嵌入式linux系統支援usb wifi RTL8723BU
目前,在消費電子或商業電子領域,許多產品跑的是Android系統;而在工控等行業,應用linux,Ubuntu系統,也是十分普遍;當前很多主流的開發平臺,如全志,瑞星微,三星,官方提供的多是Android系統;若產品需要跑linux或Ubuntu,則需要使用者在官方提供的已有的支援之上,進行相應的移植支援;
比如linux,使用者使用具體平臺提供的uboot和kernel,然後把linux檔案系統(一般是通過移植buildroot)移植到所需平臺中;
下面的書寫,作為工作的一個記錄,與各位分享;
以下主要描述的是如何在linux中支援usb wifi RTL8723,即支援RTL8723BU的移植過程,而對於buildroot的移植過程,這裡暫不表;
平臺: 三星 S5P4418 (4核 A9)
開發板:G4418 (有興趣的可檢視這網站: http://www.graperain.cn/s5p4418/s5p4418-Development/)
核心: 3.4.39
(uboot,kernel,buildroot,RTL8723BU驅動原始碼,及交叉編譯工具,開發板供應商都有提供)
以下為移植過程:
1、編譯RTL8723BU原始碼,生成驅動檔案
這裡主要改動原始碼Makefile,指定用到的交叉編譯工具和核心原始碼(這兩者都是開發板供應商提供);
生成wlan.ko檔案;
2、重新配置核心,讓其支援80211 wext
核心的配置項為:CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
若此項不做配置,會出現類似的錯誤:用wireless工具列舉時,報錯
iwlist wlan0 scanning
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
3、buildroot中,配置支援wpa,wireless tools;重新生成linux的映像;
這樣後,檔案系統中就有wireless tools,wpa_supplicant等工具,無需另外新增;
4、經過1,2,3步驟後,重新更新kernel和linux檔案系統,然後把生成的wlan.ko也放到開發板中;(可通過u盤,tf卡方式)
接著進行測試:
首先,手動載入wlan驅動: insmod wlan.ko
/lib/modules]# insmod wlan.ko
[ 121.643000] RTL871X: module init start
[ 121.647000] RTL871X: rtl8723bu v4.3.6.11_12942.20141204_BTCOEX20140507-4E40
[ 121.654000] RTL871X: build time: May 13 2015 17:19:00
[ 121.659000] RTL871X: rtl8723bu BT-Coex version = BTCOEX20140507-4E40
[ 121.815000]
[ 121.817000] 29 81 03 7C 01 08 21 00 40 07 05 35 10 00 00 00
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[ 122.015000] FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
[ 122.022000] FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
[ 122.031000] RTL871X: rtw_ndev_init(wlan0)
[ 122.035000] RTL871X: rtw_ndev_init(wlan1)
[ 122.040000] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8723bu
[ 122.047000] RTL871X: module init ret=0
檢視網路情況:
/lib/modules]# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 72:F4:6C:A0:00:16
inet6 addr: fe80::70f4:6cff:fea0:16/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:580 (580.0 B)
Interrupt:48
ip6tnl0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1452 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:0
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:16436 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:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 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:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 34:C3:D2:BE:C2:18
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)
wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 36:C3:D2:BE:C2:18
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)
上電wlan0,ifconfig wlan0 up
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 34:C3:D2:BE:C2:18
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:76 errors:0 dropped:16 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)
然後檢視能搜尋到的周邊的wifi源:
iwlist wlan0 scanning
Cell 02 - Address: A0:63:91:DB:B6:AB
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=65/70 Signal level=-45 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"abc"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000000ffa9085
Extra: Last beacon: 34ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0003747978
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 0B050B00560000
IE: Unknown: 2D1AAD1917FFFFFF0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601001700000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F080100080000000040
IE: Unknown: DD810050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010C1ADAADF8324644B14524BA52E1A59731021000D4E4554474541522C20496E632E10230007523633303076321024000752363330307632104200033637
IE: Unknown: DD09001018020B001C0000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101880003A4000027A400004243BC0062326600
至此,可以看到wifi模組已經是工作起來,可以搜到周圍的wifif源;
5、接下來,進行wifi的連線操作
首先,在開發板檔案系統的/etc下,建立配置檔案:
/etc]# cat wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="abc" (備註,此處的abc,即為需要連線的wifi的名稱)
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP WPA-PSK IEEE8021X NONE
pairwise=TKIP CCMP
group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
psk="[email protected]@" (備註,此處的字元,即可要連線的wifi的密碼)
}
然後在/run下,建立資料夾:
/run]# mkdir -p /var/run/wpa_supplicant
接著用以下命令,進行wifi的連線:
wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf &
/]# Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
[ 758.237000] RTL871X: RTW_ADAPTIVITY_EN_AUTO, chplan:0x20, Regulation:3,3
[ 758.244000] RTL871X: RTW_ADAPTIVITY_MODE_NORMAL
[ 758.770000] RTL871X: nolinked power save leave
wlan0: Trying to associate with a0:63:91:db:b6:ab (SSID='tyx' freq=2412 [ 760.899000] RTL871X: rtw_set_802_11_connect(wlan0) fw_state=0x00000008
MHz)
[ 761.005000] RTL871X: start auth
[ 761.010000] RTL871X: auth success, start assoc
[ 761.018000] RTL871X: assoc success
[ 761.022000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
wlan0: Associated with a0:63:91:db:b6:ab[ 761.030000] RTL871X: send eapol packet
[ 761.124000] RTL871X: send eapol packet
wlan0: WPA: Key negotiation completed with a0:63:91:db:b6:ab [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to a0:63:91:db:b6:ab completed [id=0 id_str=]
[ 761.162000] RTL871X: set pairwise key camid:4, addr:a0:63:91:db:b6:ab, kid:0, type:AES
[ 761.173000] RTL871X: set group key camid:5, addr:a0:63:91:db:b6:ab, kid:1, type:AES
從列印看到,連線成功;
6、獲取ip,讓開發板能夠通過wifi上網;
方法1:手動設定
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.30
route add default gw 192.168.1.1(新增閘道器)
echo "nameserver 192.168.1.1" >>/etc/resolv.conf (改動resolv.conf檔案)
以上操作後,嘗試ping 閘道器和外網(www.baidu.com),都能成功;
方法2:自動獲取ip
udhcpc -i wlan0 (這樣操作後,開發板獲取都ip,可以連線外網)
至此,wifi的移植和測試已經完成;
而為了方便,我們可以把以上的連線wifi的那部分操作,做成一個指令碼,省去一些麻煩;如下:
在開發板檔案系統中,建立指令碼檔案wapstart,內容如下:
#!/bin/sh
wldevname=$1
wlessidname=$2
wlkeyvar=$3
insmod /lib/modules/wlan.ko
mkdir -p /var/run/wpa_supplicant
echo "ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant" >/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "network={" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "ssid=\"$wlessidname\"" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "key_mgmt=WPA-EAP WPA-PSK IEEE8021X NONE" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "pairwise=CCMP TKIP" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "psk=\"$wlkeyvar\"" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "}" >>/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf
wpa_supplicant -Dwext -i$wldevname -c/tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf &
執行此指令碼的命令為:
wpastart wlan0 abc [email protected]@ (備註,abc為wifi名稱,[email protected]@為wifi密碼)
這樣即可完成wifi的連線操作;
以上所用的wifi模組為usb介面,所用開發板的平臺為G4418; 若需要在其它平臺支援,如全志,瑞星微等,移植的過程也是類似的;有需要的可以自行嘗試;
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