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Summary
- Model - This is the full device model as noted on the box.
Chipset - Chipset vendor name, chipset name, vendor code, and device code. For example, if one was looking for a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep Network 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
It's the 'Realtek', 'RTL8188CE', and '[10ec:8176] (rev 01)'.
Driver - For a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network | grep Kernel Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ceIt's the 'rtl8192ce'.
- Works "out of the box"
- Yes - It works perfectly with no manual modifications, or degraded performance.
- No - It doesn't work at all, has degraded performance, or requires manual configuration to make it work. Please add a comment to what you had to do to get it to work if this was possible, as well as a URL to an outstanding Launchpad bug report to address the issues encountered.
PCMCIA
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
AWLC3026 |
Marvell 88w8335 |
ndiswrapper |
no |
|
2007-07-09 |
PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
AWLH3028 |
Realtek 8185 |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Kernel panics on initial install, see instructions here for addtional installation steps: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=588279&page=2 |
2008-01-28 |
AWLH4030 |
Atheros |
madwifi |
Yes |
Works out of the box in Breezy via the madwifi linux-restricted-kernel that is included by default. No tweaking required. |
2005-09-29 |
AWLH4130 |
Atheros |
Default restricted drivers |
Yes |
Works out of the box with linux-restricted-kernel that is included by default. No tweaking required. |
2007-08-15 |
AWLH5026 |
? |
rt61 |
No |
2006-11-06 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
AWLL3026 |
ZyDAS/zd1211(b) |
? |
No |
zd1211rw kernel module in Edgy and newer Ubuntu releases. |
2007-04-02 |
awll3026 |
zd1211b |
? |
Yes |
Works out of the box on Edgy using network-manager |
2006-11-04 |
AWLL5088 |
RTL8188CUS |
Proprietary |
No |
Download kernel module sources from 'Realtek' (current filename: 'RTL8188CUS_v2.0.1324.zip'), extract to /usr/src , and run install.sh |
2011-02-06 |
AWLL6070 |
Atheros |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Use NDISwrapper to install the XP drivers, because madwifi currently does not allow USB wifi adapters. Will not run on Pure "N" but works as "G" |
2008-07-04 |
AWLL6077 v1 |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Use NDISwrapper to install the XP drivers, specifically WinXP2K\net8192u.inf. Working as "G". Used Linux Ubuntu 2.6.28-11 generic kernel. |
2009-10-03 |