Enter 'lsmod' at the command line to see what kernel driver modules got loaded.
Also, you can enter 'lsusb' to see the devices detected on the USB port: user@beagleboneblack:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS] Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub user@beagleboneblack:~$ It becomes very apparent what chipset a device uses. Keep in mind that many people have good luck with the Realtek dongles. That wasn't the case for me though. On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 4:35:30 PM UTC-5, Bruce Gibson wrote: > > Thank you for the info. I ordered a dongle from Logic Supply, not sure of > the chipset used. I will look into the Atheros chipset as well. > > I built the latest kernel for Debian Beaglebone. > > As far as I can tell, as long as the dongle acts as a client, it works, > but when listening and connecting as a server no such luck - intermittent. > > On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 11:54:12 AM UTC-5, Walker Archer wrote: >> >> If you're using a dongle based on a RealTek chip you might experience >> intermittent issues. I know that I did. (This also depends on the version >> of Linux kernel you are using.) I switched to a dongle that uses an >> Atheros chipset and that works much more reliably. >> > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
