Does such a list exist? I’m getting tired of dealing with incompatible multi-state, auto-install adapters and various boot errors with the ones I’ve tried recently.
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elinux used to carry such a list…
Off to see if I can find it.
There was once a list but as kernels have changed, it is either test and be bewildered or test to satisfaction: Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack - eLinux.org
Seth
P.S. Also, that is from some time ago, i.e. maybe kernel 4.4.x. I am not even sure if the kernels these days keep up with all the different chipsets.
Thanks. If anyone has had luck with a particular adapter that works with the current 5.10 kernel, please post them here (ideally with an Amazon link).
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@ridgelift … I am not so sure about the proper kernel and which rtl(N) would work.
I got one working a long time ago with some dedicated findings.
Also, power the BBB via barrel jack and/or use a Powered USB Hub.
I do remember that the thing, those wifi adapters, get hot and bog down BBB uptime.
Seth
P.S. Just a heads up and sorry so far, I no longer have those materials. All the notes went out the window in the move of '19. Only hardcopies for some reason…blah.
I managed to get an inexpensive adapter available on eBay to work. As of 11/1/24 the adapter is $1.97 with free shipping (search for “Realtek RTL8188 USB WiFi 802.11B/G/N Adapter Mini Wireless Network Dongle”)
It requires a Realtek 8188eu driver, which doesn’t work as provided with the current Bookworm distribution. I downloaded and built the following driver from GitHub, following the directions on their README page.
The only modification I had to make to the directions there was to make a symbolic link in the linux headers so a build with the armv7l architecture would work.
cd /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/arch
sudo ln -s arm armv7l
After creating the link the driver build should complete successfully.
Good luck!
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I just got the email. More power to you…
Seth