[clug] Raspberry Pi WLAN issues

[Eyal Lebedinsky]

On 18/09/16 21:50, Peter Ellis wrote:
> Stephen,
>
> Did I not address the message to the list? Dang! It's what I thought
> was happening, and made sure this time.
>
> Thank you. I've got to follow up all you've offered.
>
> Q2:
> I can't see how to break out of OpenElec into the underlying Linux system.
> How does that work?

I ssh in. root/openelec.

> It's got to be there, somewhere.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
> (a lurker)
>
> On 18/09/2016, Stephen Gibson <Stephen.Gibson at anu.edu.au> wrote:
>> Hi Peter,
>>           You may get more help on the CLUG list.
>>
>> I don’t have a RPi3, but do run Kodi on a RPi1, with an ethernet connection
>> (ethernet over power line adapter).
>>
>> The Openelec web page
>> http://openelec.tv/forum/12-guides-tips-and-tricks/7503-wireless-networking-101
>> <http://openelec.tv/forum/12-guides-tips-and-tricks/7503-wireless-networking-101>
>> suggests:
>>
>> J. Things to check if wireless does not work:
>>
>> - You do not have an Ethernet cable plugged in!
>> - You set network to WLAN (not LAN)
>> - You set the right network interface (normally wlan0)
>> - Check there are no spaces and strange characters in the network name or
>> passphrase in settings.xml
>> - Check there are no spaces and strange characters in the network name or
>> passphrase in default.profile
>> - Check that the network name and passphrase in default.profile matches
>> settings.xml
>> - Check your network is not hidden
>> - Check your network does not have MAC address control active (if it does,
>> make sure the wlan0 MAC is listed)
>>
>>
>> Q: How do you know that the WLAN settings are correct; it sees the signal?
>>
>> I think the issue may be that Openelec only uses one network interface, and
>> the wifi settings may not be correct.
>>
>> /var/log/messages will indicate if wlan is seen.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>> On 18 Sep 2016, at 13:14, Peter Ellis <vk1pe.peter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is about a new RPi3, that I'm having difficulty getting to
>>> recognise and use the WLAN.
>>>
>>> I've been given this device, with OpenELEC (based on Kodi XBMC) on the
>>> flashdrive.
>>>
>>> It's fine on eth0. It runs seemingly without jittering.
>>>
>>> The WLAN settings are correct; it sees the signal, etc. Unplugging
>>> eth0 makes it 'dead'; rebooting without eth0 is also a dead loss.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate suggestions.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Peter
>>> (lurker)
>>>
>>
>>
>

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