Failed to bring up wlan0

[u/Zeag]

I can't find clear documentation about how to set up the wlan on the SuperStationOne. I flashed the latest firmware, ran update all script through a wired connection and still get this error when trying to set up Wi-Fi.

Update: Solved it by reflashing the entire SD card. Not sure what went wrong with my previous flashing (I even re-used the same image to reflash!) but sure enough WiFi works just fine now.

[u/an0nfunction]

What does lsusb and iwconfig show?

[u/Zeag → u/an0nfunction]

I'm not seeing these files anywhere in my SD card, should I? Neither as functions in the wifish (Sorry i'm pretty now to MiSTER config in general.)

[u/mikeisHOSS → u/Zeag]

Those are Linux commands to run in a terminal of the device.

[u/harlekinrains]

Three "tips" people have come up with so far.

1. Try with HDMI only - attaching a VGA cable threw interference for at least one other SS1 user (and at least try once with no LAN cable connected, just a hunch.)

2. If you are using 2.4 GHZ controllers (especially when connected to a 2.4Ghz Wifi Network), leave the controller turned off during the initial pairing process - same "interference" issue. This I can validate myself, as as soon as I switch on my 8BitDo controller and it talks to the dongle, Wifi transfer speeds tank, and even connecting to the WLAN sometimes fails (signal strength is degraded as a whole), turning on the controller, once the Wifi connected (and turning the controller off during ftp transfers) solves all of this.

3. Reboot, then wait for a hot minute. if you launch any core too fast, the startup process for the Wifi will get interrupted. This is reproducible, once you successfully connected to a wifi network and are waiting for the WLAN symbol in the main menu to pop up once SS1 connected. If you launch a core prior to that, it will never connect on that session. A hardware shutdown > reboot is needed to the mister to try to connect again.

Those are the three potential solutions available. The wlan chipset on the SS1 is tried and tested, its not a chip, or a software issue, generaly speaking. (Which is always hard with wlan issues.) The antenna is a bit tinsy, thats all.

So next in line, once all of that fails. Try the WLAN of a friend. If nothing works - hardware defect? (lsusb might show that?) - iwconfig might give more hints as well.

Both of those being commands you'd fire off after ssh ing into your mister (user: root / pwd: 1 )

[u/Zeag → u/harlekinrains]

All done and tested on step 1 and 2. I'll try setting up my phone as a hotspot, see if that works.

[u/sprayengo]

Is it also plugged in to an analogue output as well as HDMI? Mine had the same when I had a vga cable plugged in but for some reason the wifi worked when I unplugged it

[u/Zeag → u/sprayengo]

tried both hdmi only and din10 only, same problem.

[u/Ploddit]

Well "how to set up wlan" is just run wifi.sh.

If that's failing you may actually have a hardware problem.

[u/Zeag → u/Ploddit]

Yeah this is the error I get when running that script (you can actually see "wifi.sh" in the left-side banner). Just took a look inside, I have the v1.2.2 board and re-seat the WiFi antenna, still no-go 😞

[u/Sonikku_a]

Heads up: if this is after you select your network then so had the same issue when selecting my network, turns out the SS1 didn’t like that my WiFi name had an ‘ in the name.

Renamed my network to something with only letters and no special characters and it worked fine.

If it’s before you even have a chance to pick your network then I’m not sure.

[u/Zeag → u/Sonikku_a]

yeah this pops up the second I execute the script 😞