Installing Ubuntu 9.04 on a Compaq Notebook V2565us

[Sidney Barros]

My first installation using your std desktop install went smoothly But
the all to notorious, infamous 'Wireless' the Broadcom! yes it did not 
install nor find it as a proprietary device.

Well after reading all the articles in Ubuntu and around the net and 
doing all they asked in detail without fail, the best I could do was get 
it seen by Ubuntu but not realized.

Lets say I gave up after 7 days of trying everything. Except one other 
thing.

A little unkown tid bit that even the newbies don't know of is the f4 
'the OEM install.

Well I did not expect anything but the usual. my surprise the system 
claimed the broadcom as proprietary along with modem software and with a 
hard wire LAN connection it allowed me to download the proper drives and 
software for both. after installing it requested a boot and within 
minutes the wireless LAN light on the system was active and all has been 
well since then, not even a glitch.
I would say it was successful and would suggest it to others as a last 
means before the tears.

Just a note: over 1 year I have tried Mandriva, Fedora, Mint and none 
have come close to such an easy install as Ubuntu.

It's Great!!!!!!
Thank You! from the bottom of my heart, look you have me tearing up, ahh 
shucks...

Best Regards
S Barros