plz help with wireless networking

[indianapolisjason]

im running ydl6.0 on a 40 gig ps3 i am unable to get wireless networking with the ydl perhaps this has been answered but a tutorial will help me greatly im not to savy when it comes ti this kind of stuff so any reply is a great help THANK YOU Jason...

[haxen]

From terrasoft:

TOPIC: Configure the built-in Sony PS3 Wi-Fi


Update the GameOS firmware
Before the wifi works under linux you need to be running at least GameOS firmware version 1.6, please follow these steps in GameOS to ensure you are running the latest firmware.

1. Reboot into GameOS by logging out or linux (Yellow Dog Symbol on the task bar the select System > Log out) and then clicking “shutdown” from the login menu; Once the PS3 is off push and hold the power button until you hear the 2nd beep (about 5 seconds)
2. Go to System > System update
3. Select “Update Via Internet”
4. Follow prompts to complete the update
5. Reset the Default OS by going to Settings > System Settings > Default System
6. Select "OtherOS"
7. Click "X"
8. When asked if you want to "start the other system now?" select "Yes"


If you have not done so already, please upgrade your kernel.

Activate Wifi on the PS3 under Linux
The Wifi on the PS3 in Linux takes a little bit of work to activate wireless networking to use eth0 (Linux ID for the networking device). This unfortunately only allows for either a wired OR wireless connection NOT both. This is due to limitations of the Hypervisor that all “otherOS” (in this case Yellow Dog Linux) have to go through to get to the hardware.

1. Log into YDL as a user
2. Unplug the wired network cable
3. Open the Network configuration menu by clicking on the Yellow Dog logo (Menu Button) from the main shelf, then follow the menus Applications > Applications > System Tools > System Config > Network.
4. Enter the root password when asked (for security purposes)
5. Click on the “Hardware” tab
6. Select the “Sony PS3 Ethernet Dev”
7. Click “Delete”
8. Confirm deletion by clicking “Yes”
9. Confirm again by clicking “Yes”


Set up the Wireless connection

1. Click on the “Devices” tab
2. Click on "Deactivate"
3. Click “New”
4. Select “Wireless Connection”
5. Click “Forward”
6. Select the “Sony PS3 Ethernet Device (eth0)”
7. Click “Forward”
8. Set the mode to “Auto”
9. Select “Specified:” for”Network name: (SSID)
10. In the box provided enter the SSID of your access point (this can be found in the management settings for your access point
11. Select the Channel that your access point is using (this can be found in the management settings for your access point) (NOTE: only channels 1-11 are legal for use in the USA, please check local laws for other restrictions)
12. Set the “Transmit Rate” to “Auto”
13. If your access point does not use encryption make sure the box labeled “Key” empty, if it does please complete the “Encryption” selection below now
14. Click “Forward”
15. If your Network is using DHCP to hand out IP address or if you are unsure select “Automatically obtain IP address settings with DHCP”
16. Click “Forward”
17. Click "Forward"
18. Click “Apply”
19. Click "Activate"
20. Click "Yes"
21. Click "Ok"
22. Test your connection, it should be active


Change the Wireless Settings
Use this when you want to change the access point that the PS3 is connecting to, but you have already configured wireless as above or have installed a version of YDL 5 that already supports wireless

1. Open the Network configuration menu by clicking on the Yellow Dog logo (Menu Button) from the main shelf, then follow the menus Applications > Applications > System Tools > System Config > Network.
2. Enter the root password when asked (for security purposes)
3. Click on the “Devices” tab
4. Click on "Deactivate"
5. Click “New”
6. Select “Wireless Connection”
7. Click “Forward”
8. Select the “Sony PS3 Ethernet Device (eth0)”
9. Click “Forward”
10. Set the mode to “Auto”
11. Select “Specified:” for”Network name: (SSID)
12. In the box provided enter the SSID of your access point (this can be found in the management settings for your access point
13. Select the Channel that your access point is using (this can be found in the management settings for your access point) (NOTE: only channels 1-11 are legal for use in the USA, please check local laws for other restrictions)
14. Set the “Transmit Rate” to “Auto”
15. If your access point does not use encryption make sure the box labeled “Key” empty, if it does please complete the “Encryption” selection below now
16. Click “Forward”
17. If your Network is using DHCP to hand out IP address or if you are unsure select “Automatically obtain IP address settings with DHCP”
18. Click “Forward”
19. Click “Apply”
20. Click "Activate"
21. Click "Yes"
22. Click "Ok"
23. Test your connection, it should be active


Encryption
Currently in progress of writing How-to's to go with this.

This HOWTO was prepared by Aaron Johnson, Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.

[indianapolisjason]

thanks h.axen for the reply i have read that how to but i need to know if i need to update the kernels for ydl6.0 and if so they have a wierd tutorial about doing it as i said i am not savy band am very cautious inedd to know step by step how to update the kernels THANKS Jason...

[haxen]

Dont bother with updating your kernel for YDL 6.0, carry on with the steps after that point in the tutorial.

[indianapolisjason]

ok i login to ydl6.0 with the ethernet i have firefox browsing,heres the thing I only have one router in my home.I have to bring my dsl modem down to my living room my router is in my comp room,so I unhook my ps3 I hook it back up to the router so there is a signal.I have the device set to where it says active but no firefox no internet pc has internet, signal is coming from router.When I delete the old connection add a new one it says active but a small window pops up and the damn thing goes off to quick to read,says something like (device not something) surely I dont have to buy another router because when you unplug the ethernet it has no signal so if I plug my modem in before I attempt to get the signal there should'nt be a problem if u you or snyone else may have any idea please post for me im not gonna mess with it till this weekend THANKS again Jason....

[haxen]

try working through this:

1. Update your wireless tools package

Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2 comes with wireless tools package compiled for PowerPC-32. While this may work for other systems with Playstation 3 this is a bit problematic as ioctl32 wireless interface is a bit broken. So easiest workaround for this is to compile wireless tools as PowerPC-64 binaries. You can get modified source RPMs and pre-built binaries for easier installation from [Please register to see this link. ]. You can use USB Flash Memory or any other medium to transfer files.

rpm -Uvh wireless-tools-28-1.ppc64.rpm

If it complains for conflicts add --force to command line (usually don't do this, but I didn't want to update release numbers in case Yellow Dog Linux releases updated packages to replace this). Please note that this is modification of YDL's source RPM package so it is a bit older that what kernel would like to use. It will generate some warnings, but you can ignore those.

2. Test that wireless tools works

Next step is to test out that wirless tools works. Tools needed in this experiment are ifconfig, iwconfig, iwpriv, iwlist, and dhclient.

First lets test out that you can wireless module loaded correctly. For this we will use iwconfig:

iwconfig eth0

This will display something like (your details may be different):

eth0 radio off ESSID: off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s
Encryption key: off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

Next let's make sure you have clean configuration for your wireless connection, command eth0 down and up:

ifconfig eth0 down

ifconfig eth0 up

Next you can try to search for access point to connect to using iwlist.

iwlist eth0 scanning

This will display something like (your details will be different):

eth0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 77:88:99:AA:BB:CC
ESSID:""
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Managed
Channel:11
Encryption key: on
Quality=100/100 Signal level=-42 dBm
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:ap_sec=0201

You should note last line per entry Extra:ap_sec=. This number will tell what encryption algorithm is needed for your connection. 0201 means WPA-PSK - TKIP and 0202 would mean WPA2-PSK - AES. I have not been able to test out WPA2-PSK - AES, but it might work for you. For me 0100 shows up for WPA2-PSK - AES which is incorrect as that would mean WEP encryption.

Next lest try manually connecting to Access Point. For this you will need to know your access point's ESSID, used encryption algorithm (WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES)) and passphrase to access network.

iwpriv eth0 set_alg 2

iwconfig eth0 key s: passphrase

iwconfig eth0 essid ESSID

If you have WPA2-PSK replace set_alg 2 with set_alg 3. For WEP this would be set_alg 1. After that you can observe output of iwconfig eth0 to see if you have been associated to access point (Access Point field changes from Not-Associated to MAC address of your AP).

Next you can check out if you can get an IP address with dhclient.

dhclient eth0

If it gives you an IP address you are free to test out your internet connection with your web browser or any other tool that needs connection.

3. Setting it up automatically on boot

Now that you have Wireless connection working it would be nice that it would work automatically after being rebooted.

There are only two files to be modified.

First, lets modify /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0.

Set following fields to values shown below (of course change your ESSID) (other fields can be left empty):

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes
ESSID=ESSID
TYPE=Wireless

Next we need to store your passphrase so it will be automatically configured.

Edit /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/keys-eth0 to contain following:

KEY=s: passphrase
IWPRIV="set_alg 2"

Please not that those values are the same that you used during testing.

After this you can try it, first bring eth0 down and then back to up:

ifdown eth0

ifup eth0

thanks DaChaac

[oJOZo]

Thanks so much for this thread, i'm a brand new linux user and this stupid wireless junk was driving me absolutely nuts. Thanks a tonne Haxen, you're alright.