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Re: Nintendo WII: is wifi supported?



Does a powered hub help in case the issue is related to power draw on the Wii? 

(Experienced via NetBSD on other low powered  devices) 

From: port-powerpc-owner%NetBSD.org@localhost <port-powerpc-owner%NetBSD.org@localhost> on behalf of Jared McNeill <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2024 7:31:19 AM
To: Noe Casas <noe.casas%gmail.com@localhost>
Cc: port-powerpc%netbsd.org@localhost <port-powerpc%netbsd.org@localhost>
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 <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost> 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/evbppc).
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>


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