BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork

From eLinux.org
Jump to: navigation, search

Note: this page is seriously out of date...

USB Ethernet

USB Wifi

sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "ssid"
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
sudo dhclient wlan0

rt2800usb

Device List

148f:2070 Ralink Technology, Corp.  "rt2870.bin" ZEW2508
148f:2870 Ralink Technology, Corp.  TEW-624UB (Driver in staging)

Working Kernel

Unknown, aka hasn't been tested in awhile..

Ubuntu Firmware Packages:

sudo apt-get install linux-firmware

rtl8187

Device List

0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter

Working Kernel

2.6.29-oer32+

rt73

Device List

07d1:3c07 D-Link System Wieless G DWA-110 Adapter

Working Kernel

2.6.31.5-x5.3

Notes

Driver (rt73) is already built into this kernel.  Makesure you have linux-firmware   installed.  If you can't see it, try sudo ifconfig -a 

zd1211

Device List (lsusb x86):

050d:705c Belkin Components F5D7050 v4000 Wireless Adapter

Working Kernel:

2.6.29-oer32+

Ubuntu Firmware Packages:

sudo apt-get install linux-firmware
voodoo@beagleboard:~$ dmesg | grep zd1211
[  116.658264] usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw
[  445.434967] wmaster1 (zd1211rw): not using net_device_ops yet
[  445.435821] wlan1 (zd1211rw): not using net_device_ops yet
[  445.436462] zd1211rw 1-2.1:1.0: phy1
[  487.419860] usb 1-2.1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
[  487.624176] usb 1-2.1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
[  487.816223] zd1211rw 1-2.1:1.0: firmware version 4725
[  487.870239] zd1211rw 1-2.1:1.0: zd1211b chip 050d:705c v4810 high 00-17-3f AL2230_RF pa0 g--NS