I was in the middle of clearing bloat from my Mini 9, when I forced an update from Synaptic Package Manager, and the new kernel ('2.6.27.11') was installed.. needless to say my Wifi card is no longer recognised and 'linux-restricted-modules-generic' unavailable for download.

I worked around this by loading the original kernel ('2.6.27.10') from the start-up menu, and then set it as the primary kernel using a terminal and editing GRUB.

Thankfully I had some help.. thanks Nathan.

Now I'm receiving this update on my primary laptop (Latitude D520), and again 'linux-restricted-modules-generic' is not available for download.

My concern is that if the new kernel is not ready for prime time then why is it being put out there?

While I'm pretty understanding of these things, I have at least two friends willing to switch from MS to Ubuntu in the coming week.. but if they end up losing internet connectivity when they update, I can already hear them calling me asking to switch back.

As has been stated elsewhere, Wifi support is a necessity for Ubuntu users, and paramount for keeping new users.. but I will keep that as close as I get to ranting, but some prompt support on this issue would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

schim