WiFi module

bronco · Published in 2015-12-16 17:05:49

miha replied at 2015-12-16 16:49
Now i need to implement commands to boot up procedure.

I would do a simple google search for

"ip route add default via" eth0 wlan0

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or something like that since there are a few possibilities to achieve this in linux. And it's nothing special to OPi but applies to 'generic linux'.

miha · Published in 2015-12-16 18:20:59

Edited by miha at 2015-12-16 19:21

Putting post-up commands to /etc/network/interfaces does not work, "failed to bring up wlan0" was visible on console, tested several times.

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.255.7
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.255.1
wpa-essid mySSID
wpa-psk 12345678
post-up /sbin/ip route del 0/0 || /bin/true
post-up /sbin/ip route del 192.168.255.0/24 dev eth0 || /bin/true
post-up /sbin/ip route add default via 192.168.255.1 || /bin/true

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So i commented out post-up-lines on interfaces-file and uncommented same lines (without post-up) on rc.local, and after restart wlan0 works.

I need to study more to fully understand this.

Br
-miha

EDIT: I'll try with 'up' instead on 'post-up' and if that fails also, I'll try calling script from interfaces-file.

miha · Published in 2015-12-16 19:57:52

Edited by miha at 2015-12-16 22:28

Hi,

'up' does not work either, fails also executing script.

However, script is executed if it is called from interfaces-file like this:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.255.15
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.255.1
pre-up /usr/local/sbin/fix.sh &

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Under wlan0-section, does not work
Under eth0-section, works.

Maybe script needs to be called before wpa-lines, don't know.
-miha

miha · Published in 2015-12-17 17:05:11

Edited by miha at 2015-12-17 19:09

Hi,

Tested again to run my fix.sh under wlan0-section on file /et/network/interfces without luck.

Current working file looks this:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.255.15
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.255.1
pre-up /usr/local/sbin/fix.sh &
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.255.7
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.255.1
up /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 192.168.255.7 up
wpa-essid TANA
wpa-psk 12345678

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Tried to set fix.sh before wpa-lines didn't help. I am quite happy anyway since wlan0 works and connects to my WPA2-PSK network seamlessly

Here is my fix.sh:

#!/bin/bash
####################################################
#
# Dec 17, 2015 miha
# Ver. 1.0
# This script is called via /etc/network/interfaces
#
####################################################
counter=0
while [ $counter -le 10 ]
do
(( counter++ ))
sleep 1
if [ `ip a s | grep -c "192.168.255.7"` -lt 1 ]; then
/sbin/ip route del 0/0
/sbin/ip route del 192.168.255.0/24 dev eth0
/sbin/ip route add default via 192.168.255.1
exit 0
else
sleep 2
fi
done
exit 0

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EDIT: This forum is VERY slow and causes problems when posting or editing. For example this reply to this thread is edited several times before i managed to get it like i wanted.

chaszim · Published in 2015-12-29 01:06:46

Edited by chaszim at 2015-12-29 01:23

We do need a better way of keep all this straight. And some mention of it's implementation needs to be documented. For not only this but all the branch of the project.
So, I don't mind re-reading posts that are re-edited, because logically you'll keep on making it better each time. So, I wouldnt be too upset with your editing, you should see mine.

chaszim · Published in 2015-12-31 12:09:49

Edited by chaszim at 2016-1-1 04:05

I've started searching Debian's Armhf branch.
Does this Debian link help or hurt the flow on getting WiFi working on OIP? https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi Wifi-radar packages Ubuntu
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+so ... s08+dfsg-1.1ubuntu1
I just happen to have the n150 netgear dongle the prefer
https://groups.google.com/forum/ ... e-black/9KCIs7yqsa8
got one of these too.
http://shawnhymel.com/87/getting ... 13-olinuxino-micro/
http://linuxembeded.blogspot.com ... dule-rtl8188cu.html
http://superuser.com/questions/8 ... debian-wheezy-armhf
I'd guess this is part of what's needed, except it has to use the correct ARM branch
https://blog.poettner.de/2012/08 ... pi-running-raspian/
I'm just tossing these up here for possible reference to help solve our WiFi issue.
I'm guessing part of the trouble will be with every driver install will just bloat the kernel.

miha · Published in 2015-12-31 23:20:12

Hi,

I followed this to get driver for WiFi; https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu

Works with Orange Pi Plus running Debian wheezy

Br
-miha

miha · Published in 2015-12-31 23:20:41

Hi,

I followed this to get driver for WiFi; https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu

Works with Orange Pi Plus running Debian wheezy

Br
-miha

chaszim · Published in 2016-1-6 09:55:08

Edited by chaszim at 2016-1-6 10:09

The two articles first Hackaday got a PiZero, in this article they got the WiFi working too easy, could it be done the same way on OPI.do the programs they loaded need ported?
http://hackaday.com/2015/12/23/firing-up-a-pi-zero/
The second http://davidmaitland.me/2015/12/raspberry-pi-zero-headless-setup/
Remember this is just a news article.

snuglinux · Published in 2021-3-28 19:01:44

Does anyone have this module rtl8189etv running on new kernels with WPA or WPA2 support?