You might try an extension cable on the USB dongle or standoffs.

http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#WIFI_Adapters


Gerald

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Bruce Skelly <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ever since I received my BBB A5A, I've had trouble getting WiFi to work.
> Or rather I should say work consistently.
>
> I am using an external power source rated at 5V, 1A through the barrel
> jack.  I've also tried using a 5V 2.4A power source through the mini USB
> jack.  I've tried Angstrom, and am currently running Debian 7.8
>
> The behavior is that the board boots well, and from dmesg I see the
> following messages.
>
> [   11.690302] rtl8192cu 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
>
> [   11.690327] rtl8192cu 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
>
> [   11.729916] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x10
>
> [   12.339530] rtl8192cu: MAC address: 00:13:ef:71:14:7f
>
> [   12.339561] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0
>
> [   12.339681] rtlwifi: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1
>
> [   12.342293] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>
> [   12.342701] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
>
> [   12.391585] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
>
> [   12.393155] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on
>
> [   17.866425] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>
> [   17.946662] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>
> Everything runs perfectly for any where from a couple of hours to a day or
> so, then it locks up.  Light on the WiFi USB dongle stops blinking, and all
> the lights on the BBB are static.
>
>
> Has anyone had anything like this happen?  Is this a known problem?  I've
> tried several different USB WiFi dongles. I have multiple Raspberry Pi
> running, and I haven't had this problem with them.
>
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bruce
>
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