Hi all,

got over the problem. It was due to a system property being > 31
Length. I changed that in SystemProperties.Java and it worked!!..



On Dec 16 2008, 4:28 pm, ">> JJ" <jithuja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The intention is to use a custom wifi driver on a dev platform running
> Android. To test this I did following steps.
>
> boot linux
> Mount Android Filesystem
> run Android init.
> Through serial console issue following commands
> 1. insmod file.ko
> 2. wlan_loader
> 3. ifconfig wlan0 up
>
> scan and assoc.. This works..
>
> Next step was to hook to the Android connection Manager. For that I
> have made modification in /hardware/libhardware/wifi/wifi.c file to
> include the path and I wrote a wlan_loader utility which will download
> my binary. wlan_loader has been tested by above steps. The
> functionality of wlan loader is just to download the firmware.
>
> After that when i try to give ifconfig up. The Android hangs. The only
> difference is that the module insertion and firmware download is taken
> care by Android for the second case.
>
> Is there any problem with the wlan_loader entry in the init.rc file..
> Pls advise if there is anything wrong with the entry below...
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> init.rc entry-------------------------------
> # Doesn't have any arguments..
> service wlan_loader /system/bin/wlan_loader
>    user root
>    group wifi inet system misc radio
>    disabled
>    oneshot
>
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