yeah, it is a real pain. Did you try installing the broadcom STA driver? That seemed to resolve my problems.
> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 05:24:23 +0000 > From: mtig...@gmail.com > To: npayn...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 479597] Re: HP Mini 311 - Does not always boot > > I've had the same problem ... of course. > > I tried adding blacklisting, but at this point, I can't quite remember > which combination of ssb, b43 b43-bridge I did, if not all three. > > The one time I managed to make it boot after that the mouse didn't work. > I'm using NMR from WUBI, so I have no choice but to try to boot the > thing. Is there a way to get a terminal up in NMR using only the > keyboar > > I started trying again, I tried about 20 times, mashing the enter key > each time - seemed to provide some success other times. Nothing. > > I'm so at a loss. Really sucks. I guess we can't expect an update to > ubuntu that solves this problem any time soon, can we? > > M > > -- > HP Mini 311 - Does not always boot > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/479597 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in The Linux Kernel: Unknown > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > HP mini 311 came with Windows XP Home, now dual-booting that with Ubuntu 9.10 > (Karmic) > > Windows always boots without issue > Linux always boots reliably into rescue mode, but when booting normally, it > sometimes hangs very soon after grub (before the Ubuntu logo appears). When > this happens, there is a black screen with a cursor in the top left. > Power-cycling and booting into recovery mode, then resetting and booting > normally, appears to resolve the issue. > > If you need copies of logs, please let me know - I didn't know which logs > would be relevant. > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > ArecordDevices: > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] > Subdevices: 2/2 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: russ 1612 F.... pulseaudio > CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > Card0.Amixer.info: > Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0x53100000 irq 21' > Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP7A HDMI' > Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c3651,00100402 > HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100' > Controls : 30 > Simple ctrls : 17 > Date: Mon Nov 9 22:17:42 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=59e4f76d-25fa-419f-a263-7b4ff87304ee > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) > IwConfig: > lo no wireless extensions. > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > pan0 no wireless extensions. > MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Mini 311-1000 > Package: linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48 > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic > root=UUID=d1d7bad9-e914-4c19-ada9-35ca400ffae7 ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic > RelatedPackageVersions: > linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A > linux-firmware 1.24 > RfKill: > 0: hci0: Bluetooth > Soft blocked: no > Hard blocked: no > SourcePackage: linux > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 > XsessionErrors: > (gnome-settings-daemon:1627): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion > `src != NULL' failed > (gnome-settings-daemon:1627): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion > `src != NULL' failed > (nautilus:1685): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion > `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed > (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1710): GLib-CRITICAL **: > g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed > dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2009 > dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard > dmi.bios.version: F.02 > dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag > dmi.board.name: 3651 > dmi.board.vendor: Quanta > dmi.board.version: 49.14 > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta > dmi.chassis.version: N/A > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.02:bd08/04/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqMini311-1000:pvr0395100000001C00000300000:rvnQuanta:rn3651:rvr49.14:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A: > dmi.product.name: Compaq Mini 311-1000 > dmi.product.version: 0395100000001C00000300000 > dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/479597/+subscribe _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 -- HP Mini 311 - Does not always boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/479597 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs