On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 1:15 AM Bill C <bill.cu1234@gmail.com> wrote:
I am using a chip made by ralink. I believe the drivers are all there. As for what else is needed by kernels nowadays IDK. I might have to reinstall everything with a basic desktop or workstation install. The thing with the minimal install with the network iso is are you going to get all you need. I was able to get it working for download and install. Maybe there's a text file somewhere needing edited.

There have been problems with other chipsets due to vendors either blocking distribution of proprietary drivers or
failing to make the changes to proprietary drivers required by recent kernels.  

<https://linux-hardware.org/> will let you search for your hardware and show you which drivers
(if any) work with your wifi chip, but beware that the same chip name may cover a range of models
so you need to look closely at version number and bus ID's.   It can be helpful if you can find a
live distro where wifi works so you get full details of the chips ID and name of a working driver.
There are 160 reports that include ralink network/wireless, some working, some not working.

For some chips where the vendor doesn't support current kernels there are multiple projects to provide
drivers for current kernels, but you may need to try several different drivers to find one that fits your
use case.

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George N. White III