cheap ubuntu laptop with wireless that works right "out of the box".

[Chris Mohler]

On Feb 1, 2008 11:15 AM, Default User <xyzzyx at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I'm glad it works for Chris, but I just got one, a Belkin F5D7050 usb
> adapter, version 5.000. Box says (c)2007.  I tried it on an old desktop
> pc Ubuntu 7.10, updated) with usb 1.0 sockets.  It absolutely would not
> work plugged into a usb hub.

Ugh.  This one is a v4.000.  For posterity: the version 4.000 F5D7050
uses the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset and functions beautifully.  Apparently,
the version 5.000 no longer uses the same chipset...  I happened to
still have the box - I don't see any other way of determining the
version.  Here is relevant lsusb info for the v 4.000:

Bus 007 Device 004: ID 050d:705c Belkin Components
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x050d Belkin Components
  idProduct          0x705c
  bcdDevice           48.10
  iManufacturer          16 Belkin
  iProduct               32 USB2.0 WLAN
  iSerial                 0
  bNumConfigurations      1


Chris