To look at which peripherals the operating system found when booting run the following command: dmesg | more If you need help connecting to the Raspberry Pi look at this post remotely using a wired network connection.Īfter booting and logging-in you want to make sure that the Raspberry Pi found your new wireless adapter. At this point you need to either connect to the Raspberry Pi via an Ethernet cable or use a keyboard and a monitor to access the Raspberry Pi. Plug the USB WiFi adapter into one of the free USB ports on the Raspberry Pi. Getting WiFi adapter running on the Raspberry Pi
I very recommend you do the same – it could save you a lot of headaches. I use the Edimax – Wireless USB adapter because I have found it to be cheap and very easy to work with. This is why it is very important to buy a WiFi Adapter that mentions “Linux” in the product description or package. While drivers are normally readily available for Windows computers – it is a different world for Linux and Raspberry Pi’s. Sometimes you will need to download a driver to make them work. As you may have experienced with other types of hardware devices not all devices are plug-n-play. Before we proceed I want to point out the importance of buying the right USB WiFi Adapter.
