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I believe the battery size would be a bit small for long term use. Also, at only 1A output it may struggle with anything connected via USB. You also have to look at the charge time via solar. You'll maybe get 2 hours of life out of that battery, and it takes 5 hours to charge 75%. Means the solar portion won't keep you running indefinitely. I'm still a noob though and may be off.

Hey guys, I'm trying to get my CM9 Thunderbolt to tether over USB with my MKiv with firmware 2.7.0 and having no luck. I have done tons of searching and tried different things I've found on the forums, still with no luck. I have tethering enabled on my phone, the mkiv is plugged into the included AC power (just to be safe), but the USB interface is not coming up at all. Here is the dmesg: root@Pineapple:~# dmesg [ 0.000000] Linux version 3.3.8 (www-data@buildbot) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (Linaro GCC 4.6-2012.02) ) #96 Sun Oct 14 10:17:26 EDT 2012 [ 0.000000] MyLoader: sysp=00402014, boardp=11800000, parts=00000000 [ 0.000000] bootconsole [early0] enabled [ 0.000000] CPU revision is: 00019374 (MIPS 24Kc) [ 0.000000] SoC: Atheros AR9330 rev 1 [ 0.000000] Clocks: CPU:400.000MHz, DDR:400.000MHz, AHB:200.000MHz, Ref:25.000MHz [ 0.000000] Determined physical RAM map: [ 0.000000] memory: 02000000 @ 00000000 (usable) [ 0.000000] Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd [ 0.000000] Zone PFN ranges: [ 0.000000] Normal 0x00000000 -> 0x00002000 [ 0.000000] Movable zone start PFN for each node [ 0.000000] Early memory PFN ranges [ 0.000000] 0: 0x00000000 -> 0x00002000 [ 0.000000] On node 0 totalpages: 8192 [ 0.000000] free_area_init_node: node 0, pgdat 802cb680, node_mem_map 81000000 [ 0.000000] Normal zone: 64 pages used for memmap [ 0.000000] Normal zone: 0 pages reserved [ 0.000000] Normal zone: 8128 pages, LIFO batch:0 [ 0.000000] pcpu-alloc: s0 r0 d32768 u32768 alloc=1*32768 [ 0.000000] pcpu-alloc: [0] 0 [ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 8128 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: board=HORNET-UB console=ttyATH0,115200 mtdparts=spi0.0:256k(u-boot)ro,64k(u-boot-env)ro,6144k(rootfs),1600k(kernel),64k(nvram),64k(art)ro,7744k@0x50000(firmware) rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 128 (order: -3, 512 bytes) [ 0.000000] Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes) [ 0.000000] Inode-cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes) [ 0.000000] Primary instruction cache 64kB, VIPT, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes. [ 0.000000] Primary data cache 32kB, 4-way, VIPT, cache aliases, linesize 32 bytes [ 0.000000] Writing ErrCtl register=00000000 [ 0.000000] Readback ErrCtl register=00000000 [ 0.000000] Memory: 29276k/32768k available (2082k kernel code, 3492k reserved, 396k data, 204k init, 0k highmem) [ 0.000000] SLUB: Genslabs=9, HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1 [ 0.000000] NR_IRQS:51 [ 0.000000] Calibrating delay loop... 265.42 BogoMIPS (lpj=1327104) [ 0.080000] pid_max: default: 32768 minimum: 301 [ 0.080000] Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 [ 0.090000] NET: Registered protocol family 16 [ 0.090000] gpiochip_add: registered GPIOs 0 to 29 on device: ath79 [ 0.100000] MIPS: machine is ALFA NETWORKS Hornet-UB [ 0.540000] bio: create slab <bio-0> at 0 [ 0.550000] Switching to clocksource MIPS [ 0.550000] NET: Registered protocol family 2 [ 0.560000] IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) [ 0.560000] TCP established hash table entries: 1024 (order: 1, 8192 bytes) [ 0.560000] TCP bind hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) [ 0.570000] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 1024 bind 1024) [ 0.580000] TCP reno registered [ 0.580000] UDP hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) [ 0.590000] UDP-Lite hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) [ 0.590000] NET: Registered protocol family 1 [ 0.600000] PCI: CLS 0 bytes, default 32 [ 0.620000] squashfs: version 4.0 (2009/01/31) Phillip Lougher [ 0.620000] JFFS2 version 2.2 (NAND) (SUMMARY) (LZMA) (RTIME) (CMODE_PRIORITY) (c) 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc. [ 0.630000] msgmni has been set to 57 [ 0.630000] io scheduler noop registered [ 0.640000] io scheduler deadline registered (default) [ 0.640000] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 1 ports, IRQ sharing disabled [ 0.650000] ar933x-uart: ttyATH0 at MMIO 0x18020000 (irq = 11) is a AR933X UART [ 0.650000] console [ttyATH0] enabled, bootconsole disabled [ 0.670000] m25p80 spi0.0: found mx25l6405d, expected m25p80 [ 0.670000] m25p80 spi0.0: mx25l6405d (8192 Kbytes) [ 0.680000] 7 cmdlinepart partitions found on MTD device spi0.0 [ 0.680000] Creating 7 MTD partitions on "spi0.0": [ 0.690000] 0x000000000000-0x000000040000 : "u-boot" [ 0.690000] 0x000000040000-0x000000050000 : "u-boot-env" [ 0.700000] 0x000000050000-0x000000650000 : "rootfs" [ 0.710000] mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem [ 0.710000] mtd: partition "rootfs_data" created automatically, ofs=560000, len=F0000 [ 0.720000] 0x000000560000-0x000000650000 : "rootfs_data" [ 0.720000] 0x000000650000-0x0000007e0000 : "kernel" [ 0.730000] 0x0000007e0000-0x0000007f0000 : "nvram" [ 0.730000] 0x0000007f0000-0x000000800000 : "art" [ 0.740000] 0x000000050000-0x0000007e0000 : "firmware" [ 0.760000] ag71xx_mdio: probed [ 0.770000] eth0: Atheros AG71xx at 0xba000000, irq 5 [ 1.320000] eth0: Found an AR7240/AR9330 built-in switch [ 2.350000] eth1: Atheros AG71xx at 0xb9000000, irq 4 [ 2.900000] ag71xx ag71xx.0: eth1: connected to PHY at ag71xx-mdio.1:04 [uid=004dd041, driver=Generic PHY] [ 2.910000] TCP cubic registered [ 2.910000] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 2.920000] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 [ 2.930000] VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly on device 31:2. [ 2.930000] Freeing unused kernel memory: 204k freed [ 6.240000] Registered led device: alfa:blue:lan [ 6.240000] Registered led device: alfa:blue:usb [ 6.240000] Registered led device: alfa:blue:wan [ 6.240000] Registered led device: alfa:blue:wlan [ 6.240000] Registered led device: alfa:blue:wps [ 9.580000] JFFS2 notice: (451) jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem: complete building xattr subsystem, 1 of xdatum (1 unchecked, 0 orphan) and 8 of xref (0 dead, 0 orphan) found. [ 10.300000] SCSI subsystem initialized [ 10.610000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs [ 10.610000] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub [ 10.620000] usbcore: registered new device driver usb [ 11.190000] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver [ 11.200000] ehci-platform ehci-platform: Generic Platform EHCI Controller [ 11.200000] ehci-platform ehci-platform: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 [ 11.240000] ehci-platform ehci-platform: irq 3, io mem 0x1b000000 [ 11.260000] ehci-platform ehci-platform: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00 [ 11.260000] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 11.260000] hub 1-0:1.0: 1 port detected [ 11.390000] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver [ 11.510000] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver [ 11.630000] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... [ 11.630000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 11.640000] USB Mass Storage support registered. [ 32.970000] Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-2012-07-13 [ 32.980000] Backport based on wireless-testing.git master-2012-07-16 [ 32.980000] compat.git: wireless-testing.git [ 33.020000] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain [ 33.020000] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: [ 33.020000] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) [ 33.030000] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.040000] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.050000] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.050000] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.060000] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.600000] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: [ 33.600000] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) [ 33.610000] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.610000] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.620000] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.630000] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 33.640000] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) [ 34.450000] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt73usb [ 34.600000] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187 [ 34.630000] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x833a [ 34.630000] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code [ 34.630000] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search [ 34.630000] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37 [ 34.630000] ath: Country alpha2 being used: GB [ 34.630000] ath: Regpair used: 0x37 [ 34.640000] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' [ 34.640000] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0 [ 34.640000] ieee80211 phy0: Atheros AR9330 Rev:1 mem=0xb8100000, irq=2 [ 34.660000] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb [ 34.740000] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: GB [ 34.740000] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: GB [ 34.750000] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) [ 34.750000] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) [ 34.760000] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) [ 34.770000] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) [ 34.770000] cfg80211: (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm) [ 34.790000] Button Hotplug driver version 0.4.1 [ 35.030000] RPC: Registered named UNIX socket transport module. [ 35.030000] RPC: Registered udp transport module. [ 35.040000] RPC: Registered tcp transport module. [ 35.040000] RPC: Registered tcp NFSv4.1 backchannel transport module. [ 35.390000] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 [ 35.530000] tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6 [ 35.540000] tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> [ 35.800000] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team [ 36.020000] NET: Registered protocol family 24 [ 36.160000] nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (460 buckets, 1840 max) [ 36.970000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc [ 37.220000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial [ 37.230000] USB Serial support registered for generic [ 37.230000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic [ 37.240000] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core [ 37.280000] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether [ 37.380000] Error: Driver 'gpio-keys-polled' is already registered, aborting... [ 37.490000] usbcore: registered new interface driver rndis_host [ 57.210000] device eth0 entered promiscuous mode [ 60.590000] device wlan0 entered promiscuous mode [ 60.690000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 60.690000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 62.690000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 70.060000] device wlan0 left promiscuous mode [ 70.060000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered disabled state [ 70.820000] device wlan0 entered promiscuous mode [ 70.900000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 70.900000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 72.900000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state [ 89.810000] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-platform [ 89.960000] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found [ 89.960000] hub 1-1:1.0: 1 port detected [ 90.240000] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-platform [ 90.390000] scsi0 : usb-storage 1-1.1:1.0 [ 91.390000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 91.400000] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 [ 91.410000] scsi 0:0:0:1: CD-ROM HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 91.410000] scsi 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 [ 91.430000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk [ 91.880000] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 92.380000] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-platform [ 92.510000] usb 1-1.1: config 1 has no interfaces? [ 184.040000] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 4 [ 184.790000] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-platform [ 184.930000] scsi1 : usb-storage 1-1.1:1.0 [ 185.220000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 185.230000] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 5 [ 209.870000] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-platform [ 210.020000] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found [ 210.020000] hub 1-1:1.0: 1 port detected [ 210.300000] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-platform [ 210.450000] scsi2 : usb-storage 1-1.1:1.0 [ 211.450000] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 211.460000] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 [ 211.470000] scsi 2:0:0:1: CD-ROM HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 211.470000] scsi 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 [ 211.490000] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk [ 398.440000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 6 [ 398.440000] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 7 [ 410.750000] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-platform [ 410.900000] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found [ 410.900000] hub 1-1:1.0: 1 port detected [ 411.180000] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 9 using ehci-platform [ 411.330000] scsi3 : usb-storage 1-1.1:1.0 [ 412.330000] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 412.340000] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 [ 412.350000] scsi 3:0:0:1: CD-ROM HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 412.350000] scsi 3:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 [ 412.370000] sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk [/CODE] Don't know what I am doing wrong here. Any ideas? Also tried this with no luck - http://forums.hak5.o...android +tether

Hey moderators, No problems here. Trying out my shiny new pineapple and checking the forums for solutions and finding you guys promptly replying to multiple people not reading. I'm sure you're beating your collective heads against the wall, especially this time of the year, but I wanted to say thank you for helping us out and taking time away from your families. What you guys do is greatly appreciated by the community whether it is stated or not. Hope you guys have a very merry Christmas! -James

So I've discovered these two choices: 1 - http://www.simplewifi.com/blackindoor.html 2 - http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=20593#.UHxPwcIaOHP Does anyone have any experience with either one of these antennas or the seller?

Hey guys, Been a fan of the show for a while and finally decided to start learning by doing. I picked up the ALFA 036H with the 7DBi panel antenna and started having a blast. With neighbor's permission I started branching out only to find that the panel antenna was just not good enough to get further than my immediate neighbor's house (and barely that far at that). So I saw the Yagi antenna on the show and decided to buy one. I ended up waiting 2 weeks to get this: http://dx.com/p/2-4ghz-100w-18dbi-directional-high-gain-18-unit-antenna-for-wifi-wireless-network-sma-34759?item=3 and mount it to the Vanguard tripod mentioned elsewhere in the forums. I figured it would work well with the shorter cable and higher gain. Low and behold, it shows up and I get a WORSE signal than with the Alfa Panel antenna. My question is this: am I doing something fundamentally wrong here or did I just buy a crap antenna? If the later, do you have any suggestions for a GOOD Yagi antenna, or will the hakshop be getting any more of the antennas in? I'm not concerned with spending the money if I get quality, but I had heard nothing but good things from dealextreme (minus the shipping time). Thank you for anyone willing to help me out. In the meantime I'm going to keep searching. =) -James