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I've bought new ASUS X55C laptop (LINK), with no OS preinstaled (only DOS). I've installed Win7, since I got in box cd with Win7 drivers, and everything works fine.

Now, I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 (dualboot), and I tried it (from CD, without installation). I noticed that my network isn't worknig (wifi, LAN), keyboard commands doesn't work fine, etc...

I googled for ubuntu drivers, but all I've founded is this LINK. My question is this:

Can anyone tell me is Ubuntu going to work fine (network, keyboard,...) when I install it, although it doesn't work on "Try Ubuntu" mode? I wouldn't like to install OS that wouldn't work.

Sorry for bad english, and thanks in advance.

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Did you configure the wireless connection? Don't assume you have the atheros wireless adapter, make sure the adapter is enabled in BIOS and show us the output of "sudo lshw -C network" – fabricator4 Jan 11 at 20:12
Can you run lspci -nn from the LiveCD and edit the output into your question? You might just need a driver or two. – Seth Apr 8 at 21:42

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Quick answer (without deeper research): it is highly unlikely that a component that fails in the live system will work in the installed system without extra work. Thats one of the purposes for Ubuntu Live CDs.

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