I think the firmware is loaded, the following is the syslog when the wifi dongle is plugged in
Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.157795] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 10 using musb-hdrc Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.238721] usb 1-1.3: default language 0x0409 Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239497] usb 1-1.3: udev 10, busnum 1, minor = 9 Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239543] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8178 Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239583] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239618] usb 1-1.3: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter Mar 3 14:03:47 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239651] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Realtek Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.239683] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001 Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.241043] usb 1-1.3: usb_probe_device Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.241095] usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.243373] usb 1-1.3: adding 1-1.3:1.0 (config #1, interface 0) Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.244042] rtl8192cu 1-1.3:1.0: usb_probe_interface Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.244092] rtl8192cu 1-1.3:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.245335] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x11 Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.354106] rtl8192cu: MAC address: 00:26:75:7f:d7:7b Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.354140] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0 Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.354242] rtlwifi: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1 Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.354395] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.356190] ieee80211 phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc' Mar 3 14:03:48 beaglebone kernel: [426986.357973] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on Somehow I guess the problem may be at the wpa configuration part. On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 2:04:34 AM UTC+8, [email protected] wrote: > > One more thing to check is that the firmware is available and gets loaded. > Then it has worked for me. > /Sven > > Den måndag 2 mars 2015 kl. 11:17:05 UTC+1 skrev Dajiang He: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a BB Black RevC with its original Debian OS. >> When I plugged in a Aztech wifi dongle: the dongle's blue light is on. >> when I do lsusb, I can see >> >> us 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB >> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard >> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8192CU >> 802.11n WLAN Adapter >> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0461:4d15 Primax Electronics, Ltd Dell Optical >> Mouse >> >> the wifi adapter is detected. >> >> when I do lsmod, >> >> Module Size Used by >> binfmt_misc 5377 1 >> g_multi 47670 2 >> libcomposite 14299 1 g_multi >> arc4 1660 2 >> rtl8192cu 73560 0 >> rtlwifi 63798 1 rtl8192cu >> rtl8192c_common 51523 1 rtl8192cu >> mac80211 411868 3 rtlwifi,rtl8192c_common,rtl8192cu >> cfg80211 344277 2 mac80211,rtlwifi >> rfkill 16656 1 cfg80211 >> mt7601Usta 601404 0 >> >> it looks like the driver is loaded into OS. >> >> this is my interface file in /etc/networks regarding to wlan0 part >> >> #auto wlan0 >> allow-hotplug wlan0 >> iface wlan0 inet dhcp >> wpa-driver wext >> wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf >> #nl80211 >> >> and wpa_supplicant part >> >> network={ >> ap_scan=1 >> ssid="myssid" >> psk="******" >> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK2 >> >> My problem is I cannot get the wifi connection. >> If I do ifconfig, I can see wlan0. >> >> Can any expert tell me what I missed? >> >> -- 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.
