Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix bad for HP 1030NR (no out-of-box wireless, overly large icons in Go Home applet)
Bug #474310 reported by
jasonq
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Despite Ubuntu 9.04 working well out of the box on the HP 1030NR, the Ubuntu 9.10 missed on two major issues: out-of-the-box wireless and screen size:
1) The wireless problem may be fixed by using the wired Internet as done in several other bugs to install the broadcom drivers.
2) The screen size issue I haven't figured out how to fix yet. The screen is detected as an 11" screen when it is in fact a 10.1" screen. This makes a huge difference. The icons are very large and applications don't fit onscreen correctly sometimes.
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Jason, please try to update the xorg server for intel in the following repository and see if it helps solve your second issue:
1. in /etc/apt/ sources. list, add the following two lines:
deb http:// ppa.launchpad. net/xorg- edgers/ ppa/ubuntu karmic main ppa.launchpad. net/xorg- edgers/ ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://
2. add GPG key for the new repositories by the following command:
$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver. ubuntu. com --recv-key 8844C542
3. use Update Manager to install the new packages and check the outcome.