External Device support

Attention

There is a new section drivers in the plugin browser which added many modules to add external device support.

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On this page you can find a old list for OpenPLi 6.2 and below of known external devices on an Enigma2 box. Many hardware has a consumer name, which doesn't says anything about the chipset=hardware that's inside. If you are not certain if some external device is supported, you should checkout the hardware specs.

You should start with the lsusb command, to find the USB ID of the device you are trying to get working. This will show you something like

 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 148f:5372

or

 Bus 005 Device 002: ID 148f:5372 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5372 Wireless Adapter

if you have usbutilsinstalled. In this output, 148f is the Vendor ID, and 5372 is the Device ID.

Which these values, go to https://linux-hardware.org/?view=search, enter both values in the corresponding fields, and press "Find". If it doesn't find anything, the device is not supported by Linux, and your only hope to get it working is if linux driver source is available, and someone is willing to make a build recipe to create this driver "out of tree". You can ask in the forum to see if there is someone willing to look into it.

If it does, click on the result, and it will tell you the kernel version(s) that have support for this device. You can check on This page which kernel version your box uses. It will also tell you which kernel driver provides the support. In the case of this RT5372 adapter, support is provided by the rt2800usb driver.

You can then proceed by attempting to install the driver. First, check the driver section of the plugins to see if it is listed there. This is usually the case if multiple packages are needed to make the device work. If it is not listed, you can use the commandline (using opkg install kernel-module-rt2800usb) or the advanced section of the Software Management plugin.

Again, if you have issues with this, consult the forum, and don't forget to add the USB ID you found to your post.

PS: If you are having problems with USB memory sticks, take a look here USB sticks working or not

Wireless LAN devices
Name/Chipset	Box
RT73	ETXX00, VU+ 3.*, VU+ 2.*
RT2800/ RT3070	All with kernel 4.10.*, ETXX00, VU+ 3.*
RT3370:
RT3572	2.4/5Ghz: (All with kernel 4.10.*, ETXX00
RT3573	2.4GHz/5GHz 3T3R:
RT3593	2.4GHz/5GHz 3T3R: All with kernel 4.10.*
RT5370	2.4GHz 1T1R: All with kernel 4.10.*
RT5372	2.4GHz 2T2R:
RT5572	2.4GHz/5GHz 2T2R:
RT5592	2.4GHz/5GHz 2T2R: All with kernel 4.10.*
MT7601U	2.4GHz 1T1R: All with kernel 4.10.*
RTL8712u	ETXX00
RTL8192CU	All with kernel 4.10.* ETXX00, VU+ 3.*
RTL8192SU	All with kernel 4.10.*
RTL8178
RTL8188EU

802.11ac
MT7610/12U: (external driver)
RTL8812AU: (external driver)
RTL8814AU: (external driver)
RTL8821AU: (external driver)
BCM435: No linux support

Devices reported to work on the listed box models:

Name/Chipset	Box
Amiko WLN-880 = RT5370	ET10000, Xsarius fusion HD en HD-SE, Mutant 500, mutant 1200, VU+ Zero and VU+SoloSE V2
Carl9170 2,4Ghz and 2.4/5Ghz	ETXX00
Carl9171/ ath_htc	ETXX00
zd1211	ETXX00

802.11N 2.4/5Ghz sticks
Name/Chipset	Box
Fritz!WLAN usb Stick N	ETXX00
Linksys WUSB600N v2	ETXX00
RTL8191SU usb Stick	VU+

802.11BGN 2.4Ghz sticks
Name/Chipset	Box
Dlink DWL-GL122	ETXX00
Linksys WUSB100v2	ETXX00
Netgear G54/N150 Wireless USB Micro Adapter WNA1000M	ETXX00
Sitecom WLA 1001	ETXX00
KÖNIG WLAN USB DONGLE 150 MBPS Ultra compact	ETXX00
KÖNIG WLAN USB DONGLE 150 MBPS external detachable antenna	ETXX00
KÖNIG WLAN USB DONGLE 300 MBPS	ETXX00

802.11BG sticks
TP Link TL-WN321G	ETXX00

DVB-USB Sticks (vTuner)
Name/Chipset	Box
Hauppauge pctv nanoStick T2 290e	DM8000
Pinnacle Nanostick E73 DVB-T Tuner	ET5X00
Terratec Cinergy T-stick MKII AF9015-chipset	ET9X00

USB Sticks
Name/Chipset	Box
Ativa My 2GB	DM800