[Novalug] Re-intro and advise please

Alex Smith (K4RNT) shadowhunter@gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 18:08:37 EDT 2013


Intel Wi-Fi chipsets are good, but if you can't get one, I've had really
good experiences with Ralink chipsets.


On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 4:03 PM, The Doctor <drwho@virtadpt.net> wrote:

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> > If you care about running open-source drivers, and you don't need
> > top of the line graphics, I would recommend an Intel graphics
> > chipset.  Intel's
>
> The Nouveau drivers for nVidia chipsets aren't bad, either.  I've
> found them to be pretty stable, though I don't really need 3D
> acceleration for anything I do.
>
> > Along the same lines for WiFi...I would recommend an Intel WiFI
> > adapter. Their open source support is quite good.  I would not
> > recommend Broadcom.
>
> Stay away from Broadcom.  There are three different sets of Broadcom
> drivers out there (including in the mainline kernel) and they all work
> to varying degrees (or not) without much rhyme or reason.  I've found
> Intel's wireless drivers to be remarkably solid.
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