On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 14:18 +0000, Tom Gundersen wrote: > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf > <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Wi-Fi seems to be an issue with Linux, I'm uncertain to install a > > Windows, I already hate to run it with VirtualBox. > > Seems you have had bad luck. Most wifi devices work well with Linux > these days, of course assuming you have installed the right drivers / > firmware, and that they are not blocked by the firmware which seems to > be the issue in this thread. > > When it comes to usb adapters, the vendors have a tendency to do very > evil things. In the past I have needed usb_modeswitch to be installed > to make things work, but YMMV. > > -t Thank you, it's an USB device. Installing usb_modeswitch (and a restart) didn't change anything. For a vanilla install of Ubuntu the USB adapter's LED will flash, it doesn't for Arch Linux. I don't want to capture this thread. If needed I'll open a new thread, when I again start to get it working with Arch Linux. Regards, Ralf
