CentOS - Nov 2017 - HP laptops with CentOS 7?

Hi

yeah, it's just a normal USB dongle, and it's supported by the Linux
Kernel,
that's why I tried it. I have tried other USB dongles with Linux before and 
failed.

This one was plug and play.

Gary

On Friday 03 November 2017 07:49:56 Sorin Srbu wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Gary
> > Stainburn
> > Sent: den 2 november 2017 15:10
> > To: centos at centos.org
> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] HP laptops with CentOS 7?
> >
> > On Thursday 02 November 2017 14:04:11 Gary Stainburn wrote:
> > > On Thursday 02 November 2017 13:54:41 Sorin Srbu wrote:
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Would you know what chipset that particular wifi-dongle is
running?
> > > >
> > > > A wifi-dongle may work, but I'm thinking it's not
really desirable to
>
> go
>
> > > > that way.
> > > > I'm figuring the users will loose that dongle sooner
than later! :-)
> > >
> > > The laptop is in the car so I can't check at the moment, but
this is
> > > the item.
> > >
> > > I understand your concern regarding the users, but thet can't
be any
>
> worse
>
> > > than mine, and they're capable of not losing their mouse
dongle.
> > >
> > > It would be nicer to get it working with the internal one at some
> > > point.
> >
> > It would have helped to incluide the URL
> >
> > https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-wifi/products/usb-wifi-
> > adapter-for-the-raspberry-pi
>
> Huh? Raspberry Pi-dongles work on off-the-shelf laptops too?
>
>
> --
> //Sorin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Gary
> Stainburn
> Sent: den 3 november 2017 11:43
> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] HP laptops with CentOS 7?
> 
> yeah, it's just a normal USB dongle, and it's supported by the
Linux
Kernel,
> that's why I tried it. I have tried other USB dongles with Linux before
and
> failed.
Cool, thanks!

--
//Sorin

On 11/03/2017 03:53 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Gary
>> Stainburn
>> Sent: den 3 november 2017 11:43
>> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] HP laptops with CentOS 7?
>>
>> yeah, it's just a normal USB dongle, and it's supported by the
Linux
> Kernel,
>> that's why I tried it. I have tried other USB dongles with Linux
before
> and
>> failed.
> 
> Cool, thanks!
> 
For the vast majority of laptops that are not based on the absolute
latest chipsets, CentOS Linux 7 just works.  There are sometimes issues
with the latest Intel Graphics or the latest Intel CPU chipset.  The
latest kernel did get newer hardware drivers.

We also have an experimental kernel here that can be tried if you have a
specific issue as well:

https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386

(look at the .repo file for experimental kernel at the bottom of the
page .. it works for i386 and x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 arches)

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