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Wifi with iwd and/or connman ? - louson - 04-06-2025
Hello,
Is there any chance for the wifi to work with iwd instead o? with connman ?
So far I got an input/output error, then I wonder if there is any specific patch or configuration to work with NetworkManager/wpa_supplicant.
RE: Wifi with iwd and/or connman ? - louson - 04-06-2025
(04-06-2025, 04:33 AM)louson Wrote: Is there any chance for the wifi to work with iwd instead o? with connman ?
*iwd instead of wpa_supplicant
RE: Wifi with iwd and/or connman ? - Kevin Kofler - 04-06-2025
The first question would be: What are you trying to fix by switching the backend? Is the default setup not working for you?
Next: Not all combinations make sense: iwd is an alternative to wpa_supplicant and cannot be used together with it, connman is an alternative to NetworkManager and cannot be used together with it. It is also possible to use iwd or wpa_supplicant in standalone mode, without NetworkManager or connman, but the higher-level layers add extra convenience.
But before changing your setup, it would make more sense to try to fix the one that is already there, if it is even broken to begin with. The wpa_supplicant and NetworkManager stack is the default in most distributions today.
RE: Wifi with iwd and/or connman ? - louson - 04-07-2025
Yes, the idea is first to replace wpa_supplicant by iwd, and then NetworkManager by connman. My first consideration is to get rid of NetworkManager which is not very hacker friendly. Second is I'm looking at enlightenment to get some more responsive interface.
I understand it's better to focus on one stack first. My question is not really how to make that work, but simply: is there something in NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant that is essential for wifi to work or is everything in the kernel ?
RE: Wifi with iwd and/or connman ? - louson - 04-07-2025
The default setup works fine but I'm not very fan of NetworkManager, I wonder if it may be replaced by a light alternative such as connman.
The question is not how to fix that but rather is there anything in NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant (some conf or any patch) that makes the stack work.
If I understand what you said, nm can be replaced but something in wpa_supplicant is essential for the wifi chip ?