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      BlackSoll last edited by

      I have tried all the following without any success :

      apt-get update
      apt-get install nano sudo
      apt-get install firmware-realtek
      apt-get install wpasupplicant

      Tried to proceed with usual wifi configuration, editing my /etc/network/interfaces but no luck at all.

      How can i add my wifi adapter to mervis minibian ?

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        BlackSoll last edited by

        I have tried all the following without any success :

        apt-get update
        apt-get install nano sudo
        apt-get install firmware-realtek
        apt-get install wpasupplicant

        Tried to proceed with usual wifi configuration, editing my /etc/network/interfaces but no luck at all.

        How can i add my wifi adapter to mervis minibian ?

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          Guest last edited by

          The system is set to read only in order save the SD card as much as possible.

          Support for some wifi dongles is already built in, also the wpa supplicant - see /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

          But before you can modify the file, you need make the sd card writable by:mount -o remount,rw / Then edit the conf file or install other things and make the fs readonly by:```
          mount -o remount,ro /

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            BlackSoll last edited by

            First i```
            mount -o remount,rw /

            Then i```
            apt-get install nano
            ```cause i like it.
            
            My /etc/network/interfaces looks like this :
            
            

            #! /bin/sh false
            auto lo
            iface lo inet loopback

            ifup/ifdown of eth0 is driven by netplug daemon.

            by checking ethernet carrier (net card must by plugged into switch/other$

            eth1 is prepared for Huawei 3g modem in cdc-ether mode

            wlan0 is prepared for Wifi (usb)card

            #############################################################
            #auto eth0 #not needed if allow-hotplug or netplug is acti$

            allow-hotplug eth1 wlan0 # autostart on plugging !!!! MUST BE ONLY ONCE $

            source /etc/network/if-eth0.conf

            iface eth0 inet6 auto

            iface eth1 inet dhcp

            iface wlan0 inet dhcp
            pre-up wpa_cli -i wlan0 terminate 2>/dev/null || true
            pre-up /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -q -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -iwlan0
            post-down wpa_cli -i wlan0 terminate 2>/dev/null || true
            #wireless configuration is in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

            allow-hotplug wlan0

            iface wlan0 inet manual
            wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
            iface default inet dhcp

            
            Then i```
            chown root /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
            
             /usr/bin/wpa_passphrase myssid mypass > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
            

            When iiwlist wlan0 scani found my wifi network then i```
            mount -o remount,ro /

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              Guest last edited by

              Hello,

              then you also need to tell the system to connect to the network:

              wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
              

              You might also want to automatically reconnect to the network, this can be done using the provided script:

              • Go to /etc/ifplugd/action.d/ and rename the ifupdown file to ifupdown.original

              • Then do: cp /etc/wpa_supplicant/ifupdown.sh ./ifupdown

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