Hi Denis, > For the record, the WiFi related bugreport is here: > https://labs.parabola.nu/issues/2261 > > Could you try to see if a USB HUB that is powered by its own power > supply makes it usable. If you don't have one you may know people > that > have one and borrow it just for doing a quick test. >
I will see what I can do. I can't think of anyone I know off-hand who would have an externally-powered USB hub, but I will ask around. About the power thing: I actually have an older USB wifi dongle, a 'Senao EUB9801', which seems to work great when plugged directly into the Chromebook (if I use the firmware blob). According to the kernel boot log, I think it is running on a Ralink chip of some kind. I will try to investigate, as you suggested, and see if it requires less power than the ThinkPenguin dongle. It is older (~8-10 years), so maybe it is using an older wifi technology that consumes less power? The reason I asked about the kernel devs is just because I was wondering if the team that maintains the module for the Atheros chip are aware of the issue. I would think we might need their assistance, if any of us wanted to try to modify the module. Lee _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev
