cant upload my wifi credentials via the ratos hotspot..

is there any other way to do this? SSHing into the pi did not work as well. im trying to run the printer in a ethernetless spot
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blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
what error are you getting?
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
basically the normal configureation proceedure (at ratos.local/configure) takes place like normal but then i cannot connect though my wifi network afterwards, only through it's own hotspot
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
Does your wifi name have spaces or other weird characters in it?
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
no it is very standard straight out of the box actually just installed an extender (i tested it with both the extender and main router)
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
You are using a raspberry pi, correct? You can check in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf to make sure it is writing the SSID and Password correctly
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
yes i use a pi i tried that through SSH but then i got this error
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
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blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
what command did you run?
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
i thought this was to be expected, or had to do with ratOS's hotspot/own configuration or somehitng ssh [email protected] sudo raspi-config
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
you shouldn't be using rasp-config. Just directly read the wpa_suplicant file
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
and something with /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf but i cant find it anymore yeah but it wouldnt let me communicate with it sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
run vim /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf that will let you directly read the file. I have no idea what it means that it can't communicate with it nano works too
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
yeah then i get to a menu fist option is like general stuf>edit wpa or somthing> "could not communicate with wpa_supplicant
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
then something is wrong with you SD card. I would recommend getting a good new one and reflashing ratos
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
vim /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf could this work differently? then ill get the printer upstairs again right away
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
no, if nano can't open it then don't bother with vim they are both just text editors
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
oke that is too bad.. 😦 but i think i can manage. i flashed a voron and this should be easier i dont know all components though, but i backed up the original config btw; i have a old prusa bear running marlin 2.0.5.1 or something. do you think flashing ratOS to that is hard? i like rat os better than standard klipper i want to update the bear to be morelike hte minion. im looking into modding the EVA on it right now (sorry to be off topic :p)
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
no idea - I have never flashed a prusa before
kakapo
kakapoOP•16mo ago
btw; cant i just.. edit the SD card itself? it seems weird to me that everything works execpt updating the wifi credentials
blacksmithforlife
blacksmithforlife•16mo ago
you can try, but I suspect your SD card is starting to fail. Better to replace with a new one before it fails completely

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