Wireless connection on HP DV9000 laptop

[MirJafar Ali]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:05 AM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> MirJafar Ali wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Today I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my HP DV9000 laptop but having great
> pains
> > for not being able to make wireless connection work.
> >
> > I searched on the google for the solutions, although many people have
> raised
> > similar question, but couldn't find authentic solution.
> >
> > Can someone help, what I need to do for the wireless connection. The blue
> > light turns orange with the Ubuntu.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mir
> >
> >
>         Your laptop sounds like it is like mine. The little light will stay
> orange but your wifi will work. Figure out how to remove the battery
> from your laptop. Remove the battery and plugin the charger and turn on
> the windows. When the little light turns blue, meaning the wifi is
> working, un-plug the charger from the laptop.
>
>        Now put the battery back in and boot up in Ubuntu and your wifi
> should
> start working.
>
>
> 73 Karl
>
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Hello Karl,

Thanks for throwing light on the mysterious way to solve the problem. I
couldn't have never guessed that Wifi non-functionality is something to do
with batteries.

I will try.

Mir
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