How to run wpa_supplicant with -d or -dd option for better logging?

Hardware Arduino Yún
#1

I can’t figure out where this process is launched:

 1137 root      1904 S    wpa_supplicant -B -P /var/run/wifi-wlan0.pid -D nl80211 -i wlan0 -c /var/run/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf

I’d like to run it with -d to do some debugging.

#2

Related: OpenWrt Forum Archive

#3

Try this:

  • edit file: /etc/config/wireless
  • find this section: config wifi-device radio0
  • at the end of the above section, add this new line: option log_level x
    where x = 0 for verbose debugging or x = 1 for debugging (the default value may be 2)

As per this web page: Wireless configuration [Old OpenWrt Wiki]

#4

Thanks... this is great.

#5

Although, logread -f doesn't seem to show anything more with that log_level set to 1 or 0 (restarted wifi as well). Maybe this isn't where I should see the increased logging?

#6

Did some more digging. Edit and goto the end of this file: /lib/wifi/wpa_supplicant.sh

As a warning though if this still doesn't work, this may explain why:
https://lists.openwrt.org/pipermail/openwrt-devel/2013-May/020056.html

#7

Ah, I was afraid of having to make my own image. I've come across is this but haven't tried it yet: Building a custom image for Arduino YUN
Also: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/YunUBootReflash

#8