Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
Dne, 08. 06. 2010 03:19:16 je jidanni@jidanni.org napisal(a):
Fellows, it turns out "ndiswrapper" can enable many Windows drivers
to be used on Debian. Cool!
Well of course it can. That's just another area in which GNU/Linux is
years ahead of Gates/Windows. That's not a proper "driver" though --
it's just a "wrapper", introducing an additional compatibility layer
between your hardware and your operating system, and making it harder
to troubleshoot and maintain. Moreover, a kernel running ndiswrapper is
considered "tainted" (look that up on Google) and *unsupported*. When a
given card can only use ndiswrapper and no other driver, it actually
means that the card is *not Linux-compatible*. The fact that it can be
made to work with a wrapper has little to do with that. What you really
want to look for is a Linux-compatible card with a functional *native*
Linux driver. It'll save you from many a gray hair.
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Regards,
Klistvud
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