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Wlan not started

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d_vader
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Wlan not started

Post by d_vader »

Hello!

I´ve bought my bubba 2 yesterday, connected as a server on my lan.

All works fine except the WLAN, i can´t turn it on the whole page is "gray". I´ve tried so set the bubba as server, server+router+firewall.

I´ve tried to connect it directly to internet and via the lan port connect it to my computer.

It is connected as lan via Airport Extreme

Any ideas anyone?

/Christian
RandomUsername
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by RandomUsername »

Do you definitely have the wifi version of the B2? It doesn't sound like you do.
d_vader
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by d_vader »

I hope I do, it came with two antennas.
RandomUsername
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by RandomUsername »

That's probably the case then :)

Get the simple questions out of the way first and all that.

I don't have a wifi B2 so I probably won't be much help now.

You could make sure the wifi card is being detected. If you SSH into the box and run

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lspci 
what's the output?
d_vader
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by d_vader »

it says unknown command.

I´m not very good at linux or unix
RandomUsername
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by RandomUsername »

You probably need to be running it as root.

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su
[password]
lspci
Ubi
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Ubi »

that must be

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su -
The extra "-" here is critical as it seems the lspci file is located in the extended $PATH from root (/sbin I guess). The $PATH parameter is only loaded into the session if the "-" option is added to the su command. Always do "su -" if you don't like weird error messages
Cheeseboy
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Cheeseboy »

Hi Christian,

Please log in as admin on the web interface, then go to Settings -> Time and language and set a time zone.

Best regards,

Cheeseboy
RandomUsername
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by RandomUsername »

Ubi wrote:that must be

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su -
The extra "-" here is critical as it seems the lspci file is located in the extended $PATH from root (/sbin I guess). The $PATH parameter is only loaded into the session if the "-" option is added to the su command. Always do "su -" if you don't like weird error messages
Just tried it can can't seem to run lspci no matter what I do. Have you tried it Ubi?
Cheeseboy
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Cheeseboy »

It is in the package pciutils, not installed on the Bubba2 by default.
EDIT:
Sorry, here is how to install it:
# apt-get install pciutils
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RandomUsername
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by RandomUsername »

Just installed it. Works for me with su and su -.
Cheeseboy
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Cheeseboy »

Well, I still think the answer to Mr Vaders' problem is the time zone.
See above.

Cheers,

Cheeseboy
Ubi
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Ubi »

meesa tinka cheeseboy is correct
d_vader
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by d_vader »

i´ve changed the timezone from stochoklm to oslo.
no luck

i´m using mac terminal, does it make any differens?? Log on as SSH
Cheeseboy
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Re: Wlan not started

Post by Cheeseboy »

I might be wrong, but I think all you have to to do is set a time zone in the web interface, and then perhaps reboot the device.
I remember being disappointed with the wireless being greyed out when I first got my B3 too, and that was what it took to sort it out...
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