A while back, when first playing around with Ubuntu, I tried installing on Aspire 5517 laptop. I got the information to find out what adapter I had and how to modify Ubuntu to see it. I am now trying again to convert this laptop but have lost all that information. Any and all information will help.
Thank you.
So to find the chip installed you need to open a terminal and place this command lspci. It will give you a long list of all devices your computer uses.
e.g.
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)
or try this:
sudo lshw -C network
With this information I googled and found immediately a Linux driver. I am not sure, if this also is available for your Chip, but give it a try.
When you already transform your notebook completely, why not try a normal reinstall? The installing routines will find themselves a fitting driver. I got problems back in the days of 2010 but recent Ubuntu releases are very good regarding the driver selection.
Someone else had a similar problem, of course ;-) Google is our friend. Acer Aspire 5517 / Broadcom BCM4312
