Thanks Wally I should have mentioned I tried that too, as it's mentioned in the readme for the open source driver I tried: https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes/blame/master/README.md#L62
On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:19:39 PM UTC+1, Wally Bkg wrote: > > 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/9d0ef660-c830-40db-901d-3a5b5ece39f8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
