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There are some issues around linux drivers for many wireless cards, though. Ndiswrapper is pretty good, and provides a work-around, but it's not perfect. My understanding is that the real problem is Texas Instruments, who still labour under the misapprehension that releasing drivers so that people can use their chips is going to damage their business.

To illustrate further:

tallin:-# lspci ... 0000:06:00.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface

tallin:-# ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: airplus driver present, hardware present

... and wlan0 is working just fine, thanks.

So, if OP is really interested in improving the situation, then I suggest contacting Texas Instruments, and politely indicating that the rapidly growing linux market is partially closed to them, as they are not supporting it properly.

A quick check of the kernel modules shows many wireless chipsets fully supported, of course, so anyone looking to purchase a wireless card or wireless-enabled laptop should check the listing.

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