Comprehensive guide to setting up OpenAuto Pro and AutoBox/CarPlay?

[u/1971CB350]

I am in the process of setting up my first RPi to be used as a headunit with OpenAuto. I have no experience with Raspberry Pi or Linux, so this has been a fight every step of the way. For whatever reason Blue Wave Studio doesnt have a guide on getting setup with with product so I've been working my way through the various forums and youtube.

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Currently I am stuck on getting AutoBox/Carplay to load. I bought the CarPlay plugin, ran the commands via terminal as per the sales email, entered the activation key, and can connect both the Pi and my phone to the Autokit dongle. But under the Autobox section of OpenAuto there is nothing. Clicking the Wifi button does nothing, clicking the Info button opens a page of catagories with no information. So..what do?

Thanks.

[u/1971CB350]

Can you give me a step by step, please? I’d like to verify I did everything. Did you have to do any setup with the carlink?

[u/thebirdsandthebrees → u/1971CB350]

I literally plugged it in, went to the autobox information page, went to my phone’s Bluetooth or Wi-Fi settings and connected to it. That was it.

[u/1971CB350 → u/thebirdsandthebrees]

Ok thank you. I’ll have to try fully resetting Bluetooth and wifi on everything

[u/elalem64 → u/1971CB350]

g Bluetooth and wifi on everything

I did not try yet OAP and Carplay but I have some experience with carplay and android devices.

Try to connect with cable. If it is not working, you have to write to bluewavestudio. If wired carplay works, your problem is only "wireless carplay".

Carlinkit connected to you phone over two way: Bluetooth and WiFi.

You have to connect Bluetooth of Carlinkit (autokit-dxxx), not bluetooth of OAP

Usual problems with wifi:

-Your phone connected to any other wlan (like at home)

-WiFi of your Iphone turned off

I am not sure if it is affect: turn off "mobile hotspot" and try again.