeek's reply (read the link he provided). That is, I type in terminal: sudo pm-hibernate, then provide my password. Works fine. The link also tells you how to program "hibernate" into your graphic options. My ...

srs5694... Wow...thank you so much for the fast reply and taking time to write a clear, concise explanation for what is happening. From you I received more comprehensive information than expected, and appreciate very much. I learned something new today. Finally I can put to rest the lingering feelin...

:? Why do my computer directories, both in Linux 13 MATE and Windows 7 OS's (and GParted) indicate only 600GB total space, when my computer actually has 640GB? The computer advertised as 640GB, so when I first explored and saw a total of "600 GB," I thought there was false advertising, but...

OK... now I am able to kick in the Menu with just one tap of the Super_L/Windows key. Seems as if changing the Menu Preference, then logging out, then logging back in, as previously suggested, did the trick. Thought I had tried all these steps before but... :?: Anyway, glad the button works with one...

Hello laserman2431... My ASUS is different than yours (U56E), and my wireless is Intel Centrino 6150, not Atheros like yours. (Correction: My ethernet network device is Atheros 1000M.) I am not a Linux coder (maybe someday :) ), so basically cannot decipher your terminal info at this point, but the ...

I have Mint 13 Mate, and my mintmenu hotkey also worked at first, and then, not. :? Used Monsta's solution, above, involving python-keyring. Now, even though the command is <Control>Super_L, I need to press Ctrl+Super_L+Super_L (the last twice). Then, I can clear mintmenu by pressing Super_L once. T...

Hi oobetimer... Finally getting back to you w/ results of your suggestion after returning home. I was still troubleshooting the wireless issue, which popped up after installing updates, and checking results at the local library where there is WiFi. Your suggestions to sudo service network-manager st...

Dear updatedb: Just searched out this link :idea: : http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=intel+centrino+n+6230 which hopefully leads you to the answer and solution you can use. The originating site - http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org - really helped me to finally conne...

rwgraves: Recently read your post with interest as I also have an ASUS U56E. I eventually solved my wireless issue with terminal commands: rmmod iwlwifi modprobe iwlwifi bt_coex_active=0 (Needed to add sudo before every command.) I made permanent by going into or creating this file: sudo pluma /etc/...

I am in a city where there is WiFi and trying to catch up on updates, etc., because I generally use dialup where I live, in rural area. After Level 1 and 2 updates, everything seemed to be fine. I had also just downloaded Chrome. Waited awhile to update Level 3 updates, because there were so many li...

Hello Teaker1s... I am a newbie to the forums and relatively, to Mint, the first Linux distro I have used. Interesting to read your comments. Recently I installed Mint Maya Mate and am still setting up my system, and have found quite a few solutions to technical issues through the Ubuntu forums such...

Hi Ander111... Just researching the suspend/hibernation issue at this moment, as I also have problems with these functions although different from yours. Recently installed Mint Maya 13 Mate and my ASUS does not have hibernate function at all and suspend gets stuck. Am just about to try out these so...

Started over this morning, as I did a reinstall of Mint Maya, just to clean up all the experimentation w/ Mate from last week. Reconfigured pppconfig successfully without dealing w/ dnmasq (see above). So, if you are using dialup with Maya Mate, go into terminal and complete "sudo pppconfig&quo...

Three days ago I got online! :D After changing, resetting, trying different settings for various Mint/Gnome files, my pppconfig access to dialup started to work using pon/poff method in the terminal. Unfortunately, I cannot pinpoint the exact changes which made everything good to go because in my bl...

Hi CliffP... I am basically a Linux newbie, too, and just wanted to say hello to someone who lives in the Rocky Mountain area where I spent all my childhood summers. My mother grew up in Park City, way before Robert Redford discovered the town for Sundance, or way before there was any high class ski...