02-15-2020, 01:51 PM
(02-14-2020, 04:29 AM)FeMike Wrote: A few years back I bought a Alfa awus036h USB WiFi adapter with the intent to learn how to pentest my wifi to use on old xp laptop. Fast forward to now I no longer have that machine but do have the Pinebook Pro. Upon plugging in the USB it freezes the p64 to the point it wont work unless I unplug the card and reboot machine. Anyone with experience with this type of stuff kindly share what they used and if it worked or if the same thing happened to them? I tried finding specs on power consumption for the card assuming it draws to much power but to no avail.
I happen to have an ALFA 802.11b/g/n AWUS036NH (RALINK chipset) here.
Plugging the ALFA into the updated Official Pine64 Debian image results in the same behavior: The machine becomes unresponsive instantly, requiring a long press.
I decided to try with a Manjaro image on an sdcard. The RALINK adapter works properly on Manjaro.
I would say use Manjaro or another OS image, as that is where the most development will be found.
Happy Hacking