The emulator doesn't support Wi-Fi, so WifiManager won't tell you anything
useful.
2008/9/15 Bradley Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On 13/09/2008, Bradley Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 11/09/2008, Bradley Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I would like to develop an application that makes use of the wifi API
> > > (android.net.wifi.*).
> > >
> > > Is there any way that I can test my application within the emulator?
> > >
> > > At the moment I am getting this error:
> > >
> > > E/WifiService( 46): Failed to load Wi-Fi driver.
> > >
> > > Which I kind of expected, as the emulator doesn't actually contain
> any
> > > wifi "hardware".
> > >
> > > Are there any hacks/tweaks I can make to QEMU that can make it
> present
> > > an emulated piece of wifi hardware to the android device driver?
> > >
> > > Is any body else also trying to use the wifi API's and has solved
> this problem?
> > >
> > > Many thanks in advance
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brad
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've come to the assumption that I wont be able to get wifi working
> > within the emulator, so I'm trying to come up with some dummy data to
> > "pretend" that its come from the wpa_supplicant.
> >
> > With this in mind, I'm trying to spoof some ScanResult structures, as
> > returned by the WifiManager.getScanResult().
> >
> > However, it would seem like this API is still in a state of flux - for
> > example ScanResult.capabilities is documented as returning a String,
> > but with a TODO note saying that it should be parsed into a
> > WifiConfiguration object. Does this mean that the API will change so
> > that it returns the WifiConfiguration object, or is it expected of the
> > user to parse the string?
> >
> > Would any body be able to clarify the situation with regards to how I
> > should be able to detect the parameters of a wifi network?
> >
> > If somebody has access to a real device, could they please send me
> > some example strings as returned by ScanResult.capabilities? In
> > particular, what would a free/open-access wifi network capabilities
> > string look like?
> >
> > I'd really appreciate the help/guidance that any one has to offer.
> >
> > Kind Regards
> >
> > --
> > Brad.
> >
>
> Guys, I'm really having trouble with the wifi API - even to the point
> where I am unable to create any dummy data to work with.
>
> My code is as follows:
>
> WifiManager wm = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
> Log.d(TAG, "Scanning for WIFI Networks");
>
> List<ScanResult> scan = wm.getScanResults();
>
> WifiConfiguration apConfigs[] = new WifiConfiguration[3];
>
> if (scan == null)
> {
> Log.d(TAG, "No Networks Found. Falling back to debug mode");
> // Set up the dummy AP Configurations (WifiConfiguration classes)
> Log.d(TAG, "About to set BSSID");
> apConfigs[0].BSSID = "00:40:05:a5:88:0d";
> Log.d(TAG, "BSSID is now set");
> [...snip...]
> return;
> }
>
> The only output I get from this, however, is as shown below:
>
> D/HotSpotWatcher( 596): Scanning for WIFI Networks
> D/HotSpotWatcher( 596): No Networks Found. Falling back to debug mode
> D/HotSpotWatcher( 596): About to set BSSID
> D/dalvikvm( 116): GC freed 3 objects / 72 bytes in 66ms
> D/dalvikvm( 90): GC freed 1138 objects / 55512 bytes in 82ms
>
> It would seem like attempting to set the BSSID is making the function
> return early, because it never actually prints out "BSSID is now set".
>
> Can any body help please?
>
> Kind regards
> --
> Brad.
>
> >
>
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