4. Wi-Fi Tools

wpa_supplicant, wpa_cli, hostapd and other open source tools are needed when users operate Wi-Fi.

  • Select Rootfs packages -> Target package wifi and turn on the wireless through the menu mode, archive away and start compiling

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  • Or edit build/boards/{processor_name}/{board_name}/{board_name}_defconfig to enable the following options (as shown below), then execute defconfig $CHIP_$BOARD through command mode to automatically configure

#
# Rootfs packages
#
...
CONFIG_TARGET_PACKAGE_WIFI=y
CONFIG _CP_EXT_WIRELESS=y
# end of Rootfs packages

If users want to update to the latest version, please go to http://w1.fi/releases or http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/wireless_tools.html to obtain it, and install it to rootfs yourself.