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Questions tagged [samsung]

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How do I cd into mounted Samsung phone through bash

According to Gnome / Nautilus, these files reside at: mtp://[usb:001,007] But: $ cd mtp://[usb:001,007] bash: cd: mtp://[usb:001,007]: No such file or directory And df -h doesn't list it. While lsusb suggests it's there: Bus 001 Device 008: ID…
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Update Firmware of Samsung 840 Pro

I have a Samsung 840 PRO Series SSD and want to update its firmware in order to find an alternative solution for this problem. I downloaded "Samsung Magician Software for Enterprise SSD" from this page because Samsung only offers magician for…
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Make keyboard backlight work on a Samsung

I recently got a Samsung NP900X3N and I am trying to make the backlight work (with Linux Mint 18.1 and Kernel 4.10 on UEFI). I have read a lot about it and I am aware that there exist many pages on that topic, but they are all old (3+ years) and I…
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Enabling Synchronous TRIM Only

I have a Samsung PRO Series SSD. Linux deactivates Trim for this SSD because it deletes the wrong data when asynchronous Trim is used (firmware bug). Is it possible to activate synchronous Trim for it without activating asynchronous Trim, too? My…
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Recover data from broken Samsung phone

I've got an old Android phone with broken display and I'd like to get the data (in particular photos) out of it. I connected it to my computer but it did not mount automatically and mount says that "no medium found". With dmesg and lsusb I see that…
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Keyboard backlight is very dim

I have a Samsung Series 9 running Fedora. It has a backlit keyboard but even at the maximum setting, keys are not readable. The functions keys controlling the level are working, the OSD indicator pops up and looks fine, but all my online searches…
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How to enable Fn keys on Samsung 900X in Arch Linux?

The only one which works is Fn+F5 (toggle touchpad), presumably because xf86-input-synaptics is installed. Fn+F1 prints a literal plus/minus sign ("±"). Installing samsung-tools and rebooting did not help. A forum post indicates that it might have…
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How can I use Ubuntu 22.04 on a Samsung Galaxy Book 2 ( NP750XED )?

I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my Galaxy Galaxy Book 2 (NP750XED) by following the official instructions and it works perfectly until I turn the computer off. After boot, when reaching the login prompt, the system abruptly goes to sleep. I can wake up…
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Are any of the Ubuntu/Ubuntu-based distros or Fedora flavors using the kernel that fixes the bug with some Samsung SATA SSDs?

I have a Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD that seems to disppear at random times when installing or attempting to use my OS. It has happened on multiple different distros, but not on Windows. All SMART tests come back with great results. I know there is a…
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Embedded wireless DISABLED, how to enable. Fn keys? Laptop: MiniSamsung N250P/N145P Card: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100 OS:Fedora34

I made sure to check Intel's support page and download the firmware just in case the kernel didn't contain it (it did) and then I went on to apply all the usual advice for troubleshooting wifi cards that won't load. Everything looks fine, except…
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sane on Ubuntu 14-04 doesn't recognize Samsung scanner

I have a Dell-Precision 5510 laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 installed, and Samsung SCX-4729FW with combined copier+printer+scanner. Samsung is USB-connected directly to the laptop. I can print out my files from the laptop to printer, but when trying to…
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Is TRIM on Samsung 840 Pro with firmware version DXM06B0Q safe?

I updated the firmware of my Samsung 840 Pro to the newest version (DXM06B0Q). This SSD (along with many other Samsung SSDs) had a bug where it deletes arbitrary data if asynchronous TRIM is used. Can I now enable TRIM safely?
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ADB doesn't recognize a Samsung GT-I9000

I've connected the phone via USB. The phone is rooted, USB debugging is enabled and ADB has root access. The system is a vanilla Debian 8.3.0. lsusb: [...] Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04e8:685e Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9100 Phone [Galaxy S II]…
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mtp:udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.4 does not exist error

Trying to connect to a Samsung Galaxy phone in MTP mode, Konquerer or Dolphin in KDE 4.14.3 throws the following error: mtp:udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.4 Why?
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Linux distro with jodin3 preinstalled on live desktop

I was thumbing through a couple of distros and found one that had samsung and jodin3 preinstalled and on the Live desktop. Does anyone know what distro this is? I was going to reload it but lost it in the shuffle. Ultimately, I'll be flashing old…
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