CubieTruck Wireless Network Card not shown

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
#1

Hey there,

I just installed OpenWRT on my CubieTruck (found in the basement) which I want to use as an portable Access Point.
https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/cubitech/cubitech_cubietruck

The Device boots up and get a IP-Adress on the Ethernet Port. But the problem is, that there is no available wireless network Device

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Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks for help and greetings from Germany.

#2

From https://openwrt.org/toh/cubietech/cubietruck

Wireless not working (needs kmod-brcmfmac with SDIO support)

Not sure if this is still valid, because that statement seems to be from around 2014/2015.

#3

Hey @tmomas

thanks for this information. I´ve put an USB Wireless dongle into the truck und reboot. Still no more interfaces.

Are there any compatible USB wireless dongles for OpenWRT?

Greetings!

#4

BTW...you find wireless under Network > Wireless, not under Network > Interfaces.

#5

What chipset does it have? (hint: lsusb)

#6

No, I don´t do so

There is no "Wireless" :frowning:

For test I have also insert an USB -> RJ45 adapter. funfact:
If I put the dongle in an "normal" Device the Adapter starts blinking. When I put this in the CubieTruck there are no LEDs blinking and the doongle "beeps" very high (like you know this from very cheap power supplies).

On "lsusb" I can see the Device as "Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0b95:7720 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88772"

I also installed the USB driver. No changes.

Thanks!

#7

Which driver did you install?

Edit: I just saw that this AX88772 is for the USB2ETH. Fix your post above and provide the lsusb out for the wireless adapter.

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#8

Hey there,sorry for the late reply.

I've did some tests with die wireless-USB-dongle.
If I put them in the Board and do a "lsusb" I don't see any new device. So I think that the dongle has either got damaged (maybe some time ago), or there is a complete incompatibility with th board.

So I decided to buy an new one. Do you have any recommendations for one? - And if I put an working dongle into the Cubietruck, will the "Wireless" point in the menu become visible?

Greetings!

#9

Make sure the core kernel USB drivers (kmod-usb2 etc) are installed. Some routers require setting a GPIO pin to power up the USB port. This can be checked by plugging in something like a phone that charges from USB and see if it gets power.

You should see "new USB device" added to the the kernel log when any USB device is plugged in.

#10

I´ve bought an new USB Wireless dongle. Now I can see them on lsusb as "Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0b05:17ba ASUSTek Computer, Inc. N10 Nano 802.11n Network Adapter [Realtek RTL8192CU]"

Bu there is still no "wireless" on the Network Tab :frowning:

#11

kmod-rtl8192cu - 4.9.184+2017-11-01-10 - Realtek RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU support

#12

I can´t install these package

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#13

did you run opkg update first?

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#14

Yes, opkg update must be run after any reboot to download the package list. The list is only kept in RAM.

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#15

Thanks, now I was able to install the package

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But there is still no "Wireless" menu and no interface

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#16

Did you load the module?
You can reboot the router if you are not sure.

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#17

I think so. I also have rebooted the Router. No changes.

I wonder that the wireless config file in /etc/conifg is completely empty. I think there should be the config for the wireless settings, right?

#18

I think you also need rtl8192cu-firmware to bring the card up.

Check the kernel log for wifi-related messages. Running iw list should show driver capabilities, if you get a null result the wifi driver is not running.

If /etc/config/wireless does not exist, the firstboot scripts will do similar probing of the driver and build a skeleton /etc/config/wireless file. It starts out with no interfaces running but you can enable them with the GUI. You won't actually get a wlan device for ifconfig until there is an /etc/config/wireless file built and you enable at least one interface in it.

#19

I got only one Message with "wifi" in the kernel log:
"[ 14.129467] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin"

On "iw list" i got this (klick) feedback.

There is a "wireless" file. But no in it. Its completely empty.

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I tried to install. But it lookls like it is already installed

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#20

Hey there,

i think i got it :slight_smile:

I´ve just deleted the empty "wireless" file in /etc/config and reboot. Now there i some text in it and I can see the dongle in the GUI.

Thanks a lot for help! :heart:

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