Andrei Thorp wrote:
Yeah, sorry to hear. I guess you should think about getting a different cheap wireless card and check if it is supported first. I find that a lot are these days.
That's actually good Linux hardware advice more generally as well: try to buy hardware from open-source friendly vendors. Intel in particular seems to be very compatible with open source, so that's always a good bet when it comes to network cards.
Graphics cards and sound cards tend to be the remaining major sources of pain. And again, if you can find Intel-based cards here, you'll generally be in good shape. There are other chipset manufacturers that are supported pretty well under Linux, but they seem to be a bit more hit-or-miss. (e.g., nVidia, ATI, etc.)
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