Pi 3b v1.2 wifi not working
January 7, 2023, 20:50
Anyone able to help troubleshoot why the wifi doesn't work on this pi. I've tried about everything I can find and am now resorting to discord help. Ethernet works fine.
Have you run raspi-config to set the wireless country code and disable rfkill?
Are you trying to run it as an AP or to connect to one?
What does iwconfig show?
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
I would like just to use wireless but it says no wireless devices.
This is network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Why did you answer my 3rd question but ignored the first and second?
This is the wpa_supplicant.conf
Still ignoring that 1st question...
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
update_config=1
network={
ssid="T&A"
psk="password"
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
id_str="T&A"
}
Doesn't bode well for you <@803304320728039424>
Yes I've ran raspi-config and set the country
don't know how to disable rfkill
What does ifconfig wlan0 show?
ifconfig wlan0
wlan0: error fetching interface information: Device not found
I've read that maybe its not called wlan0... but I don't see any other devices.
Ifconfig -a
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.167 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
inet6 fe80::237f:47a0:92b8:cfca prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether b8:27:eb💿4b:d7 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 4780 bytes 436470 (426.2 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 683 bytes 82657 (80.7 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 10 bytes 1576 (1.5 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 10 bytes 1576 (1.5 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
If you see
Started Disable WiFi if county not setAt startup, that's because of rfkill and not setting the country code with raspi-config. If you don't see that, then could be a hardware issue or maybe you could try a fresh install.
how can I see that at Startup when all the text scrolls so quickly?
I've tried a couple different installs on different SD cards
sudo dmesg
Yea, def looks like there's a problem with the wireless in there.
So odd, it’s a brand new pi. Not sure what I can do differently
I have 3 other pi’s without wireless issues
If it's not disabled by rfkill and it's a new Pi with a base install, I'd try a fresh install.
If that still doesn't work, could be hardware issue.
rfkill list all
tried a fresh install and didn't work again. Threw the card in a brand new pi 4 and wifi works fine. I'm convinced it either doesn't have wifi, the hardware is broke or drivers have issues. I'm just not knowledgeable enough on the linux platform to fix it.
If it's a default board and a default install of raspberry pi os, it's not a driver issue
If you're sure of the hardware version, the 3B v1.2 is supposed to have wifi
Unlikely...but if you're not giving the Pi enough power, that could be an issue
Ok thanks for the help, I’ll try it with a different power adapter.
Since the wifi and Bluetooth are on the same chip (I think), you could try getting the Bluetooth to work and see what happens.
I found this in my search.... not sure the truth to it though... I have a 2015 model
I don't have this on my board.... the other Pis I have with wifi have this...
pretty sure that is the wireless chip/bluetooth. I'm guessing that mine doesn't have it but it was shipped in a more current box.
At least you know why the wifi isn't working now. 😁