WiFi

[G6JUP]

I think there may be a bug in release candidates V4.1 when using a Raspberry Pi B+ and MDVM board using wifi, the wifi ssid and password show up in configuration but wifi fails to work. The system works perfectly when connected to the router using a Ethernet cable. Testing the Sd card in a Zumspot the configuration works flawlessly. Dropping back to a SD card with V. 4.0.0 RC4 in the Pi B+ and the wifi works without a problem.

[YT5HOK]

Working fine here, on two hotspots, Pi-Star versions 3.4.17, 4.1.0_RC2, RC3, RC4 and RC5 tested.
Please post your Wi-Fi config (Configuration/Expert/WiFI), just remove sensitive info, like this:

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ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
country=JP

network={
	ssid="aaaaaaaa"
	psk="11111111"
	id_str="0"
	priority=100
}

network={
	ssid="bbbbbbbb"
	psk="22222222"
	id_str="1"
	priority=99
}

network={
	ssid="cccccccc"
	psk="33333333"
	id_str="2"
	priority=98
}

network={
	ssid="dddddddd"
	psk="44444444"
	id_str="3"
	priority=97
}

[KE0FHS]

Note that In newer versions of Pi-Star, if you use Pi-Star's tools to create the wpa_supplicant.conf file--by entering the wireless network credentials on the Configuration page or by using the Pi-Star WiFi Builder (https://www.pistar.uk/wifi_builder.php)--you'll get a version of the conf file that comments out the actual credentials and inserts HEX versions of them, which makes them work more seamlessly with certain devices, like iPhones. In that case, it'll look a bit different:

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#ssid="WirelessNetworkName"
ssid=576972656c6573734e6574776f726b4e616d65
#psk="WirelessNetworkPassword"
psk=364b8070f605f9222cca4e21173ad266e6a54e1
495a13d38280c67e78a3d5ff2

[G6JUP]

The sd card with the latest v4.0.0 in both jumbospot and zumspot work perfectly so there is nothing wrong with configuration. The Pi b+ works perfectly with v4.0.0 REC3 but does not work with both ver 4.0.0 release candidates. It seems for some reason the Pi b+ is not able to connect to wifi.


ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
country=JP

network={
ssid="SKYF8BB5"
psk="DSFWCWAB"
id_str="0"
priority=100
}

[w7efs]

I think there may be a bug in release candidates V4.1 when using a Raspberry Pi B+ and MDVM board using wifi, the wifi ssid and password show up in configuration but wifi fails to work. ...

The Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ has no native wifi, and Pi-Star v4.1.0rc5 based on Debian 10 "Buster" may not have the firmware installed for whatever USB wifi device you are using with the "B+"; it may be available via apt though.

[G6JUP]

I presume Pi- star Ver 4.1.0 candidates use the same version of raspbian as Ver. 4.0.0 REC4 which works perfectly well with the wifi dongle, so I can't see that raspbian would be the problem.

[KE0FHS]

I presume Pi- star Ver 4.1.0 candidates use the same version of raspbian as Ver. 4.0.0 REC4 which works perfectly well with the wifi dongle, so I can't see that raspbian would be the problem.

No, it doesn't. 4.1.0 was released when Raspbian Buster came out.

[G6JUP]

Looking into Raspian Buster and using a wifi dongle it seems it is a known problem, may be a update will solve the problem.

[KE0FHS]

First, why are you using a wifi dongle, and not using the built in wifi?

RPi B+ doesn't have built-in WiFi.

[G6JUP]

I am using a wifi dongle because the Pi b+ does not have built in wifi. As to why I am using a Pi B+ I have two Pi zero hot spots and have a B+ for which I have found a use for and which works perfectly well as speed is not essential with Pi-Star,.
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