From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.26]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C935DDE0D4 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:16:18 +1100 (EST) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so1600414qwb.15 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:16:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <497EAEAF.3010108@trimble.com> References: <497E81DD.9020408@trimble.com> <497EAEAF.3010108@trimble.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:10:00 -0500 Message-ID: <9e4733910901270610qd40bbacm8f1f1bf0bcc63ae9@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: any luck with wireless USB adaptors? From: Jon Smirl To: mike_timmons@trimble.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Mike Timmons wrote: > Thanks. Yes, USB wi fi is what I'm after. I did find the driver I needed > after enabling the WLAN80211 and EXPERIMENTAL options. The device discovery > appears to work, and with wireless tools I can iwconfig and see my > interface. > > QUESTION: when I "ifoncfig wlan0 up" it results in an attempt to load a > firmwmare file as follows. as you can see, it fails. What are these firmware > files? I can't find it in my build output. How do I build it or where do I > get it? Where would I put it on my target? Kconfig Device drivers generic driver options user space firmware support check - include in-kernel firmware blobs in kernel binary > > I did search for answers to these questions and tried to stick an rt73.bin > of unknown origin (to me anyway) in /lib/firmware but I got the same error. > > -sh-2.05b# ifconfig wlan0 up > [ 2212.027071] phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware > file 'rt73.bin'. > [ 2272.058793] phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request > Firmware. > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory > > Thanks again, > Mike > > > > \ > Grant Likely wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Mike Timmons >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'm running 2.6.24 with Freescale's lite5200 as my base. I'm interested >>> in >>> this USB adaptor for wireless USB, but my web search does not make me >>> confident that my effort will yield fruit. >>> >>> Can anyone direct me to a good source outlining success stories with >>> wireless USB adaptors? At present I'm mesing with Linksys WUSB54GC and >>> some >>> driver source from Ralink, but my cross-compile is not working. >>> >> >> Umm, the WUSB54GC is not a "wireless USB" adapter. It is a USB WiFi >> adapter. If you're looking for wireless USB then it is the wrong >> device. >> >> If you are looking for a suitable wifi adapter, then that device >> should work, but if you can go with a PCI or a miniPCI WiFi adapter >> instead then you should get better performance. The 5200 only has USB >> 1.1. >> >> I'm having good success with an Atheros miniPCI adapter at the moment >> using a 2.6.28 kernel. >> >> g. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-dev mailing list > Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev > -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@gmail.com