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minus-square______ ( ______@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoYou need to if your device isn’t officially supported. This is pretty common for USB wifi cards. There’s a DB of officially supported cards , and if your card isn’t there then you have to look up for a driver. Usually they’re fairly easy to find with just googling.
minus-squarewoodgen ( woodgen@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoIf it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
minus-squaredesconectado ( desconectado@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoAnd this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
minus-square______ ( ______@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoEasier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.
You need to if your device isn’t officially supported. This is pretty common for USB wifi cards.
There’s a DB of officially supported cards , and if your card isn’t there then you have to look up for a driver.
Usually they’re fairly easy to find with just googling.
If it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
And this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
Easier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.