Post #1239100
2026-01-20 22:26 UTC
@RMerlin
I think the specific wifi hardware can make a huge difference in this area. I've had laptops where I just bailed immediately and bought an Intel wifi card to swap in, for example. I know this doesn't help you but it can also go super easy on Linux.
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@RMerlin@fosstodon.org 2026-01-20 22:30
@dino I was already expecting having to deal with the driver since it's a Wifi 7 dongle. The whole regulatory region mess is what really pissed me off. No average user would have been able to deal with this on his own.
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@itsozgur@fosstodon.org 2026-04-09 10:14
@dino @RMerlin definitely, intel cards have been just perfect. And even other companies have all improved. So for example Realtek is quite solid a few years because they want to sell to chromebooks. Qualcomm WiFi 7 cards don’t have their drivers in win11 where the install forces you to connect to the internet. But just work on new Linux kernels