On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Sven Eckelmann <s...@narfation.org> wrote: > On Tuesday 31 July 2012 11:41:15 Esteban Municio wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in >> rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for >> create a mesh network. >> >> I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are >> testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some >> problems. >> >> I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and >> installed batman-adv with opkg following this >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman > > Why are you installing it with opkg? This sounds a little bit like you try to > load a kernel module that wasn't compiled for the kernel that is running on > the machine (which would be extreme bad when there are ABI differences). Also > this "pizza" link you showed at the bottom of the mail gives the impression > that you may have done something like that. > > The best way is to include it in your image. > >> When I put: >> lsmod | grep batman >> I get >> batman_adv 67936 0 >> >> and seems to be load in the kernel >> >> But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it, >> the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot. >> I have tried this with: >> >> echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface >> >> and >> >> batctl if add wlan0 >> >> with the same bad result. >> What am i doing wrong? > > Hard to tell with the information we got here. Are you using the serial > console > on your device? Does it print a backtrace (can you create a backtrace with > symbol tables enabled)? Are you sure that the kernel and batman-adv module are > 100% binary compatible? What version of batman-adv is it? Did you try the > newest openwrt devel package from > http://downloads.open-mesh.org/svn/openwrt-feed/ (i think the package is > called kmod-batman-adv-devel)? > > batctl: acd06db051419d3b323675ab2d7c897f2a5efc2a > batman-adv: 3fdeaa6bfb404311b73a689e984672161403a0c2 > > [...] >> I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal? >> Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0? > > bat0 (or any other name you choose for your batman-adv device(s)) are created > after you attach an interface to it (this is what you are doing when you say > that your node "freezes"). > >> I have been following that manuals: >> http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenW >> rt+How-To > > Uh, please don't use this one. It is outdated as hell and has nearly nothing > to do with the stuff you are using (or at least should use). > >> Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead? > > Just to give an impression: > > Latest release of batmand: > > http://git.open-mesh.org/batmand.git/commit/3aeebaf87974a069278a3feee31345da664fc090 > > Latest release of batman-adv > > http://git.open-mesh.org/batman-adv.git/commit/b82d11e243ec144c515e7d04e8e8c31b111a060d > > Commits in batmand in the last 6 months (master branch): 0 > Commits in batman-adv in the last 6 months (master branch): ~250 (and this > does > not include all the stuff that happens before a change is accepted) > > Of course, this can also be a sign of perfection. But I can say for sure that > the most development in the last two years happened in batman-adv and not in > batmand. > >> Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network >> of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate? > > Um, even easier? At least I find it extreme easy to get it running: > > $ modprobe batman-adv > $ batctl -m bat4 interface add eth0 > $ ip addr add 192.168.3.11/24 dev bat4 > $ ip link set dev bat4 up > $ batctl -m bat4 originators > > And only step 1 and 2 are batman-adv relevant. The rest is just to configure > the > usual stuff and step 5 to check for detected originators. And "-m bat4" is > optional. I just wanted to call my device bat4. Please let me know how this > can > be made easier without restricting users. > > And why are you refering to a specific product? I thought that you just use > OpenWRT.
Yep, now that everybody has confused the hell out of you,,, try flashing the unit with http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/atheros/openwrt-atheros-ubnt5-squashfs.bin setup to get internet access. and correct wireless settings opkg update | opkg install kmod-batman-adv | enable with /etc/init.d/batman-adv enable edit /config/batman-adv to reflect wlan0 reboot Done | check with batctl o Couldn't be simpler, no need to compile anything. Wayne A
