RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Cannot access the internet.

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved
    Help and Support
    retropie
    4
    51
    3.2k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • I
      ignatius @ignatius
      last edited by

      @ignatius said in Cannot access the internet.:

      @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

      @ignatius You should have mentioned that in the beginning - if your VPN is mis-configured, that would explain why DNS is working but your traffic is not. Disable your VPN and see if apt will work.

      I'm not using it on the Pi, though. Does this still apply?

      BTW, I have a new problem. I changed the default password, and it will not boot into Emulation Station now... :(

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Changing the password shouldn't modify the auto-login feature, but you can re-configure the auto-login from raspi-config, see here.

        I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • I
          ignatius @mitu
          last edited by ignatius

          @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

          Changing the password shouldn't modify the auto-login feature, but you can re-configure the auto-login from raspi-config, see here.

          That doesn't make sense when I can't access it with the BT keyboard. It should "remember" the connection, but doesn't., unfortunately.
          I'm just going reflash the SD card.

          I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • I
            ignatius @ignatius
            last edited by ignatius

            @ignatius Interesting. I can apt-get update as the normal user, but not with sudo...
            Which led me to try the following: sudo apt-get install kodi which returned positive. But times out once it reaches the "Waiting for headers" dialog.

            I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • I
              ignatius @ignatius
              last edited by

              @ignatius It still isn't working when I disable my VPN on my desktop computer.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by

                Use a recent RetroPie release and we'd be able to help better.
                At this point is not clear whether you're running a standard RetroPie 4.4 image or a 3rd party image shipped with the TinyPi.

                I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • I
                  ignatius @mitu
                  last edited by ignatius

                  @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

                  Use a recent RetroPie release and we'd be able to help better.
                  At this point is not clear whether you're running a standard RetroPie 4.4 image or a 3rd party image shipped with the Tiny

                  I downloaded the image and wrote the image to a SD card, but i'm having trouble trying to get it to boot. So, I ordered a
                  SD card that is "recommended". It should be here some time next week. We'll see what happens.

                  I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • I
                    ignatius @ignatius
                    last edited by

                    @ignatius said in Cannot access the internet.:

                    @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

                    Use a recent RetroPie release and we'd be able to help better.
                    At this point is not clear whether you're running a standard RetroPie 4.4 image or a 3rd party image shipped with the Tiny

                    I downloaded the image and wrote the image to a SD card, but i'm having trouble trying to get it to boot. So, I ordered a
                    SD card that is "recommended". It should be here some time next week. We'll see what happens.

                    Ok. I got the card in the mail the other day, and flashed the .img file, it didn't work. So I tried something else.. I managed to reverse engioneer the TinyPi screen services into the new RetroPie install by copying them over. The screen is a little offset (it doesn't use the entire screen real esate), but is usuable. So, In short, i'm able to use RetroPie on the TinyPi Pro whlie being able to use the newest version of it.

                    I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • I
                      ignatius @ignatius
                      last edited by

                      @ignatius said in Cannot access the internet.:

                      @ignatius said in Cannot access the internet.:

                      @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

                      Use a recent RetroPie release and we'd be able to help better.
                      At this point is not clear whether you're running a standard RetroPie 4.4 image or a 3rd party image shipped with the Tiny

                      I downloaded the image and wrote the image to a SD card, but i'm having trouble trying to get it to boot. So, I ordered a
                      SD card that is "recommended". It should be here some time next week. We'll see what happens.

                      Ok. I got the card in the mail the other day, and flashed the .img file, it didn't work. So I tried something else.. I managed to reverse engioneer the TinyPi screen services into the new RetroPie install by copying them over. The screen is a little offset (it doesn't use the entire screen real esate), but is usuable. So, In short, i'm able to use RetroPie on the TinyPi Pro whlie being able to use the newest version of it.

                      I'm right back to square one. I cannot ping any sites (eg, google.com), let alone connect to them. I'm using the latest Retropie version.

                      mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @ignatius
                        last edited by

                        Does ping works from the Pi to your Wi-Fi router/AP ? Can you connect via SSH to your Pi, from your PC ?

                        I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • I
                          ignatius @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

                          Does ping works from the Pi to your Wi-Fi router/AP ? Can you connect via SSH to your Pi, from your PC ?

                          No to both. :(

                          mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator @ignatius
                            last edited by

                            @ignatius Then the problem is your Wi-Fi connection to the router. Assuming you get an IP address from it, check the Wi-Fi AP for any MAC based access rules or firewalls that might isolate/block your Pi.

                            I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • I
                              ignatius @mitu
                              last edited by

                              @mitu said in Cannot access the internet.:

                              @ignatius Then the problem is your Wi-Fi connection to the router. Assuming you get an IP address from it, check the Wi-Fi AP for any MAC based access rules or firewalls that might isolate/block your Pi.

                              First of all, sorry for the delay in replying. I had a brief hospital stint. I gave up on trying to resolve this. Instead, I just chrooted the Pi system, and installed everything that way. It's not exactly the best way to accomplish this, but it works.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • First post
                                Last post

                              Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                              Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.