I´m trying to make a colibri VF61 accessible via wifi. I think there are two options:
Creating an access Point
Creating an ad hoc network
Both options are good for me.
Option 1
So far I tried to configure an access point with hostapd. The problem seems to be the RTL8188EUS driver (I´ve tried a TP-LINK TL-WN725N v2, LogoLink WL0084E and EDIMAX EW-7811Un). Do you know a solution?
This is the output of “hostapd /etc/hostapd.conf”
[ 1073.866399] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
nl80211: Could not configure driver mode
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
nl80211 driver initialization failed.
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
wlan0: AP-DISABLED
hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started
Option 2
I tried iwconfig.
root@colibri-vf:~# iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc channel 11 essid "colibriVF"
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
But it ended in an error.
I think another way is to modify the /etc/network/interfaces file (this would be the way with a raspberry pi). But my Colibri-VF-Image doesn´t have this file.
Here you´ll find the output of “dmesg | grep” usb and “lsusb”. link text
Unfortunately these low-cost Wifi Dongles using RTL8188xx chipset are not working for Ad-Hoc and Access Point Mode. You should get a Wifi Dongle which has driver support for Ad-Hoc and Access Point. With the Colibri iMX6ULL, you can get these two modes out of box.
So the problem is the RTL8188xx driver? There is no solution for it? I think for the raspberry pi there is a way to change hostapd so it works with this driver. Do you have any experience with it?
what is about LM816. It says, it is compatible with Colibri modules and it can be setup as an ad-hoc network. What chipset does it use? In datasheet it just says “Realtek”.
after a long time I have to ask one more question.
You said that “Unfortunately these low-cost Wifi Dongles using RTL8188xx chipset are not working for Ad-Hoc and Access Point Mode. You should get a Wifi Dongle which has driver support for Ad-Hoc and Access Point.”
My question is now: Is there a Wifi Dongle that supports Ad-Hoc or Access Point Mode for the Colibri VF61 board? Maybe You can suggest one?
As I already stated before, I would recommend you to Colibri iMX6ULL. Alternatively you can should any Intel or Marvel based Wifi Dongle which has a good Linux Support.
Thank you for your answer. You said “Alternatively you can should any Intel or Marvel based Wifi Dongle which has a good Linux Support”. Have you tested a specific Wifi Dongle which supports Access Point mode out of the Box for the Colibri VF61 in the past?
