Ath9k-htc with Atheros AR9271 on Beaglebone with angstrom ubuntu

[Charzoc]

Hello all,

Thank you for your time. I am currently having some issues getting my TP-Link TL-WN422G wireless adapter working on my beaglebone running an angstrom ubuntu linux. (Somewhat new to linux in general, really trying to immerse myself currently though!) The end result that I am looking for is running my beaglebone as an access point. After doing some research, I believe that this wireless adapter's chipset is supported by the ath9k-htc drivers, which supports acting as an access point. For now, I would just like to get the wireless running, I can figure out the AP stuff afterward. I believe I have the information asked for from the "wireless setup start here" post, but if I am missing anything, please let me know and I will get it asap.

The issue I am running into is that when the wireless adapter is plugged into the usb port, it will start freezing my ssh session. I have been messing around with this for the past 4-5 hours today, and have had mostly the same results. When I unplug the adapter, the session resumes and I can continue interacting with the beaglebone. My debugging process is something like: get the command ready, plug in the wireless adapter, hit enter before it "freezes." I am not sure exactly what I am racing, perhaps the wireless initializing of the device, just a guess. From this process, I have gotten the following information:

lsusb:
(typed lsusb, plugged in card, hit enter, and this showed up before the session froze)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0cf3:1006 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN322G v3 / TL-WN422G v2 802.11g [Atheros AR9271]

lsmod:

Module                  Size  Used by
aes_generic            27837  2 
arc4                    1111  2 
ath9k_htc              49066  0 
mac80211              227364  1 ath9k_htc
ath9k_common            3111  1 ath9k_htc
ath9k_hw              357489  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_common
ath                    15700  3 ath9k_htc,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
cfg80211              167346  3 ath9k_htc,mac80211,ath
rfkill                 16663  1 cfg80211
spidev                  5012  0 
snd_soc_tlv320aic3x    32666  0

ifconfig -a:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr d4:94:a1:97:1f:93  
          inet addr:192.168.1.14  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::d694:a1ff:fe97:1f93/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4228 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2382 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:723854 (723.8 KB)  TX bytes:578340 (578.3 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

dmesg:
(This part seemed to loop several times, I am guessing this is where the problem is, if more is needed, please let me know)

[ 1242.461717] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 8 using musb-hdrc
[ 1242.622727] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=1006
[ 1242.622777] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[ 1242.622816] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[ 1242.622844] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[ 1242.622870] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
[ 1242.931272] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272
[ 1243.167025] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[ 1254.314385] Failed to initialize the device
[ 1254.320176] ath9k_htc: probe of 1-1:1.0 failed with error -22
[ 1254.322241] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 8

I really appreciate any input or direction that I should take this!

Thank you,
Char

Edit1: I believe my etc/network/interfaces is correct, I had this working flawlessly with my other usb adapter (it just didnt support APs)

[rokytnji]

Beaglebone/Beagle Board

The issue I am running into is that when the wireless adapter is plugged into the usb port, it will start freezing

Try onother usb wireless dongle to make sure this is not a Beagle Bone hardware issue. Which basically sounds like a Hard ware issue.

I had this working flawlessly with my other usb adapter(it just didnt support APs)

Ok. Just saw that. It sounds like that

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0cf3:1006 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN322G v3 / TL-WN422G v2 802.11g [Atheros AR9271]

and Beaglebone board are having a hardware conflict. I am not savvy assignning IRQ designations on a computer. Just some stuff to read.

Gentoo Forums :: View topic - [RESOLVED] Beagle Bone: Gentoo Startup Fails

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...rd/Cs5K9WJc3oU

http://embedded-system-training.goog...N322GPlus.wiki

http://beagleboard.org/support/faq

http://beagleboard.org/discuss
I am afraid I won't be of much help on this one.

[Charzoc]

I appreciate the resources! I will read through those now

[rokytnji]

Was Just wondering with the atheros usb plugged in if

rfkill list

may be blocking the adapter also. I was reading this over at

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...rd/tG6d_VpZ9Pc

and

beagleboard - [beagleboard] Re: Wifi dongle adapter RT3070 or AR9271 - msg#00700 - Recent Discussion OSDir.com

Kinda hard to find any info on beagle boards.

IRC Log for #beagle on irc.freenode.net, collected by BeagleLogBot

seems like you are not the only one with this problem either

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...rd/gqFohLcR0fg

Low-cost, fan-less, ARM-based computer user's group. ()

[Charzoc]

Yeah, beaglebone resources are hard to come across :/ I actually have most of those links bookmarked :P I appreciate the on-going effort. There's gotta be something that is blocking/interfering. I mean, it *does* work like 1 in 25 times that I try, so I am fairly confident that the hardware in the wireless adapter is fine. Gotta be a process :/ Thanks! I will be sure to post as soon as I solve this

[qualitynet]

thanks for links. its hard to find the perfect knowledge but you did well.