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Thank you for your help. I am puzzled though. When I go to System > Software and Updates >Additional drivers it now displays for the BCM4313 "This device is not working" and "Do not use the device"...

That connected. Could you explain why it was not working and what my next step is?

Since going to 13.04 I have not been able to connect to the wi-fi feature of my ADSL modem which is password protected using WEP. I can connect to wi-fi hotspots, for example at coffee shops. When...

It is no specific directory. Moreover I can do anything against any directory I want from the command-line. It is only the browser that is hung. I can close the window and start it up again, but...

Since installing Ubuntu 13.04 with Firefox 21 I cannot connect to the wifi hotspot at any Starbucks, although I have no problem at other locations. The Starbucks signon process aborts with a...

I am running Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-22-generic on a Dell Vostro 3555 laptop. The file browser hangs when I try to open a sub-directory. When I force close the window the desktop background becomes...

I have read all of the threads regarding the issues with Broadcom WiFi support on 13.04 and I am disatisfied that there is not a solution that can be used by mere mortals. I am NOT going to download...

I am having numerous problems running Ubuntu on a Dell Vostro 3555 because Ubuntu does not appear to be handling ACPI events properly:

When I close the lid of the laptop the system does not...

I do not consider any suggestion that requires that I modify vendor code to be a solution. This proposal scares me silly. I do not think that the problem should be markes SOLVED until there is a...

Please! I really need a resolution to this problem. I am running a laptop with recent ATI graphics on 12.10 and whenever I close and reopen the laptop the system resumes but the light does not come...

Things I have tried, and which do not work:

Ctrl-Alt-T does not open a visible terminal session.
telnet into the system and issue "sudo restart lightdm" results in hearing the bongo drums, but...

If I use the proprietary driver for the AMD/ATI graphics on my laptop when I close and then reopen the lid of my laptop the display comes back on. However that driver supports a maximum virtual...

I tried your suggestion for using the terminal but got no results.

I am trying to get the main display to work. I am not going on to the issue of multiple displays until I get the first display...

The primary display is black. How do I issue the xrandr command with no working display?

/etc/acpi/lid.sh contains:

#!/bin/bash
# TODO: Change the above to /bin/sh

test -f...

I have a problem on 12.10. I can either support suspend/resume on my laptop or HDMI attached displays, but not both.

If I use the default open driver for ATI graphics my laptop suspends when I...

Even restarting Xorg does not bring the display alive. I have to power off and on to recover.

How can I see the power applet if the lid is closed?

As I look at it further it appears that the laptop is actually suspending and then recovering, however because of the fault in the driver Xorg...

I have a relatively new Dell laptop. lspci returns:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices...

I removed the proprietary fglrx driver and the maximum virtual screen size changed to 8192x8192 and my TV now comes up by default in 1920x1080 resolution. I got a bunch of missing AMD microcode...

I have verified that the graphics hardware on my laptop is capable of driving the HDMI-attached television at full 1080p resolution with an extended virtual screen that includes the laptop display by...

I am trying to find software to install using Ubuntu Software Centre, but I cannot find a field in which to enter a search. Even if I select "Edit->Search" from the menu or Ctl-F through the...

$ sudo lshw -c video
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: BeaverCreek [Mobility Radeon HD 6620G]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]...

My computer has an HDMI output, so I want to use my HD TV as a second monitor. This works but I cannot exploit the full 1080x1920 resolution because the maximum virtual screen size is 1600x1600. ...

When I looked at the specified maximum I realized that if I stacked the 2 monitors one on top of the other, rather than side by side, they would fit within the specified maximum dimension. So I got...

I am running Ubuntu 12.10. I have two displays on my computer: the builtin screen of the laptop and a television attached through HDMI. I go into the Displays setup panel and turn off mirroring,...