Thanks, I’ll give it a try.

Bruce
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Gerald Coley <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> You might try an extension cable on the USB dongle or standoffs.
> 
> http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#WIFI_Adapters 
> <http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#WIFI_Adapters>
> 
> 
> Gerald
> 
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Bruce Skelly <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[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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