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Adding a wifi driver to your firmware Adding a wifi driver to your firmware
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Since most cameras have very little flash memory, openipc images don't contain many wifi drivers, as they can easily be 1.5MB+ per driver. Since most cameras have very little flash memory, OpenIPC firmware images don't contain many wifi drivers, as they can easily be 1.5MB+ per driver.
This means that in many cases, you will have to add the appropriate wifi driver to your firmware image. This means that in many cases, you will have to add the appropriate wifi driver to your firmware image.
### Step 1: preparing the build environment ### Step 1: preparing the build environment
You will need a Linux environment. First download the openipc firmware repository: You will need a Linux environment. First download the OpenIPC firmware repository:
``` ```
git clone https://github.com/OpenIPC/firmware.git openipc-firmware git clone https://github.com/OpenIPC/firmware.git openipc-firmware
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Take note of the `BR2_PACKAGE` variable for the driver you need. Take note of the `BR2_PACKAGE` variable for the driver you need.
### Step 3: add BR2_PACKAGE variable to your firmware configuration ### Step 3: add BR2_PACKAGE variable to your firmware configuration
The firmware configuration files are ordered per chipset in the `br-ext-chip-*`directories. Move into the directory for the chipset you are building for, then move into the `/configs/` directory. The firmware configuration files are ordered per chipset in the `br-ext-chip-*`directories. Navigate to the directory for the chipset you are building for, then navigate to the `/configs/` directory.
Example: you have a hisilicon chipset: Example: you have a hisilicon chipset:
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./uImage.hi3516ev200 ./uImage.hi3516ev200
``` ```
You can now use `rootfs.squashfs.*` and `uImage.*` with [sysupgrade](./sysupgrade.md). You can now use `rootfs.squashfs.*` and `uImage.*` with [sysupgrade](./sysupgrade.md) or your preferred update mechanism.
*For additional wifi configuration, see [wireless settings](./wireless-settings.md).*
*For more information about building OpenIPC, see [building](./building.md).*