BPI-R2 new image: Ubuntu with Linux kernel 4.14 release V1.0 2018-4-28

Banana Pi Router design BPI-R2(MT7623N)
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BPI-R2 Ubuntu with Linux kernel 4.14 source code release V1.0 2018-4-28

  1. Summary for this release； This release is for BPI-R2 Ubuntu OS with linux kernel 4.14 source code，you could download source code from this link：
  1. What’s new：
  • Wifi client / AP mode support
  • 4G module support
  1. Known limitations：
  • HDMI not working
  • BT/BLE not working

  1. FAQ：

    1） How to enable 4G module on R2 with kernel 4.14？

    You could see relevant info from here： How to use BPI-4G LTE module with BPI-R2

    2）How to enable wifi client？

    • wmt_loader (ignore errors)

    • stp_uart_launcher -p /etc/firmware &

    • ip link set wlan0 up

    • iw dev wlan0 scan | grep SSID

    • vim /etc/wpasupplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

    • network={ ssid=“ssid” psk=“password” priority=1}

    • wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

    • dhclient wlan0

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    3）How to enable AP mode？

    • wmt_loader (ignore errors)

    • stp_uart_launcher -p /etc/firmware &

    • echo A >/dev/wmtWifi

    • create your hostapd.conf: "vim /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf "

      hostapd.conf (236 字节)

    • According to your network interface(can search internet) to config ap0:

      my network interface which can search internet is wan, and ip is 192.168.30.102, so I config ap0 as follows:

      “ifconfig ap0 192.168.30.188 netmask 255.255.255.0”

    • Run hostapd : “hostapd -d /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf”

    • Config dhcp file : “vim /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf”

      subnet 192.168.30.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

      range 192.168.30.2 192.168.30.250;

      option domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8;

      option routers 192.168.30.1; }

    • Config dhcp of ap0, then the devices which connect ap0 could get IP: "dhcpd ap0 -pf /var/run/dhcpd.pid "

    • And a bridge

      brctl addbr br0

      brctl addif br0 ap0

      brctl addif br wan

    • Config br0 : “ifconfig br0 192.168.30.180 netmask 255.255.255.0”

    • Add br0 gw as : “route add -net default netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.30.1 dev br0”

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    Thanks for every developer who contributes to this project, especially :

    @garywang @frank-w.

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Hi @Jackzeng Can you please exactly share the link for 2018-4-28 Ubuntu image or this release is only for kernel?.

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sure, Do you want the 4.14 kernel, right?

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Yes, 4.14 kernel. I would also like to know which Ubuntu it is and how it differs from your Ubuntu 16.04 v1.3 29.03.2018 image?.

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OK, I will send you later.

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Here is R2 Ubuntu image with kernel 4.14，this is for test，you could compare with Ubuntu kernel 4.4 https://pan.baidu.com/s/15iCwmRX8NPCuAhHG0P8Dxw

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Hi, can anybody confirm, that wifi in AP mode is stable?

I bought 2 pieces of Banana Pi. The first one was R1. The second one is R2.

It was the worst purchase I’ve ever made. R1 in AP mode will always be unstable.

I hoped, that R2 is solved and Wifi will be stable. The board has several ethernet ports - it could be good router. Everybody is expecting, that AP mode and ethernet works. It is like purchasing a new car for travelling and producer forgot to say, that the car is without engine…

Banana R2 bought in december 2017 and now is AP mode still unstable. I tried several tips, I’ve read several discusion. I found this release: BPI-R2 New Image Release : Ubuntu 16.04 V1.3 2018-3-30

With text: Known limitations - Wifi Ap is unstable. OMG - how is it possible? This information should be on the package. BPI-R2 - warning - do not use for networking…

You can see, that I’m irritated from this product and driver support. The question is. Is wifi in AP mode stable or unstable?

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My r2 is running 50 days with ap enabled (4.14.34),used everyday and is only 1 time restarted because of a channel-change (my neighbour changed before so i got overlapping channel with bandwidth-reduction). Some people have problems with random-number-generator…

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Hi Frank. Thank you for your response. And how many devices do you have connected?

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simultanously only max 2

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I will try this image, I will see.

I have network with several devices - MacOS, Android, Windows 10 (8 devices).

It seems, that after connecting windows 10 - wifi AP is broken. But not this image. My last kernel is: Linux bpi-iot-ros-ai 4.4.126-BPI-R2-Kernel

So I will try this kernel. My last try :slight_smile:

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i’m using not this ubuntu-image i’m using my headless debian stretch :slight_smile:

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Can you upload to another cloud please ?

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you can also try my headless ubuntu-image Ubuntu 18.4 with kernel 4.14.48

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Thank you so much! Now i try

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Hello my friends.

I have a route bpi-r2, I am updated to version Ubuntu 20.04, I had a problem with the snap demon service.

I’ve been reading forums and I found that I have to update the 4.4 kernel to 4.14 or higher, and I looked for a new system build for this computer and couldn’t find it.

I’m looking for someone who has a manual that explains the steps, so I can compile a kernel for this most recent Ubuntu system.

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Here is half done work in unknown state mt7623: Bump `legacy` 4.19 to `current` 6.6 kernel by ColorfulRhino · Pull Request #6902 · armbian/build · GitHub but it is 100% on you to move things further. Fork it, fix it, use it, contribute back, or not. If you don’t know, hire people. There are plenty of people who know how to do this …

While you are waiting, perhaps contribute and learn those steps? Once previous work is completed, its always the same.

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I have recent ubuntu 24.4 ubuntu image with kernel 5.15 (as it is the last supporting the internal wifi chip) on my gdrive

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1A5S7_82Bg4EYxjzdQ5FKyBw9Qi2C3uK-?sort=13&direction=a

If you do not need this internal wifi chip and want a newer kernel you can use my kernel repo to get one up to 6.10 (precompiled in releases). Simply unpack tar file and change uEnv.txt on BPI-BOOT partition to let kernel var pointing to new file

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thank you very much for the information

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Thank you very much for the information.

I’m going to try Ubuntu 24 thanks for the url