With it connected run [lspci] edit by Husse
lsusb and post here (right click to copy)You can make a search for the id you find out from this - very often you find the solution immediately
How embarrassing....Trying to get a USB 2.0 wireless dongle to work
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Husse
Re: Trying to get a USB 2.0 wireless dongle to work
Not enough facts - we need to know which dongle..
With it connected run [lspci] edit by Husse lsusb and post here (right click to copy)
You can make a search for the id you find out from this - very often you find the solution immediately
How embarrassing....
With it connected run [lspci] edit by Husse
lsusb and post here (right click to copy)You can make a search for the id you find out from this - very often you find the solution immediately
How embarrassing....
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AK Dave
Re: Trying to get a USB 2.0 wireless dongle to work
Its a usb dongle, so I'm just guessing that lsusb will be more revelatory than lspci. I'm also guessing that it is 8187-based. But we'll find out when the user posts the result of his/her hardware probes.