I had to replace the Realtek WiFi PCIe Mini-card in my MSI Wind with an
Atheros Ar242x to get it to work with Ubuntu. Either one worked with the XP
that came pre-installed. Once that was done the card was recognized and,
after the usual configuration for a static IP, it just worked. I also have a
wired internet connection and I may have had to use that to get needed
updates - can't recall as I do a lot of upgrading and making changes.