Good info!
Am 24.08.2010 um 20:42 schrieb Ruben Viets:
> Hi,
>
> For the wifi stuff running in kernel 2.6.24.3 you need
> a) udev install
Available in Lenny 400
> b) zd1211-firmware install
Available in Lenny 400
> c) wpa_supplicant (you need one without the compiled zydas driver, the old
> one only works for kernel 2.4)
Hm. How does one know that? Is the one coming from Debian Lenny wihout zydas?
> d) reconfigure /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf with the correct
> security encryption. wpa2-psk example here:
this is n/a
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> eapol_version=1
> ap_scan=1
> fast_reauth=1
> network={
> ssid="your wifi nameserver"
> pairwise=TKIP
> psk=encrypted password
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> proto=WPA2
> priority=5
> }
>
> e) For easy use also add the /etc/network/interfaces and add:
That is (basically) in Lenny 400
http://projects.goldelico.com/p/l400-rootfs/source/tree/master/config/etc/network/interfaces
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
available
> wpa_driver wext
missing resp. wrong...
> wpa_conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
A similar line is available, but the file(s) are missing.
Do you know how poer management of the WiFi module works?
Does it really need echo "1" >/proc/jz/wifi-power?
> f) optional wireless-lan application can be used.
The best approach would be if someone who manages to make it
work sends me a (git-) diff so that I can check it in so that the direct
download already has all (at least most) configurations.
BR,
Nikolaus
>
> Grt Ruben.
>
>
> > From: h...@computer.org
> > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:47:05 +0200
> > To: ajv-695-691-0...@vsta.org
> > CC: mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org
> > Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] enable WiFi
> >
> >
> > Am 24.08.2010 um 17:12 schrieb Andy Valencia:
> >
> > > --------
> > > ["Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <h...@computer.org> writes:]
> > >
> > >>> Heh, "echo 1 > /proc/jz/wifi-power", OK.
> >
> > I think this should also be patched by the .postinst script so that it
> > is done automatically by ifup/ifdown.
> >
> > >>> So the remaining magic seems to be what -D <driver> to use?
> > >>> I see some config in /etc/network/interfaces, but it doesn't seem
> > >>> to bring up wpa_supplicant? And "-D zydas" isn't accepted when I
> > >>> try to run wpa_supplicant by hand.
> >
> > This appears to be broken in /etc/network/interfaces. I don't remember
> > exactly where I got this file from :(
> >
> > There is already a bug report that I have extended:
> >
> > http://projects.goldelico.com/p/l400-rootfs/issues/58/
> >
> >
> > >> The driver is the z1211
> > >
> > > wpa_supplicant says "Unsupported driver 'z1211'".
> >
> > Hm.
> >
> > Ah, it should be "zd1211". At least the firmware in /lib/firmware has this
> > name.
> >
> > And the driver is a builtin kernel module.
> > The .config ( http://download.goldelico.com/letux-400/trunk/CONFIG ) says:
> >
> > CONFIG_ZD1211RW=y
> >
> > >
> > >> ifup eth1 should start the interface and load the driver (but I think
> > >> w/o WPA
> > >> unless configured).
> > >
> > > It complains that wpa_supplicant failed to start, and then association
> > > never
> > > happens.
> > >
> > > Is it possible a stale wpa_supplicant is present in the distributed bits?
> >
> > Did you apt-get any additional packages? So we should add them to the
> > ./postinst
> > script.
> >
> > I remember that WiFi did work - but I am not sure if it was with WPA or on
> > a
> > open network.
> >
> > BR,
> > Nikolaus
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