Hello ZNavko, zna...@disroot.org writes:
> (Double). Yes, Tobias, I've dug this finally. This wifi card is not supported > by LinuxLibre. > > Please, would you give me advice, what to choose from mass-market ( in Russia > dns-shop.ru ) > for LinuxLibre and Guix in price under 540 euro ( 40.000 Roubles ) ??? > > I found this https://certification.ubuntu.com/desktop > But not sure it will exactly work with LinuxLibre. Also h-node lack some > contemporary models. > > October 6, 2019 6:17 PM, "Tobias Geerinckx-Rice" <m...@tobias.gr> wrote: > >> Znavko, >> >> zna...@disroot.org 写道： >> >>> # lspci -vvnn > wifi >>> # nano wifi >>> ... >>> Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless >>> Network Adapter >>> ... >>> Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci >>> Kernel modules: ath10k_pci >>> Please, what to do? I cannot get the name of the network device. >> >> All ath10k devices of which I'm aware require proprietary firmware >> blobs that Guix won't ship and Linux-Libre won't load. Even >> though the kernel driver is loaded, I suspect you'll find some >> firmware-related errors in dmesg. >> >> I'm sorry, >> >> T G-R You could try finding a device certified by the FSF's Respect Your Freedom (RYF) program, see: https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw. FWIW, I'm using one such device [0], and it works great. Alternatively, you could purchase a device using a supported chipset (the device linked uses the Atheros AR9271 chipset); the hardware vendor shouldn't matter much if the kernel has free drivers (and/or firmware) for the chip used by it. HTH, Maxim [0]: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb
