[ solved ] Need Help For Wifi

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September 20, 2013 at 20:32 #6982

raguetrenaud
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Hello,

My name is Renaud.
I want to use Geexbox on an old pc (Acer Travelmate 4200).

The problem is that i canâ€™t connect on my wifi network.

Itâ€™s seems that the wirlesscard is off/not installed.
At boot, the wirlesscardâ€™s light is on but when iâ€™m on geexbox the light is off.

I use Slax with this pc but i had to follow those instruction to make the wifi work:

Copy iwlwifi-395-2.ucode in /lib/firmware
Open terminal and type:
iwlwifi -r modprobe && iwlwifi modprobe
reboot
Changes are persistent

Geexbox is different (directories are different, there is no persistent changes) and i canâ€™t use this method.
Iâ€™m a noob ^^ and i need some help from an expert :p.

What kind of information do you need?

Raguetr

September 20, 2013 at 22:00 #6983

raguetrenaud
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i found that for my pc ( Acer TravelMate 4200 ):

Wireless LAN Atheros Wireless LAN pilote 7.2.0.127 2.8 MB 2008/12/02 TÃ©lÃ©charger
Wireless LAN Broadcom Wireless LAN pilote 4.102.15.63 2.9 MB 2008/12/02 TÃ©lÃ©charger
Wireless LAN Intel Wireless LAN pilote 11.0.0.74 3.0 MB 2008/12/02 TÃ©lÃ©charger

September 20, 2013 at 22:42 #6984

raguetrenaud
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i found this too: iwlwifi-3945-ucode_15.32.2.9-1_i686.opk

i try to install it but it tells me (summary):

The file wich is tried to be install is already present in check_data_files_clashes firmware-wifi-intel-pw3945

i use this commande: iwconfig
result:
wlan0
ieee 802.11abg essid:off/any
mode:managed Access Point: not-assigned tx-power:off
retry long limit:7 rts thr:off fragment thr:off
encryption key:off
power management:on

lo no wireless

eth0 no wireless

what must i do?

I saw that power management is on, does that mean the wireless is on?
Should i verify that the wifi ssid key etc ?

September 21, 2013 at 06:36 #6985

tomlohave
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Your wifi card seems detected. Now check your config file (/etc/network)
edit it, and verify all your setup ( PSK for wpa2 access, etc)

September 21, 2013 at 10:33 #6986

raguetrenaud
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thank you for your response

i made a mistake using lan option…
The right option is wlan
the wifi is now working.

Iâ€™ve got another problem now, i run geexbox from a usb key and changes are not persistent.
Is there a file that i can edit to enter my essid, key, …
The purpose is that the wifi is automatically connected at boot.

Another question, i download samba-server_3.5.10-1_armv7.opk
is there a way to configure it editing file on the usb key
The purpose is that the smbserver is up and running at boot.

September 21, 2013 at 11:30 #6988

tomlohave
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hum, you should create a casper-rw file : look here : http://www.geexbox.org/documentation/create-or-modify-a-persistent-file/

Another question, i download samba-server_3.5.10-1_armv7.opk

what is your arch ? with your travelmate, isnâ€™it i386 or x86_64, is it ? armv7 is for arm device, not compatible with yours.

If you use i386, please have a look at devel snapshots : http://download.geexbox.org/snapshots/
and install packages from there.

September 23, 2013 at 20:45 #7007

raguetrenaud
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THX for your response.

i read this http://www.geexbox.org/documentation/create-or-modify-a-persistent-file/ but i donâ€™t understood how geexbox will know that it has to save changes in this casper folder?

My purpose is to have geexbox with wifi and samba server running.

How can i do that?

Persitent changes is not important if i can run a script at boot.

Can i run a script at boot to configure wifi and samba sever automatically?

Regards,

Renaud

September 23, 2013 at 20:49 #7008

raguetrenaud
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or edit boot files *

September 23, 2013 at 21:59 #7009

raguetrenaud
Member

ok i understood the use off dd commands.

is this correct for my arch?

samba-server_3.5.10-1_i686.opk

September 23, 2013 at 22:44 #7010

raguetrenaud
Member

I downloaded devel iso wich already includes samba server

I ll try Casper-rw ?

September 24, 2013 at 05:57 #7011

tomlohave
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if casper-rw file is present on your usb stik, geexbox uses it else it continues to boot without it.
itâ€™s autodetected at boot time.
you can see that looking at this file : http://hg.openbricks.org/openbricks/file/3a1090115009/packages/busybox-init/scripts/linuxrc

September 24, 2013 at 09:03 #7012

raguetrenaud
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Thank you.

Iâ€™ve got now persistent changes.

I use geexbox-devel-20130923-r16406-i386.iso

I check start samba server at boot.

But i donâ€™t find the file /etc/smb.conf to configure samba server.

Could you tell me where i should have a look? (link?)

Regards,

Renaud

September 24, 2013 at 10:34 #7013

raguetrenaud
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# opkg info samba-server
version 3.5.10-1
depends: eglibc, libsmclient, zlib, gnutls, talloc
Provides:
status: install prefer, user not-installed
Architecture: i686

# systemctl status smbd
smbd.service
loaded : not-found (reason: no such file or directory)
active: inactive (dead)

#

What does that mean?

September 24, 2013 at 10:40 #7014

raguetrenaud
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opkg update

opkg remove samba-server

opkg install samba-server

smb.conf is present

September 25, 2013 at 20:20 #7017
tomlohave
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status: install prefer, user not-installed

so itâ€™s not installed

by default, itâ€™s not installed on devel (nor release), only the client
```
grep samba config/defconfigs/geexbox-xbmc-i386-generic.conf
CONFIG_PKG_samba-client=y
CONFIG_PKG_samba-server=m
```
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