Dietpi: (RPi zero) V158 DietPi and DietPi Jessie | WLAN Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :

Created on 17 Nov 2017  ·  11Comments  ·  Source: MichaIng/DietPi

Required Information:

  • DietPi Version 158
  • SBC Device rpi zero
  • Power supply used 5.1v 2a
  • SD card used Sandisk Ultra 8GB
  • Distro (EG: Jessie) | 4.9.52+

Error

My wifi is not working anymore.

Reproduction

root@uno:~#  iwconfig wlan0 essid x2 key s:DietPiTestPassword
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
Unable to replicate
Source
picture tatoosh

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Will close this Issue. Please reopen if needed. Thanks.

picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017
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@tatoosh
Did you try the solution of @TheOldPresbyope to manually create wpasupplicants execution folder and reconfigure wifi via dietpi-config?
mkdir /var/run/wpa_supplicant

MichaIng picture MichaIng on 22 Nov 2017

TESTING: DietPi v156 on RPi-Zero W

───────────────────────────────────────
 DietPi     | Update available
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 V156       | RPi Zero W (armv6l)
 ───────────────────────────────────────

root@RPi-Zero_W:~# uname -a
Linux RPi-Zero_W 4.9.52+ #1 Mon Oct 2 21:14:49 UTC 2017 armv6l GNU/Linux


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# cat /etc/debian_version
8.0


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# /DietPi/dietpi/misc/rpi_boardinfo
      - RPi Board Info -
 Revision         |     9000c1
 Released         |     Q1 2017
 Model            |     Zero W
 Memory           |     512 MB
 Manufacturer     |     Sony


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Test-NET"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: D6:CA:6D:xx:xx:xx
          Bit Rate=52 Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=67/70  Signal level=-43 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# ls -la /var/run/ | grep wpa
drwxr-x---  2 root root     60 Nov 25 17:17 wpa_supplicant
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      4 Nov 25 17:17 wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid  


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# dietpi-update

TESTING: DietPi v157 on RPi-Zero W

───────────────────────────────────────
 DietPi     | Update available
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 V157       | RPi Zero W (armv6l)
 ───────────────────────────────────────


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# uname -a
Linux RPi-Zero_W 4.9.62+ #1 Fri Nov 17 22:37:52 GMT 2017 armv6l GNU/Linux


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Test-NET"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: D6:CA:6D:xx:xx:xx
          Bit Rate=65 Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-39 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:5  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# ls -la /var/run/ | grep wpa
drwxr-x---  2 root root     60 Nov 25 17:44 wpa_supplicant
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      4 Nov 25 17:44 wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid

root@RPi-Zero_W:~# dietpi-update

TESTING: DietPi v158 on RPi-Zero W

───────────────────────────────────────
 DietPi     | 17:49 | Sat 25/11/17
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 V158       | RPi Zero W (armv6l)
 ───────────────────────────────────────


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Test-NET"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: D6:CA:6D:xx:xx:xx
          Bit Rate=52 Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=69/70  Signal level=-41 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:8  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# ls -la /var/run/ | grep wpa
drwxr-x---  2 root root     60 Nov 25 17:49 wpa_supplicant
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      4 Nov 25 17:49 wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# ping dietpi.com -c 4
PING dietpi.com (185.101.92.145) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 185.101.92.145: icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=14.6 ms
64 bytes from 185.101.92.145: icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=17.0 ms
64 bytes from 185.101.92.145: icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=16.9 ms
64 bytes from 185.101.92.145: icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=17.2 ms

--- dietpi.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3004ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 14.611/16.480/17.243/1.086 ms


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# dmesg | grep brcmfmac
[    7.448824] brcmfmac: F1 signature read @0x18000000=0x1541a9a6
[    7.467968] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac
[    7.781370] brcmfmac: Firmware version = wl0: Aug  7 2017 00:46:29 version 7.45.41.46 (r666254 CY) FWID 01-f8a78378
[    7.782557] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: CLM version = API: 12.2 Data: 7.11.15 Compiler: 1.24.2 ClmImport: 1.24.1 Creation: 2014-05-26 10:53:55 Inc Data: 9.10.41 Inc Compiler: 1.29.4 Inc ClmImport: 1.36.3 Creation: 2017-08-07 00:37:47
[   11.385038] brcmfmac: power management disabled
[   11.736050] brcmfmac: power management disabled
[   31.979187] brcmfmac: power management disabled


root@RPi-Zero_W:~# dmesg | grep wifi
[    2.161769] systemd[1]: Cannot add dependency job for unit dietpi-wifi-monitor.service, ignoring: Unit dietpi-wifi-monitor.service failed to load: No such file or directory.

Hmm ... by my tests here I can not see or have any WiFi problems.

Have you:

  • Auto Reconnect : Enabled ?
  • WiFi Country set correct ?
  • more then on-board wifi chip in use ?
  • very long or wireless-key (wpa-psk) aka wifi-password with special characters?
k-plan picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017
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Hi @k-plan.

tatoosh picture tatoosh on 25 Nov 2017

Hi @tatoosh,

  • a # in my wpa2 key

Possibly not the best idea. Can you please change this first and test again?

  • auto reconnect is enabled

For testing I would suggest to set this on Disable

  • using rpi zero (without w) with this USB WLAN

Can you please post:

lsusb

dmesg | grep usbcore

and when

dmesg | grep xxx -> xxx = name of registered new interface driver

k-plan picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017
  • a # in my wpa2 key
    Possibly not the best idea. Can you please change this first and test again?

I don't know why, but with my configuration (i changed some system settings) it is working with the # in my WPA2-Key

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:bd1e Broadcom Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 08ff:0009 AuthenTec, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg | grep usbcore

[    0.181269] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[    0.181398] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[    0.181552] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[    0.327532] usbcore: registered new interface driver smsc95xx
[    0.831424] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[    0.868048] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[   10.297753] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac

dmesg | grep xxx -> xxx = name of registered new interface driver

the wlan USB dongle is in a wodden case ... i can only post this later ;)
But also with an other WLAN USB i had problmes by installing with preconfigured dietpi.txt on my pi zero starting with the newest image: DietPi_v150_RPi-armv6-(Jessie).img I solved it by an USB LAN Adapter

tatoosh picture tatoosh on 25 Nov 2017

@tatoosh

Is it solved without " # " in wifi-password?

k-plan picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017

hi @k-plan : yes, it is working nice. If you want i can reproduce the error in a few days.
By the way - what is the problmen with the # in a WPA Password?

iwconfig wlan0

wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"x2"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.447 GHz  Access Point: C8:0E:14:1F:18:90
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=61/70  Signal level=-49 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

Why is Encryption key:off ?

tatoosh picture tatoosh on 25 Nov 2017

@MichaIng
Thx. Yes the folder exists.

@k-plan
maybe the issue #1250 will solve it in v159.
I will reproduce it on a fresh install after releasing the new version - any date for this?

tatoosh picture tatoosh on 25 Nov 2017

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:bd1e Broadcom Corp.

[ 10.297753] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac

brcmfmac is you wifi interface driver

.. but anyway.

i had problmes by installing with preconfigured dietpi.txt on my pi zero starting

If you edit dietpi.txt on a differnt device, please use a unix compatible editor like NotePad++, Notepad2, PS Pad, Nano, vim, Smultron ... but NOT Windows Editor (notepad.exe)!

Think same is happend here: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/1238#issuecomment-345980758

Will close Issue. Please reopen if needed.

k-plan picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017
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brcmfmac is you wifi interface driver
Ok thx.
If you edit dietpi.txt on a differnt device, please use a unix compatible editor like NotePad++, Notepad2, PS Pad, Nano, vim, ...

I used Notepadd++ as UTF-8 without BOM. But i will take a stranger look here next time. Good advice!

tatoosh picture tatoosh on 25 Nov 2017

Will close this Issue. Please reopen if needed. Thanks.

k-plan picture k-plan on 25 Nov 2017
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