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differences in the entry: vendor
Ralink-Technology-Corp.
differences in the entry: model name
RT5370
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter (USB)
Tenda W311MI Wireless N150 Pico USB Adapter
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
148f:5370
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified 2013
differences in the entry: interface
USB
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_5_0 , trisquel_6_0
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.2.0-38-generic, 3.3.0-gnu
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
no
differences in the entry: free driver used
rt2800usb
differences in the entry: Description
Ralink RT5370 chipset is not compatible with GNU/Linux-libre due to binary blobbed firmware which is non-free software, even though the driver is free software. A major let down - avoid this junk unless Ralink releases their firmware as free software.
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