I have problems to get a wifi-USB-dongle working on a linux (Armbian 22.05.0-trunk with bleeding edge Linux 5.16.20-rockchip64).
the file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf looks like:
country=DE
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
network={
scan_ssid=1
ssid="MYSSID"
psk=MYPASSPHRASE
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
}
the file /etc/network/interfaces looks like:
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# Network is managed by Network manager
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
I restarted "systemctl restart makerbase-wlan0.service" and checked "systemctl status makerbase-wlan0.service"
● makerbase-wlan0.service - Makerbasi mkspi WPA supplicant daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/makerbase-wlan0.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-06-17 04:45:44 CST; 22s ago
Main PID: 5379 (wpa_supplicant)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 998)
Memory: 940.0K
CGroup: /system.slice/makerbase-wlan0.service
└─5379 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf -Dnl80211,wext -iwlan0
Jun 17 04:45:44 mkspi systemd[1]: Started Makerbasi mkspi WPA supplicant daemon.
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: nl80211: Driver does not support authentication/association or connect commands
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: rfkill: Cannot get wiphy information
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not permitted
Jun 17 04:45:45 mkspi wpa_supplicant[5379]: ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
I tried several commands (to use another driver) in the /etc/network/interfaces such as:
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Nothing has worked so far, for long - There sometimes is a wifi connection (can see it in the router and can even access the WebTerminal), but the next reboot kills the connection again. In the case it worked, I think I needed to unplug the wired connection an than it switches to the wifi. Maybe this is why I tried following command in the commandline, but its effect is not persistent.
wpa_supplicant -D wext -iwlan0
The linux runs on a 3D Printer, and I'm a little afraid to kill the wired connection somehow (cannot reinstall the system). I'm not experienced with linux so I better ask. Thanks for any advice
