Ubuntu HP Mini Remix

Unfortunately, if you installed an older release and then install upgrades to a new kernel (say, from linux-image-2.6.28-11-lpia to linux-image-2.6.28-13-lpia), sound will no longer work. Release 090704 already has the 2.6.28-13 kernel, I believe.

Fix sound
If that happens, you’ll have to paste this command in the terminal:

Once that’s done, reboot, and you should have sound.

Adjust user settings
You may have to change the sound settings again. These are the settings I use:

Make settings stick
Once you have the settings the way you like them paste this command into the terminal:

I believe I’ve fixed the suspend issue in the second release. It was just some random trial and error with config files. I hope it works for everyone. It’s now available as a link off the download page.

Apparently, there’s a problem in the lpia release with suspend. If you are not experiencing the problem, don’t worry about it.

For those of you that are, I’m not exactly sure what the problem is. I’m in the process of uploading a new image that I hope does not have the problem in it.

Problem
As a workaround to wireless not properly waking from sleep, I decided to take out the sky2 module during suspend and then put it back in during resume. Unfortunately, I don’t think I picked the right method for removing and reinstating modules.

Symptoms
Instead of sleep actually suspending your HP Mini to RAM, it just prompts you to unlock the screen.

I honestly didn’t have the foresight to version-number these, as I didn’t think I would have multiple versions. Right now I have the regular release and this new lpia release. If I have a third release, I may have to start adding version numbers.

In this new release, there are a few changes:

• It uses the low power Intel architecture (lpia) kernel, which supposedly gives you better performance and longer battery life. I haven’t noticed much of a difference but maybe others will.
• Because some packages (DropBox and Opera, for example) are not compiled for lpia, there is also a little script in the user’s home folder for converting i386 packages to lpia… well, not really converting them, but allowing you to install them without error.
• The Glassy Bleu theme, wallpaper, and GDM login screen from the original HP Mobile Internet Experience are installed.
• A better workaround for the wireless after waking from sleep bug is implemented.

Go to the Download page to get it.