Re: Debian USB Wifi
On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:51:21 -0400
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
...
> The best option is to buy one that says clearly that it works with the
> vanilla kernel and without requiring proprietary firmware blobs.
> These are hard to come by and will usually be sold by companies
> specializing in this market like tehnoetic.com, thinkpenguin.com, ...
...
> Be aware that there is simply no wifi card (USB or otherwise) that
> satisfies this requirement beyond the 11n spec: beyond 11n you currently
> have to accept the use of a proprietary binary blob :-(
I believe that there are at least some 11ac cards supported by the
vanilla kernel and open source firmware:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k/firmware
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Celejar
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