8Devices BlueBean

For Developers
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Hi,

I am trying to build the driver for 8Devices BlueBean (QCA9377) for my OpenWRT router. Ideally I would create an OpenWRT package for the driver but first I was trying to just get it to build from sources but I have not had any success at all. I've edited the Makefile and set the ARCH/KERNEL_SRC/CROSS_COMPILE variables but it won't compile. I'm way out of my depth, can anyone with experience help?

https://www.8devices.com/wiki/blue-bean

Thank you!

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Define a package or otherwise include in the kernel / package build of the full build system.

Trying to cross-compile outside of the build system is pretty futile.

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Thanks, yes I suspected that was the case and a build package would be much more useful anyway.

Could you give any advice on how I might achieve that with this driver? I've made a build package for a homebrew application before (which was very straight forward) but never for a kernel driver before! Not sure I even know where to start.

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First of all, in order for this driver to work, you need to patch the kernel to add wcnss

But, qcacld is a piece of s**t, which is used only for compelling reasons (to build system for qcom android phones or modems).

I plan to use the qca9377-3 module, but only if it will work fine with mainline kernel driver (ath10k). Should I use the qcacld? No way!

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That's a good point! Why doesn't this QCA9377 module work with mainline ath10k driver? More to the point, how can we get it to work?

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QCA9377/8 works with ath10k but this is USB version and USB support in ath10k is only basic and has not been touched since then.
SDIO version aka RedBean should work fine

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Hi, I've posted a job on freelancer.com for this if anyone is interested.

https://www.freelancer.co.uk/projects/linux/integrate-drivers-for-devices-bluebean

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Wow someone is willing to do this for less than 300 pounds? Seems some people love to be exploited...