From e280caaf5b1e1836ebc5e8b64f5d55e74278cacd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Edwin Joassart Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 12:54:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update wifi-dongles.md add notes about AP mode support and deprecation of rtl-8192cu drivers in balena os --- pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md index 562d7db897..f06c157bb6 100644 --- a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md +++ b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md @@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ excerpt: WiFi adapters known to work with {{ $names.company.lower }} devices {{> "meta-balena/supported-wifi-adapters" }} There are however many other USB wifi adapters that will work out of the box with {{ $names.company.lower }} -devices. Generally speaking, WiFi devices listed over at the [elinux rpi wifi page][elinux] or devices which use one of the `linux-firmware-ath9k`, `linux-firmware-ralink` and `linux-firmware-rtl8192cu` firmwares should work correctly. +devices. Generally speaking, WiFi devices listed over at the [elinux rpi wifi page][elinux] or devices which use one of the `linux-firmware-ath9k` and `linux-firmware-ralink` firmwares should work correctly. -Here are some notable devices known to work: +Here are some notable devices which used to work (cf notes) : * [Pi Hut USB WiFi Adapter][pi-hut-usb] - Small form-factor and works right out of the box! -* [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] - Small, reliable and cheap TP Link device. +* [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] - Small, reliable and cheap TP Link device (no AP mode, cf notes) * [TP-Link AC600][TL-AC600] - Dual band alternative to WN725N. * [TP-Link Nano Router][nano-router] - Though this isn't strictly a WiFi adapter, it does enable you to connect to WiFi network using the ethernet port of the Pi and is known to work correctly with {{ $names.company.upper }}. As a result no further configuration is required. +Notes : +* Two devices with same commercial name but different version can use different wifi chips and therefore provide different functionalities (i.e. TP-Link WN225N can be either based on Atheros ath9k_htc or Realtek rtl8188eus) +* Devices using `rtl8192cu` drivers are not shipped with recent version of {{ $names.company.lower }} os anymore. It should be possible to compile and load a driver but it's not trivial and beyond the scope of this documentation. +* Devices using `rtl8188eu` drivers (such as some [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] doesn't support AP Mode, and are not suitable to make a Captive Portal. + ### Configuration __Important Note:__ Wifi adapters drain a lot of power which unfortunately From c058c08d595678e8cb3c5dd3f043aac6c4e46070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Edwin Joassart Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:28:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update wifi-dongles.md --- pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md index f06c157bb6..faf65373f9 100644 --- a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md +++ b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Here are some notable devices which used to work (cf notes) : Notes : * Two devices with same commercial name but different version can use different wifi chips and therefore provide different functionalities (i.e. TP-Link WN225N can be either based on Atheros ath9k_htc or Realtek rtl8188eus) -* Devices using `rtl8192cu` drivers are not shipped with recent version of {{ $names.company.lower }} os anymore. It should be possible to compile and load a driver but it's not trivial and beyond the scope of this documentation. +* `rtl8192cu` drivers are not shipped with recent version of {{ $names.company.lower }} os anymore. It should be possible to compile and load a driver but it's not trivial and beyond the scope of this documentation. * Devices using `rtl8188eu` drivers (such as some [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] doesn't support AP Mode, and are not suitable to make a Captive Portal. ### Configuration