CYW43455 is a Broadcom chip and not Marvell. The best would be to use Bsp 3.0 with Kernel Config WLAN_VENDOR_BROADCOM enabled.
Best regards,
Jaski
Hi @jaski.tx ,
OK,
Do I have to follow same procedure to use backport driver ?
or BSP3.0 (repo init -u Index of /toradex-bsp-platform.git -b LinuxImage3.0 -m default.xml) already has CYW43455 chip support?
Thank you
Neeraj
No, for Bsp 3.0, there are no backports anymore.
You can just customize your kernel.
Best regards,
Jaski
Hi @jaski.tx ,
I do not see any boardcom options in kernel config, with default kernel options with 3.0 kernel I mwifiex.ko is not available.
Colibri-iMX7-eMMC_Console-Image 3.0b2 20191202
colibri-imx7-emmc login: root
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe cfg80211
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe mwifiex
modprobe: FATAL: Module mwifiex not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.117-3.0.2+ge43e3a26e1b7
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~#
Thank you
Neeraj
Did you use the toradex_4.14-2.0.x-imx kernel branch?
Hi @jaski.tx ,
Yes, that’s right.
git clone -b toradex_4.14-2.0.x-imx git://git.toradex.com/linux-toradex.git
Thank you
Neeraj
Thanks for your Input. If you do make menuconfig after doing make colibri_imx7_defconfig, then you can search for broadcom. The config for broadcom should be there.
Best regards,
Jaski
Hi @jaski.tx ,
I do not see that option.
neeraj.verma@IRVAPPARM1:/build$ git clone -b toradex_4.14-2.0.x-imx git://git.toradex.com/linux-toradex.git
Cloning into 'linux-toradex'...
remote: Counting objects: 8412576, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1232903/1232903), done.
remote: Total 8412576 (delta 7124941), reused 8412457 (delta 7124848)
Receiving objects: 100% (8412576/8412576), 1.70 GiB | 8.88 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (7124941/7124941), done.
Checking out files: 100% (62662/62662), done.
neeraj.verma@IRVAPPARM1:/build$ cd linux-toradex/
neeraj.verma@IRVAPPARM1:/build/linux-toradex$ make colibri_imx7_defconfig
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
#
# configuration written to .config
#
neeraj.verma@IRVAPPARM1:/build/linux-toradex$ make menuconfig
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/util.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/yesno.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/mconf
scripts/kconfig/mconf Kconfig
*** End of the configuration.
*** Execute ‘make’ to start the build or try ‘make help’.
Networking support --->
Wireless --->
--- Wireless \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 cfg80211 - wireless configuration API \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] nl80211 testmode command \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] enable developer warnings \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] cfg80211 certification onus \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [*] enable powersave by default \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] cfg80211 DebugFS entries \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] use statically compiled regulatory rules database \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [*] cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211) \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [*] Minstrel \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [*] Minstrel 802.11n support \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Minstrel 802.11ac support \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 Default rate control algorithm (Minstrel) ---> \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Enable mac80211 mesh networking (pre-802.11s) support \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Enable LED triggers \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Export mac80211 internals in DebugFS \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Trace all mac80211 debug messages \u2502 \u2502
\u2502 \u2502 [ ] Select mac80211 debugging features ----
Could you please help?
Thank you
Neeraj
You can search with / in menuconfig.
The driver is located here:
Symbol: WLAN_VENDOR_BROADCOM [=n]
│ Type : boolean
│ Prompt: Broadcom devices
│ Location:
│ → Device Drivers
│ → Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
│ (3) → Wireless LAN (WLAN [=n])
│ Defined at drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/Kconfig:1
│ Depends on: NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=n]
Hi @jaski.tx ,
Thank you for pointing me the right option, I can get broadcom option to enable.
it seems still I am missing something.
I followed below:
repo init -u http://git.toradex.com/toradex-bsp-platform.git -b LinuxImage3.0 -m default.xml
bitbake virtual/kernel -c menuconfig
bitbake -k console-tdx-image
After loading:
Colibri-iMX7-eMMC_Console-Image 3.0b2 20191204
colibri-imx7-emmc login: root
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# [ 261.990953] random: crng init done
[ 261.994376] random: 7 urandom warning(s) missed due to ratelimiting
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe cfg80211
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe mwifiex
modprobe: FATAL: Module mwifiex not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.117-3.0.2+ge43e3a26e1b7
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
cfg80211 270336 0
bluetooth 335872 2
usb_f_rndis 24576 2
u_ether 20480 1 usb_f_rndis
mcp251x 20480 0
can_dev 24576 1 mcp251x
imx_sdma 28672 2
virt_dma 16384 1 imx_sdma
libcomposite 49152 10 usb_f_rndis
configfs 36864 3 usb_f_rndis,libcomposite
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~#
Thank you
Neeraj
Could you check if mwifiex is activated in the kernel config?
Hi @jaski.tx ,
I don’t see mwifiex under Boardcom but I found under Marvell and enabled. I don’t see any error while executing but no virtual adopter created in ifconfig.
I enabled below so far:
[*] Broadcom 43xx SDIO device support
Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for SD8786/SD8787/SD8797/SD8887/SD8897/SD8997
Log:
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe cfg80211
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# modprobe mwifiex
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:2D:62:D4:3D
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:402 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:402 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:29260 (28.5 KiB) TX bytes:29260 (28.5 KiB)
usb0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:2D:FF:FF:FF
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
mwifiex 274432 0
cfg80211 270336 1 mwifiex
mcp251x 20480 0
can_dev 24576 1 mcp251x
imx_sdma 28672 2
virt_dma 16384 1 imx_sdma
bluetooth 335872 2
usb_f_rndis 24576 2
u_ether 20480 1 usb_f_rndis
libcomposite 49152 10 usb_f_rndis
configfs 36864 3 usb_f_rndis,libcomposite
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# dmesg | sdio
-sh: sdio: command not found
Thank you
Neeraj
Actually as we already found out, you have a dongle with broadcom wifi chip.
So you should look for a module containing bcm in the name. ( find / . -name bcm* ).
Once you find the module (.ko file), then you try to load it.
Best regards,
Jaski
Hi @jaski.tx ,
Now we have Laird WiFi module Marvell 88W8997 chipset.
modprobe cfg80211
modprobe mwifiex
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
mwifiex 270988 0
cfg80211 254686 1 mwifiex
usb_f_rndis 15714 2
u_ether 12580 1 usb_f_rndis
bluetooth 339518 2
compat 91786 3 mwifiex,bluetooth,cfg80211
libcomposite 44419 10 usb_f_rndis
configfs 31094 3 usb_f_rndis,libcomposite
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~#
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:2D:62:D2:3E
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1%1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:8242 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8242 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
RX bytes:593740 (579.8 KiB) TX bytes:593740 (579.8 KiB)
usb0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:2D:FF:FF:FF
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
root@colibri-imx7-emmc:~#
I do not see wlan0 or something to config IP address?
is there anything I am missing?
Thank you
Neeraj
Hi @jaski.tx ,
Could you please help me on this? I posted here as it is more relevant on this thread.
Thank you
Neeraj
Sure, Thank you.
You are welcome.