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Yes, you need hplip 3.12.6, and Ubuntu 12.04 only has 3.12.2 in its repo:...

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/AlsaInfo

It would be better to put packages that you don't want "upgraded" to the PPA version on hold (Synaptic calls it "Lock Version" in the Package menu).

www.cnet.com/laptops/toshiba-satellite-l355d-s7815/4505-3121_7-33155829.html It's got a Radeon 3100 GPU, so perhaps setting it a lower power level...

Download the manual. Look at page 1-17 (section 1.9) for CMOS clearing procedure. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M3A78CM/#support_Download_29

What kind? (It's probably stamped on the board.)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/AlsaInfo

What is an R graphics device? Intel video drivers are open-source and are included in the kernel. They do not show up in this dialog and you...

^In addition to trying a different cable (and different SATA port), I would look at SATA settings in the BIOS. In my experience, some SATA...

That's a typo. It should be nohwcrypt.

After you try to load the module, look at last part of dmesg: dmesg | tail -n 20

Hadaka, the user should probably make sure rfkill is not blocking before running those commands: sudo rfkill unblock all

Motherboards come with their own rear I/O panel shield. Your existing one should pop out (bonus points if you don't break any skin and/or draw blood).

You're probably not going to get better quality by encoding to a different format.

It could be a memory leak. When it starts getting slow, look at memory used: free -m

Try latest driver: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS IF that doesn't work, give info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/AlsaInfo

Different hardware, different OS, so it's apples and oranges.. To begin with, more recent Celeron M's will run circles around that n270. Also, your...

You probably have switchable/hybrid graphics lspci | grep VGA

So it sounds like it's pulseaudio that's borked. Try these commands: rm -r ~/.config/pulse pulseaudio -k

Post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log

More video RAM helps to a point, but it's not the main factor that determines 3D speed (especially at lower resolutions). 2GB on a GT610 or GT630 is...

The open-source nvidia driver (nouveau) is stuck on the low/idle clock speed for modern nvidia GPU's:...

The only other workaround I can think of in this case is: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/PositionReporting

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/AlsaInfo

If you want to try latest kernel module/driver: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS

Does it have to be the original mobo? Really, any mobo with the following characteristics should do: - microATX - Socket 775 (aka Socket T) -...

sox probably doesn't support it. It looks like libav supports it, but you'll need a newer version than what's in the repos....

800 MHz is the correct speed at idle (it automatically downclocks to cut power/heat). Try checking cpuinfo when watching a Flash video. Flash...

With Ubuntu 13.04, the best intel drivers come pre-installed. xorg-edgers might have a newer version, but I wouldn't expect any drastic changes...

If you have the option in BIOS/EFI, you could try disabling power management for the SATA devices. (I'm assuming you're on a desktop where the extra...