v6 Cant get wifi to work at all

[stapo101]

I have a RTL8192 usb wifi adapter and a USB A to USB C adapter. I cant get wifi working at all. Tried having it plugged in when booting, having it plugged in after booting, plugging in the USB A to USB C first etc. Also tried manually inputting the SSID but nothing is working. Any clues? Thanks

[acmeplus]

Do you know which revision of the board you have? IF not, is it a fairly new model or an older one?

[stapo101]

I've had it about 4 weeks since new, how can I tell?

[stapo101]

this is the adapter I am using

[stapo101]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HYM4829?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

[acmeplus]

That seems to be a fairly new 8192 adapter. The one supported by the board is a 8192cu that is not 802.11n but 802.11b. It does support 802.11n with a TP-Link 8188eu adapter.

Try to use a different usb device to see if it's detected (e.g. a usb keyboard/mouse). If those are detected then the issues with the usb wifi chipset not being compatible.

[stapo101]

Thanks. I have ordered an 8192cu to try I have searched for a tp-link 8188eu but can't seem to get a positive hit. Do you have a link at ll? Thanks

[acmeplus]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That's the one I have and it's working. Note that I've found that there's an issue with boards v6.0+ and usb. So that may be impacting the wireless detection. As I mentioned before try to see if a usb keyboard is detected (you should be able to navigate emulationstation with the cursors)

[stapo101]

Ok. Latest update...I have tried a USB mouse and that doesn't work at all either. If that means it's a board issue is there any possibility of a future fix? I'm happy to test it.

[acmeplus]

Yes, most likely will be fixed, there was an older version that had usb working on most revisions, but it didn't have all the updates required for other boards to work.

[acmeplus]

Ok. Latest update...I have tried a USB mouse and that doesn't work at all either. If that means it's a board issue is there any possibility of a future fix? I'm happy to test it.

Try release v0.4, it may work on your board. Do the usb keyboard/mouse test too and let me know if wireless now works.

[stapo101]

Ok, I;ve tried v4. Still nothing I'm afraid. No mouse, no keyboard, now wifi. I have double checked that the USB c to a adapter is working on another device and it is.

[acmeplus]

Ok, I;ve tried v4. Still nothing I'm afraid. No mouse, no keyboard, now wifi. I have double checked that the USB c to a adapter is working on another device and it is.

Try the newest 0.7 version. I've heard some v6.0 users indicating it's now working.

[stapo101]

Thanks. Just tested 0.7 with mouse, keyboard and wifi adapter. Still not working I'm afraid.

[acmeplus]

@stapo101 some users with a similar issue have indicated that wireless works for them after the console has been off for a while. In those cases after the console has been off for 20-30 min the wireless is detected. Not a solution, but may be something to check.

[luci-11]

@stapo101 did you try with version 0.8? USB for me is definitely more stable. it is always detected and wifi working with no issues with Edimax adapter.

[stapo101]

Just tried latest release 0.8. still nothing I'm afraid. It sure USB is working at all other than charging.

[ChrisGetHub]

I have the same issue. I am using the TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano USB WLAN Dongle and it doesn’t work. I suspect the USB port simply doesn't recognise anything on hardware

[demichel93]

Same problem here, I have batocera 0.8.1, I got TP-Link WN725N which I use with Playstation Classic with Autobleem or whatever the OS available is there. I use USB-C to A OTG adapter, Batocera on RG35XX does not see any networks, I played around with uImage files, switching adb to uImage and reverse, nothing seems to work. USB-C to A adapter does work on other devices.