* Re: TI wirelesl WL18xx drivers
2014-12-12 9:27 ` Kalle Komierowski
@ 2014-12-12 11:49 ` Liviu Gheorghisan
2016-05-28 23:31 ` Yurii
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From: Liviu Gheorghisan @ 2014-12-12 11:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kalle; +Cc: meta-ti
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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
2014-12-12 9:27 ` Kalle Komierowski
2014-12-12 11:49 ` Liviu Gheorghisan
@ 2016-05-28 23:31 ` Yurii
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From: Yurii @ 2016-05-28 23:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: meta-ti
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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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