Hi, I can confirm that it happens to my HP DV9616CA. If I switch off the Wireless using the hardware switch, and switch it back on, the Wireless Network status says "device not ready". My current work around is to ensure that the switch is On when I reboot the laptop.
lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu4 Version table: *** 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:24:d2:65:7b inet addr:10.0.73.67 Bcast:10.0.73.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fed2:657b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:29139 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:20150 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:16584155 (16.5 MB) TX bytes:2681825 (2.6 MB) Interrupt:43 Base address:0x2000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:448 (448.0 B) TX bytes:448 (448.0 B) sudo rfkill list all 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/822917 Title: Wireless network in network-manager applet always shows device not ready To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/822917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs