Hi Thanks for the help !!! I tried going your way but I dont know how to download drivers of the adpaters. If you dont miind would you explain me this process in a little bit detail. As I mentioned I am new to BBB, so it will take some time for me to dig in.Also if you are available to chat about it please let me know.
Regards, AK On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 7:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 5:16:51 PM UTC-5, AK@hobbyist wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> I am new to Beagleboen black and am trying to set up a WiFi hotpspot on >> Beagleboe Black using the USB adapters with RTL8188CUS chipset. I am not >> able to create it. If somebody has done ti please let me know. Thanks!!!! >> > > I have successfully set up my beaglebone black as an access point using a > USB wifi adapter with the RTL8188CUS chipset. Here are the details: > > Hardware: > Beaglebone Black rev C > LB link wireless usb adapter ( > http://chicagodist.com/products/long-range-wifi-usb-with-antenna-for-raspberry-pi > ) > > Bone Software: > Debian GNU/Linux 7 > Kernel - Linux beaglebone 3.8.13-bone69 > manually built rtl8188CUS device driver, 8192cu.ko (from sources at > https://github.com/mcantarutti/ShopBot-API/tree/master/Arch_linux_config/rtl8188CUS-driver-beaglebone > ) > hostapd > > Procedure: > The stock 8192cu driver worked as a client, but could not be setup as an > access point. Apparently the stock 8192cu driver does not have nl80211 > support, which I believe is needed for access point functionality. I > obtained the driver source from > https://github.com/jlucidar/FabMo-Platform/tree/master/Arch_linux_config/rtl8188CUS-driver-beaglebone. > This source has nl80211 support. I compiled the module from source and > then replaced the stock 8192cu.ko file. At the next boot hostapd > successfully set up wlan0 as an access point. As a bonus, the new version > of the driver has concurrence enabled. With this function, the 8192cu > driver creates two wifi interfaces, wlan0 and wlan1. I can use each of > these wifi interfaces independently. > > frank agius > > > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/bMQTXi1Jt80/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
