WLAN not working

flexd openmoko at doombox.org
Sun Jul 6 13:33:23 CEST 2008


After updating and upgrading i now get exactly the same error as when i 
specified -Dwext, so something is wrong something still :/

anyone got any ideas?

regards

Kristoffer

flexd skrev:
> This is not working (adding -Dwext) i only get additional errors then:
>
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Input/output error
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Input/output error
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Input/output error
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Input/output error
>
> Going to try updating and upgrading now.
>
>
> Al Johnson skrev:
>   
>> I am using WPA-PSK successfully on the Freerunner using a simple 
>> wpa_supplicant.conf and one extra line in /etc/network/interfaces as 
>> described at the end of http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA02_wlan 
>> It is on interface eth0 and the driver is compiled into the kernel rather than 
>> being a module.
>>
>> I haven't tried this with the original image, but it has worked on every other 
>> image I've tried. The original image may be using an older wpa_supplicant 
>> version where the default driver was hostap (for prism2) not wext as it is in 
>> the current images. If so then you either need to supply the option -Dwext on 
>> the wpa_supplicant command line, or add an extra line 
>> to /etc/network/interfaces under the wpa-config one:
>> 	wpa-driver wext
>>
>> On Saturday 05 July 2008, flexd wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> After some test and error on my FR, i have come to the conclusion that
>>> encryption (any type of encryption) does not work on the FR (atleast not
>>> the image it comes with), this seems to be either a kernel
>>> bug/misconfiguration or a problem with wpa_supplicant itself, it seems
>>> to be using PRISM2 drivers? But the card is atheros is it not?
>>>
>>> I am able to connect to open networks both the normal way (with
>>> iwconfig) and with wpa_supplicant,  however connecting to encrypted
>>> networks has proven unsuccessful as wpa_supplicant complains about
>>> setting the encryption with this message repeatedly:
>>>
>>> ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported
>>>
>>> Not sure what's going on, maybe someone with a bit more info could
>>> reply.. :)
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Kristoffer
>>>
>>> Alexander Paersch skrev:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> iwlist scanning works for me. I followed this guide:
>>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA02_wlan
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Flyin_bbb8 <flyin.bbb8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> iwconfig? Or
>>>>> iwlist scanning?
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/5/08, Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo at scientia.net> wrote:
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've received my GTA02 yesterday :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Flashed it to the most recent version
>>>>>> (http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/)...
>>>>>> Unfortunately,... when I try to use WLAN I get this:
>>>>>> root at om-gta02:~# ifup wlan0
>>>>>> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>>>>>>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device.
>>>>>> Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
>>>>>>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device.
>>>>>> ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
>>>>>> wlan0     No such device
>>>>>>
>>>>>> udhcpc: SIOCGIFINDEX: No such device
>>>>>> root at om-gta02:~#
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And when I use the following config:
>>>>>> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # The loopback interface
>>>>>> auto lo
>>>>>> iface lo inet loopback
>>>>>>
>>>>>> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
>>>>>>         wpa-ssid "scientia.net"
>>>>>>         wpa-psk "secret"
>>>>>> #        wpa-scan-ssid 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # Wireless interfaces
>>>>>> #iface wlan0 inet dhcp
>>>>>> #wireless_mode managed
>>>>>> #wireless_essid any
>>>>>> iface atml0 inet dhcp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # Wired or wireless interfaces
>>>>>> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>>>>>> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # Ethernet/RNDIS gadget (g_ether)
>>>>>> # ... or on host side, usbnet and random hwaddr
>>>>>> auto usb0
>>>>>> iface usb0 inet static
>>>>>>         address 192.168.200.2
>>>>>>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>>>>>>         network 192.168.200.0
>>>>>>         gateway 192.168.200.1
>>>>>>         up echo nameserver 192.168.200.1 >/etc/resolv.conf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # Bluetooth networking
>>>>>> iface bnep0 inet dhcp
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I get this:
>>>>>> root at om-gta02:~# ifup wlan0
>>>>>> WPA: Configuring Interface
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: No such device
>>>>>> Could not configure driver to use managed mode
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCGIFFLAGS]: No such device
>>>>>> Could not set interface 'wlan0' UP
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCGIWRANGE]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCGIFINDEX]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: No such device
>>>>>> WEXT auth param 7 value 0x0 - Failed to disable WPA in the driver.
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: No such device
>>>>>> WEXT auth param 5 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: No such device
>>>>>> WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: No such device
>>>>>> ioctl[SIOCGIFFLAGS]: No such device
>>>>>> wpa_supplicant: /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
>>>>>> FAILED
>>>>>> Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or
>>>>>> directory
>>>>>> ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
>>>>>> wlan0     No such device
>>>>>>
>>>>>> udhcpc: SIOCGIFINDEX: No such device
>>>>>> root at om-gta02:~#
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>             
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