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I think I used 'vi'. Simply type something like 'vi filename'. Move the cursor to a random position and type 'i' for insert. Then type your text, hit 'esc' when done. Then ':' followed by 'wq' for write and quit.




I am new to Linux so can you please tell me how you added those extra commands to make the wifi work?

Thanks,

Gumstixdude


waterbunny wrote:
Hi,

thanks  for your help, Stuart. I found another thread in the mailing list (Overo Air WiFi Module not working with provided Gumstix images) and so I downloaded one of Sakoman's..

When I added something like that in /etc/network/interfaces:

     auto wlan0
     iface wlan0 inet dhcp
 
the firmware crashed when booting;)

Maybe it could be helpful how I solved the problem. This (unencrypted) example works for me:

allow-hotplug wlan0                                            
auto wlan0                                                    
iface wlan0 inet dhcp                                          
        wireless_mode managed                                  
        wireless_essid  gumstix

BTW: what is the difference between Sakoman's images and the provided ones?





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