Since the Samsung bios updater is Windows only, I had to create a partition and install Windows on it to perform the update.
The update did not change anything. Here is the output of dmidecode -s bios-version and dmidecode -s bios- release-date 11JB.M044.20100622.hkk 06/22/2010 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1525270 Title: Wi-Fi Realtek 8192E disconnects after a while and fails to reconnect To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1525270/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs