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Ångström is a community driven Linux project specialized on embedded devices.

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Is there a way to list the connected devices on my wifi access point?

I have an Angstrom Linux device acting as an access point, running hostapd, dhcpd, which works fine. Can I get a list of devices connected to the Wi-Fi? I know I can get the DHCP leases, but I need to know which devices connect through wlan0. I've…
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How to fix make error "No rule to make target 'menuconfig'" when building a kernel for Beagleboard?

The aim is to build and install the USB Video Class (UVC) module, via make modules_install. I'm trying to configure the kernel via make menuconfig on Angstrom distribution, running on BeagleBoard-xM. Angstrom image (console only) was build on…
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getent missing in Ångström Linux

I'm trying to run a script called sakis3g on a Beaglebone Black to use a USB 3G dongle. This script depends on getent to work. However, when I run this script, it says that getent is missing. Also, if I type "getent" into the terminal, it's not a…
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How can I find the cause of clock drift on a custom embedded system?

We have custom hardware running 3.2 Angstrom on a SAM9G45 processor. Everything works fine. Recently we designed similar hardware that uses the SAM9G25 processor. We found the 2.6 kernel works fine on the SAM9G25, but we needed to port the 3.2…
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How do I install a device driver provided as a .bin file?

I am a new Linux user and am struggling installing a driver for a usb WiFi device I want to use on an embedded system (BeagleBone). When I download the driver for the chipset (Ralink 2070), it is provided as a bin file. I have tried making it…
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Auto connect to a wireless network (Ångström Linux)

I am using Ångström Linux on BeagleBoard-xM. I have installed a RTL8188SU USB Wi-Fi adapter and configured it properly. But it doesn't connect automatically even though I have marked the interface as auto in /etc/network/interfaces file. My…
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Trouble with opkg package manager in Angstrom embedded linux on Colibri module ARM v7 processor

I am working on a Colibri module having Angstrom linux installed in it! The processor is ARM v7. I am having trouble updating the softwares installed in the system. Whenever I tried the command opkg update, I'd get a bunch of errors. Probably, it…
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Restart network interface - Angstrom linux

I have an embedded PC running Angstrom Linux. When the network is unavailable during the boot, it won't become available when I for example connect it to a network afterwards. When I reboot the device (which I'd like to avoid), it works because the…
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How do I send text to a USB device?

I'm trying to get the "Torobot" USB servo controller to work with Angstrom on a Beagle Board XM. The servo controller registers as a USB device. The device just takes simple text commands, but there is no TTY associated with it. So I'm not sure…
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Force local DNS resolution for external hosts

My Environment: *OS:* Angstrom Linux DNS: Bind Current Scenario: User connects to my private offline network. User tries to access google.com, and my box is on a private network therefore they connection unavailable error. Example Desired…
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Setting up tty ports on Beaglebone Black with Angstrom linux

I'm using a Beaglebone Black running the Angstrom v2012.12 build that came pre-loaded. I want to be able to connect another device to a serial port via the UART connections on the GPIO headers. The problem is I can't tell which /dev/tty devices…
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How do I install packages permanently on my Beagleboard?

I have spent some time getting my BeagleBoard XM computer up and running with the default Angstrom demo image after it has sat unopened for close to a year. I've been able to interact with it through the serial port, and then through putty. I can…
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Setting up boot scripts for BeagleBone/Angstrom

I'm working on setting up the pinmux on a BeagleBone so that I can access multiple UARTS. The OS is Angstrom Linux (the demo image, if that helps). I have a shell script: #!/bin/sh echo "Configuring Pinmux" echo 0 >…
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Linux Angstrom can't start without serial cable plugged

I'm using the Altera Cyclone V Soc dev Kit and Linux Angstrom provides by rocketboards (http://rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/GSRD141) Kernel is : 3.10 LTSI Linux can't start if any serial cable is not plugged. I already removed getty which…
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How can I install mysql on an angstrom distribution?

I tried using a different distribution (debian) but the rest of my application did not work. I've tried opkg install mysql-client and opkg install mysql-server however I get the error Unknown package for both.
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