Subj : Re: A bit more on Bookworm and WiFi problens
To   : bp@www.zefox.net
From : bp@www.zefox.net
Date : Wed Nov 06 2024 17:08:45

bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
>
> After a bit more fumbling it appears that the wifi connects readily
> when the wired ethernet is also connected. Maybe that's significant,
> but exactly how isn't apparent to me.

The bookworm wifi saga continues. After a software update that
resulted in a black screen (fixed by rebooting from microSD,
which inexplicably mounted root from USB) the machine started
booting from USB but couldn't start the internal wifi.

After connecting a usb-wifi dongle and rebooting, first the usb-wifi
interface came up unprompted and then the internal wifi came up a
moment later. Now both interfaces are up and working using 2417 MHz
channel 2 but different IPs.

So, it looks like the behavior of the internal wifi is dependent
on both wired ethernet and USB ethernet connectivity.

If anybody has thoughts on what I'm doing wrong please post. This
is becoming very confusing, unless it's just teething trouble with
bookworm.

Thanks for reading,

bob prohaska

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