Hassio + Raspberry Pi 2 Model B + WiFi Dongle

Installation
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#1

Hi,

I’m new to Raspberry Pi, Linux, and Hassio/Home assistant so I would like to ask for patience in advance.
I would like to install Hassio on it so that I can control my Lifx lights and Light strips for e.g. dim lights when playing media.

I have a

  • Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (I know it should only be used for testing)
  • 2 x WiFi Dongle
    Dlink DWL-G132
    Dlink DWA-110

Note: I do not have an available ethernet port, therefore, WiFi is a mandatory requirement).
FYI these dongles worked straight away when I plugged them in my Raspian OS

I have recently had success setting up Home Assistant Core onto Raspian and had the wifi working fine, however, I have just found out that it doesn’t have the add-on store(and doing some googling it has become apparent that it’s beyond my ability to set it up).

I have tried flashing Hassio onto an SD card and had Hassio working but it was only successful with an ethernet connection. I have tried the following methods:

  • the my-network/system-connections onto a USB drive option but it doesn’t work.

  • using nmcli to set a static IP address

Note I get a fw missing on wlan0 and was wondering if it means “firmware missing”

This is what happens when I try to plug and unplug the adapter

Failed to request firmware
Failed to request firmware3669×957 1.45 MB

Can someone please let me know if it is possible and I would appreciate it if someone can point to me in the correct direction.

#2

There is no driver available for the wifi adapter

#3

Is there any solution? It works on raspian without any need to download the drivers

#4

Hi,
Maybe you need to install the driver for your wifi dongle.
I had to do that with MoOdeaudio with a TP-link usb key and its chipset Realtek r8188eu.

  1. uname -a
    to find your system version

  2. download the version according to your system at http://downloads.fars-robotics.net/wifi-drivers/8188eu-drivers/

  3. sudo ./install

  4. reboot

I’m noob here. So I hope it’s the good way…

#5

Hey Nickous

I did some digging around on your link and found out there were some instructions http://downloads.fars-robotics.net/. However how do I even install these when I flashed HASSIO without Raspbian? I’ve only got the Home assistant command line and access to the host system.

#6

Attach a monitor and keyboard to your pi. Then you can login to the host to do the configuration.

#7

I have connected a monitor and keyboard to my pi. I can see the Home assistant login screen and I can also access the host system. I do not know how to do the configuration.

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I am trying to do what’s specified at the end of this webpage
http://downloads.fars-robotics.net/ but I do not have NOOBS or Raspian. When I try to use the wget, i get “/bin/ash: wget: not found”

I just followed these instructions here to isntall HASSIO on my SD card https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/installation/

#8

Did you figure out how to install the driver?

#9

I’m also trying to use wifi with rPi 2 and usb wifi card. If we cant install drivers is there some list of supported models by default in haso?

#10

Hi,

have you managed to find a solution? I have a Raspberry pi3 where I have installed:
*Home Assistant 2022.12.7 *
*Supervisor 2022.11.2 *
*Operating System 9.4 *
Frontend 20221213.0 - latest

I’m now trying to install my WIFI USB dongle to connect my WIFI devices (thermostat, switches…) but everything that I found needs command sudo that apparently is missing in HA:
bash: sudo: command not found

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.