TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

[Kalle Komierowski]

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Hi all,

I'm new to this list, and new to Yocto.
I am about use the TI WL18xx wifi together with Beaglebone. I've seen that the older WL12xx drivers are present.
I included the
meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/compat-wireless
layer/recipe but compat-wireless fails when compiling (maybe a question something for the meta-oe mailing list)

I have two questions:
1. Is there ongoing work to support the WL18xx drivers in a yocto/oe layer? (if yes, when will they be available?)
2. Should this work be done in meta-ti or the meta-oe/compat-wireless?

Thanks for your time.


BR
-Kalle Komierowski


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Re: TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

[Liviu Gheorghisan]

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Hello Kalle,

Starting with kernel-3.12, the wl18xx drivers are in-tree, so there is 
no need any more for a yocto/oe layer to support them. You just need to 
activate the required kernel configs in order to have them built.

Google a little for CONFIG_WL18XX and its dependencies.


On 12/12/2014 09:44 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to this list, and new to Yocto.
> I am about use the TI WL18xx wifi together with Beaglebone. I've seen 
> that the older WL12xx drivers are present.
> I included the
> meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/compat-wireless
> layer/recipe but compat-wireless fails when compiling (maybe a 
> question something for the meta-oe mailing list)
>
> I have two questions:
> 1. Is there ongoing work to support the WL18xx drivers in a yocto/oe 
> layer? (if yes, when will they be available?)
> 2. Should this work be done in meta-ti or the meta-oe/compat-wireless?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
> BR
> -Kalle Komierowski
>
>

-- 
Liviu Gheorghisan
Software Engineer

http://www.enea.com


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Re: TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

[Kalle Komierowski]

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Hi Liviu,

Thanks for the quick reply.
I am using Yocto YP Core - Dizzy 1.7 <https://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/core/dizzy17>, the latest.
I could of had specified a bit better what I've done but I was a bit too eager in my last email.
I started by changing these settings compared to the standard Beaglebone kernel:

+CONFIG_WL_TI=y
+# CONFIG_WL1251 is not set
+# CONFIG_WL12XX is not set
+CONFIG_WL18XX=m
+CONFIG_WLCORE=m
+# CONFIG_WLCORE_SPI is not set
+CONFIG_WLCORE_SDIO=m
+CONFIG_WILINK_PLATFORM_DATA=y

I got the modules in my /build/tmp/deploy/images/beaglebone
modules-beaglebone.tgz

When I started my beaglebone I tried lsmod but couldn't see the them so I tried to modprobe them in but failed.

I'm not sitting at my board now so unfortunately I can't say exactly what the error was but when I googled I saw somebody that also needed the compat module. So I figured I could add it to my image.

Well anyway, so if I continue on my first track, fixing the kernel config to include WL18xx, do you have a recommendation on what I could do next?

Again, thanks,
BR
Kalle



On December 12, 2014, Liviu Gheorghisan <liviu.gheorghisan@enea.com> wrote:
> Hello Kalle,
> 
> Starting with kernel-3.12, the wl18xx drivers are in-tree, so there is no need any more for a yocto/oe layer to support them. You just need to activate the required kernel configs in order to have them built.
> 
> Google a little for CONFIG_WL18XX and its dependencies.
> 
> 
> On 12/12/2014 09:44 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm new to this list, and new to Yocto.
> > I am about use the TI WL18xx wifi together with Beaglebone. I've seen that the older WL12xx drivers are present.
> > I included the
> > meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/compat-wireless
> > layer/recipe but compat-wireless fails when compiling (maybe a question something for the meta-oe mailing list)
> > 
> > I have two questions:
> > 1. Is there ongoing work to support the WL18xx drivers in a yocto/oe layer? (if yes, when will they be available?)
> > 2. Should this work be done in meta-ti or the meta-oe/compat-wireless?
> > 
> > Thanks for your time.
> > 
> > 
> > BR
> > -Kalle Komierowski
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Liviu Gheorghisan
> Software Engineer
>
> <http://www.enea.com>

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Re: TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

[Liviu Gheorghisan]

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Hi again,

On 12/12/2014 11:27 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote:
> Hi Liviu,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> I am using Yocto YP Core - Dizzy 1.7 
> <https://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/core/dizzy17>, the latest.
> I could of had specified a bit better what I've done but I was a bit 
> too eager in my last email.
> I started by changing these settings compared to the standard 
> Beaglebone kernel:
>
> +CONFIG_WL_TI=y
> +# CONFIG_WL1251 is not set
> +# CONFIG_WL12XX is not set
> +CONFIG_WL18XX=m
> +CONFIG_WLCORE=m
> +# CONFIG_WLCORE_SPI is not set
> +CONFIG_WLCORE_SDIO=m
> +CONFIG_WILINK_PLATFORM_DATA=y
>
> I got the modules in my /build/tmp/deploy/images/beaglebone
> modules-beaglebone.tgz
>
> When I started my beaglebone I tried lsmod but couldn't see the them 
> so I tried to modprobe them in but failed.
>
> I'm not sitting at my board now so unfortunately I can't say exactly 
> what the error was but when I googled I saw somebody that also needed 
> the compat module. So I figured I could add it to my image.
>
> Well anyway, so if I continue on my first track, fixing the kernel 
> config to include WL18xx, do you have a recommendation on what I could 
> do next?
I don't have any recommendations regarding the configuration of WL18XX 
yet, since we are currently in the process of getting WL18xx up as well 
:), on a board similar to BeagleBone (am335x), on kernel-3.14.
>
> Again, thanks,
> BR
> Kalle
>
>
> On December 12, 2014, Liviu Gheorghisan <liviu.gheorghisan@enea.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Kalle,
>>
>> Starting with kernel-3.12, the wl18xx drivers are in-tree, so there 
>> is no need any more for a yocto/oe layer to support them. You just 
>> need to activate the required kernel configs in order to have them built.
>>
>> Google a little for CONFIG_WL18XX and its dependencies.
>>
>>
>> On 12/12/2014 09:44 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote:
>>
>>     Hi all,
>>
>>     I'm new to this list, and new to Yocto.
>>     I am about use the TI WL18xx wifi together with Beaglebone. I've
>>     seen that the older WL12xx drivers are present.
>>     I included the
>>     meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/compat-wireless
>>     layer/recipe but compat-wireless fails when compiling (maybe a
>>     question something for the meta-oe mailing list)
>>
>>     I have two questions:
>>     1. Is there ongoing work to support the WL18xx drivers in a
>>     yocto/oe layer? (if yes, when will they be available?)
>>     2. Should this work be done in meta-ti or the
>>     meta-oe/compat-wireless?
>>
>>     Thanks for your time.
>>
>>
>>     BR
>>     -Kalle Komierowski
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Liviu Gheorghisan
>> Software Engineer
>>
>> http://www.enea.com

-- 
Liviu Gheorghisan


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Re: TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers

[Yurii]

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Hi all,

Could you say me did you start wl18xx?
I face with this module too.

Best regards
Yurii
> Hi again,
>
> On 12/12/2014 11:27 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote:
> >/Hi Liviu, />//>/Thanks for the quick reply. />/I am using Yocto YP Core - Dizzy 1.7 />/<https://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/core/dizzy17>, the latest. />/I could of had specified a bit better what I've done but I was a bit />/too eager in my last email. />/I started by changing these settings compared to the standard />/Beaglebone kernel: />//>/+CONFIG_WL_TI=y />/+# CONFIG_WL1251 is not set />/+# CONFIG_WL12XX is not set />/+CONFIG_WL18XX=m />/+CONFIG_WLCORE=m />/+# CONFIG_WLCORE_SPI is not set />/+CONFIG_WLCORE_SDIO=m />/+CONFIG_WILINK_PLATFORM_DATA=y />//>/I got the modules in my /build/tmp/deploy/images/beaglebone />/modules-beaglebone.tgz />//>/When I started my beaglebone I tried lsmod but couldn't see the them />/so I tried to modprobe them in but failed. />//>/I'm not sitting at my board now so unfortunately I can't say exactly />/what the error was but when I googled I saw somebody that also needed />/the compat module. So I figured I could add it to my image. />//>/Well anyway, so if I continue on my first track, fixing the kernel />/config to include WL18xx, do you have a recommendation on what I could />/do next? /I don't have any recommendations regarding the configuration of WL18XX
> yet, since we are currently in the process of getting WL18xx up as well
> :/), on a board similar to BeagleBone (am335x), on kernel-3.14. />//>/Again, thanks, />/BR />/Kalle />//>//>/On December 12, 2014, Liviu Gheorghisan <liviu.gheorghisan at enea.com 
> <https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/meta-ti>> />/wrote: />//>>/Hello Kalle, />>//>>/Starting with kernel-3.12, the wl18xx drivers are in-tree, so there />>/is no need any more for a yocto/oe layer to support them. You just />>/need to activate the required kernel configs in order to have them 
> built. />>//>>/Google a little for CONFIG_WL18XX and its dependencies. />>//>>//>>/On 12/12/2014 09:44 AM, Kalle Komierowski wrote: />>//>>/Hi all, />>//>>/I'm new to this list, and new to Yocto. />>/I am about use the TI WL18xx wifi together with Beaglebone. I've />>/seen that the older WL12xx drivers are present. />>/I included the />>/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/compat-wireless />>/layer/recipe but compat-wireless fails when compiling (maybe a />>/question something for the meta-oe mailing list) />>//>>/I have two questions: />>/1. Is there ongoing work to support the WL18xx drivers in a />>/yocto/oe layer? (if yes, when will they be available?) />>/2. Should this work be done in meta-ti or the />>/meta-oe/compat-wireless? />>//>>/Thanks for your time. />>//>>//>>/BR />>/-Kalle Komierowski />>//>>//>>//>>/-- />>/Liviu Gheorghisan />>/Software Engineer />>//>>/http://www.enea.com /
> -- 
> Liviu Gheorghisan


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