[SOLVED][Feature Request]Wifi Key import via /boot/wifikeyfile.txt
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@herb_fargus Thank you! I guess mine is not WPA, I will have to get a keyboard. Awesome forum.
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@jseibert81 if you are using wep i would strongly recommend you switch to WPA if you have control over your router . Wep can be cracked in a heartbeat.
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I tried to connect my Retropie to my Wi-Fi copying a wifikeyfile.txt in the boot folder using:
ssid="My Wifi"
psk="My Psw"but it does not work. Any suggestion?
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@MEPoss
We'll need more information to help.
Make sure you're using WPA (not WEP) and that your network is not use a Hidden SSID (I'm not sure if that's supported) and make sure that your quotes are exactly " and not “ or ”.
Also I would suggest that you power cycle your wireless router (especially if it has been up for months/years). Which means to unplug the power, count to 10 (wait 10 seconds), then plug it back in and wait for it to boot then try to connect to it again. -
Sorry for bringing this up again, but I might have found another issue regarding special characters. My WPA2 passphrase contains a "|" which is (according to the standard) an allowed character. Importing the file gave me an error. I checked wpa_supplicant.conf and noticed that the SSID was imported correctly but the passphrase not. The passphrase was only imported up to the character before the "|". I entered it manually with a keyboard and then it worked.
I would also recommend to implement an automatically deletion of the wifikeyfile.txt after a successful import.
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Instead oft using standard Charakters you can try to hash the key. So the key will be transformed to a HEX string that contains only Charakters from 0 to 9 and A to F
Im still on vacation ;D
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