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bsphil on Aug 15, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Flash Player exits Android

I run a Linux VM in Windows on my desktop actually, but it's my gaming machine too. Last time I gave it a shot as a full install, I couldn't for the life of me get a brand new USB wifi adapter to work in Ubuntu. All the searching on the topic seemed to indicate that 64-bit users are screwed (which was me), and 32-bit users needed to use a driver emulator and dig through generic broadcom drivers to test.

I gave up.

Ralith on Aug 15, 2012 [–]

It's often a good idea to research how well hardware will work for your intended use before you pay money for it.

bsphil on Aug 16, 2012 | [–]

I did. It serves me very well on my Windows machine.

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