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setting up the MK802 II

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fangis:
So I have bought a MK802II, and prepared a sdcard using the mksdcard.sh script. The installation went OK without any problems.

However:
I learned in another forum that some of the latest MK802ii devices were built using a different driver for Wifi - while it seems tinycore for mk802ii uses the module 8192cu for wireless, this one
seems to have a rtl8188eu module. (And yes, that`s the original model from Rikomagic ))

When reading about how to install wifi, it seems an easy task for 8192cu , but now that I will have to do it for another driver, i wonder if it will be as easy?

Would anyone know how to make wireless work for these latest MK802ii models?
I appreciate any help; actually I think i will be clueless on how to solve this problem.

Thank you!

fangis:
update: i created a sd card with debian where 8188eu can be loaded and wifi works.
I tried to use this kernel instead of the uImage provided by tinycore. But it did not work.
maybe i can use 8188eu from my debian install, but I don`t know how :(

fangis:
I dont know if anyone cares, but i decided to post my progress. Maybe this will be useful for someone in the future. Or not.

So now I have a fully functional system :) here is how I did:

I replaced the kernel with a more updated one. I used the kernel from Patwood, 3.4.67 I believe.

Then on boot I insmod module squashfs.ko or else tinycore extensions will not load correctly.

My usb ethernet dongle from china works: just find and insmod modules qf9700 and usbnet.

Usb tethering from an android phone works - insmod modules rndis_host, cdc_ether and usbnet

Wifi has worked! with module 8188eu.

X loads with some errors when unpacking xorg-fbdev, but also works. I am happy because the mini pc seems to get less warm using this system than when I used my debian image, so thank you to the developers. The heating problem is controlled by installing cpufrequtils and underclocking the CPU - I wanted to undervolt too, but I would need to rewrite a kernel it seems, so I am not going to try this so soon.

So, again a big thanks to everyone who has developed this, and have a nice day,

fangis

Jason W:
Hi fangis.  I only have an Allwinner A10 so I am not familiar with the MK802II. 

fangis:
Thanks for the reply.

Well the mk802 is also an allwinner a10 !
Anyway, it was sort of fun to figure it all, now I feel I understand a lot more about how these things work.
I would like to suggest: maybe next tinycore a10 version could have a more recent kernel?

all the best
fangis

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