Sure I can run it from console.
After "start wpa_supplicant", "getprop init.svc.wpa_supplicant" show
"restarting".
Thanks
Rihard
2008/12/11 Sean McNeil <seanmcne...@gmail.com>:
>
> Are you even certain you have the wpa_supplicant binary? Can you run the
> command from the shell?
>
> Richard Zhao wrote:
>> It still don't work.
>>
>> 2008/12/10 nagamatu <nagam...@gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Can you start wpa_supplicant by start command like:
>>> # start wpa_supplicant
>>> This start command just do property_set("ctl.start", service_name)
>>>
>>> And get the system property of "init.svc.wpa_supplicant".
>>>
>>> --
>>> nagamatu
>>>
>>> On 12月10日, 午後4:57, "Richard Zhao" <linux...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> # ls /dev/socket/property_servi'ce
>>>> /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 <nagam...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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 12月10日, 午後3:40, "Richard Zhao" <linux...@gmail.com> 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 <linux...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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 <jithuja...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot Richard. This is really a good pointer..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jithu Jance.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Richard Zhao <linux...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> 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 <jithuja...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 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 <linux...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> 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 <jithuja...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 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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