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On Sun, 2012-07-22 at 15:28 +0100, Grant Phillips-Sewell wrote: > My brother has asked if I could have a look into tiny powered USB hubs > and tiny USB WiFi adapters for his RPi - he isn't (yet) much into Linux > and would prefer something that *just works* (ie no need to download > kernel drivers, firmwares, etc... just plug in and configure). > > Ordinarily this wouldn't necessarily be a big problem, but with the > added ARMness of the RPi, and the disparity between what works on the > different architecture's kernels, this could potentially make things a > bit more awkward. Add to that the fact that I don't have an RPi to play > with! :D > > Now, I have found one "tiny" USB adapter which works, but requires a > bit of messing around (which he's not really happy doing). As far as > the powered hubs are concerned, I really haven't a clue. I was under > the impression that a powered USB hub was a powered USB hub - I didn't > know there was a real difference between them. > > Anyone got any thoughts or comments? > > Cheers. > Grant. :) > Not tried the usb wireless yet but my addon (AddUH070P) 7 port powered hub from Novatech works just fine. Less than a tenner. -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq