[Trisquel-users] Wireless Card Drivers?

[t***@protonmail.com]

Hello all! I am relatively new to the free software scene, and eager to jump
in with my first free OS! While testing Trisquel, however, I noticed that my
laptop's wireless internet connection was not functioning. I am using a
Toshiba Satellite L55-C5272, and after doing some research around the Web,
which featured similar but not identical Toshiba laptop models, I believe the
issue is with my wireless card, ehich apparently requires proprietary
drivers, and none of which I can find for Linux (only Windows, via the
Toshiba website). Please help! Is there any way to make the wi-fi on my
laptop wotk with Trisquel running?

[m***@outlook.com]

First, you'd have to check which wireless adapter it actually is ?

Try this helpful Guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/net-wireless-troubleshooting-hardware-check.html.en

[l***@dcc.ufmg.br]

Acquiring a USB adapter that works with free software...

The most trustworthy way is to buy from http://libre.thinkpenguin.com which
guarantees that the sold hardware works with free software. You can also buy
a model that was recently reported to work with free software and hope the
manufacturer has not changed its chipset in the mean time. Recently, ernesto
wrote that the rather cheap TL-WN722N model works with free software:
https://trisquel.info/forum/video-driver-newbie#comment-137029

[g***@riseup.net]

Recently, ernesto wrote that the rather cheap TL-WN722N

yeah, so I bought 1 but ain't workin' for shit.. :'((((((

[x***@live.cn]

Beware the hardware revision number. See wikidevi.com for details.

[l***@dcc.ufmg.br]

That is sad indeed. I bought five of those many years ago and free kernels
perfectly support their AR9271 chipset:
$ lsusb
(...)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271
802.11n
(...)