DESK-MX8M-L/Peripherals/WiFI
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Contents
Peripheral WiFi[edit | edit source]
For device-tree configuration, please take a look to PCIe page for DESK-MX8M-L
Accessing the peripheral[edit | edit source]
Linux messages at boot time[edit | edit source]
Check that AzureWave driver for PCIe was initialized:
... ... [ 6.519674] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: no quirks enabled [ 6.525230] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 6.593357] mwifiex_pcie: PCI memory map Virt0: (____ptrval____) PCI memory map Virt2: (____ptrval____) ... [ 7.638822] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: info: FW download over, size 632240 bytes ... [ 8.509865] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: WLAN FW is active [ 8.562243] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: info: MWIFIEX VERSION: mwifiex 1.0 (16.68.1.p179) [ 8.570473] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: driver_version = mwifiex 1.0 (16.68.1.p179) ... ...
Check that AzureWave connected to the PCIe
root@desk-mx8mm:~# lspci 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Synopsys, Inc. DWC_usb3 / PCIe bridge (rev 01) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 2b42 (rev 11) root@desk-mx8mm:~#
Setup for static connection[edit | edit source]
Check that interface was recognize correctly
root@desk-mx8mm:~# ifconfig -a
...
...
mlan0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether e8:fb:1c:e1:80:65 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
Setup your wpa_supplicant.conf configuration file for handle WiFi connection
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo 'network={' > /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo ' ssid="ZyXEL"' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo ' key_mgmt=NONE' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo '}' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# cat /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="ZyXEL"
key_mgmt=NONE
}
Apply your wpa_supplicant.conf configuration file
root@desk-mx8mm:~# wpa_supplicant -i mlan0 -c /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf -B Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant ... root@desk-mx8mm:~#
Add network ip address
root@desk-mx8mm:~# ip addr add 192.168.11.165/255.255.255.0 dev mlan0
Ping to local gateway
root@desk-mx8mm:~# ping 192.168.11.243 -c 4 PING 192.168.11.243 (192.168.11.243) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.11.243: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.93 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.11.243: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.96 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.11.243: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.11.243: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.77 ms --- 192.168.11.243 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3005ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.969/2.657/2.962/0.404 ms root@desk-mx8mm:~#
Setup for DHCP connection[edit | edit source]
Check that interface was recognize correctly
root@desk-mx8mm:~# ifconfig -a
...
...
mlan0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether e8:fb:1c:e1:80:65 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
Add network configuration for Systemd
root@desk-mx8mm:~# cat /etc/systemd/network/21-mlan0.network [Match] Name=mlan0 # Prevent the interface loading if the kernel boots from nfs KernelCommandLine=!nfsroot [Network] DHCP=yes
Setup your wpa_supplicant.conf configuration file for handle WiFi connection
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo 'network={' > /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo ' ssid="daveguest"' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo ' psk="******"' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# echo '}' >> /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
root@desk-mx8mm:~# cat /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="daveguest"
psk="******"
}
Apply your wpa_supplicant.conf configuration file
root@desk-mx8mm:~# wpa_supplicant -i mlan0 -c /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf -B Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant ... [ 131.877506] ieee80211 phy0: mwifiex_cfg80211_sched_scan_start : Invalid Sched_scan parameters root@desk-mx8mm:~# [ 134.728825] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: info: trying to associate to bssid d0:21:f9:35:87:e8 [ 134.754118] mwifiex_pcie 0000:01:00.0: info: associated to bssid d0:21:f9:35:87:e8 successfully [ 134.778115] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): mlan0: link becomes ready
Ping to www.dave.eu
root@desk-mx8mm:~# ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf root@desk-mx8mm:~# systemctl restart systemd-resolved root@desk-mx8mm:~# ping www.dave.eu -c 4 PING www.dave.eu (51.91.120.202) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 202.ip-51-91-120.eu (51.91.120.202): icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=332 ms 64 bytes from 202.ip-51-91-120.eu (51.91.120.202): icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=254 ms 64 bytes from 202.ip-51-91-120.eu (51.91.120.202): icmp_seq=3 ttl=48 time=174 ms 64 bytes from 202.ip-51-91-120.eu (51.91.120.202): icmp_seq=4 ttl=48 time=94.2 ms --- www.dave.eu ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3004ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 94.197/213.585/332.136/88.720 ms root@desk-mx8mm:~#
