Beta Testers Wanted! Raspbian for Robots

JohnC · March 1, 2016, 1:16am

Could we update this more easily with this file:

DexterInd/Raspbian_For_Robots/blob/master/upd_script/wifi/wifi_disable_sleep.sh

#! /bin/bash
# This script disables wifi sleep mode of the Dexter Industries Wifi Dongle
#Create and edit a new file /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf
#Paste the following in:
## Disable power saving
## options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=1 rtw_ips_mode=1

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf
sudo cat <<EOF > /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf
# Disable power saving
options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0 rtw_ips_mode=1

EOF

If we just:
1). Uncommented this line: https://github.com/DexterInd/Raspbian_For_Robots/blob/master/upd_script/wifi/wifi_disable_sleep.sh#L6
2). Called the script.

Do you think that would work Darrell? We could make the fix pretty easily and quickly!

JohnC · March 2, 2016, 7:07am

Hi Darrell, I made this change in the update. if you run the latest update, it should disable the wifi sleep for the RTL chip. Let me know what you think!

JohnC · March 21, 2016, 2:21am

Update: I’ve just updated the image in the repository. The latest is now 2016.03.28 and can be downloaded from the Sourceforge Repository: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dexterindustriesraspbianflavor/

zebulon · March 26, 2016, 3:54am

Me to has the same problem.
I can’t make the wifi work
I have the ever popular cheap Ralink.
The thing is: It’s working without tweaking in Jessie but not in the Dex Image
By the way. I don’t have any encryption and therefore no passkey.

Regards Sebastian

JohnC · March 27, 2016, 11:24am

Hi Zebulon, are you getting an error message? What happens when you run lsusb? Or ifconfig?

I think I have one of these, I’ll take a look at it.

JohnC · March 28, 2016, 12:24am

Also Zebulon, were you able to download the entire zip file without any problems? Did you get the Pi to bootup?

JohnC · March 29, 2016, 12:55am

Quick Update: I’ve just uploaded the latest March 28th’s version. This is now on Google Drive and Sourceforge. This should work, out of the box, with the Raspberry Pi 3. We had to make some updates to work with the new wifi onboard, and the USB wifi.

JohnC · April 27, 2016, 1:47am

We are going to close this thread. We’ve just upgraded to Jessie! Check it out here.