How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile?
Posted by twinclouds
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How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 13, 2013 04:35PM |
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With the help from Bodhi, ChessPlayer and others, I installed Wheezy on the Pogo Mobile and it can boot from either the USB port or the SD card. However, even though the device includes a rt2870STA wifi chip, Debian cannot really use it. Modprobe rt2870 or rt2870STA cannot find anything. Does anybody know how to enable the wifi function for Pogo Mobile? Please share if you can. Thanks.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 13, 2013 10:43PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 14, 2013 12:11AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 14, 2013 12:31AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 14, 2013 01:26AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 14, 2013 01:47PM |
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No. I didn't looked the board that carefully either. Somehow, I remember J&R advertised it has the wireless capability when I bought it.
I got the same dmesg results as bodhi from the original Pogo firmware but I don't see rt2870 in the Wheezy installation. Not sure why.
I found this link. It might give some hints.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2013 02:21PM by twinclouds.
I got the same dmesg results as bodhi from the original Pogo firmware but I don't see rt2870 in the Wheezy installation. Not sure why.
I found this link. It might give some hints.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2013 02:21PM by twinclouds.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 14, 2013 04:34PM |
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If you see that the driver is loaded with lsmod you can try the commands I posted in another forum.
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2031&start=100#p25865
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2031&start=100#p25865
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 15, 2013 06:20AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 15, 2013 01:41PM |
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Hi everyone,
this is exciting news, since I got my Pogo Mobile today. In fact, as always, I had not been very thorough with my research and was disappointed at it not having the USB 3.0 and SATA port I was expecting ...
Now this is definitely good news and I will keep tabs on this topic. Won't be able to contribute much, however, I fear. Just this much, maybe:
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 01:49PM by chessplayer.
this is exciting news, since I got my Pogo Mobile today. In fact, as always, I had not been very thorough with my research and was disappointed at it not having the USB 3.0 and SATA port I was expecting ...
Now this is definitely good news and I will keep tabs on this topic. Won't be able to contribute much, however, I fear. Just this much, maybe:
dmesg | grep rt2using ALARM returns nothing (but looks unbelievably cool with the beautified bash ...)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 01:49PM by chessplayer.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 15, 2013 04:21PM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 13 |
@ chessplayer,
Have a look at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb
try # modprobe rt2800usb
I'm not sure if it feasible to get wireless up and running stable on my PogoPlug Mobile.
It seems that there are staging drivers for r8712u that I'm not sure if these are being developed anymore.
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl819x
There are some drivers from Realtek (the RTL8192SU drivers) but I had little success getting these to compile. Edit: Compiled fine on 3.1 kernel but not on 3.8.
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=231&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2312
There are some hints how to get these drivers to compile at
http://samiux.blogspot.co.il/2010/05/howto-realtek-8192su-usb-dongle.html
and also at
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3151
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 05:27PM by dhead666.
Have a look at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb
try # modprobe rt2800usb
I'm not sure if it feasible to get wireless up and running stable on my PogoPlug Mobile.
It seems that there are staging drivers for r8712u that I'm not sure if these are being developed anymore.
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl819x
There are some drivers from Realtek (the RTL8192SU drivers) but I had little success getting these to compile. Edit: Compiled fine on 3.1 kernel but not on 3.8.
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=231&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#2312
There are some hints how to get these drivers to compile at
http://samiux.blogspot.co.il/2010/05/howto-realtek-8192su-usb-dongle.html
and also at
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3151
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 05:27PM by dhead666.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 15, 2013 04:34PM |
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Indeed, modprobe results in the following:
Does that mean the chip is recognized? Sorry for the dummy question, but, although I have been active in this forum for quite a while, I still haven't gotten around to understanding many things ...
(btw: the [✗] if the result is empty is really cool with the beautified terminal ...)
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┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──> dmesg | grep rt2 ┌─[✗]─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──> modprobe rt2800usb ┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──> dmesg | grep rt2 [ 72.145164] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb ┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──>
Does that mean the chip is recognized? Sorry for the dummy question, but, although I have been active in this forum for quite a while, I still haven't gotten around to understanding many things ...
(btw: the [✗] if the result is empty is really cool with the beautified terminal ...)
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 15, 2013 05:25PM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 13 |
I can't compile the Realtek driver on 3.8 kernel but can on 3.1.
I tried to modprob the driver but it seem it does nothing, the device still doesn't list on lsusb.
@chessplayer, I think I stuck in the same spot you are.
p.s. The r8712u is also on my PogoPlug v4
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 05:28PM by dhead666.
I tried to modprob the driver but it seem it does nothing, the device still doesn't list on lsusb.
@chessplayer, I think I stuck in the same spot you are.
p.s. The r8712u is also on my PogoPlug v4
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2013 05:28PM by dhead666.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 05:59AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 07:29AM |
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It is:
When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I will try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and will explore further.
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┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──> lsmod | grep rt2 rt2800usb 11906 0 rt2x00usb 7590 1 rt2800usb rt2800lib 39393 1 rt2800usb rt2x00lib 30207 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800usb mac80211 170543 3 rt2x00lib,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb cfg80211 143659 2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I will try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and will explore further.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 10:18AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 11:47AM |
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chessplayer Wrote:
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> It is:
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> When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I will
> try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and will
> explore further.
Chessplayer:
To get these Do you need to install any drivers or just from the original alarm rootfs?
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> It is:
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> ┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] > └──> lsmod | grep rt2 > rt2800usb 11906 0 > rt2x00usb 7590 1 rt2800usb > rt2800lib 39393 1 rt2800usb > rt2x00lib 30207 3 > rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800usb > mac80211 170543 3 > rt2x00lib,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb > cfg80211 143659 2 > mac80211,rt2x00lib >>
> When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I will
> try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and will
> explore further.
Chessplayer:
To get these Do you need to install any drivers or just from the original alarm rootfs?
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 12:32PM |
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twinclouds Wrote:
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> chessplayer Wrote:
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> > It is:
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> > When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I
> will
> > try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and
> will
> > explore further.
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> Chessplayer:
> To get these Do you need to install any drivers or
> just from the original alarm rootfs?
Hard to answer this, because, in fact, the stick I made with the procedure laid out on the ALARM site, I cannot ssh into the plug. I have an older version, however, where, to my knowledge, I did not modify anything and I am very sure I did not install any drivers. This works and I used it to produce the above.
So, I believe the answer is: yes, from the original alarm rootfs.
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> chessplayer Wrote:
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> > It is:
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> > ┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] > > └──> lsmod | grep rt2 > > rt2800usb 11906 0 > > rt2x00usb 7590 1 rt2800usb > > rt2800lib 39393 1 rt2800usb > > rt2x00lib 30207 3 > > rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800usb > > mac80211 170543 3 > > rt2x00lib,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb > > cfg80211 143659 2 > > mac80211,rt2x00lib > >> >
> > When I have more time (maybe next weekend) I
> will
> > try to set up debian on the pogo mobile and
> will
> > explore further.
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> Chessplayer:
> To get these Do you need to install any drivers or
> just from the original alarm rootfs?
Hard to answer this, because, in fact, the stick I made with the procedure laid out on the ALARM site, I cannot ssh into the plug. I have an older version, however, where, to my knowledge, I did not modify anything and I am very sure I did not install any drivers. This works and I used it to produce the above.
So, I believe the answer is: yes, from the original alarm rootfs.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 03:09PM |
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shv Wrote:
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> This looks good. With iwconfig you can see which
> network interfaces are available.
Hhhmmm, no joy:
Looks like wlan is not available despite the registered driver...
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> This looks good. With iwconfig you can see which
> network interfaces are available.
Hhhmmm, no joy:
┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~]
└──> iwconfig
-bash: iwconfig: command not found
┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~]
└──> ifconfig
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.xxx.xxx.xxx
inet6 xyxy::xyx:xyxy:xyxy:xyxy prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 191 bytes 27800 (27.1 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 132 bytes 17953 (17.5 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 11
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 16436
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 0 (Local Loopback)
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
Looks like wlan is not available despite the registered driver...
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 03:25PM |
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You probably need to install the packages wireless_tools and wpa_supplicant
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup#Install_user_space_tools
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup#Install_user_space_tools
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 03:59PM |
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Thanks. wpa_supplicant was already installed, but neither wireless_tools nor iw were. However, after installing those, I now get:
So, no more joy here.
Anyway, I guess I have to clarify one thing: I have to manually issue the command
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┌─[root@ALARM-basic]─[~] └──> iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
So, no more joy here.
Anyway, I guess I have to clarify one thing: I have to manually issue the command
modprobe rt2800usbbefore I can see the modules via lsmod or dmesg. So the driver is not registered automatically. But even after doing so, I get the above from iwconfig. So, no wireless chip after all, I guess ???
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 04:02PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 04:09PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 05:16PM |
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bodhi Wrote:
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> I think there must be a wireless chip built in,
> but disable somehow. The hard part is to find out
> how to enable it.
I think you are right. However, even if we can enable it, it still need the RF frontend to receive and transmit. If the RF frontend is not built in already, it will not work if we can enable the baseband chip.
But it is advertised have the wireless capabilities in some store webpages, e.g.: here. Maybe it is missleading advertisement?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2013 05:25PM by twinclouds.
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> I think there must be a wireless chip built in,
> but disable somehow. The hard part is to find out
> how to enable it.
I think you are right. However, even if we can enable it, it still need the RF frontend to receive and transmit. If the RF frontend is not built in already, it will not work if we can enable the baseband chip.
But it is advertised have the wireless capabilities in some store webpages, e.g.: here. Maybe it is missleading advertisement?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2013 05:25PM by twinclouds.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 05:48PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 16, 2013 10:13PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 17, 2013 02:58AM |
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I guessing here but If there's a wireless device it is included in the main Marvell SoC and not on the gigabyte ethernet module on the top.
Flip the board, look at a little downward from the front right corner, doesn't this look like an antenna ? (between the top corner to the crystal leg)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2013 02:59AM by dhead666.
Flip the board, look at a little downward from the front right corner, doesn't this look like an antenna ? (between the top corner to the crystal leg)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2013 02:59AM by dhead666.
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 17, 2013 03:47AM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 17, 2013 05:39AM |
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Well this is a Pogoplug v4 and I didn't shoot this image but it's exactly the same layout
http://imgur.com/fVdT6n7
http://imgur.com/fVdT6n7
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? March 17, 2013 01:01PM |
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Re: How to enable wireless in Pogoplug Mobile? April 16, 2013 10:14AM |
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I gave this another look and I think that maybe the module is auto loaded somehow by the kernel but no physical device exist.
ls /sys/module will probably show the rt2870 or the r8712u module but no device is registered with it.
I tried to unload the r8712u module and blacklist it so I could manually load the rtlwifi module but failed, I have no idea why this failed and why the module is loaded with no actual device registered.
The module should also load the firmware (rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin).
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 10:16AM by dhead666.
ls /sys/module will probably show the rt2870 or the r8712u module but no device is registered with it.
I tried to unload the r8712u module and blacklist it so I could manually load the rtlwifi module but failed, I have no idea why this failed and why the module is loaded with no actual device registered.
The module should also load the firmware (rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin).
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 10:16AM by dhead666.
