Lint-wifi - Revision history

Niccolo: /* Description */

2009-10-12T15:08:28Z

‎Description

2009-10-12T09:04:11Z

‎Known bugs

2009-10-12T08:30:57Z

‎Compiling wpa_lint

2009-10-12T08:27:48Z

‎wpa_supplicant.conf

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2009-10-12T07:58:55Z

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‎Status

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‎AP List

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‎Config

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‎Conn

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 lint-wifi is a relatively simplistic application written in PyGTK for the Neo FreeRunner.  It aims to create a GUI-based method for associating with wireless networks, and provide various bits of connection-related information and control.
-Lint-wifi was created by Jeffrey Malone in Jul 2008, but since then it seems to be abandoned. Because of this, a new project was started: '''lint-wifi2'''. The program now runs on the OpenMoko 2008.8, it fixes some issues, adds some functionalities and provides an .opk package for an easy install.
+Lint-wifi was created by Jeffrey Malone in Jul 2008, but since then it seems to be abandoned. Because of this, a new project was started: '''lint-wifi2'''. The program now runs on the OpenMoko '''2008.12''', it fixes some issues, adds some functionalities and provides an .opk package for an easy install.
 If Jeffrey will regain interest in the project, surely we can merge lint-wifi and lint-wifi2 and mantain a single project.

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 ==Known bugs==
-If launching 'lint-wifi.py' fails with ''NameError: name 'init' is not defined'', then
+If launching 'lint-wifi.py' fails with '''NameError: name 'init' is not defined''', then
 edit the file ''/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py'', go to line 82 and add an underscore in front of the "init()" so that it reads "_init()". Reference  [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-tc1128064%7Ca1128064].
 =Tour=

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 gcc = arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-Now just do make and copy the resulting wpa_lint to your phone. Don't forget to make it executable. It has to go in /home/root (hardcoded in lint-wifi).
+Now just do make and copy the resulting wpa_lint to your phone. Don't forget to make it executable. You should put it in any directory pointed by the superuser PATH (e.g. /usr/sbin/).
 ==Requirements==

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 </code>
-The first line is probably not necessary. It would allow lint-wifi to save its configuration back to wpa_supplicant.conf, which I believe it doesn't do ATM. I needed the third one to get scanning to work.
+The first line is necessary if you want wpa_supplicant to able to rewrite the file itself when you add or edit some access point configuration. I needed the third one to get scanning to work.
 ====Compiling wpa_lint====

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 The first line is probably not necessary. It would allow lint-wifi to save its configuration back to wpa_supplicant.conf, which I believe it doesn't do ATM. I needed the third one to get scanning to work.
-====compiling wpa_lint====
+====Compiling wpa_lint====
 lint-wifi is a python script, you can just copy lint-wifi.py to your phone and make it executable. It relies on wpa_lint however wich is written in C, so you need to compile it.
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 * A valid [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA02_WLAN#Sample_wpa_supplicant.conf wpa_supplicant.conf] in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
-==Known bug==
+==Known bugs==
 If launching 'lint-wifi.py' fails with ''NameError: name 'init' is not defined'', then
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 =Tour=
-==Layout==
+Lint-wifi is broken into pages, each page offering various bits of information or control. Below are the screenshot of some pages.
-lint-wifi is broken into pages, each page offering various bits of information or control.  Below are the pages, as they exist at version .1A
 ==AP List==

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 * '''WiFi Off''' -- Toggle power to the WiFi device
 * '''Exit''' -- Exit the program
 ==Status==
 [[Image:Lint-wifi2 status.png|thumb|256px|Lint-wifi: Status Page]]
 The Status page will primarily indicate the configured status of eth0.
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 The Renew DHCP button can be used to nudge udhcpc into renewing.
 An "Enable All APs" button enables all that APs set to disabled.
 ==Conn==
-[[Image:Lint-wifi2 connection.png]]
+[[Image:Lint-wifi2_connection.png|thumb|256px|Lint-wifi: Connection Page]]
 The Conn page shows information related to the associated AP.
 ==Config==
 Allow hiding certain columns in the AP List.
+<br style="clear:both" />
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-Another screenshot:
-−
-[[Image:Lint-wifi2 edit.png]]
 [[Category:Wlan software]]
 [[Category:Settings Applications]]

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 ==AP List==
-[[Image:Lint-wifi2 aplist.png]]
+[[Image:Lint-wifi2_aplist.png|thumb|256px|Lint-wifi: Access Point List]]
 AP List will show APs that can currently be seen.  They will initially be ordered by how wpa_supplicant feels are best.