Will Libre Computer be offering a Wifi solution for it’s boards?

Hardware
#1

I recently purchased the renegade elite and while I am good with the Ethernet connection, I was wondering if Libre Computer would be offering a WiFi add on/solution? If so, any estimate for a timeframe? If it’s going to be a while, I am open to hearing what others have done in this regards (ie, third party WiFi dongles/add-ons)

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#2

We recommend MT7601U, MT7610U, and MT7612U dongles. We will offering new dongles through our distributors soon. Supply chain is kind of slow.

#3

You can now find plug and play WiFi adapters through our distribution.

Or you can order it on Amazon.

#4

Wonderful, thanks. Will pick one up. Is it a USB item or does it have a place to on the renegade elite it would connect to?

#5

Per the product description: USB 2.0 Type A

#6

Try this

#7

RTL8188FU should be supported generically by the rtl8xxxu driver. There shouldn’t be a need for the out of tree driver. Make sure that rtl8xxxu is not blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/.

#8

I’ve had luck using this device:

TP-Link 150 Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter (TL-WN725N)

I made some note on the install and configuration here:

#9

TL-WN725N comes in V1 and V2 with different chipsets and may require different drivers.

#10

Anyone using the GenBasic WiFi 4 USB Nano Wireless Network Dongle Adapter for Linux, I have head success in setting up my wifi adapter card for Ubuntu Server for Le Potato following this guide.

https://schillernet.wordpress.com/2020/07/17/setting-up-a-usb-wifi-dongle-in-ubuntu-server-18-04-or-later/

#11

As another data point I successfully setup TL-WN725N (V3.8 per the box) on the Renegade using the latest Raspian. Nothing special other than setting up wpa_supplicant.conf. It was mostly plug and play. The raspi-config tool didn’t work out of box so ended up doing everything via CLI.

#12

The GenBasic WiFi 4 USB Nano adapter should be plug and play. You should not need to do anything with our images.

#13

Are there any adapters you are recommending for the libre’s that support AP mode with nl80211 driver? I know there are some alternative drivers other than mt7601u that implement an AP functionality but wanted to use it with hostapd natively (hopefully I’m not confused here).

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers

>lsmod
...
mt7601u                73728  0
mac80211              704512  1 mt7601u
cfg80211              421888  2 mt7601u,mac80211

>iw phy phy0 info
...
Supported interface modes:
		 * managed
		 * monitor
#14

MT7601U supports NL80211.

#15

But not the AP/master interface mode. I ended up getting an MT7612 based USB dongle. It was $20 if someone else looking for this seamless functionality on ubuntu with hostapd. MT7601U works fine as a wireless client if that’s all you need and is half price or less.

Additional modes of the 7612:

iw phy phy0 info
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
* mesh point
* P2P-client
* P2P-GO

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#16

MT7601U supports AP/master mode. Not sure where you are getting your info.