USB to WiFi adapter
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How-to use USB to Wi-Fi adapters on your APF boards.
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Prerequesities
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Note: You have to be sure that Wireless Tools are installed on your rootfs before going further. |
- To use USB dongles with APF9328, you'll need an APF9328DevFull development board, with USB Host configured. See this page to know how to do that.
Tested hardware
| Constructor | Model | Status | Chipset | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APF9328 | APF27 | APF51 | APF28 | |||
| D-Link | DWL-G122 (not rev E1 !) | NT | working | NT | NT | Ralink RT2571WF |
| D-Link WPA-110 | NT | working | NT | NT | ||
| SMC | WUSB-G | NT | working | NT | NT | ZyDas zd1212 |
Ralink RT2571WF
The RT2571WF Wi-Fi chipset can be found in the following devices:
- D-Link DWL-G122 (not rev E1 !)
- D-Link WPA-110
Drivers are included in Linux kernel > 2.6.29, but firmware must be downloaded from serialmonkey website at this address.
To use it with APF9328, you need an APF9328DevFull development board (with USB Host).
Kernel configuration
- First, to use a USB dongle, USB Host must be configured. (Nothing to do on APF27, see this page to know how to do with the APF9328DevFull).
- Then, Wireless network must be configured selecting these options in make linux-menuconfig:
[*] Networking support --->
Wireless --->
<*> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
- Finally, select the chipset :
Device Drivers --->
[*] Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
<M> Ralink driver support
<M> Ralink rt2501/rt73 (USB) support
Wi-Fi configuration
First mount the module:
# modprobe rt73usb
Then copy the firmware named rt73.bin (found in Module directory of rt73-cvs archive) in apf /lib/firmware directory. If /lib/firmware doesn't exist create it.
mkdir -p /lib/firmware tftp -g -r rt73.bin <yourIP> mv rt73.bin /lib/firmware
Your Wi-Fi module driver is ready, you can now connect the dongle and after go further with the Wi-Fi configuration.
ZyDas zd1212 chipset
- Tested with SMC WUSB-G (which is in the compatibility list).
- Go here to buy this device in France (LDLC)
- Other ways to get it ?
Configure Linux
$ make linux26-menuconfig
[*] Networking support --->
Wireless --->
<*> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
Device Drivers --->
[*] Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
...
<M> ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support
[*] ZyDAS ZD1211 debugging
$ make linux26 && make
Reinstall your system.
Get firmware
- http://zd1211.ath.cx/get-firmware
- copy the archive to your TFTP export directory
Install firmware on your APF
# mkdir -p /lib/firmware/ # cd /lib/firmware/ # tftp -g -r zd1211-firmware-1.4.tar.bz2 192.168.0.17 # bunzip2 zd1211-firmware-1.4.tar.bz2 # tar xf zd1211-firmware-1.4.tar # mv zd1211-firmware zd1211
Connect your USB adapter
usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using mxc-ehci and address 2 usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=083a, idProduct=4505 usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=0 usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN usb 1-1: Manufacturer: SMC
Launch driver
# modprobe zd1211rw usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using mxc-ehci and address 2 zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: phy0 usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw # ifconfig wlan0 up firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
Realtek rtl8187
Compatibility list
Tested devices:
- Netgear WG111v3
Configure Linux
$ make linux26-menuconfig
Device Drivers --->
[*] Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
...
<M> Realtek 8187 and 8187B USB support
$ make linux26 && make
Launch driver
# modprobe rtl8187 cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain ieee80211 phy0: hwaddr 00:22:3f:df:2c:04, RTL8187BvE V0 + rtl8225z2, rfkill mask 2 rtl8187: wireless switch is on usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187 # ifconfig wlan0 up ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
