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| | 1 | This is a basic overview on setting up usb wifi devices on the OSWALD. |
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| | 3 | The OSWALD uses a network manager called wicd, and to use it, we first have to automatically enable the daemon at boot. |
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| | 5 | {{{ |
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| | 6 | update-rc.d wicd defaults |
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| | 7 | }}} |
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| | 9 | Reboot the device using the power switch, and you should see the message: |
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| | 10 | {{{ |
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| | 11 | Starting wicd daemon |
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| | 12 | }}} |
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| | 14 | First, veryify that your wifi chipset is currently supported on the OSWALD. Then, connect the usb wifi adapter to one of the usb A ports on the device. |
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| | 16 | You should now be able to launch the Wicd Network manager under the 'Other' directory on the desktop. |
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| | 18 | The list of available networks should appear, find your wifi network, and click 'Connect'. |
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| | 20 | That's it! You should now have network connectivity. |
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| | 22 | TODO (automatically join saved networks on boot, configure wicd using only the cli) |
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