https://redmine.graphics-muse.org/https://redmine.graphics-muse.org/favicon.ico?16278048512019-10-28T00:15:54ZGraphics Muse Issue TrackerPiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=25852019-10-28T00:15:54ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul></ul><p>Also see if the firmware is <a href="https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/2453#issuecomment-532749008" class="external">up to date</a>.<br />Latest firmware is from <a href="https://community.cypress.com/docs/DOC-17441" class="external">05/2019</a>.<br />RPi-Distro <a href="https://github.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/blob/master/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.bin" class="external">latest firmware</a> is the same (plux <a href="https://github.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/blob/master/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt" class="external">txt</a> file).</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=25882019-10-28T16:21:16ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>0</i> to <i>20</i></li></ul><p>New firmware does not fix the problem. The possible workaround doesn't really do anything I'm not already doing. I'm going to try one other thing: bring up wlan0 without wpa_supplicant, bring up uap0 then bring up wpa_supplicant on wlan0.</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=25892019-10-28T16:33:51ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>20</i> to <i>50</i></li></ul><p>No, it doesn't work. It's the driver (and/or firmware). I simply can't use it with Ironman.</p>
<p>Falling back to a wifi dongle as we used previously. I'll disable the brcmfmac driver in the build via a config app, like I do with Xeon.</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=25902019-10-29T15:17:24ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>In Progress</i> to <i>Closed</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>50</i> to <i>100</i></li></ul><p>Completed. I've added the package (ironmancfg) to GitLab and integrated it with Ironman's meta build.</p>
<p>Tested, committed and pused (both the new package and meta).</p>
<p>Closing issue.</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=29232021-01-15T02:47:19ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Closed</i> to <i>In Progress</i></li><li><strong>Priority</strong> changed from <i>Immediate</i> to <i>Urgent</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>100</i> to <i>10</i></li><li><strong>Severity</strong> changed from <i>01 - Critical</i> to <i>04 - Low</i></li></ul><p>I'm reopening this as it's been some time since I tried it. If I can get both working at the same time on the RPi 3 then I can simplify the piplayer (pinet app), for example, not to mention Ironman.</p>
<p>Here is <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=138730" class="external">a discussion</a> on the same topic. Start reading from <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=138730#p932012" class="external">this post</a>.</p>
<p>See also this <a href="https://superuser.com/questions/155795/can-a-linux-machine-act-as-both-a-wireless-client-and-access-point-simultaneous" class="external">post on superuser.com</a> which describes more detailed configuration information that tells if the device does or does not support simultaneous modes or this <a href="https://imti.co/iot-wifi/#legacy-instructions-the-manual-way" class="external">blog post</a> that describes the software setup.</p>
<p>Basically what matters is if the brcm device supports simultaneous modes. For things like PiPlayer w/ the pinet app we only need to be in one mode or the other so brcm should work fine. If it's not working then there may be some other problem - like assuming device names as they come from usb wifi sticks vs the onboard brcm devie.</p>
<p>There are also <a href="https://www.netroby.com/view/3801" class="external">tuning parameters</a> that can be added to S40network.</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=35242023-05-21T01:53:23ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>2.0 - Harkonnen</i> to <i>3.0 - Corrino</i></li></ul> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=43222024-02-24T04:55:16ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>Related to</strong> <i><a class="issue tracker-8 status-5 priority-7 priority-highest closed" href="/issues/1099">Testing #1099</a>: Verify Media System and Player System properly support PiNet's web UI.</i> added</li></ul> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=43242024-02-26T21:25:07ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul></ul><p>Also: See this <a href="https://medium.com/poka-techblog/diy-wifi-router-using-kali-linux-on-a-raspberry-pi-3-model-b-89b8e5497cbf" class="external">medium article</a> from 2018 that builds a DIY wifi router and explains how they had problems with the onboard broadcom too.</p> PiBox - Bug #727: brcmfmac having problems in AP + station modehttps://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/727?journal_id=43382024-03-04T22:44:57ZHammelmjhammel@graphics-muse.org
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>In Progress</i> to <i>Closed</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>10</i> to <i>100</i></li></ul><p>This has been fixed as best as I can get it using specific firmware releases for both RPi3/4 and RPi2W. See RM <a class="issue tracker-8 status-5 priority-7 priority-highest closed" title="Testing: Verify Media System and Player System properly support PiNet's web UI. (Closed)" href="https://redmine.graphics-muse.org/issues/1099">#1099</a>. An external dongle should no longer be needed for PiNet-based devices, though Ironman may need additional work for AP support of the sensor network.</p>
<p>The WiFi interface seems to come up on every boot. The AP is not always seen by my mobile phones but I can't find any reason why that might be other than signal interference or something else outside my control. The eth interface always comes up in DHCP and PiNet will show that IP address so users don't have to use the WiFi to configure client mode anymore (except maybe on Pi 2W, which I'll address later).</p>
<p>The client mode seems to connect just fine after configuration now, after making updates in the user space components such as PiNet and piboxd.</p>
<p>This issue is being closed for now although it may have to be re-addressed once I get multiple sensors installed for Ironman.</p>