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Re: USB WIFI dongle was working and now isn't (EDIMAX EW-78

Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:37 pm

Pdog wrote:Shame it cost £15 and was purchased for the pi.

Could an update to the pi have caused it to stop working, even if I have reimaged the SD card multiple times?
Take it back to the store, it's not fit for purpose.
I don't think that chipset has ever been supported on Linux (of any flavour).
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Re: USB WIFI dongle was working and now isn't (EDIMAX EW-78

Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:58 pm

Thanks double,

I'll have to see if Amazon will return it. I have chucked the packaging though.
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