trying to install mt7610u (linksys ae6000)

[greenbag]

ok... just did a fresh install of your XBian_2016.02.21_rpi2.img.gz.....

Network says the device is available, but as soon as you select to scan available networks, it starts and stops just as fast. Just like before. I then connected my Tenda device so I could ssh into xbian...

Code:

$ sudo -s
$ cd etc
$ mkdir Wireless
$ cd Wireless
$ mkdir RT2870STA
$ cp (wherever it is)/RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA

$ nano /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto ra0
allow-hotplug ra0
iface ra0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp

$ nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="YOURWIFINAME"
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        psk="YOURPASSWORD"
}


$ reboot

After that, it says ra0 is up, no configuring to do.

I just realized I forgot something in my /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf..

I have..

Code:

network={
        ssid="YOURWIFINAME"
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        psk="YOURPASSWORD"
}

I forgot the...

Code:

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

... at the beginning of the file. Whoops. I'll fix it and see what happens. Should still be the same I guess.


So I guess adding some instructions to the end user to configure a few files and they should be ok.

btw... reading the source file, and it says it can be configured for "either" wpa_supplicant "or" networkmanager. One of the mods at openelec just got it going for me.. he modified it to use networkmanager. Still only does 2.4g though. There's a source uploaded to github that apparently does both 2.4g and 5g "out of the box".. but I couldn't get it to compile... no target for Linux or something. Blah.

Code:

git clone https://github.com/xtknight/mt7610u-linksys-ae6000-wifi-fixes.git

cheers