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Hi Dave, Done with it. I wasted too much time trying to get this board to allow its radios to function. In addition, I tried ethernet connection from home over the weekend and it was just as dead. I really appreciate your time in trying to help me along! I still have no idea whether the malfunction ...
Hi Dave, I had tried Debian with no WiFi success and currently have Ubuntu MATE as the OS. With neither system have I seen any WiFi awareness. I will plug in the Debian microSD card tonight and see if that works. When I do ifconfig -a I see no Wireless entry. I have not set up "supplicant"...
Hi Dave, I will try this tonight and report. I did cat /sys/module/bcmdhd/parameters/op_mode and there is no bcmhd module... I tried turn-wifi-into-apmode no and it reported that the command was no found. It should not be this difficult... I might just take it home and donate it to a Linux Users Gro...
Hi Dave, No, I wasn't aware of this initial configuration. How is that change accomplished? I guess that the designer assumes that you have an Ethernet connection available at startup, so the AP setting would then work. If all you have is WiFi, then you have another level of complexity. Nothing of t...
I spend 250-300 nights each year in hotels which only have "Enterprise WiFi" (i.e., WiFi where you need to enter your Room Number or check a box before you can access the Internet). I have successfully used RPI, BPI and OPI boards with onboard WiFI or USB WiFi in a number of locations - wi...