Comments on: HP Mini 1000 Netbook – Running Linux

By: Anatoliy Lisovskiy

Anatoliy Lisovskiy — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:44:53 +0000

Hi!
I am trying to install Ubuntu Notebook Edition 10.10 on HP Mini 1000 from a pen drive, but it hungs on “Preparing to install Ubuntu-Lotebook” without any diagnostic messages.

What to check?

By: Max R

Max R — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:41:24 +0000

I managed to download Ubuntu Remix on my HPnetbook 1000 and lost my wireless connection any thoughts on how I can retrieve it.

By: Rob Tillotson

Rob Tillotson — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:29:11 +0000

@ardinusw I’ve never tried it myself, but I think the live version of ubuntu transfers your customizations and saved files when you install it to HD.

@Sabu Unfortunately I haven’t tried the newer versions of the HP mini, but if the sound works in headphones I’d suggest looking at the sound options to see if there is some option in there regarding switching between speakers and headphones — perhaps there is a separate volume control which is muted? Also try using the volume controls on the keyboard and see if they make a difference. Sorry I can’t be of more help, though.

By: Sabu

Sabu — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:54:00 +0000

I tried linux on my net book hp mini. but i experienced problems regarding audio. There was no sound in the built-in speakers. I tried everything I can with on line support from many people. But everything was in vain. I tried different versions of ubuntu(9.04,10.04& net book remix) & mint9. But no sound. What should I do?

By: ardinusw

ardinusw — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:58:07 +0000

hi, nice post. I have a live usb flash disk running ubuntu 10.10. I just customized my live ubuntu with several application. my question, could i install my live usb along with its full customized application to my laptop hard disk? thanks

By: sabu

sabu — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:45:11 +0000

I installed ubuntu 10.10 ultimate edition,2.6 in my hp net book hp mini 3007tu. The problem is that there is no sound in the in-built mono speaker. but sound is avilable through headphone. what should I do to sort out the problem . same is happening in linux mint9 & ubuntu 9.10 also. Please guide.

By: E. Choroba

E. Choroba — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:25:59 +0000

I am running openSuse 11.2 on HP Mini 5102. I had some problems since neither ethernet nor wireless drivers were working out of the box, but I downloaded the relevant packages (newer kernel) to a different computer and then transfered them via USB thumb drive.

By: Spinosum

Spinosum — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:53:59 +0000

@TJ: I am also having the same problem as you – a blinking cursor at the upper left corner of the black screen – after installing the Ubuntu 10.04 in my HP Mini 1000 netbook.

I wonder if v9.10 or earlier versions would solve the problem?

By: newt

newt — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:10:31 +0000

thanks for the great read im using on my hp mini 1000 so far so good about one week of use. wayyyy better then stanky windows

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:37:00 +0000

I got an HP Mini 1000. I did the install and all I get when I boot ubunto is a black screen with a cursor in the upper left corner. Any ideas?

By: Anooj

Anooj — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:41:36 +0000

I installed this distro on my mini 1000 since I was having so much trouble with the xp installation and had a bad i386 file, cant get wireless functional and would try rod’s suggestion except the mini doesnt have an ethernet, and i don’t have any usb adapter or anything. anyone know how i might be able to get wireless running?

By: rod

rod — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:57:59 +0000

found this on the ubutu website.

HP Mini 1010nr
Everything except wifi works “out of the box”; webcam, hotkeys, 3D Graphics, sound, USB, touchpad, mic, etc.
A wifi fix has been made available by performing the following:
1. Connect to Ethernet.
2. Update WL using System->Administration->Update Manager.
3. Restart.
4. Go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers
5. Deactivate b43 and STA drivers.
6. Reactivate b43 drivers.
8. Close Hardware Drivers and open Synaptic Package Manager.
9. Flag bcmwl-modaliases for removal.
10. Flag bcmwl-kernel-source for (re)installation.
11. Apply changes and restart.
12. Wireless will be functional, and remains functional after subsequent restarts.

By: serge maurice

serge maurice — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:59:48 +0000

HP mini all OK with dual boot XP & Ubuntu remix. But the wireless doesn’t work. I get a “no network connected”. So, no internet! How does one configure that?

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:40:08 +0000

Thanks for this article. I’ve just replaced an infected Windows OS on my HP mini with Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 – but how can I get it to use the mini’s wifi to detect my router?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:55:30 +0000

Thanks for this thread. Bought a refurbished HP mini 1000 with XP (wireless worked) and loaded UNR from a flash drive, things seem OK, but no wireless. Wonder if the Broadcom BCM4312 drivers are included in UNR, the linux drivers seem to be pretty recent for Broadcom

By: Rob Tillotson

Rob Tillotson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:31:40 +0000

Well, UNR is just a set of packages and themes, it’s not like it’s a different OS underneath. The entire point is the UI, and if you don’t want that, there’s no point in worrying about the netbook stuff. Personally I like the netbook launcher, maximus, etc. and it’s easier for me to use the netbook UI than to replicate it myself. I probably would use the netbook-style desktop even on a full size display, since my primary need is just a maximized Emacs anyway, the bigger the better

By: Munaf Sheikh

Munaf Sheikh — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:03:19 +0000

Good post,

I’ve installed 9.10 on my HP Mini 2140 and I can say that it works like charm. I’m not sure how 2140 compares with 1000 in performance, but I’ve had no problems whatsoever. One thing I’ll add is that I installed 9.10 original (not the UNR) and to be honest, I haven’t really seen any “need” to switch to UNR. The top bar and bottom bar don’t take up *that* much space… And it’s simple enough resizing the top and bottom bars (rightclick, properties, pixel size) and fonts. I even installed maximus, but then removed it again.
What are the *real* reasons for using UNR?
Nice post,

By: Drhuid

Drhuid — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:37:53 +0000

Had a problem loading 8.10 BUT now loaded 9.04 via wubi.exe.
Fantastic….all drivers loaded along with bluetooth, wifi and ethernet.
Superb

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:41:27 +0000

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By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:56:08 +0000

Thanks for your reply. Turns out I wasn’t connected to the net. Oy!
Anyway, I got it installed on my HP Mini 1014tu PC. Now I can have the luxury of a Netbook experience without the suffering that goes along with XP! Thanks for the great guide!
–Kevin

By: Rob Tillotson

Rob Tillotson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:19:48 +0000

Well, that sounds like a problem with your DNS… us.archive.ubuntu.com is a working hostname. Do you have problems accessing other sites from the basic Ubuntu installation? If not, you may need to troubleshoot that before continuing.

By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:33:22 +0000

Hi there–
I too want to keep XP as I do some ColdFusion coding for my website.
Your instructions are flawless.

The only snag I ran into was installing the UNR from the instructions you linked too. I got a lot of “Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg Could not resolve ‘us.archive.ubuntu.com’ ” type of of errors. And a lot of “failed to fetch” errors.

I am connected to the internet…any suggestions on what’s wrong (I’m totally new to Ubuntu!)

Thanks,
Kevin

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:34:12 +0000

I followed the above instructions BUT:
The Ubuntu logo and taske bar work, then eventually turn white and I end up with a black screen with flasing cursor in top left corner. Weird.

I found the same when trying to do a clean install from a CD.

I am running XP with no problems, and am reluctant to reload the original Suse OS as it says everything on the drive will be deleted. Is that true, or will I get a chance to dual boot from a new partition.

Much prefer Ubuntu………..

By: Mark Duncan

Mark Duncan — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:58:48 +0000

For making bootable thumbdrives in Windows, the easiest way I've found is to use UNetbootin. You just pick the ISO and your thumbdrive and it does the rest. I used this for putting Easy Peasy (formerly Ubuntu-eee. High wife acceptance factor!) on my wife's netbook and it worked perfectly. There's a Linux version too, but I haven't used it.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:39:54 +0000

You’re right, I forgot one step I did.

HP offers a windows gui tool that lets you make a bootable thumb drive to restore your Mini MI. I used that same tool, but pointed it to the Netbook Remix iso instead of the HP Mini MI iso. That did make it pretty painless.

And I do doubt that joe shmoe would be going that route.