usb wifi dongle not recognized

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usb wifi dongle not recognized

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I ordered this Miniature WiFi (802.11b/g/n) Module: For Raspberry Pi and I have plugged it up to my pi and a buddies but it never shows up in wpa_gui in the adaptor. I have also plugged it into a couple of computers and windows never recognizes it either. I ordered it Nov 13. Link to the item: https://www.adafruit.com/products/814.

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Re: usb wifi dongle not recognized

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Just to do a quick check, what do you get from `lsusb` when the dongle is plugged in?

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Re: usb wifi dongle not recognized

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I found the problem. I was using a custom build from someone and a config wasn't setup. I installed OpenELEC and it found it right off the bat. Sorry for being a noob.

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Re: usb wifi dongle not recognized

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Nah, driver issues can be subtle.

Glad to hear it's working for you.

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