No Wireless on HP Mini 1030nr

[BlackSpiral]

I solved this way

sudo mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/
sudo touch /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat
sudo service network-manager restart

my netbook is hp mini 1030la

[CGW]

I believe the HP Mini's need the bcmwl driver. Try opening a terminal and installing this:

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

Then restart your computer.

How do I go about getting these packages without an internet connection? For some reason neither my LAN or WiFi connections are working. Is there a way to load these packages on to a thumbdrive?

EDIT: I've got the deb package..but it asks for the Lucid cdrom when trying to install the package. I have no cdrom drive. Lucid was installed via a usb thumbdrive which is plugged in. I cannot connect via Synaptic as I have no internet connections at all. The installer is claiming there are 10 packages also needed. It's those packages it can't connect to the repo's to find.


Thanks

[SIsensee]

Awesome fix! Thank you so much worked for my 1030nr right as I was at wits end!

[nathanmcneil]

hi, im fixing my friends hp mini and i have installed ubuntu 10.10 in replacement to windows xp. everything seems to run fine except the wireless. when i try and turn the wireless on it says firmware missing... also i've followed all the tips and tricks listed above and none work. any solutions?