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I am running Ubuntu 11.04 32bit on a Lenovo E520 with a Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN device.

Though Windows7 can connect itself to WiFi as well as being able to see other WiFi networks, Ubuntu can not.

When I went to additional driver, no drivers are on the list.

How can I connect my laptop to wireless network and use drivers in Ubuntu?

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I'm a bit late for this, but if someone arrives here looking for this question, here is the answer. It worked for me in Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10.

Open a terminal and type

sudo modprobe -r acer_wmi

You should be able to connect to the wireless till next reboot.

  • Making the change permanent

Edit the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf with your favorite text editor, ie gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf, and add this line at the end of the file

blacklist acer_wmi

Reboot and you’re done.

Please note: This applies to wireless card having rtl8188ce chipset. You can view that by typing lspci in a terminal and searching for the entries respective to Network Controller.

The problem should be solved for Ubuntu 12.04.

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