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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 |
SMCWCB-G |
? |
ath_pci/ath_hal |
No |
Run 'update-pciids' otherwise the card will not be recognized |
2006-1-1 |
PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
SMCWPCI-GM EU |
Ralink RT2600 |
RT61 |
No |
It works fine with 7.04. |
2007-4-22 |
SMCWPCI-G |
? |
ath_pci/ath_hal |
No |
Edgy Eft Before I installed the card, Ubuntu worked fine. After I installed it, Ubuntu wouldn't boot. The bootstrap process would hang with three segments of the progress bar showing, and never progress any further. |
1/26/2007 |
SMCW2802W AP |
Intersil ISL3886 |
prism54pci |
Yes |
Works in 8.10. |
2009-04-04 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
SMCWUSB-G |
zydas |
ZD1211B |
Yes |
It works with the kernel-image-2.6.20-16-gereric upgrade. |
2007-9-01 |
Other
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
SMC2632W V2 |
? |
atmel_cs |
Yes |
|
|
SMC2635W |
ADM8211 |
? |
No |
2009-12-30 |
|
SMC2835W V2 |
? |
prism54 |
Yes |
The V2 part is important! |
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