USB Dongle fully working

[skelosModerator]

Hi all,

Someone know a USB Wifi dongle fully working with GeexBox on Cubox?

My only request is that it dosen’t be a realtek product : I have a lot of problems with theirs product…

[jschaekeMember]

I managed to get a cheap USB dongle of dealextreme (http://dx.com/p/super-mini-usb-2-0-802-11n-g-b-150mbps-wifi-wlan-wireless-network-adapter-35897?item=61) working after modifying the networking script (see the Geexbox thread on Solid-Run forum on how I did it). However this realtek chip was not stable on the Cubox, as soon as I tried to copy a movie (via ftp or samba), it went offline after 5 minutes transferring and it didn’t came back. So indeed perhaps avoid Realtek. Now I use a Philips Wifi to utp ethernet hardware receiver in the mean time without any issues. I am also interested to know which (cheap) wifi dongle has stable results.

• This reply was modified 1 year ago by jschaeke.
• This reply was modified 1 year ago by jschaeke.

[skelosModerator]

Thank you for your answare.

The thread that you talk about is http://www.solid-run.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=740&p=4156&hilit=jschaeke#p4156Â one?

[jschaekeMember]

yep on page 9 I posted the script and finally I just edited the networking.service  file to launch that one instead of the standard network config script (you could also disable the standard one and create a new service like in my post). I tried in the latest Geexbox 3.0 to use the standard way again (either by xbmc config screen and as 2nd option editing /etc/networking) but both configurations didn’t work out for me.

[crisMember]

Hi everybody!

I’m new here and a newbie into Linux wolrd. But I’m trying to learn better every attempt I try on it!

So I’ve bought a CuBox with 1GB ram and Linux version 3.5.7 (geexbox@SolidRun-PC) (gcc version 4.6.4 20121001 (prerelease) (Linaro GCC 4.6-2012.10).

I’ve the same problems with usb dongle: no way out! I’ve an old usb dongle (Edimax 7315Ug with Atheros AR5523 inside) and with ndiswrapper I used it fine with Ubuntu 32bit x86: so why don’t use it with CuBox?

I’ve tried searching something on the web but… nothing useful. My questions are:

– is there any chance to build/make or similar into ARM geexbox from any source (code, debian, etc…); I mean the “usual” make/make install?

– is there some module-assistent opk to install?

I must admit the best would be an ARM ndiswrapper but till then I’m keep on trying and if  I could, I’d like to share my poor results with you.

Thanks in advance

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[crisMember]

For example I’ve found these packages from the Official wifi Linux drivers site:

-Â compat-wireless-3.5.4-1.tar.bz2compat-wireless-3.5.4-1driversnetwirelessathar5x (with the complete internal path);

-Â compat-drivers-3.8-1-u.tar.gzcompat-drivers-3.8-1-udriversnetwirelessathar5523

As reported from the site itself, they’re different due the different kernel linux.

How they could be useful?

[crisMember]

Here my experience:
– the Atheros chipset AR5523 on the Edimax 7315Ug (my first dongle and now my brother’s dongle) doesn’t work/recognized;
– the Ralink RT2571WF on the D-Link G-122 (my brother’s old dongle) doesn’t work properly. I’ve seen the excact problem just posted from @jschaeke (the second post here);
– the Realtek RTL8192C on the Atlantis micro usb dongle (my pc dongle) doesn’t work/recognized.

Now I use on CuBox (before the problem with connman) a WUSB Linksys with a up-to-date Ralink chipset with no problem

I hope may help

[crisMember]

Hi all!

Is there a sw for geexbox (CuBox) like inSSIDer for PC?
I mean I’d like to have a feedback about my signal strenght from wifi dongle: is it possible?
Tnx in advance

Cris

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