antiX 19 WiFi keeps dropping out

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AA BB wrote:

here`s what happens when i run ceni > select “Hhardware interface” for “wireless” then select “Scan” (I’m not sure if I should select “Roam” instead )

yes, try roam, exit ceni, then:

wpa_cli
add_network
set_network 0 ssid "House stark"
set_network 0 psk "YOURPASSWORDHERE"

also add this to your /etc/network/interfaces

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

allow-hotplug eth1
iface eth1 inet manual
        wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa-roam.conf

iface default inet dhcp

and restart

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if ceni still doesn’t work, try connect directly:

$sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa-roam.conf

ctrl_interface=DIR=/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="House stark"
        psk="YOURPASSWORDHERE"
}

$ sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_roam.conf &

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OK I corrected your typo on the wpa_supplicant cmd line to … /wpa_roam & to …/wpa-roam &

the wpa_supplicant cmd output is :

Sucessfully initialized wpa_supplicant
nl80211: driver does not support authentication/association or connect commands
nl80211: deinit ifname=eth1 disabled_11b_rates=0
eth1: failed to initialize driver interface

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I tried this…

menu > Applications > System > Network Assistant
and when i select my wireless card
the screen indicates “wifi hardware switch is off”

is this a crazy ?

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(i just realize that antix base may have graphical interface. )

about the switch, some laptops have a physical wifi switch that you can turn on and off, sometimes is a function (FN) key combination, but if you have a dual boot and it works in MX then it is not probably that its turned off, you can search at the sides of your laptop anyway, or your keyboard.

about the wpa_supplicant error, its new for me, you can try:

sudo wpa_supplicant -B -d -Dwext -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa-roam.conf &

but probably not going to work, lest wait if someone have some other ideas

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As a test, I booted to MX without touching any switches and the wifi worked perfectly so it doesn`t seem to be a switch issue,

Also, when I had 19.1 installed, I was able to connect with connman, which again suggests it`s not a laptop switch issue.

There’s clearly a major change in how wifi is managed in 19.2 vs 19.1…
For my PC, MX gets it 100% right, 19.1 gets it half-right and 19.2 seems clue less.

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Again – did you follow ALL the instructions in the post that caprea (and I) linked to?

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… Again – did you follow ALL the instructions in the post that caprea (and I) linked to? ………..

Sorry, but when I go click the links you refer to, and extract the info relevant to my issue,
I get items 1) and 2) below

Is this what you mean by ‘ALL’ or am I missing something ??

(1) March 29, 2020 # 34018 by anticapitalistaanticapitalista
(2) Re: Antix 19 – wifi interrupts by Huckleberry Oct 23, 2019

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AA BB wrote:

… Again – did you follow ALL the instructions in the post that caprea (and I) linked to? ………..

Sorry, but when I go click the links you refer to, and extract the info relevant to my issue,
I get items 1) and 2) below

Is this what you mean by ‘ALL’ or am I missing something ??

(1) March 29, 2020 # 34018 by anticapitalistaanticapitalista
(2) Re: Antix 19 – wifi interrupts by Huckleberry Oct 23, 2019

No. This one.

anticapitalista wrote:

1. Remove connman and cmst

sudo apt-get remove --purge connman cmst connman-bluetooth-firmware-antix

2. Delete the resolv.conf sym link in /etc/
3. Create a new symlink in etc like this (in a terminal)

sudo ln -s /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

4. Try ceni again

Since you are using antiX-19.2-base, cmst is not installed, nor connman-bluetooth-firmware-antix but you should also remove connman-ui in step 1.

Good luck.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by anticapitalista.

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OK thanks… will do … sorry for being such a dummy

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OK did 1, 2 and 3

when I did 4
and select my wireless caed, centi gives message “reconfig eth1..remove config..cancel”

i selected “reconfig”
and ceni sends back
” Scanning for wireless networks…driver does not support authentication/association or connect commands…deinit ifname=eth1 disabled_11b_rates=0
…. invalid argument…ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use cannot override it…delete ‘/run/wpa_supplicant/eth1’ manually if not used anymore..
…failed to initialize control interface ‘/run/wpa_supplicant …
”

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Ok, reboot and then run ceni again

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I renamed file ‘/run/wpa_supplicant/eth1’ manually
and tried ceni again…very crytic interface ..but finally got a scan list of wifi access points…
I selected my access point, entered the info requested and psk…
.. got lots of output and and “OK” that my psk was accepted
…but still no wifi

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Reboot and if wifi doesn’t start (you may have to wait a short while for it to connect like 20-30 seconds maximum), run ceni again.

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Iafetr re-booting, running ceni, selecting wireless the scan list show my wifi access point which when selected and entering psk Iget:
wpa-ssid “…” OK
wpa-psk **** OK

followed by messages like :
Listening on
Sending on
DHCPDISCIVER…
DHCPACK..

bound to some IP address
run-parts: executing

also see attached file which shows connectivity

and finally
‘Press any key to continue..

So how do I get my wifi up and running ??

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