Does a linux distro supports only limited wireless cards in laptop ?

[Wakizu101]

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[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

2 minutes ago, Wakizu101 said:

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well there you go. 

 

on a serious note, compatibility on Linux is well documented. what wifi card do you have?

[Sauron]

5 minutes ago, Wakizu101 said:

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yes

[LukeNukem9]

Because its open sources, linux might have a few (probably a few hundred) drivers for that.

[Dat Guy]

Sometimes, WiFi breaks on Linux. I had to rollback to an older version of linux-firmware last week because the ath10k driver died.

[Wakizu101]

2 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

well there you go. 

 

on a serious note, compatibility on Linux is well documented. what wifi card do you have?

Oh give an example

Maybe site for compatible cards for manjaro

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

Just now, Wakizu101 said:

Oh give an example

Maybe site for compatible cards for manjaro

it doesn't work like that. if you have a model number you can google it, and that will give you the answer. 

 

just google *your wifi card model* compatibility manjaro. 

[Wakizu101]

3 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

it doesn't work like that. if you have a model number you can google it, and that will give you the answer. 

 

just google *your wifi card model* compatibility manjaro.

That would be helpful

I will poke you again after some days if i have doubts

[jpenguin]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_network_configuration

 

NDISWRAPPER is a last resort and doesn't give great perfo- but usually works

[Guest]

Wifi is going to work if there are drivers installed + the correct firmware. 

Since the only thing changing from a distro from another is kernel version, and the programs that means:

Updated distros have a more updated kernel, which can include newer wifi nics drivers support, but also note that some distros like Debian don't have the non-free-firmware package preinstalled, so you would have to manually install them using an ethernet cable

If you want to know if your wifi is supported the fastest way is to try a live USB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers
There is a list of drivers there
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers

Maybe not complete and outdated 

[wasab]

anything mainstream, they support out of the box