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                 [*]    Enable full debugging output in the Libertas module.
 
                 [*]    Enable full debugging output in the Libertas module.
 
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===Firmware (manual install)===
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These firmware can be manually downloaded and installed:
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* get them from David's Woodhouse linux-firmware git repository:
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<pre class="host">
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$ cd somewhere_with_free_space/
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git linux-firmware_git
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</pre>
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* copy them (version v8) to you TFTP directory (here ''/tftpboot/''):
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<pre class="host">
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$ cp linux-firmware_git/libertas/sd8686_v8.bin /tftpboot/
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$ cp linux-firmware_git/libertas/sd8686_v8_helper.bin /tftpboot/
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</pre>
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* install them on your target (here 192.168.1.2 is my Host IP address):
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<pre class="apf">
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# mkdir -p /lib/firmware/
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# cd /lib/firmware/
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# tftp -g -r sd8686_v8.bin -l sd8686.bin 192.168.1.2
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# tftp -g -r sd8686_v8_helper.bin -l sd8686_helper.bin 192.168.1.2
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# ls -al /lib/firmware/
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drwxr-xr-x    2 root    root            0 Jan  1 01:01 .
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drwxr-xr-x    4 root    root            0 Dec 30  2009 ..
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-rw-r--r--    1 root    root      122800 Jan  1 01:00 sd8686.bin
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-rw-r--r--    1 root    root        2464 Jan  1 01:01 sd8686_helper.bin
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{{Note| You can also try official firmwares got at Marvell website (see Links above)}}

Latest revision as of 14:07, 21 January 2014

Linux config

Device Drivers  --->
    [*] Network device support
        Wireless LAN  --->
            [*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
                <M>   Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support
                < >     Marvell Libertas 8388 USB 802.11b/g cards (NEW)
                <M>     Marvell Libertas 8385 and 8686 SDIO 802.11b/g cards
                [*]     Enable full debugging output in the Libertas module.

Firmware (manual install)

These firmware can be manually downloaded and installed:

  • get them from David's Woodhouse linux-firmware git repository:
$ cd somewhere_with_free_space/
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git linux-firmware_git
  • copy them (version v8) to you TFTP directory (here /tftpboot/):
$ cp linux-firmware_git/libertas/sd8686_v8.bin /tftpboot/
$ cp linux-firmware_git/libertas/sd8686_v8_helper.bin /tftpboot/
  • install them on your target (here 192.168.1.2 is my Host IP address):
# mkdir -p /lib/firmware/
# cd /lib/firmware/
# tftp -g -r sd8686_v8.bin -l sd8686.bin 192.168.1.2
# tftp -g -r sd8686_v8_helper.bin -l sd8686_helper.bin 192.168.1.2
# ls -al /lib/firmware/
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            0 Jan  1 01:01 .
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root            0 Dec 30  2009 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       122800 Jan  1 01:00 sd8686.bin
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2464 Jan  1 01:01 sd8686_helper.bin
Note Note: You can also try official firmwares got at Marvell website (see Links above)