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Just delete everything that already exists and use the xorg.conf I gave you. Then, we'll look at the log and hopefully see what happens when radeon...

Nouveau should work out of the box, and if it doesn't, you should file a bug. What version of Ubuntu are you running? Oh, and you might have borked...

No. Just forget about fglrx/Catalyst. It's not going to work on modern distros. Okay, so xorg is using fbdev. Weird. What happens when you use...

Yeah, that's what I had in mind. I wasn't aware that you removed the open-source driver because I skimmed through the part where you were spinning...

So if you have Intel graphics, why are you trying to install Nvidia's graphics driver? The only thing I can think of is that you have hybrid/Optimus...

gnome-alsamixer is just alsamixer with a fancier GUI. Regular alsamixer works fine: alsamixer I'm guessing this is you:...

Sounds like it could very well be: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1169984 Try the workaround:...

(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0) Did you remove the xserver-xorg-video-radeon package when you were screwing around with...

Post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log Note that glxgears is not a benchmark, and it will always give you 60fps since it uses vsync nowadays.

Rhythmbox has been updated to use gstreamer1.0, while the apps you list as problematic use gstreamer0.10. See if this helps: sudo apt-get install...

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1169984

Just to mention it, that Adaptec card claims to be functional/compatible with regular 32-bit PCI slots, but it probably won't give you the speed...

dmidecode is useful... the "-t slot" option will help whittle the output to the part you're interested in. sudo dmidecode sudo dmidecode -t slot ...

Nonsense! I'm still running Ubuntu 8.04 because I need Catalyst 9-3 to play gamez on my Radeon X600. Everyone else should be held back too!

Probably because it's a lot easier just to tell people that they can't use 12.04.2 with the legacy driver. Quite frankly, I'm not sure the commands...

Xubuntu. Lubuntu/lxde will be even lighter, but more sparse than Xubuntu. You can probably run Ubuntu/Unity okay, but it will take more battery...

Probably overheating, especially if that site uses Flash plugin to play video. Monitor your CPU temp...

snd-hda-intel is the correct driver. Most devices conform to this standard nowadays: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_High_Definition_Audio If...

Intel cards will also be listed as 'Unknown' until user installs mesa-utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/946620

Yeah, I've seen a few other radeon users struggle with that issue. If you hit it again, it would be worth trying newer kernels:...

The changelog lists the following changes. Which of those do you need so bad that it's worth a BIOS update? System: OptiPlex 745 Version: 2.6.6...

You shouldn't expect 5 or 6 hours (especially with the discrete GPU). Manufacturers always exaggerate battery life and Windows seems to have better...

gconf system has moved to dconf, but I don't think the gnome media settings are even kept there anymore. They're probably in some unintuitive, hidden...

They don't if they remove the packages listed... (they'll only get 3.2.x updates).

Intel drivers are open-source and come preinstalled. Simply installing the nvidia driver will not work. You'll have to use nvidia driver 319.17 (or...

Does it do this for every click or only occasionally? My mouse has that issue occasionally (on Debian sid).

False, 12.04.2 users can easily revert back to the 3.2.x kernel and Xserver 1.11.x sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-lts-precise sudo apt-get purge...

Please don't post multiple threads on the same issue. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2144477

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/946620 Are you still getting terrible battery life even if you just use the Intel GPU?

Nvidia GTX 650 Ti (avoid the non-Ti version) or GTX660 are good midrange cards. I'm not sure if the default nvidia driver in Precise is new enough...