Comment 53 for bug 1132584

That method worked for me downgrading from 12.04.2 to the 3.2 kernel: http://askubuntu.com/a/267782 I have now successfully installed the binary blob driver and can finally watch videos with vlc, again. *g

Yeah, the netbook did initially work with the Ubuntu version Asus had preinstalled. But they a) do not deliver a recovery medium and b) after a repair - change of harddisk - I got the computer back from Asus with an unformatted harddisk and the comment from the support, that I should just download Ubuntu, as they will not provide any download or medium. Still, it is indeed odd to "certify" such hardware.