BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: searching for a specific kind of update
De:       mm0fmf
Data:     Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:52:36 +0000
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On 11/01/2026 14:51, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> I'm using an RTL8812BU wifi adapter which is behaving suspiciously.
> When signal strengths and throughput deteriorate the USB subsystem,
> including the keyboard and pointing device, become unreliable.
> 
> This is on an old RPi2B, so armv7.
> 
> Is there a way to search for and install updates relevant to that
> specific device? It's already known that a general update will break
> support for a needed peripheral, an Owon USB oscilloscope. It's
> necessary to be at least somewhat choosy
> 
>  From what I can tell the RTL8812BU isn't very widely supported,
> FreeBSD doesn't even try. I'm hopeful RasPiOS does somewhat better.
> 
> Thanks for reading,
> 
> bob prohaska
>   

Unless you are after the intellectual satisfaction of solving the 
problem, don't waste valuable minutes you will never get back, just buy 
something that is better supported and works well.

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