I setup my v1pi today and attempted to connect it to my home wifi as a client. I’ve setup my wpa_supplicant.conf with the correct ssid and password. I see a device appear as a client on my router for a short time and then it drops off.
The v1pi.local address worked with ssh once, but never via http. I had an active SSH connection and http did not work, but I was still able to cruse around in ssh. Once I closed my ssh connection I was unable to re-establish it.
I can connect to the v1pi hotspot and that does work correctly but i can’t seem to get it to join my main network. One thing i noticed is that the v1pi hotspot is on channel 1 and my home router is on channel 11. I’ve read that it is possible for a pi be both a client and a hotspot but they need to use the same channel and I am wondering if this might somehow be a source of trouble.
I’m pretty sure the V1pi can be either a hotspot or a local client, but not both at the same time. Here it mentions two versions and they seem to be only one or the other.
I haven’t ever successfully gotten the hotspot version to connect to my network either. I would like to have only one version, but instead, the no hotspot version is the one you should be using.
Using the correct image was an instant fix! I don’t know how I managed to download the wrong one as I knew there were two that did different things. I guess the rule of troubleshooting applies. Check the simplest explanation first.
No worries. Thank you for returning and posting the solution. I am sure it will be helpful in the future.
I sure with the raspap worked better in client mode. I have some ESP32s that do that (they start in AP mode and then you use the web interface to configure client) and it works great. If I could do that for the v1pi, it would make things a little easier.
I need to return to the project and make a new version.
I just tried to install the no-hotspot image on a Pi 4 (2GB) and it wouldn’t run. I did modify the wpa_supplicant.conf with my network data, but it wouldn’t boot, (4 slow flashes followed by 4 quick flashes on the green LED). I hooked up an HDMI screen and the error that showed up said that I needed to update my PiOS for this model Pi.
Are you aware of any reason your image should work on a Pi model 4?
I can start all over from scratch to install my Hyperpixel drivers, then OctoPi and CNC.js if that is your suggestion. Should I start with the full PiOS install or the Lite version?