Intermittent BT/WiFi adapter issues upon booting

MikeRL · 24 Feb 2019, 14:00

Thanks. I'll try. Also, do you recommend any power supplies that work properly? Also, do you recommend any power supplies that work properly?

MikeRL · 25 Feb 2019, 20:59

I think the issue is the power supply. Any recommended replacements?

mitu · 25 Feb 2019, 21:12

@MikeRL said in Intermittent BT/WiFi adapter issues upon booting:

Any recommended replacements?

Get the official RPI power supply.

MikeRL · 26 Feb 2019, 22:30

Is this one any good? https://www.pishop.us/product/wall-adapter-power-supply-micro-usb-2-4a-5-25v/
I ask because I have a Pi 3B+, and that one requires 5.1V, not 5V. I wonder if that's what my issue is stemming from. Or should I stick to the official one?

quicksilver · 27 Feb 2019, 01:20

@MikeRL stick to the official one. It's too much of a crap shoot with other brands.

MikeRL · 27 Feb 2019, 11:56

@quicksilver Thanks for the advice. Will do.

MikeRL · 27 Feb 2019, 22:33

So I ordered two of the official power supplies in black off Amazon. Hopefully they work. I will find out starting tomorrow how things work.

MikeRL · 1 Mar 2019, 00:51

Even with the official power supply. I'm still having problems getting networking adapters and bluetooth adapters to load.

quicksilver · 1 Mar 2019, 01:41

@MikeRL do you have a spare sd card that you can put just the retropie image on and test? If that also has issues it may be worth trying to get the pi replaced under warranty.

MikeRL · 1 Mar 2019, 20:38

I have spare SD cards, yes, but multiple Pis have done this. I have three total (one where I broke the video cable clamp accidentally) and they all exhibit this behavior. So maybe it's software related.

quicksilver · 1 Mar 2019, 20:40

@MikeRL Have you tested just a straight image of retropie? Not installed on top of Raspbian. Im thinking its an issue specifically with your build.

MikeRL · 1 Mar 2019, 20:45

I will test a straight image of RetroPie ASAP.

MikeRL · 7 Mar 2019, 00:20

RetroPie image has the same issue...

quicksilver · 7 Mar 2019, 02:58

@MikeRL I suspect a hardware issue then. I would see if you can get it replaced under warranty.

MikeRL · 13 Mar 2019, 18:24

I'm going to try Ubuntu MATE when it stabilizes, and see if the issues persist. If so, I have several returns to make.

MikeRL · 11 Apr 2019, 09:51

Alright, I've tried Ubuntu MATE 18.04 beta 1 extensively and the problem does not occur on Ubuntu at all. Must be a Raspbian issue. Definitely not my hardware. I hate to dig up a month old topic, but it is what it is. A Raspbian issue.