On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:30:52 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> So, now that I replaced the touchscreen in my GTA02, I can try and > actually use that gizmo. So I installed QtMoko v54, and it seems to > work fairly well. But I can't figure out how to connect to my home > wifi. Part of the problem might be that I don't understand the UI. > > Here's what I expect: > - click on some "wifi connect" button. > - auto-select a known network, and/or show me a list of > available networks. > - I choose my home network. > - seeing it's encrypted, it asks me for the password, connects and then > remembers the password for next time. A very good suggestion. I also think that the current steps are very confusing. Regards!! > > Instead, here's what I did and what happened: > - clock on the house shaped icon. > - click on the "settings" icon. > - select "Internet". > - create a "Wireless LAN" entry with "New" (in the menu). > - fail to understand what to do, so moved back. > - click on the newly created "Wireless LAN". > - it shows me a list of networks, from which I can select mine. > - says it tries to connect but doesn't ask for a password. > - after a while the status reverts to "not connected", indicating > presumably that the connection failed. > - move back and keep the "Wireless LAN" entry selected. > - select "Properties..." from the menu. > - go to "Wireless Encryption". > - this time I can select my home network from the menu (along with all > the many others that are in range even no I never showed any interest > in them). > - even tho the earlier list (the one from which I can try to connect) > showed that QtMoko knows the network is encrypted, the encryption > setting defaults to "Open". > - I set it to WPA-PSK. > - I painfully type in the long password, and hit return. > - move back. > - move "forward" to wireless encryption again, to check the password was > properly recorded. The display doesn't actually show the password any > more, but at least the WPA-PSK setting is recorded as well as the > length of the password: looking OK. > - select "Wireless LAN". > - from the network list shown I select my home network. > - the system says it's trying to connect to my network. > - after a while it reverts to saying the status is "not connected" > without any information about why. > - I go back to the wireless encryption panel and lo and behold the > encryption setting for my network is again set to "Open". > > I tried it a couple times, in case the error was in the password, but > now I'm pretty sure the problem is elsewhere. > > Am I doing something wrong? Is there some way to get some info about > what went wrong? Can I provide my network's password via the command > line instead? > > > Stefan > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community