Android network driver update#

This will set WPA_BUILD_SUPPLICANT to true in external/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk enabling building of driver_wext.c This is by simply adding: BOARD_WPA_SUPPLICANT_DRIVER := WEXT to your BoardConfig.mk.

Make your driver work with Android custom wpa_supplicant commands and SIOCSIWPRIV ioctlР”Р„ndroid uses a modified wpa_supplicant ( external/wpa_supplicant ) daemon for wifi support which is controlled through a socket by hardware/libhardware_legacy/wifi/wifi.c (WiFiHW) that gets controlled from Android UI through package from frameworks/base/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/ and it's corresponding jni implementation in frameworks/base/core/jni/android_net_wifi_Wifi.cpp Higher level network management is done in frameworks/base/core/java/android/net Provide a firmware if your module needs it.Р”РЃ. Provide your driver either as a module or built in kernel and proper kernel support for it and modify Android source code accordingly.Р”В§. Make sure your wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd (optional) are starting from init.rcР”В¦. Have the correct paths and permissions created from init.rcР”Тђ. Provide a proper wpa_nf for your deviceР”В¤. (Optional) Enable debug for wpa_supplicant.Р”Р€. Enable building of wpa_supplicant in your BoardConfig.mkР”Сћ.

Android network driver update#

Update (): Updated patch to fix the loading of awext driver at run time.Р”Р‡or picoPC we want to support several USB and miniPCI WiFi dongles, this guide provides a step by step explanation of what's involved in adding a new wifi driver and making wifi work in a custom Android build (this guide was written for android 2.1 but should be applicable to previous android releases and hopefully future releases).Р”РЋ.

Update(): Verify validity against Gingerbread.