[oe-issues] [Bug 2477] New: RFE: Better wifi support

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http://bugs.openembedded.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2477

           Summary: RFE: Better wifi support
           Product: Openembedded
           Version: Angstrom
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Distributions
        AssignedTo: openembedded-issues at lists.openembedded.org
        ReportedBy: bugs.openembedded.org at rolf.leggewie.biz
         QAContact: tinderbox-oe at gmx.net
            Blocks: 1573


I think we need better wifi support and yes, that includes first and foremost a
working GUI.  I only tested opie until now, but wpa was a mess.  I don't think
there even is a GUI for that.  GPE might be better, but the necessary manual
steps revealed quite a few flaws deeper down.

1) modules don't call depmod after installation
2) it seems the tkip and cccmp crypto module needs aes and arc4, 
   but they are not a dependency.
3) others I don't remember

Overall, a very frustrating experience.  And I still have not got it working.

You might say "it is working for me, this bug is invalid".  Well, I guess
eventually it can be made to work.  But we should prepare ourselves for more
end-users reports of the type "this sh!t ain't working.  Fix it!"  and we
should really do that before the release of Angstrom.  This usability
experience was BAD!  I think it was actually a plus that I am not so familiar
with WLAN encryption yet as that put me closer to the average Joe who will be
using Angstrom in the future.

Aim of this bug: WLAN that works OOTB inclusing WEP and WPA configured via GUI.


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