WLAN USB Adapter

[jscmidt]

Hi, Are WLAN USB Adapters like the famous Edimax supported? They are easy to use on Debian, but it looks like it isn't that easy on buildroot:

• https://www.grappendorf.net/tutorials/nerves-pizero-edimax.html
• https://otm.my.id/2019/05/29/enabling-wi-fi-usb-dongle-in-buildroot-buildroot-part-3/

I want to use it on Raspberry Pi directly via USB, so the question isn't about the soldering but about the software part.

[jscmidt]

I tried some things out and realized that it is already possible without compiling a new image:

1. Flash the image and add wifi credentials like usually
2. Boot your Raspberry Pi with a ethernet connection
3. Start a SSH connection to the Raspberry Pi
4. Log in with user root and empty password
5. Remount filesystem: Type mount -o rw,remount /
6. Open modules file: Type vi /etc/modules
7. Edit modules file: Type i to start insert mode, type R8188eu, press esc to leave insert mode, type :wq to save and close the file
8. Type reboot to restart photOS
9. You can now remove the ethernet connection

That's all it took to get my Edimax WLAN Adapter working on a Raspberry Pi. If you think it might be interesting for others I can add it to the Wiki of this repository.

[avanc]

Reminder to myself to add this to the wiki. I didn't knew it as well :-)