Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-05 Thread Thomas Feix
I have been using Win all my life until I started with the beaglebone - Not easy to change habits :P -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and st

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-05 Thread Robert Nelson
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Tommi wrote: > Thanks, good to know! > > Though at this point I might go with the mantra: "never change a running > system" :D Nah... Keep modifying till it breaks, then using your notes don't go as far. ;) Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- F

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-05 Thread Tommi
Thanks, good to know! Though at this point I might go with the mantra: "never change a running system" :D On Friday, December 5, 2014 9:44:02 AM UTC-5, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Thomas Feix > wrote: > > Small update, I got the TL-WN722N to work. Since yesterday e

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-05 Thread Robert Nelson
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Thomas Feix wrote: > Small update, I got the TL-WN722N to work. Since yesterday evening it is > online, hope it will stay that way. > > The biggest problem was that wlan0 was already taken from the old dongle, so > it now runs on wlan3. > > first I followed this ins

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-05 Thread Thomas Feix
Small update, I got the TL-WN722N to work. Since yesterday evening it is online, hope it will stay that way. The biggest problem was that wlan0 was already taken from the old dongle, so it now runs on wlan3. first I followed this instructions: (not sure if I had to :)) https://wiki.debian.org/ath

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 7:34 PM, david turvene wrote: >> Correct, that firmware currently isn't in a *.deb package yet, so we >> manually add that firmware for the bb.org images. > > > @RCN - I'm using your *great* image-builder scripts and integrating my > kernel and u-boot. The beagleboard.org_i

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread david turvene
> > Correct, that firmware currently isn't in a *.deb package yet, so we > manually add that firmware for the bb.org images. > @RCN - I'm using your *great* image-builder scripts and integrating my kernel and u-boot. The beagleboard.org_image.sh, etc. don't seem to have the ath9k firmware, o

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 4:37 PM, dturvene gmail wrote: > On 12/02/2014 09:39 AM, Tommi wrote: > > thanks for your replies. > I just ordered a different USB plug, let's see if that improves things. > After tinkering so much with it, it seems the better options. In the end it > is probably cheaper sp

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread dturvene gmail
On 12/02/2014 09:39 AM, Tommi wrote: > thanks for your replies. > I just ordered a different USB plug, let's see if that improves > things. After tinkering so much with it, it seems the better options. > In the end it is probably cheaper spending another $14, rather than > sitting hours of hours tr

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread William Hermans
Heh going on two years now since this board has been out to the public, and still no one listens . . . On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jesse Cobra wrote: > No problems with Atheros (TP-LINK 722). Use them all the time with Debian > for video and audio streaming. > On Dec 2, 2014 8:44 AM, "Sandee

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Jesse Cobra
No problems with Atheros (TP-LINK 722). Use them all the time with Debian for video and audio streaming. On Dec 2, 2014 8:44 AM, "Sandeep Sangli" wrote: > @Tommi, > > We had similar problems with RTL8192/Realtek dongles. We moved to TP-LINK > 722 and so far its been super! We've tested streaming

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Thomas Feix
Thanks, I really hope it will work. It is amongst the most frustrating things to have something that works sometimes On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Sandeep Sangli wrote: > @Tommi, > > We had similar problems with RTL8192/Realtek dongles. We moved to TP-LINK > 722 and so far its been super!

[beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Sandeep Sangli
@Tommi, We had similar problems with RTL8192/Realtek dongles. We moved to TP-LINK 722 and so far its been super! We've tested streaming video for over 2 weeks with it now. As David mentioned, Atheros seems to play well with Debian. You can't go wrong with the TP-LINK Sandeep On Tuesday, Dece

[beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread Tommi
thanks for your replies. I just ordered a different USB plug, let's see if that improves things. After tinkering so much with it, it seems the better options. In the end it is probably cheaper spending another $14, rather than sitting hours of hours trying to fix it. Hope the TP-LINK TL-WN722N

[beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-02 Thread david turvene
@Tommi - I have a similar setup and use a variety of 80211 usb plugs via a usb hub and external power source. One is a Realtek RTL8188CUS using the RTL8192cu driver (the plug you use is a true RTL8192cu.) Ideas: * Receive Signal Strength (RSS) plays a big part and can vary dramatically by lo

[beagleboard] Re: Wifi unreliable

2014-12-01 Thread hamwich12
Hi Tommi, The only way I could do it was follow this post: http://beagleboard.org/Community/Forums?place=msg%2Fbeagleboard%2F9KCIs7yqsa8%2FThUHYh8KQzgJ On Sunday, November 30, 2014 10:46:17 AM UTC+11, Tommi wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I have been using the BBB now for quite a while and I real