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RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:30 am
by DylanM
Hi
My raspberry pi wifi dongle is not working I have tried Paul's websites but they have not helped.
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Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:10 pm
by parkview
Hi Dylan. Not all are compatable, as Linux might not have the drivers for it. I use this one:
http://au.element14.com/element14/wipi/ ... dp/2133900
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:16 pm
by DylanM
That is the same dongle I bought but it may be something in the configuration because there is an error message to do with wpa_supplicant.
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:18 am
by parkview
DylanM wrote: there is an error message to do with wpa_supplicant.
You can either post the config here, so we can have a look at it, or wait till Sat. when we can check it out then. We would also need to see the output of 'dmesg' (this is a log of text that is produced when the RPi boots up).
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 5:51 pm
by DylanM
Well I got my USB hub and I've entered in the info for the wifi but it won't work.
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:53 pm
by Jubbp
Any chance of a little more info, can you post your config files and any error messages you get.
The more information you give the quicker we can get it sorted for you.
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:50 pm
by BeJay
I think the best utility to use is wicd-curses for wifi. It supports graceful eth0 (wired) handover and you can setup multiple Access Points with ease.
If you don't have it do the 'ol
$ sudo apt-get install wicd-curses to install it.
Next make sure your wifi adapter has been detected using
$ dmesg (it should be listed in there if it's supported)
Then if it's there, run
$ wicd-curses to set up your wifi networks. Much easier for a first timer than using wpa_supplicant and the necessary config files.
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:41 pm
by parkview
BeJay wrote: wicd-curses )
Nice find there, it looks easy to use. The top Google search lead me to a how to page:
http://www.raspyfi.com/wi-fi-on-raspber ... ple-guide/
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:45 pm
by DylanM
Fixed! Finally! All I did was download the new raspbian version and install it and all the wifi's working
Re: RasPi Wifi
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:06 am
by parkview
Well done Dylan. The thrill of the fix!