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    Pi3 + RetroPie WiFi not connecting

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      danneskjold
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      Hi all,

      I've been troubleshooting this for a day or so now, but I'm throwing in the towel and asking for help. I hope this is the right place.

      I have RetroPie 4.0.2 that I downloaded from here and followed the first-time installation instructions listed here

      Once I got the install up and running, I attempted to connect to the WiFi network via the UI menu. I can see the network, I can select it, I can input the password, but every time it goes to "Connecting..." and then seemingly times out as best I can tell. The network here is rather slow, but not that slow...

      I am connected to this network on a couple other devices, and I can break the connection and connect them again, on Android, iOS, and Windows devices.

      I've tried adding the network by hand under the /etc/network/interfaces but that didn't work either - for some reason the character " becomes @ and a couple other special characters change as well.

      I'm at a loss for words. Anything else I can try?

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        herb_fargus administrators @danneskjold
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        @danneskjold in terms of your special characters you can either ssh through putty or change the keyboard configuration:

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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