# ls /dev/socket/property_service
/dev/socket/property_service
I can't see any error message.
init I'm using is compiled out from android 1.0 source.
Thanks
Richard
2008/12/10 nagamatu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> setprop uses property_set library included in system/core/libutil/
> properties.c
> this api will send property information for init process through
> socket.
> with the latest init source code, init shows error message when fails
> to start service.
>
> check existance of /dev/socket/property_service and update init with
> the latest one.
>
> --
> nagamatu
>
> On 12ζ10ζ₯, εεΎ3:40, "Richard Zhao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I see "property_set(ctrl_prop, SUPPLICANT_NAME)" is starting the
>> wpa_supplicant service.
>> I tried to run "setprop ctrl.start wpa_supplicant" manually, but
>> wpa_supplicant is not run.
>> I've added something in init.rc:
>> service wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant -Dwext -i eth1
>> -C/data/misc/wifi/sockets -c/system/etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
>> user bluetooth
>> group bluetooth net_bt_admin
>> disabled
>>
>> What's wrong?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Richard
>>
>> 2008/12/10 Richard Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> > static int control_supplicant(int startIt)
>> > {
>> > char supp_status[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = {'\0'};
>> > const char *ctrl_prop = (startIt ? "ctl.start" : "ctl.stop");
>> > const char *desired_status = (startIt ? "running" : "stopped");
>> > int count = 20; /* wait at most 20 seconds for completion */
>>
>> > if (property_get(SUPP_PROP_NAME, supp_status, NULL)
>> > && strcmp(supp_status, desired_status) == 0) {
>> > return 0; /* supplicant already running */
>> > }
>> > property_set(ctrl_prop, SUPPLICANT_NAME);
>>
>> > while (count-- > 0) {
>> > usleep(1000000);
>> > if (property_get(SUPP_PROP_NAME, supp_status, NULL)) {
>> > if (strcmp(supp_status, desired_status) == 0)
>> > return 0;
>> > }
>> > }
>> > return -1;
>> > }
>>
>> > Do you know which line is to start wpa_supplicant?
>>
>> > Thanks
>> > Richard
>>
>> > 2008/12/9 Jithu Jance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >> Thanks a lot Richard. This is really a good pointer..
>>
>> >>>> Jithu Jance.
>>
>> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Richard Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >>> I think it's :
>> >>> GUI -> libhardware -> wpa_supplicant -> wext -> wifi driver
>> >>> Your driver is using wireless externsion, right?
>>
>> >>> libhardware is now using Ti wlan driver. Maybe we must modify
>> >>> hardware/libhardware/wifi/wifi.c
>>
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>> Richard
>>
>> >>> 2008/12/9 Jithu Jance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >>> > Hi Richard,
>>
>> >>> > You r welcome.. btw I am also stuck up there.. How did u manage to hook
>> >>> > wpa_supplicant to GUI??? I saw Wifi Manager framework folder. I am
>> >>> > confused
>> >>> > how we could hook our wifi driver to the GUI.
>>
>> >>> > From your mail, i understand GUI talks to the wpa_supplicant which
>> >>> > inturn
>> >>> > talks to the wlandriver. But I didnt see anything in the wpa_supplican
>> >>> > that
>> >>> > is using the wifi manager framework. or is it some service like
>> >>> > wifimanager
>> >>> > which actually talks to the supplicant???
>>
>> >>> > GUI - wpa_supplicant - wlandriver
>>
>> >>> > if you have any idea on the above query pls help me out.
>>
>> >>> > What I did try was to connect using hyperterminal to the eval board and
>> >>> > invoke supplicant through commandline. It worked but doesn't make sense
>> >>> > as
>> >>> > its not connected to the GUI. I want to use GUI for controlling my wifi
>> >>> > driver
>>
>> >>> > Thanks..
>>
>> >>> >>> Jithu
>>
>> >>> > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Richard Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >>> >> Hi Jithu,
>>
>> >>> >> Thanks very much!
>> >>> >> Now I compiled out wpa_supplicant, but the GUI always says
>> >>> >> wpa_supplicant load failed.
>>
>> >>> >> Thanks
>> >>> >> Richard
>>
>> >>> >> 2008/12/7 Jithu Jance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >>> >> > I saw ur question on wpa_supplicant for android
>>
>> >>> >> > I also got stuck at the same problem.. then i modified Android.mk
>> >>> >> > file
>> >>> >> > in
>> >>> >> > wpa_supplicant dir and changed BUILD_SUPPLICANT :=true. Make sure u
>> >>> >> > edit
>> >>> >> > .config file to include WEXT. and then build android again.. You can
>> >>> >> > find
>> >>> >> > wpa_supplicant in system/bin directory..
>>
>> >>> >> >>> Jithu Jance.
> >
>
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