Changes between Version 66 and Version 67 of expansion/gw16146

Timestamp:

12/27/2024 06:50:51 PM (3 weeks ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

add note about wireless interfaces

expansion/gw16146

@@ -1106 +1106 @@
 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 31 20:13 spi3 -> ../../devices/platform/soc@0/soc@0:bus@32c00000/32e50000.usb/ci_hdrc.1/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/spi-ft232h.0/spi_master/spi3
 }}}
-1. Ensure the there is a wireless interface in /sys/class/net:
+1. Ensure the there is a wireless interface in /sys/class/net. NOTE that on devices with multiple wireless devices, such as wlan0 and wlan1, these can get swapped sporadically across boots, and thus extreme detail needs to be taken to be sure the interface being used is truly the GW16146 card. For persistent naming, read more on the FAQ [wiki:faq#HowdoIhandlemultiplewirelessradiosononeSBC here]
 {{{#!bash
 # ls /sys/class/net
@@ -1122 +1122 @@
 iw reg set US 
 }}}
-6. Verify the cli_app can talk to the GW16146 module:
+1. Verify the cli_app can talk to the GW16146 module:
 {{{#!bash
 # cli_app show version
@@ -1130 +1130 @@
 
 }}}
-7. Device sleeping
+1. Device sleeping
 {{{#!bash
 [Error] the target device cannot respond while deep sleep.
@@ -1139 +1139 @@
 }}}
 
+This can also be caused by accessing the wrong wlan interface in Linux. See above. 
 
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