Re: Nintendo WII: is wifi supported?
Eric Hilgart <[email protected]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:44:28 +0000
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--_000_DM4PR12MB639831A04242C313D80D7E3DA4492DM4PR12MB6398namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does a powered hub help in case the issue is related to power draw on the W= ii? (Experienced via NetBSD on other low powered devices) ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on beha= lf of Jared McNeill <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2024 7:31:19 AM To: Noe Casas <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Nintendo WII: is wifi supported? Hi Noe -- I haven't experienced this issue. I am using a urtwn(4) based adapter, but it is plugged in indirectly via a USB 2.0 hub. Can you try a hub, and/or a different adapter, to see if the problem goes away? Take care, Jared On Sat, 26 Oct 2024, Noe Casas wrote: > Thanks a lot Jared. > > I am now using a USB Wi-Fi adapter (TL-WN823N v3) and it works. > However, the connection is lost occasionally, especially when > transferring large files. I need to restart wpa_supplicant manually to > re-connect. The disconnections happen much more frequently in one of > the USB ports. Is this a known problem? > > Thanks again, > Noe. > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 at 12:04, Jared McNeill <[email protected]> wrote= : >> >> Hi Noe -- >> >> The onboard Wi-Fi adapter is not supported. Your options for networking >> are to use a supported USB Wi-Fi adapter, USB ethernet adapter, or setup= a >> Bluetooth PAN using the built-in Bluetooth adapter. >> >> Take care, >> Jared >> >> >> On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, Noe Casas wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am successfully running NetBSD 10.99.12 on a Nintendo Wii (NetBSD/evb= ppc). >>> I would like to enable the wifi, but ifconfig -a only shows the >>> loopback interface and in the output of dmesg I cannot identify >>> anything relevant. >>> >>> Is the Wii's wifi supported by NetBSD? If it is, how can I configure it= ? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> > --_000_DM4PR12MB639831A04242C313D80D7E3DA4492DM4PR12MB6398namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Does a powered hub help in case the issue is related to po= wer draw on the Wii? </div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr">(Experienced via NetBSD on other low powered<span> d= evices) </span></div> <div id=3D"ms-outlook-mobile-signature" dir=3D"ltr"></div> </div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> port-powerpc-owner@Ne= tBSD.org <[email protected]> on behalf of Jared McNeill &= lt;[email protected]><br> <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 26, 2024 7:31:19 AM<br> <b>To:</b> Noe Casas <[email protected]><br> <b>Cc:</b> [email protected] <[email protected]><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Nintendo WII: is wifi supported?</font> <div> </div> </div> <div class=3D"BodyFragment"><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;= "> <div class=3D"PlainText">Hi Noe --<br> <br> I haven't experienced this issue. I am using a urtwn(4) based adapter, but = <br> it is plugged in indirectly via a USB 2.0 hub. Can you try a hub, and/or a = <br> different adapter, to see if the problem goes away?<br> <br> Take care,<br> Jared<br> <br> On Sat, 26 Oct 2024, Noe Casas wrote:<br> <br> > Thanks a lot Jared.<br> ><br> > I am now using a USB Wi-Fi adapter (TL-WN823N v3) and it works.<br> > However, the connection is lost occasionally, especially when<br> > transferring large files. I need to restart wpa_supplicant manually to= <br> > re-connect. The disconnections happen much more frequently in one of<b= r> > the USB ports. Is this a known problem?<br> ><br> > Thanks again,<br> > Noe.<br> ><br> > On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 at 12:04, Jared McNeill <[email protected]&= gt; wrote:<br> >><br> >> Hi Noe --<br> >><br> >> The onboard Wi-Fi adapter is not supported. Your options for netwo= rking<br> >> are to use a supported USB Wi-Fi adapter, USB ethernet adapter, or= setup a<br> >> Bluetooth PAN using the built-in Bluetooth adapter.<br> >><br> >> Take care,<br> >> Jared<br> >><br> >><br> >> On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, Noe Casas wrote:<br> >><br> >>> Hi all,<br> >>><br> >>> I am successfully running NetBSD 10.99.12 on a Nintendo Wii (N= etBSD/evbppc).<br> >>> I would like to enable the wifi, but ifconfig -a only shows th= e<br> >>> loopback interface and in the output of dmesg I cannot identif= y<br> >>> anything relevant.<br> >>><br> >>> Is the Wii's wifi supported by NetBSD? If it is, how can I con= figure it?<br> >>><br> >>> Thanks in advance.<br> >>><br> >>><br> ><br> </div> </span></font></div> </body> </html> --_000_DM4PR12MB639831A04242C313D80D7E3DA4492DM4PR12MB6398namp_--