12-29-2023, 04:42 PM
I bought a PBP over a year ago and installed ArchLinuxARM on it. After initial install I could not make a wifi connection and was too busy to troubleshoot thoroughly. I've come back to it a few times since, but soon give up because screen is on low brightness and the adjustment keys don't work and I remain too busy to find the actual headache this produces worth going into.
Basically, no interface shows for wifi besides lo. I've tried device list in iwd, ip link, and looking direct at /sys/class/net. I've checked that the privacy switch for wifi is not blocking it, and get two blinks from the numlock light.
I thought I would just try a reinstall from scratch, but when I go into BIOS at the start (UEFI?, tow-boot?) and select USB it will not boot from the drive I have installed there. Installation instructions say any version of tow-boot should work for an install, and the version I have is the one released before the current one.
Where should I be looking for the wifi card? Instructions talk about USB or PCI, but the wiki says the adapter connects via SDIO?
Basically, no interface shows for wifi besides lo. I've tried device list in iwd, ip link, and looking direct at /sys/class/net. I've checked that the privacy switch for wifi is not blocking it, and get two blinks from the numlock light.
I thought I would just try a reinstall from scratch, but when I go into BIOS at the start (UEFI?, tow-boot?) and select USB it will not boot from the drive I have installed there. Installation instructions say any version of tow-boot should work for an install, and the version I have is the one released before the current one.
Where should I be looking for the wifi card? Instructions talk about USB or PCI, but the wiki says the adapter connects via SDIO?