Ubuntu HP Mini Remix

Kernel upgrade breaks sound

A.Y. Siu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:49:18 +0000

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:

sudo m-a a-i alsa-source

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:

sudo alsactl store

The fourth release – HP Mini Remix 090704

A.Y. Siu — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:16:37 +0000

You can go to the download page to get it.

As far as I can tell, this fixes some of the issues that came up in the last version (suspend-to-RAM not taking, the desktop folder and home folder being the same). I’ve also added the PPA repositories for Firefox 3.5, even though I did not install 3.5 itself (but with the PPA repositories, you can easily install it yourself using the package manager).

It’s come to my attention that the combination of Bluetooth, Broadcom, and the lpia kernel in Jaunty don’t work. I don’t have any Bluetooth devices myself, so I can’t effectively test it, and I also do not even know what fixes I would have to employ to get Bluetooth working.

If anyone has definite working fixes, let me know.

Third release posted

A.Y. Siu — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:29:13 +0000

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.

Problem in the lpia release

A.Y. Siu — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:13:15 +0000

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.

HP Mini Remix has an lpia release now

A.Y. Siu — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:19:11 +0000

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.