Dear all,
I would like to abandon Windows for good and switch to linux once for all.
I am a total new comer to linux.
I have tried to install ubuntu 18.04 LTS a few months ago but, once the installation was complete, there were issues with the network card: I could not connect to my LAN. Since the computer is quite old I was pretty sure that the hardware should have been recognised easily, but apparently this was not the case.
My hardware is the following one:
Here below please find some details about the networking hardware:
At the time, when I first tried to install ubuntu, I was stuck as I did not have any idea on how to install the correct driver for the I217-V controller. I also have a wireless card an Asus PCE-A56 (PCI-Ex1, 866mbit/s, 320 mbit/s) which uses a broadcom chip. From a quick search on the internet it appears that even this broadcom chip is not supported out of the box by ubuntu.
This is why I am now asking for help to install at least the ethernet controller driver. My idea is to download the drivers while windows is still on, transfer them to an usb stick and only then, install ubuntu. Once ubuntu is installed I should copy over the driver and proceed with the installation of the correct driver.
The first thing I looked for is the driver: link. Hopefully it is the correct one.
Is there anyone which could kindly illustrate me on how to proceed with the "manual" installation of the driver?
Thanks a lot.
andi
I would like to abandon Windows for good and switch to linux once for all.
I am a total new comer to linux.
I have tried to install ubuntu 18.04 LTS a few months ago but, once the installation was complete, there were issues with the network card: I could not connect to my LAN. Since the computer is quite old I was pretty sure that the hardware should have been recognised easily, but apparently this was not the case.
My hardware is the following one:
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Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 4670 @ 3.40GHz 55 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16,0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 644MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GRYPHON Z87 (SOCKET 1150) 34 °C
Graphics
Standard Monitor (1440x900@32Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Gigabyte) 68 °C
Storage
238GB Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series (SATA (SSD)) 26 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EFRX-68PJCN0 (SATA ) 27 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
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Adapters List
Enabled
Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V
This is why I am now asking for help to install at least the ethernet controller driver. My idea is to download the drivers while windows is still on, transfer them to an usb stick and only then, install ubuntu. Once ubuntu is installed I should copy over the driver and proceed with the installation of the correct driver.
The first thing I looked for is the driver: link. Hopefully it is the correct one.
Is there anyone which could kindly illustrate me on how to proceed with the "manual" installation of the driver?
Thanks a lot.
andi