galileo gen 2 connecting to wifi network

leo1234 · ‎04-17-2015

hi guys

i want to connect my galileo gen 2 with wifi network. and i used intel N-6025 wireless card. what should i do??

ps: in the putty, i can not use the command "connmanctl". and i put the "intel linux for sd card-image" in my sd card. should i put iot devkit image

into sd card and remove linux image?

regards

leo

Matthias_H_Intel · ‎04-17-2015

probably you are referring to 6205 rather than 6025 as I'm not aware of N-6025?

According to http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-034398.htm it should be supported with iwlwifi for quite a while. Not sure whether your Linux image would support. Check "modinfo iwlwifi" "modprobe iwlwifi".
The Intel(R) IoT developer kit SD card image supports this card - I think I saw it running with this card already

leo1234 · ‎04-17-2015

i am sorry . i typed wrong. i used 6205. and should i remove the linux for sd card and put iot devkit in my sd card?

for 6205, should i download iwlwifi for it ?

NagaVenkat_K_Intel · ‎04-17-2015

You can create a bootable SD card using this link and try testing your card following the instructions from https://software.intel.com/en-us/node/519953

Stewart_C_Intel · ‎04-17-2015

For any Linux, including our Yocto version, the firmware for a particular wifi card is stored in a specific location, typically /lib/firmware. If ypu check that directory you will see what cards are already supported. Its a simple matter to add support for a new card by adding the new firmware to that directory. This firmware is a binary image that is independent of the host OS, ie the same firmware is loaded whether the card is installed in Galileo board, or in a laptop running windows. Most wifi cards are in fact built using an embedded ARM processor.

More info can be found at https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi including the latest firmware images.

In addition to the firmware you do need a "front end" that allows you to specify SSID, and other features. For Galileo we have included connman as part of the IOTdevkit SD image.