Alverman wrote: > Paul, thank you for your answer, but I have no ambition whatsoever to > compile drivers myself. I much rather go out and buy another stick. I > just don't want to start a collection in the hope that one fits the > bill. > > But how can one know if a specific wifi stick is maintained by > kernel.org or raspberrypi.org? Sometimes you see sticks advertised as > "for Raspberry Pi" or as "linux compatible". Does that mean they are > maintained? Even without a list, there must be some way of > distinguishing a compatible stick?
Unfortunately, the only list I've ever seen hasn't really been updated in 5 or 6 years. Since RPi started shipping with wifi modules, the demand has gone down. Just because a mfg says compatible, does not mean drivers are built in, or even available. They can print whatever they want. There are many 802.11g sticks that work, but the modern faster sticks are much lower level of support. Then there is also no way to know from a printed package as to the specific chipset that is actually on the card. Perhaps list your specs that you want, and someone can point you in the right direction. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=U7JHY5WYHCNRU&lc=GB¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like the piCorePlayer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paul-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58858 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
