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Thread: ss808/mk808 problems with WiFi (bcm40181/rtl8187)

  1. #1
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    Cool ss808/mk808 problems with WiFi (bcm40181/rtl8187)

    I have a problem with activating WiFi on MK808 dongle.
    when i run :
    Code:
    modprobe rtl8187
    rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_radio_led_name (err 0)
    rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_tx_led_name (err 0)
    rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_rx_led_name (err 0)
    Error: could not insert 'rtl8187' : Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    Code:
    modprobe bcm40181
    ...
    rk29sdk_wifi_power: 1
    ...
    [DHD] _dhdsdio_download_firmware: dongle image file download failed
    [DHD] dhd_bus_start: dhdsdio_probe_download failed. firmware = /lib/firmware/fw_bcmdhd.bin nvram = /lib/firmware/bcmdhd.cal
    [DHD] Broadcom ............ [eth0] MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00
    Code:
    ls /lib/firmware/fw_bcmdhd.bin
    ls: cannot access /lib/firmware/fw_bcmdhd.bin: No such file or directory
    ls /lib/firmware/bcmdhd.cal
    ls: cannot access /lib/firmware/bcmdhd.cal: No such file or directory
    Can someone help to solve this problem ?
    Maybe someone have precompilled modules & firmware for rtl8187 & bcm40181 ?
    Best regards Alex

  2. #2
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    Problem solved after flashing kerneli.mg & copying drivers :
    bcm40181.ko -> /lib/modules
    fw_bcmdhd.bin -> /lib/firmware
    bcmdhd.cal -> /lib/firmware
    ---------------------------------
    insmod /lib/modules/bcm40181.ko
    ---------------------------------
    detailed on http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/4165.../page__st__160

  3. #3
    I have an ss808. Do you available copies of the drivers above? I couldn't find them in the slatedroid link.

    Quote Originally Posted by AlexSka View Post
    Problem solved after flashing kerneli.mg & copying drivers :
    bcm40181.ko -> /lib/modules
    fw_bcmdhd.bin -> /lib/firmware
    bcmdhd.cal -> /lib/firmware
    ---------------------------------
    insmod /lib/modules/bcm40181.ko
    ---------------------------------
    detailed on http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/4165.../page__st__160

  4. #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by clearday View Post
    I have an ss808. Do you available copies of the drivers above? I couldn't find them in the slatedroid link.
    I think the specific files you are looking for are in this specific post referencing the poster's Google Drive:
    http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/4165...67#entry469167


    But for a more complete firmware solution, what I did was:

    1) Downloaded another linux root image (picuntu-linuxroot-0.9-RC2.2.tgz) located at http://download.g8.net/picuntu/picun...-0.9-RC2.2.tgz and extracted the /lib/firmware directory from there.

    I just moved the /lib/firmware directory out of the way on the kali filesystem (mv /lib/firmware /lib/firmware.kaliorig) and put the firmware files from picuntu in its place (cd <to wherever you decompressed the picuntu image>; mv picuntu-linuxroot-0.9-RC2.2/lib/firmware /lib/firmware).

    For my specific SS808 which has a BCM40181 wireless adapter (maybe all SS808 sticks have this wireless chipset?)
    2) Modified the the /etc/network/interfaces file to include/replace the following information:

    auto eth0
    iface eth0 inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid <Your AP Name> # e.g. if your wireless router's SSID was Linksys use wpa-ssid Linksys
    wpa-psk <your passwd> # e.g. if your wireless router's wpa-psk was abc123 use wpa-psk abc123

    *NOTE* If you have no encryption on your router/AP, you don't need the wpa lines. BUT I strongly suggest you activate encryption on ALL your wireless connections!
    *NOTE* Depending on your Security settings on your router/AP, there may be additional lines needed in the /etc/network/interfaces file.

    3) Added the following to the file /etc/modules file:
    bcm40181

    4) shutdown -r now

    If you don't want to reboot, after making the file changes mentioned above, you will need to:
    1. modprobe bxm40181 # load the wireless adapter's kernel module
    2. /etc/init.d/network restart # restart the networking service




    For more information about network configuration on Debian see:

  5. #5
    Thanks- I will try this configuration.

    Quote Originally Posted by wireless View Post
    I think the specific files you are looking for are in this specific post referencing the poster's Google Drive:
    http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/4165...67#entry469167


    But for a more complete firmware solution, what I did was:

    1) Downloaded another linux root image (picuntu-linuxroot-0.9-RC2.2.tgz) located at http://download.g8.net/picuntu/picun...-0.9-RC2.2.tgz and extracted the /lib/firmware directory from there.

    I just moved the /lib/firmware directory out of the way on the kali filesystem (mv /lib/firmware /lib/firmware.kaliorig) and put the firmware files from picuntu in its place (cd <to wherever you decompressed the picuntu image>; mv picuntu-linuxroot-0.9-RC2.2/lib/firmware /lib/firmware).

    For my specific SS808 which has a BCM40181 wireless adapter (maybe all SS808 sticks have this wireless chipset?)
    2) Modified the the /etc/network/interfaces file to include/replace the following information:

    auto eth0
    iface eth0 inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid <Your AP Name> # e.g. if your wireless router's SSID was Linksys use wpa-ssid Linksys
    wpa-psk <your passwd> # e.g. if your wireless router's wpa-psk was abc123 use wpa-psk abc123

    *NOTE* If you have no encryption on your router/AP, you don't need the wpa lines. BUT I strongly suggest you activate encryption on ALL your wireless connections!
    *NOTE* Depending on your Security settings on your router/AP, there may be additional lines needed in the /etc/network/interfaces file.

    3) Added the following to the file /etc/modules file:
    bcm40181

    4) shutdown -r now

    If you don't want to reboot, after making the file changes mentioned above, you will need to:
    1. modprobe bxm40181 # load the wireless adapter's kernel module
    2. /etc/init.d/network restart # restart the networking service




    For more information about network configuration on Debian see:

  6. #6
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    I have done everything exactly as posted but i still cannot associate or even iwlist with my integrated wifi module

  7. #7
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    i am however able to create an ad-hoc network with my internal card...

  8. #8
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    I am able to create a ad-hoc network with my internal card but when i try and connect using wpa supplicant it says the driver is not supported.

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