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January 22, 2014 10:55:52 AM

I'm trying to build a Linux PC but im looking for a motherboard that has a chipset that support WiFi
in Linux/Chrome OS and it should be a mini ITX motherboard.
Does anyone have any suggestions it should be a respectable budget.

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January 22, 2014 11:58:23 AM

I know my answer is not what you want, but it is the best way.

Choose your Linux distro and then check the website for supported wifi.
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a b 5 Linux
January 22, 2014 1:20:35 PM

Unfortunately it is not really possible to know what chipset your motherboard will have in advance as they are for the most part not listed anywhere.

Your best bet will be to either purchase a usb/pci wifi card that has known wifi support.
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a b 5 Linux
January 23, 2014 8:46:50 AM

If the WiFi is your only "problem": Look over at support / downloads for your chosen board, and check for Windows drivers. From here, you will see what king of WiFi it does have.
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a b 5 Linux
January 23, 2014 9:38:53 AM

Problem with that is many motherboard manufacturers will ship multiple different chips even in the same motherboard revision. Who knows what will actually show up at your door..

also even if you know what windows driver it uses, still have no information on what specific chipset is used!
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