On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Mirko Lindner <mi...@sharism.cc> wrote: >> It is fully supportable by free software, but the only internal wifi >> solution (3rd party) at this point needs a binary blob (micro-SDIO; >> couldn't find any Atheros 6k ones). However I think you could use free >> external USB wifi dongles with it. > > The Ben edition of the NanoNote does not have USB host capabilities I am > afraid, so using USB wifi dongles won't be possible. But Carlos from the > University on Bogota is in the process of designing a small board which once > attached to the NanoNote could host many features.
Ah, so the only peripheral connection interface on the Ben Nanonote is the MicroSD slot (or a custom daughterboard for the low-level inclined)? Have you (or anyone) tried an Atheros AR6002 (aka ar6k) wifi card such as [1] combined with a microSD to SD adapter such as [2]? [1] SX-SDCAG 802.11a/b/g SDIO Card Module http://www.silexamerica.com/products/wireless_modules/sx-sdcag.html [2] IBERIA PC TARJETA ADAPTADORA SD/SDIO A MICROSD / TRANSFLASH (CABLE FLEXIBLE) http://www.pixmania.com/es/es/3518619/art/iberia-pc/tarjeta-adaptadora-sd-sdi.html Cheers and congratulations on nearing release, -- Daniel JB Clark | http://pobox.com/~dclark _______________________________________________ gNewSense-dev mailing list gNewSense-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev
