MacBookAir 4,2 mid 2011 faulty WiFi

Troubleshooting
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Creating a bug report/issue

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Required Information

dietpi@DietPi:~$ echo $G _DISTRO
_NAME $G _RASPBIAN
bookworm
dietpi@DietPi: ~$ uname --all
Linux DietPi 6.1.0-28-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.1 19-1 (2024-11-22) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Additional Information (if applicable)

I’ve disabled the internal WiFi. It would work for a little while and crash, which froze the system. It was troublesome even running macOS. Likely damaged or faulty.

I’ve got a small assortment of USB WiFi dongles I’d like to try. Finding drivers isn’t an issue.

I think I’m not understanding how to install and activate the drivers. Once I’ve got that I think I can use any of the WfFi tutorials available.

I just need a tutorial or some pointers to get me going. I generally enjoy solving these kinds of problems.

Thanks in advance!
Richard

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If the Wifi is supported by linux, it will be as easy as loading the appropriate kernel module.
Otherwise is can be a bit more tough.
You can start by listing the usb devices with lsusb and then finding out which chip they are using to load the proper module.

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And to check ip a if adapter wlan0 is already shown