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My friend has an old laptop that had XP on so I've installed Xubuntu 12.04 but when I tried to install the additional drivers for my USB wifi adaptor - a AVM Fritz with Broadcom 7xxx chipset (I dont remember the exact chipset) it crashed the laptop.

So what USB wifi adaptor do I need to buy that will definitely work with Xubuntu 12.04?

Im using Xubuntu 12.04 because its an old laptop and it has a none pea CPU (or some similar acronym) so it wont run Ubuntu 12 or the later versions of the other distros.

The USB adaptor I currently have isn't a new one, it is several years old. Is there a database anywhere listing what hardware works with Linux?

Thanks

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  • Would you care to troubleshoot the Fritz? Please insert the device and run and post: lsusb Thanks.
    – chili555
    Mar 26, 2014 at 14:20

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You can check here at this website

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/USB

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from Ubuntu website

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported

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  • Just out of Interest which one? just in case i need one one day.
    – Tasos
    Mar 27, 2014 at 15:16
  • Ive not had chance to get it yet but Im going for a TP Link TL-WN721N or TL-WN727N or TL-WN821N
    – user247820
    Mar 28, 2014 at 17:24
  • Ok ill mark those brands down and check. Thanks
    – Tasos
    Mar 28, 2014 at 17:25
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I did get my Fritz usb stick to work on my notebook, but it was a pain. You can get the drivers off of the AVM website in Berlin. But the reception was not very good and it was not multi canal, so I bought a little 'Penguin' type 'TPE-N150USB', which works great. I think it only cost me some 16,00 Euros, but you could get them off the _bay website.

Mike

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