HP Mini with Ubuntu needs Firmware upgrade for Wireless
I recently installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my HP Mini 311. The OS is beautiful. It is a great fit for what I use my netbook to do: web development, view videos, and surf the net.
Unfortunately, I realized my wireless adapter was not working after installation. It had a message that said something about needing a firmware upgrade.
I did some soul searching and internet surfing and found an answer to the problem!
Open a terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get install –reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
After a restart, my problem was solved.
I found this answer here: http://myhpmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2604
Oh yeah – I’m also selling the netbook to make room for my next toy. Info is here: http://raleigh.craigslist.org/sys/2093241344.html
Make me an offer.
Professional Programmer Notes 
My only complaint about Ubuntu is everything just works. Part of me is ecstatic that I can just get down to business, the other part of me yearns for the days when you have to compile kernel modules by hand and type mknode. Then I realize I’m turning into one of those “get off my lawm” old men, which is bad since I don’t have a lawn.
Justin Dearing
February 21, 2011 at 5:03 pm
LOL, I remember jokes about Linux requiring a PH.D to install. Now, Canonical has made it really easy to get up and running. I think they hope for wider adoption of Linux in households and enterprises. I’m still waiting for the differentiating factor: the thing that makes a user say, “because Ubuntu is the only OS that does …, I’m switching.” That’ll be the day.
curtismitchell
April 11, 2011 at 10:36 am