WiFi module

john0815 · Published in 2015-1-26 04:44:48

Tankafaire replied at 2015-1-25 22:58
And for an automatically connection, you can use a graphical app:

then you click on 'setting' and ...

Thank you - wifi is working now.
Your tips have been great.

miha · Published in 2015-12-14 21:34:46

Edited by miha at 2015-12-14 22:02

Hi,

I am running on my OPI+ :

# cat /etc/*ele*
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 7 (wheezy)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="7"
VERSION="7 (wheezy)"
ID=debian
ANSI_COLOR="1;31"
HOME_URL="http://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.debian.org/support/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.debian.org/"

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And output of lsusb:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05e3:0718 Genesys Logic, Inc. IDE/SATA Adapter
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 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

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And output of command modprobe 8188eu

ERROR: could not insert '8188eu': Exec format error

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Downloaded hopefully correct drivers:

# git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu

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Since I am beginner with Orange, help from you fellows would be more than welcome to get wifi working. I have already installed wifi-tools and sunxi-tools for manipulating configuration files.

How to install kernel-headers for my system?

Thank you
-miha

bronco · Published in 2015-12-14 22:27:28

Since lsusb output is missing the dongle at all: Are you sure you're using the right script.bin (or the right image? Are you using loboris' image or one from the manufaturer)?

miha · Published in 2015-12-14 23:39:10

Edited by miha at 2015-12-14 23:43

Hi,

I took files, if I recall correctly, from Google Drive

File name was

ebian_wheezy_mini.img
script.bin.OPI-PLUS_1080p50 and uImage_OPI-PLUS. Is this answer to your question for me?

I also noticed that state-of-the-art editor VI was missing so I had to install it first (never used nano...)

Br
-miha

miha · Published in 2015-12-15 00:04:21

Edited by miha at 2015-12-15 00:23

Planning installation of linux headers, I have following available for installation:

# apt-cache search linux-header
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-all - All header files for Linux 3.2 (meta-package)
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-all-armhf - All header files for Linux 3.2 (meta-package)
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common - Common header files for Linux 3.2.0-4
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-mx5 - Header files for Linux 3.2.0-4-mx5
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-omap - Header files for Linux 3.2.0-4-omap
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-vexpress - Header files for Linux 3.2.0-4-vexpress
linux-headers-2.6-mx5 - Header files for Linux mx5 configuration (dummy package)
linux-headers-2.6-omap - Header files for Linux omap configuration (dummy package)
linux-headers-mx5 - Header files for Linux mx5 configuration (meta-package)
linux-headers-omap - Header files for Linux omap configuration (meta-package)
linux-headers-vexpress - Header files for Linux vexpress configuration (meta-package)
linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-all - All header files for Linux 3.16 (meta-package)
linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-all-armhf - All header files for Linux 3.16 (meta-package)
linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-armmp - Header files for Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4-armmp
linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-armmp-lpae - Header files for Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4-armmp-lpae
linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-common - Common header files for Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4
linux-headers-armmp - Header files for Linux armmp configuration (meta-package)
linux-headers-armmp-lpae - Header files for Linux armmp-lpae configuration (meta-package)

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But again, my version is 3.4.39 #2 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 12 12:03:03 CEST 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux

I pulled from git:

~/git/OrangePI-Kernel# ls -la
total 60
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Dec 14 14:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 14 13:56 ..
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 14 13:59 brandy
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 14 13:59 build
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5775 Dec 14 13:59 build_linux_kernel.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1406 Dec 14 13:59 build_mali_driver.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5329 Dec 14 13:59 build_scripts.sh
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 14 13:59 chips
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 456 Dec 14 13:59 config_linux_kernel.sh
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Dec 14 14:00 .git
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Dec 14 16:07 linux-3.4
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 14 14:00 pctools
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1180 Dec 14 13:59 README.md
~/git/OrangePI-Kernel# cd ..
/root/git
# mkdir OrangePI-Kernel.org
# cp -pr OrangePI-Kernel/* OrangePI-Kernel.org/.

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There is also possibility that I'll start from square one again ie. flashing new image to sd-card but i would like to know which image is best for me, headless server running LAMP, preferably Debian-based distribution. And WIFI working

Br
-miha

bronco · Published in 2015-12-15 00:40:54

miha replied at 2015-12-14 23:39

script.bin.OPI-PLUS_1080p50 and uImage_OPI-PLUS. Is this answer to your question for me?

If you don't want to start compiling your own kernel I would suggest using his update_kernel.sh script first:

https://github.com/loboris/Orang ... er/update_kernel.sh

gipsy · Published in 2015-12-15 01:31:31

In my OPI+ with Orange Jessie... i just do those

delete the old /lib/modules/3.4.39 directory
copy lib directory from the archive to the linux partition
run: sudo depmod -a
reboot

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after that i was able to enable the Wifi from terminal

sudo nmcli -a d wifi connect

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miha · Published in 2015-12-15 12:49:32

Edited by miha at 2015-12-15 13:35

Hi,

Decided to try update_kernel.sh and after reboot & depmod -a wifi-adapter is available:

$ sudo ifconfig -a | grep -A 15 wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 5a:63:56:c8:eb:2c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

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For some reason there is two wlan-interfaces with same mac address. Anyway this is good start to get wifi working, thanks bronco for your suggestion.
I looked also how kernel compilation goes nowadays ( I performed my last kernel compilation 15 years ago..) and that hasn't changed. Except there is lot more to choose for the kernel (or is this just golden memories how things was 15 years ago)

EDIT: Actually, HWaddresses does not match;
HWaddr 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c
HWaddr 5a:63:56:c8:eb:2c

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-miha

miha · Published in 2015-12-15 14:42:39

Edited by miha at 2015-12-15 14:44

Well... it's not that simple to get wifi working...
I have WPA2-PSK WLAN@home so I did following:

# ip link show wlan0
7: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN mode DORMANT qlen 1000
link/ether 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
# iwlist wlan0 scan |grep mySSID
ESSID:"mySSID"
# wpa_passphrase <mySSID>
# vi /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="mySSID"
psk=73b35a8ce20a19d9b736149d3be3fa48154631fgef0d1b132cdda72adb1fcce
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
proto=RSN WPA
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
}

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An then try:

# wpa_supplicant -B -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not permitted
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
# whoami
root

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And this is output of dmesg right after command wpa_supplicant -B -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:

[ 8406.811486] RTL871X: rtw_aes_decrypt(wlan0) no_gkey_bc_cnt:1, no_gkey_mc_cnt:0
[ 8408.399109] RTL871X: sta recv deauth reason code(2) sta:00:1e:52:7a:a3:2a, ignore = 0
[ 8408.410647] hw_var_set_bssid reg=618
[ 8411.230122] RTL871X: nolinked power save enter
[ 8420.290221] ==> rtl8188e_iol_efuse_patch
[ 8420.515175] RTL871X: nolinked power save leave
[ 8420.516604] RTL871X: set bssid:00:1e:52:7a:a3:2a
[ 8420.516666] RTL871X: set ssid [mySSID] fw_state=0x00000088
[ 8420.516696] hw_var_set_bssid reg=618
[ 8420.532249] RTL871X: start auth
[ 8420.535103] RTL871X: auth success, start assoc
[ 8420.538491] RTL871X: assoc success
[ 8420.550522] RsvdPageNum: 8
[ 8420.942993] RTL871X: rtw_aes_decrypt(wlan0) no_gkey_bc_cnt:2, no_gkey_mc_cnt:0
[ 8423.168493] hw_var_set_bssid reg=618
[ 8423.174154] RTL871X: set bssid:00:1e:52:7a:a3:2a
[ 8423.174352] RTL871X: set ssid [mySSID] fw_state=0x00000088
[ 8423.174372] hw_var_set_bssid reg=618
[ 8423.179193] RTL871X: set bssid:00:1e:52:7a:a3:2a
[ 8423.179356] RTL871X: set ssid [mySSID] fw_state=0x00000088
[ 8423.179730] RTL871X: set bssid:00:1e:52:7a:a3:2a
[ 8423.179774] RTL871X: set ssid [mySSID] fw_state=0x00000088
[ 8423.194871] RTL871X: start auth
[ 8423.196581] RTL871X: auth success, start assoc
[ 8423.199384] hw_var_set_bssid reg=618
[ 8424.541721] RTL871X: set bssid:00:00:00:00:00:00
[ 8426.020118] RTL871X: nolinked power save enter
[ 8426.900449] ==> rtl8188e_iol_efuse_patch
[ 8427.158739] RTL871X: nolinked power save leave
[ 8428.470108] RTL871X: nolinked power save enter

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-miha

miha · Published in 2015-12-15 14:54:05

Edited by miha at 2015-12-15 15:09

More debug

# wpa_supplicant -B -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
wpa_supplicant v1.0
random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random
Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'wext' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
Line: 4 - start of a new network block
ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
6d 79 53 53 49 44 mySSID
PSK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
key_mgmt: 0x2
proto: 0x3
pairwise: 0x18
group: 0x18
Priority group 0
id=0 ssid='mySSID'
WEXT: cfg80211-based driver detected
wext: interface wlan0 phy: phy0
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
WEXT: RFKILL status not available
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=22 WE(source)=16 enc_capa=0xf
capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf flags 0x0
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not permitted
WEXT: Failed to clear BSSID selection on disconnect
netlink: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
wlan0: Own MAC address: 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=4 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=5 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT
wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
wlan0: RSN: flushing PMKID list in the driver
wlan0: Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
WPS: Set UUID for interface wlan0
WPS: UUID based on MAC address - hexdump(len=16): f9 1c de 3d a5 4f 5c 8b 96 62 48 c4 8a bb 5a 2e
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
Using existing control interface directory.
wlan0: Added interface wlan0
Daemonize..
# ifconfig |tail -8
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c
inet6 addr: fe80::5a63:56ff:fec8:eb2c/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:85 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:30 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:46505 (45.4 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
# lshw -class network
*-network:0 DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 5a:63:56:c8:eb:2c
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8189es driverversion=3.4.39-01-lobo firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated
*-network:1
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 3
logical name: wlan0
serial: 58:63:56:c8:eb:2c
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8189es driverversion=3.4.39-01-lobo firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated
*-network:2
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 4
logical name: eth0
serial: b2:56:88:8a:eb:bd
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
capabilities: ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sunxi_geth driverversion=SUNXI Gbgit driver V1.1 duplex=full ip=192.168.255.15 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
8189es 901572 0
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Can you advice what to do/try next? Thanks.
Br
-miha
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