Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:42:08 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Jack Wilborn <jkwilborn@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I want to buy a wireless card Message-ID: <20130710104208.2ef72fdd@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CAKmExv1z6zY3-_J7uhOtGm4LMMgxip%2B7xOPi9UyfPUwCfNWeVg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAKrd9eUJta_jS88csVq9WmDZ%2B2uWZD=5E_j7p2-xO4M7hEQ2Wg@mail.gmail.com> <CAGtf9xNLswUwvK-ovPj6iwcEugEf=12YLJSMWh6yU7AX7BdNXA@mail.gmail.com> <CAKmExv1z6zY3-_J7uhOtGm4LMMgxip%2B7xOPi9UyfPUwCfNWeVg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:38:36 -0700 Jack Wilborn <jkwilborn@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to hear how you do with addition of a wifi USB dongle. > You have happened to pick one of the hardest items to get working in > Linux. Seems most of the wifi cards are proprietary in nature so you > can't get the firmware to make them operate. You need to look at the > newest and see if they are on the Debian list of supported devices. > I have one of them that is a PCI card that is supported, if you like > I'll dig up the number from TP-Link. But it's not a USB it's a PCI. > I can't think if I have a USB one around or not, seems like I could > never get the firmware to operate it properly. So that why I'm > interested in if you make it operate properly and completely. It was > my first problem with Linux and is still around even though I've > learned to look up what they support or not, but I don't know how to > really do it for the smaller embedded CPU's. > > Will be listening. > where should be the problem? Just check with man what the drivers support. His problem might be ARM. But loading the firmware via ARM should not be that different. Erich > Jack > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Ganbold Tsagaankhuu > <ganbold@gmail.com>wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:08 PM, XiaoQI Ge <ghw@7axu.com> wrote: > > > > > I want to buy a wireless card, users CubieBoard (ARM) Internet > > > connection > > > > > > I want to buy a wireless card, but if_rum seems only say that they > > support > > > WN321G, do not know or not to support [WN321G +] The wireless > > > network > > card, > > > http://www.tp-link.com.cn/product_28.html > > > > > > === > > > Or is there a cheaper USB wireless network adapter recommend it? > > > > > > > > > I have Ralink based usb wifi (WLI-UC-GNM) like > > > > http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a220m.1000858.1000725.15.3wfRJm&id=9672376 > > > > 635&user_id=667433668&is_b=1&cat_id=2&q=buffalo+usb&rn=827b20043c8cb505bf428bbc > > 70d5a4c8 > > > > if_run in head should support it if I'm not mistaken and good thing > > is it supports AP mode. > > But I didn't test it yet on Cubieboard. > > > > Ganbold > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > === > > > Regards. > > > By: XiaoQI Ge; PGP:8B09D5F7 > > > WWW: https://www.7axu.com/ > > > Gtalk/E-Mail <ghw@7axu.com>:ghw@7axu.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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