Newbie video problems

[James Takac]

On Monday 03 December 2007 13:47:01 Hal Davis wrote:
>  James Takac wrote:
> On Monday 03 December 2007 12:07:41 Hal Davis wrote:
>
>  Got the graphical mode up and running in low-res, and nothing I change in
> the video settings "sticks". I pick something, test it, select it, and then
> go back into the settings and it's back on generic.
>
>  And while I can load Firefox, it doesn't see the internet anymore, so I
> don't see how I can execute the command you gave me, especially since I
> haven't a clue how to do internet access from a command line.
>
>
>
> Hi Hal
>
> What type of connection do you have, i.e. dialup or dsl or cable? Does the
> icon resembling 2 computer screens show near the time? If so and you're
> using dsl or better try right clicking it and disable networking. Then
> repeat and reenable it. Sometimes that's enough to get it going again.
> Otherwise enter a terminal Applications -> Accessories-> Terminal will
> suffice.
>  Whoops. Realized why I wasn't seeing the internet. I had moved my laptop
> in where my home desktop is, so I could check this email and work on the
> laptop without moving 3 rooms away. I forgot that the laptop was using a
> wired network, and I hadn't set it up for wireless. It wasn't seeing the
> internet because I hadn't plugged in the ethernet cable. Doh.
>
>  But, to answer your question, I have FIOS at home. I'm getting good
> internet on the laptop when I actually plug in the cable.
>
>  Not getting email on the laptop. I get all my email on my office computer,
> and I used gotomypc.com from other computers to check the email at the
> office.
>
>  Right now that's not an effective solution with my laptop stuck on generic
> resolution, showing only about a quarter of what should be onscreen. So, it
> would be quite clumsy to try to use gotomypc.com to look at the office
> computer from my laptop.
>
>  When I go to the command prompt, I still get this pesky message:
>
>  [   90.000000] bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode4.fw" not
> available or load failed.
>
>  Can anyone tell me what that's about, and what to do about it? And is it
> related to my inability to make video setting changes "stick"?
>
>  Hal Davis


Hi Hal

From what I gather that error is re your wireless adaptor. Did a quick search 
via google with

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=tVl&q=bcm43xx%3A+Error%3A+Microcode+bcm43xx_microcode4.fw+not+available+or+load+failed&btnG=Search&meta=

Hopefully something in there will help on that side

James