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[Kathy Hall <kehall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can't get a Windows bootable disc to update BIOS.  Today's update from 
Ubuntu, corrected the problem.  Thank you for your help.

On 09/24/2015 03:59 AM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
> Kathy Hall, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
> As per http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=2759785 an
> update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (1.70).
> If you update to this following
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
>
> If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
>
> For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
> .
>
> Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
> posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't
> have to create a new bug report.
>
> Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible, and the u
> information above is provided, then please mark this report Status
> Confirmed. Otherwise, please mark this as Invalid.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.70
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>     Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>         Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>

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Title:
  wifi will not connect

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  It ask for security code but when the correct one is entered, it does
  not connect, but requests the security code again.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.13.0-63-generic 3.13.0-63.103
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Sep 23 19:01:09 2015
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e9665013-ce8f-4a57-bdfc-e4b94a46e01c
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-22 (731 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C655
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-63-generic root=UUID=95c31564-e6e0-4bf1-944e-89177a3d0c32 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-63-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-63-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127.15
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-03 (508 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/02/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
  dmi.bios.version: 1.40
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Portable PC
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr1.40:bd09/02/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC655:pvrPSC08U-02D037:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: Satellite C655
  dmi.product.version: PSC08U-02D037
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

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