[ARMedslack] GuruPlug Wireless?

[Geoff Walton]

I had to 'borrow' to firmware files from the debian install that ships on
the device in order to get AP mode to work.  I never attempted to get it to
run as a client.  You can download the file system image from
plugcomputer.org and exact them.  I have good luck in general with the
2.6.33.5-kirkwood kernel from the 13.1 ArmedSlack distribution, after
struggling with the wireless on the later kernels; even though I am using
most of the other packages for a snapshot of current shortly before the
release of 13.37 and a few later application layer ones with security
updates.

I can send the firmware images if you need and get them out the Debian
image (not entirely sure of the license); but I would try the
2.6.33.5-kirkwood kernel image from 13.1 to get your wireless going.

It seems like a number of people had wireless

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:49 PM, David Madden <armedslack at mersenne.com>wrote:

> Hi, I've been working on customizing a GuruPlug to do some specific tasks
> on my home network.  I've tried installing Slackware & Debian (both
> successful) but I haven't been able to build a functional kernel or get
> wireless running.  So, I wonder:
>
> * How much of a hassle is it to get from a vanilla kernel tree to a
> bootable uImage?  (I've gotten clean compiles using the config from
> /boot/config-whatever, but it hangs on boot after "Uncompressing Linux...
> done, booting the kernel.")
>
> * Are the Marvell wireless drivers & tools integrated into the kernel /
> distro, or is it still an "add external software" project?
>
> (I'm fiddling with this in the first place, rather than going with a full
> Slackware or Debian install, because I'd like to put together a minimal
> system that fits in the 512MB NAND Flash, so my USB disk can be all data.)
>
> Thanks!
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