WiFi not working / Orange pi i 96 / Assistance requested

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#1

Hi There,

Installed Debian Orangepi i96 image and so far, I have not had any success configuring WiFi. I have done the following:

  • type (as su-) orangepi-config
  • Choose WiFi settings
  • if I choose “scaning WiFi” option, the system is unable to find AP, which I think is a bit confusing, as WiFi on board does not have an IP address in the range of my AP. Do I need to configure a system file with a static IP so it connect to my AP?
  • if I choose “Connect WiFi” option, even though I type my AP and password, and reboot the board, it does not display an IP address.
  • I might be doing it wrong, but to reboot the board I type “shutdown -halt”, is there any other way?
  • Also power button does not seem to be working. Do I need to push it for a time (i.e 5 sec)

any help is highly appreciated

Cheers
ColombianBootlader

#2

Can you try ‘sudo iw wlan0 scan’ from command line and check if results are returned.

#3

hey mate,

yes, actually a long list. This is the output

sudo: unable to resolve host orangepi
BSS fa:ab:05:a3:c1:60(on wlan0)
TSF: 0 usec (0d, 00:00:00)
freq: 2472
beacon interval: 100 TUs
capability: ESS ShortSlotTime (0x0401)
signal: -57.00 dBm
last seen: 0 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: Telstra Air
Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 13
TIM: DTIM Count 0 DTIM Period 1 Bitmap Control 0x0 Bitmap[0] 0x0
ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
BSS Load:
* station count: 0
* channel utilisation: 43/255
* available admission capacity: 0 [32us]
HT capabilities:
Capabilities: 0x83c
HT20
SM Power Save disabled
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
No RX STBC
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
HT operation:
* primary channel: 13
* secondary channel offset: no secondary
* STA channel width: 20 MHz
* RIFS: 1
* HT protection: no
* non-GF present: 1
* OBSS non-GF present: 0
* dual beacon: 0
* dual CTS protection: 0
* STBC beacon: 0
* L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
* PCO active: 0
* PCO phase: 0
Extended capabilities: Extended Channel Switching, BSS Transition, 6
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
BSS f8:ab:05:a3:c1:63(on wlan0)
TSF: 0 usec (0d, 00:00:00)
freq: 2472
beacon interval: 100 TUs
capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411)
signal: -57.00 dBm
last seen: 0 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: TelstraA3C15D
Supported rates: 1.0 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 13
TIM: DTIM Count 0 DTIM Period 1 Bitmap Control 0x0 Bitmap[0] 0x0
ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
RSN: * Version: 1
* Group cipher: CCMP
* Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
* Authentication suites: PSK
* Capabilities: 16-PTKSA-RC 1-GTKSA-RC (0x000c)
BSS Load:
* station count: 2
* channel utilisation: 43/255
* available admission capacity: 0 [32us]
HT capabilities:
Capabilities: 0x83c
HT20
SM Power Save disabled
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
No RX STBC
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
HT operation:
* primary channel: 13
* secondary channel offset: no secondary
* STA channel width: 20 MHz
* RIFS: 1
* HT protection: no
* non-GF present: 1
* OBSS non-GF present: 0
* dual beacon: 0
* dual CTS protection: 0
* STBC beacon: 0
* L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
* PCO active: 0
* PCO phase: 0
Extended capabilities: Extended Channel Switching, BSS Transition, 6
WPS: * Version: 1.0
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup State: 2 (Configured)
* UUID: 0276f831-860d-b243-4650-cd9adb42bddb
* RF Bands: 0x3
* Unknown TLV (0x1049, 6 bytes): 00 37 2a 00 01 20
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
BSS 84:be:52:91:6a:e0(on wlan0)
TSF: 0 usec (0d, 00:00:00)
freq: 2452
beacon interval: 100 TUs
capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411)
signal: -23.00 dBm
last seen: 0 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: DODO-6AD7
Supported rates: 1.0 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 9
TIM: DTIM Count 0 DTIM Period 1 Bitmap Control 0x0 Bitmap[0] 0x0
ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
ERP D4.0: Barker_Preamble_Mode
RSN: * Version: 1
* Group cipher: CCMP
* Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
* Authentication suites: PSK
* Capabilities: 16-PTKSA-RC 1-GTKSA-RC (0x000c)
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
HT capabilities:
Capabilities: 0x18ac
HT20
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
TX STBC
No RX STBC
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
HT operation:
* primary channel: 9
* secondary channel offset: no secondary
* STA channel width: 20 MHz
* RIFS: 0
* HT protection: no
* non-GF present: 1
* OBSS non-GF present: 0
* dual beacon: 0
* dual CTS protection: 0
* STBC beacon: 0
* L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
* PCO active: 0
* PCO phase: 0
Overlapping BSS scan params:
* passive dwell: 20 TUs
* active dwell: 10 TUs
* channel width trigger scan interval: 300 s
* scan passive total per channel: 200 TUs
* scan active total per channel: 20 TUs
* BSS width channel transition delay factor: 5
* OBSS Scan Activity Threshold: 0.25 %
Extended capabilities: HT Information Exchange Supported, 6
WPA: * Version: 1
* Group cipher: CCMP
* Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
* Authentication suites: PSK
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
BSS fa:ab:05:a3:c1:61(on wlan0)
TSF: 0 usec (0d, 00:00:00)
freq: 2472
beacon interval: 100 TUs
capability: ESS ShortSlotTime (0x0401)
signal: -57.00 dBm
last seen: 0 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: Fon WiFi
Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 13
TIM: DTIM Count 0 DTIM Period 1 Bitmap Control 0x0 Bitmap[0] 0x0
ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
BSS Load:
* station count: 0
* channel utilisation: 43/255
* available admission capacity: 0 [32us]
HT capabilities:
Capabilities: 0x83c
HT20
SM Power Save disabled
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
No RX STBC
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
HT operation:
* primary channel: 13
* secondary channel offset: no secondary
* STA channel width: 20 MHz
* RIFS: 1
* HT protection: no
* non-GF present: 1
* OBSS non-GF present: 0
* dual beacon: 0
* dual CTS protection: 0
* STBC beacon: 0
* L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
* PCO active: 0
* PCO phase: 0
Extended capabilities: Extended Channel Switching, BSS Transition, 6
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
BSS 24:20:c7:e6:30:70(on wlan0)
TSF: 0 usec (0d, 00:00:00)
freq: 2472
beacon interval: 100 TUs
capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411)
signal: -65.00 dBm
last seen: 0 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: TelstraE6306A
Supported rates: 1.0 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 13
ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
RSN: * Version: 1
* Group cipher: CCMP
* Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
* Authentication suites: PSK
* Capabilities: 16-PTKSA-RC 1-GTKSA-RC (0x000c)
BSS Load:
* station count: 2
* channel utilisation: 38/255
* available admission capacity: 0 [*32us]
HT capabilities:
Capabilities: 0x83c
HT20
SM Power Save disabled
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
No RX STBC
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
HT operation:
* primary channel: 13
* secondary channel offset: no secondary
* STA channel width: 20 MHz
* RIFS: 1
* HT protection: no
* non-GF present: 1
* OBSS non-GF present: 0
* dual beacon: 0
* dual CTS protection: 0
* STBC beacon: 0
* L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
* PCO active: 0
* PCO phase: 0
Extended capabilities: Extended Channel Switching, BSS Transition, 6
WPS: * Version: 1.0
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup State: 2 (Configured)
* Response Type: 3 (AP)
* UUID: 83bcb0f4-6587-bed8-2a50-57ae7772503d
* Manufacturer: Sagemcom
* Model: SagemcomFast5355_Telstra
* Model Number: 4.0-1.0
* Serial Number: N7162783C005192
* Primary Device Type: 6-0050f204-1
* Device name: SagemcomFast5355_Telstra-N716
* Config methods:
* RF Bands: 0x3
* Unknown TLV (0x1049, 6 bytes): 00 37 2a 00 01 20
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec

Is something like this what you were expecting?

Cheers
ColombianBootloader

#4

Yes, that means the low-level software is working and able to scan for access points.
Now you should test to scan and connect via command line with e.g. nmcli:

nmcli device wifi rescan
nmcli device wifi list
nmcli dev wifi connect AP_NAME password AP_PASSWORD
#5

Hello.
I have the same problem but with AP mode.
I tried to start hostapd, but created wireless network iis nvisible.