Cannot connect RetroPie to Wi-Fi OR Bluetooth

xerozkeel

@JoeyAW First of all, I’d recommend you to try to get a wired keyboard and start with a fresh new image. The wired keyboard will remove all the possible variables that could be messing the initial configurations. From there, press f4 and run Raspi-config from the CLI so that way you don’t even have to set up a controller.

Keep in mind that the wifi is blocked until you select a country.

mitu

On buster, you need to set the Country first (via raspi-config), before configuring the Wi-Fi.

Try adding that info in a wap_supplicant.conf file - see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Wifi/#connecting-to-wifi-without-a-keyboard_1 and then check if the BT radio gets enabled also to connect your keyboard.

JoeyAW

@mitu I have tried connecting with a config file, however I will give it another shot.

Also what do you mean by the Bluetooth radio?

JoeyAW

@xerozkeel I have tried selecting the country, but to no avail. I did just start with a new flash, but I do not have an available usb keyboard. I might try booting a Wi-Fi file from a config again, to see if that works.

JoeyAW

@mitu I got no result. It still isn’t connected to the internet after unplugging the Ethernet, making the file and booting it. It still says to set my Wi-Fi country after turning it on.

mitu

@JoeyAW If you're connected via Ethernet, the Wi-Fi isn't started, so any configurations should be tested on Wi-Fi only.

JoeyAW

@mitu I always unplug it from Ethernet and it does not do anything. Even after editing the config file it still says my country isn’t specified. I think I’m gonna try installing raspberry pi OS and seeing if that connects. It it doesn’t, I might have accidentally physically damaged my board. Is that possible? One time before I installed it I attempted to slide in the SD card, but accidentally slid it into the case and onto the board. Could that have damaged the Wi-Fi?

mitu

@JoeyAW said in Cannot connect RetroPie to Wi-Fi OR Bluetooth:

Could that have damaged the Wi-Fi?

Unlikely.

JoeyAW

@mitu Ok, is there anything else I could try or is it just done?

JoeyAW

@mitu So I flashed raspberry os onto another sd card. Same problem, unable to connect to network.

mitu

@JoeyAW Can you post the dmesg output from the system on pastebin.com ?

JoeyAW

@mitu I fixed it! There was a problem with the Wi-Fi links around the house, as i was in the back room. It appears that the keyboard has a problem, so that is probably fine as I connected a ps3 controller via Bluetooth. Thank you!