Best WiFi Module for libreelec using odroid c2

Qualityofpicture · October 24, 2017 at 3:57 AM

Hi guys, I am getting ready to build a new odroid C2 for the bedroom and will end up needing to buy a WiFi Module for the Odroid C2. I use the most current beta of Libreelec.

I have an Asus Triband Router 5ghz or 2.4ghz. Can someone point me to WiFi Module that will work rite out of the box with the odroid and Libreelec. I dont want to mess with loading drivers etc.

If you could let me know what works well for you, or any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking for the easiest and best possible performance. Thank you!

Qualityofpicture · October 26, 2017 at 12:17 AM

Is there a List of supported WiFi Modules anywhere? Can someone who uses the Odroid C2 let me know what works in your current setup?

yubby · October 10, 2019 at 1:38 AM

I believe it's going to be limited to wifi USB dongles that match what's in the kernel driver directories:

Code

# ls -lL /lib/modules/3.14.29/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
total 118
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root           140 Jun 22  2018 ath
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            60 Jun 22  2018 b43
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root            80 Jun 22  2018 brcm80211
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            80 Jun 22  2018 p54
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         86256 May  4 11:30 rndis_wlan.ko
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           160 Jun 22  2018 rt2x00
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root            60 Jun 22  2018 rtl818x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         34128 May  4 11:30 zd1201.ko
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            60 Jun 22  2018 zd1211rw

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yubby · November 2, 2019 at 12:13 AM

Or not...

I purchased 'this', which within Windows 10, linked at 433mbps, and was configured and connected to my 'ac' router without issue (and streams full 4K videos without 'drops').

Alfa AWUS036ACS ($15 - $20 on that 'bay' site, and comes with a USB extension cable, so you can relocate the antenna)

Note: using LE 9.0.2 for Odroid

Code

# uname -a
Linux Kodi-C2 3.14.29 #1 SMP Sat May 4 11:29:34 EDT 2019 aarch64 GNU/Linux

# dmesg
[   10.157330@0] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[   10.373999@3] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
[   10.412694@3] usbcore: registered new interface driver 8812au


# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
8021q                  17703  0
8812au               1522967  0
cfg80211              204391  1 8812au


# ifconfig -a
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:C0:CA:A7:8D:3F
          inet addr:192.168.20.202  Bcast:192.168.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:25361 errors:0 dropped:107 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:23957 errors:0 dropped:3 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:28243505 (26.9 MiB)  TX bytes:5645713 (5.3 MiB)

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