Re: [Gumstix-users] NetwifiuSD-vx -- Update Patch Problem

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Safdar,

On Dec 28, 2007 6:29 AM, Safdar Ali <saf...@ib...> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I have purchased new Verdex XL6P motherboard with NetwifiSD-vx card. I am
> unable to bring my netwifi (& ethernet) card on network, although I have
> updated various things. I have following questions.

There was a batch of bad netwifimicrosd boards. See this messgae:
<http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.gumstix.general/32484>

> 1) I have downloaded the patch files from (http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Net-
> wifi-microusd), but I can not update them as I am unable to find the
> directories' locations, i.e. "gumstix-buildroot/target/device/Gumstix/kernel-
> patches", as well as "target/arm/u-boot/verdex". I beg your apologies, as I am
> a new bie on Linux/Gumstix. From boot log, I have U-Boot 1.2.0 version (16 May
> 2007) PXA270@600 1407.

If you're using a recent buildroot, the patches are no longer required.

Did you fetch the sources from svn? The gumstix-buildroot directory is
not a fixed name, just the common one that most people use. Use:
svn co http://svn.gumstix.com/gumstix-buildroot/trunk gumstix-buildroot
to fetch the sources.

The target/device/Gumstix/kernel-patches directory comes from svn, so
simply fetching the sources should give you that.

>
> 2) Is it necessary to attach the Antenna with NetwifiSD-vx card? When I
> received the above mentioned hardware, I didn't get any antena with it.

If you got the wifi module, you should have received the antenna as
well. And yes the antenna is required.

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Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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