Linux 2.6.25.2; Encore ENUWI-G2 Wi-Fi USB - the end...?
Friday, 16. May 2008, 01:12:28
This post is a sequel to my previous post from last week. In case you don't remember, I described my steps as I was trying to configure an Encore ENUWI-G2 802.11g Wi-Fi USB adapter on my Gentoo/Linux system.
In this post, I will give you the results. In case you don't want to read too much, here is a summary: It does not work, or at least does not work well.
First of all, my kernel update to the brand-new 2.6.25.2 was not painless. With no reason and with no explanation, my system suddenly rebooted, just after 3 days of uptime. I was browsing on web and then... back to the BIOS screen. Nothing on logs (there has been no time to let the kernel save anything to disk).
Apart of that, all I can say is that Encore ENUWI-G2 almost works with NdisWrapper. I mean, when using NdisWrapper, the device LED blinks, and the device itself heats up (by the way, I found on web that some users complained about this device getting hot), but it does nothing more beyond that.
I've configured an ad-hoc network with it. At first it didn't work (the laptop could not ping the desktop, and vice-versa). After a minute or so, it suddenly started pinging. That was nice. Then I tried some "stress-test". I've tried to download something as fast as possible from the desktop to the laptop. I got around 100~190 KB/s (kilobytes per second), which isn't a good speed. Then, a couple of seconds later, it stopped. The machines could not ping each other anymore. Looking at the device, I can see that the LED has stopped blinking (but is still lit). I suppose its firmware has frozen or crashed.
Oh, well. That's the end of this story. I'm giving up on this device for now and I'm probably going to buy a PCI Wi-Fi card or a dedicated AP.
See you next time! (hopefully with a working wi-fi)
In this post, I will give you the results. In case you don't want to read too much, here is a summary: It does not work, or at least does not work well.
First of all, my kernel update to the brand-new 2.6.25.2 was not painless. With no reason and with no explanation, my system suddenly rebooted, just after 3 days of uptime. I was browsing on web and then... back to the BIOS screen. Nothing on logs (there has been no time to let the kernel save anything to disk).
Apart of that, all I can say is that Encore ENUWI-G2 almost works with NdisWrapper. I mean, when using NdisWrapper, the device LED blinks, and the device itself heats up (by the way, I found on web that some users complained about this device getting hot), but it does nothing more beyond that.
I've configured an ad-hoc network with it. At first it didn't work (the laptop could not ping the desktop, and vice-versa). After a minute or so, it suddenly started pinging. That was nice. Then I tried some "stress-test". I've tried to download something as fast as possible from the desktop to the laptop. I got around 100~190 KB/s (kilobytes per second), which isn't a good speed. Then, a couple of seconds later, it stopped. The machines could not ping each other anymore. Looking at the device, I can see that the LED has stopped blinking (but is still lit). I suppose its firmware has frozen or crashed.
Oh, well. That's the end of this story. I'm giving up on this device for now and I'm probably going to buy a PCI Wi-Fi card or a dedicated AP.
See you next time! (hopefully with a working wi-fi)
WIDGETIZE
Anonymous # 23. July 2008, 10:57
I'm using the Netgear wg111v2 adapter myself, also a rtl8187 chipset based USB dongle. Somehow it works fine with 2.6.24.* kernels, but I never got it to work a machine with a 2.6.25.* kernel (Fedora 9, OpenSuse 11).
I also use ndiswrapper and Windows drivers to get it working properly, the rtl8187 also works with 2.6.24.* kernels but stopped working altogether for me on 2.6.25.* kernels.
Eric (eric.donkersloot at gmail.com)