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sven · 11-11-2012, 05:57 AM

Hi there,

If you already have a setup and configured network it should be sufficient to run wpa_supplicant by

Code:

wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B

wpa_supplicant is responsible for managing the wireless connection.

Since I haven't setup my Kobo Touch yet, I am going to briefly describe how I did setup the wireless manually.

1. Load the module for the wifi

Code:

# insmod /drivers/freescale/wifi/ar6000.ko

2. Verify that the module is loaded

Code:

# lsmod

3. Start wpa_supplicant (as mentioned above)

Code:

# wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B

4. Configure the network via wpa_cli in interactive mode ( A help at the wpa_cli prompt '>' will show you all available commands)

Code:

# wpa_cli

4a. Retrieve and show all available networks

Code:

> scan 
> scan_results

4b. add a new network. The resulting digit (0 in my case) indicates the new network number for the following commands

Code:

> add network
0

4c. set SSID for network

Code:

> set_network 0 ssid "Your-Network"

4d. set password phrase

Code:

> set_network 0 psk "YourPassphrase"

4e. save the new configuration

Code:

> save_config

4f. quit wpa_cli

Code:

> quit

5. Set an IP address to wlan0 adapter either static or by dhcp
5a. static IP (example)

Code:

# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.1

5b. dynamic

Code:

# udhcpc -i wlan0

6. For hostname to ip resolving the file /etc/resolv.conf is needed. If the file does not exist create the file with a line pointing to your nameserver in it, e.g.

Code:

nameserver 192.168.1.1

7. Add a route to kernel routing table to reach external networks

Code:

# route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0

After these steps I was able to download from internet with wget command.

To have the wireless available after booting the Kobo Touch I created a script that is called during start up:

Code:

/bin/busybox insmod /drivers/freescale/wifi/ar6000.ko > /mnt/onboard/test.log
sleep 4
/bin/busybox lsmod > /mnt/onboard/test.log 
/bin/wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B > /mnt/onboard/test.log
sleep 2
/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.12 > /mnt/onboard/test.log 
sleep 2
/sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0
/sbin/route > /mnt/onboard/test.log

The redirection in the test.log file is just for information purpose. You can omit if everything is working properly.

One issue I discovered is that nickel interferes with my batch script. The output in the log file was as expected, but
when I listed loaded modules and running threads neither the wireless module was loaded nor wpa_supplicant was running.
In dmesg log file an error during wireless module loading was indicated.
Therefore, I decided to comment out nickel in rcS file, since I do not need it anyway.

I hope my description helps you to get your wireless running after boot,

Sven

11-11-2012, 05:57 AM	#2
sven Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 454 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Brussels Device: Kobo Touch	Hi there, If you already have a setup and configured network it should be sufficient to run wpa_supplicant by Code: wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B wpa_supplicant is responsible for managing the wireless connection. Since I haven't setup my Kobo Touch yet, I am going to briefly describe how I did setup the wireless manually. 1. Load the module for the wifi Code: # insmod /drivers/freescale/wifi/ar6000.ko 2. Verify that the module is loaded Code: # lsmod 3. Start wpa_supplicant (as mentioned above) Code: # wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B 4. Configure the network via wpa_cli in interactive mode ( A help at the wpa_cli prompt '>' will show you all available commands) Code: # wpa_cli 4a. Retrieve and show all available networks Code: > scan > scan_results 4b. add a new network. The resulting digit (0 in my case) indicates the new network number for the following commands Code: > add network 0 4c. set SSID for network Code: > set_network 0 ssid "Your-Network" 4d. set password phrase Code: > set_network 0 psk "YourPassphrase" 4e. save the new configuration Code: > save_config 4f. quit wpa_cli Code: > quit 5. Set an IP address to wlan0 adapter either static or by dhcp 5a. static IP (example) Code: # ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.1 5b. dynamic Code: # udhcpc -i wlan0 6. For hostname to ip resolving the file /etc/resolv.conf is needed. If the file does not exist create the file with a line pointing to your nameserver in it, e.g. Code: nameserver 192.168.1.1 7. Add a route to kernel routing table to reach external networks Code: # route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 After these steps I was able to download from internet with wget command. To have the wireless available after booting the Kobo Touch I created a script that is called during start up: Code: /bin/busybox insmod /drivers/freescale/wifi/ar6000.ko > /mnt/onboard/test.log sleep 4 /bin/busybox lsmod > /mnt/onboard/test.log /bin/wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -B > /mnt/onboard/test.log sleep 2 /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.12 > /mnt/onboard/test.log sleep 2 /sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 /sbin/route > /mnt/onboard/test.log The redirection in the test.log file is just for information purpose. You can omit if everything is working properly. One issue I discovered is that nickel interferes with my batch script. The output in the log file was as expected, but when I listed loaded modules and running threads neither the wireless module was loaded nor wpa_supplicant was running. In dmesg log file an error during wireless module loading was indicated. Therefore, I decided to comment out nickel in rcS file, since I do not need it anyway. I hope my description helps you to get your wireless running after boot, Sven