Re: Debian USB Wifi
Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:51:21 -0400
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
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> ...
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> > 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, ...
>
> ...
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> > 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
I know nothing about the topic but I note that the subject says USB and
that the first link says "Any SDIO or USB devices are not supported,
but work is ongoing to add that."
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