Subj : Re: A bit more on Bookworm and WiFi problens
To   : bp@www.zefox.net
From : druck
Date : Mon Nov 11 2024 21:15:44

On 06/11/2024 17:08, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> 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.

It should not be, but I'm confused you mention USB-WiFi in one paragraph
and USB-Ethernet in another.
>
> 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.

Did you start with a fresh Bookworm image?
What have you installed since?
What other hardware is connected?
Are you using an official power supply?

---druck

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