This is from 2013, but the Edimax dongle seems to have reliability issues on the Raspberry Pi as well as the BBB. This looks to be an easy solution to try:
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=44171&p=220622#p220593 On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:00:20 AM UTC-5, Marcos Scriven wrote: > > Thanks again Robert - I'll try disabling HDMI and emmc. > > However, would this not have been mitigated by using the powered USB hub > (where the dongle was thus much further away)? > > Is there any way to tell what's actually happening without some expensive > diagnostic kit here, or is it just a case of trial and error? > > I'm also going to try the combination of > https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes DKMS, with the 5V connector on > (as it didn't seem to make a difference with the powered hub) > > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 4:51:07 PM UTC+1, RobertCNelson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Marcos Scriven <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Robert >>> >>> Thanks for the responses. I hope I didn't make it sound like I was >>> demanding a new version of Kamikaze from Elias! I understand the whole >>> reason for Kamikaze is that it 'just works' out of the box with the >>> Replicape - the conundrum for me is whether I try and start with your image >>> with a newer kernel (in the hope it has better kernel support for my wifi >>> dongle), and repeat some of Elias's setup, or start with Kamikaze, and try >>> and get a dynamic module working (which might not even work, and be a >>> wasted effort if it works in a newer kernel). >>> >>> Thanks to the joys of Amazon Prime Now, have ordered a 5v multi adapter, >>> and unfortunately seeing the same behaviour. The voltage seems to be pretty >>> stable at 5.10v: >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KMeNMJN8Zjs/V0MeYDK8_BI/AAAAAAABKuI/jMP4dFdl3uoe1mdpl1wDblhFLlGEwDD1QCLcB/s1600/IMG_1143.JPG> >>> >>> >>> I agree it 'smells like a power problem', but still getting the same >>> issue with a 5V adapter. >>> >> The other issue with that setup, the wifi antenna is really close to the >> HDMI interface.. >> >> From: /boot/uEnv.txt >> >> Either disable both the hdmi & emmc via: >> >> dtb=am335x-boneblack-overlay.dtb >> >> Or just disable the hdmi via: >> >> dtb=am335x-boneblack-emmc-overlay.dtb >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> https://rcn-ee.com/ >> > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/6b1c46c0-2713-4378-800b-efa728f5bc7b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
