Federico Sgobbi Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Hello, i'm trying to make a mesh network with some Orange PI Zero devices, but ibss (adhoc) and 80211s (mesh) seem not working...with an usb wifi work fine... I have read that this device's support isn't the best, but i don't kwnow if my case is a release specific bug or these modes aren't really supported. Installed release "Armbian_5.38_Orangepizero_Debian_stretch_next_4.14.14", i have also trying dev kernel but this don't load the device... What are the really working modes and valid interface combinations? Reported info by iw list command seem not correct. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarHawk_AVG Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I used this method to get the wifi working well on the Orange Pi Lite...I believe that the wifi chip is the samehttps://www.instructables.com/id/The-OrangePi-Lite/ Don't know much about the mesh side of it though. Isn't there a special kernel needed for mesh networks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 6 hours ago, WarHawk_AVG said: I believe that the wifi chip is the same No ! OPiLite is using RTL8189 while OPiZero is using the crappy XR819 for which the driver probably won't support any mesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federico Sgobbi Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 14 hours ago, WarHawk_AVG said: Don't know much about the mesh side of it though. Isn't there a special kernel needed for mesh networks? No special kernel is required. Armbian is ready to work with mesh networks (If you want to experiment see: https://www.open-mesh.org/projects/batman-adv/wiki/Debian_batman-adv_AutoStartup). But is needed that wifi device and its driver support ad-hoc or 80211s connection (are 2 different modes, but for my config is indifferent one or other), that seems there isn't... 8 hours ago, martinayotte said: No ! OPiLite is using RTL8189 while OPiZero is using the crappy XR819 for which the driver probably won't support any mesh. Do you have any idea about what is the cheapest SBC with wifi and external antenna that i can try? The Orange PI R1 have the RTL8189, support for that is best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Xunlong seems to have learn from the XR819 mistake of OPiZero, so most other OPis have better WiFi. So, cheapest ? Take a look at all OPis on AliExpress ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidol Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 17 hours ago, Federico Sgobbi said: Do you have any idea about what is the cheapest SBC with wifi and external antenna that i can try? The Orange PI R1 have the RTL8189, support for that is best? the "OPi Zero Plus2" has - for me - a good working WiFi and also for the price a 8GB eMMC onboard. The board isnt running hot like the "OPi Zero" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orange-Pi-Zero-Plus-2-Board-with-Quad-Core-Cortex-A53-H5-Quad-Core-Cortex-A/112940564893 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orange-Pi-Zero-Plus-2-H5-Quad-core-Bluetooth-mini-PC-Beyond-Raspberry-Pi-2-Wholesale/32801249806.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, martinayotte said: Xunlong seems to have learn from the XR819 mistake of OPiZero, so most other OPis have better WiFi. Yes, they learned but people need more time Sadly it looks like it is their most popular/sold board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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