Here's another data point. I bought a HP Mini 311-1000 (US) in December 2009 and set it up to dual-boot Microsoft XP and Ubuntu 9.04 (9.10 had the blinking cursor boot bug). Also added 2 GB RAM. I recently decided to move to Ubuntu 10.04 (32-bit generic, not netbook version) and go MS windows-free (not dual boot). I first flashed the BIOS to version F.15. The system booted fine from a USB stick (no mods) and the install went smoothly (entire disk is Ubuntu). When restarted, the blinking cursor boot returned; the netbook was bricked. I started with the process outline in #13 but was unable to figure out how to update-initramfs on the hard drive (not the thumb). Efforts to get the new Ubuntu booted failed (keyboard playing during boot, multiple reboots). I held the shift during boot (for GRUB2) and tried the Ubuntu recovery, but its boot process froze as well. I was ready to try the 10.04 netbook version and had a CD ready. When the ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U was hooked up and the boot menu set to the netbook Ubuntu CD, the hard disk version booted instead. I blacklisted b43, ssb, and b43-pci-bridge, update-initramfs -u, and then installed proprietary drivers Broadcom STA wireless and NVIDIA accelerated graphics (version current). I rebooted and then ran updates (including 2.6.32-24-generic). Now all appears to be working well (including wireless).
Thanks to everyone for helpful comments and things to try! -- 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
