Hi, I am new to HA. Currently use Openhab. I have followed every piece of advice online for connecting a new install to WIFI, not one of them works. Apart from the documentation in getting started, can anyone explain how to do it, in a a way that works. I have tried BRUH from youtube’s way, on the pi and I have tried the way with a USB. I am using a PI 4. Is it possible to connect to WIFI later. I can set it up with ethernet to begin with
Could you provide some more information as to your setup?
What install method are you using? HassOS? HassIO in docker? Haspbian?
If you’re using HassOS, common mistakes I’ve seen other people make include:
- creating files and folders with the wrong case sensitivity. USB stick volume name should be CONFIG (in capital letters), folder is network (lower-case), file is my-network
- Wi-Fi SSID is also case-sensitive. Some capitalize the first letter of their network name and forget to reflect this in the
my-networkfile.
If you want to confirm your USB drive is configured correctly, take a screenshot of File Explorer showing your USB stick and the folder and files in it. If you’re still having issues, maybe it is your Pi 4 and the beta image of HassOS? Submit a PR so the issue can be fixed in the future.
If you’re using HassOS, you can connect with wired now and switch to Wi-Fi later. There is a Import from USB button on the Hass.io >> System >> Host System card.
Thanks for responding @dwinnn and @brahmafear
Perhaps it is a pi 4 issue, I would need to raise. I definitely have my usb configured correctly.
I am using HASSIO, and not in docker. It is the Beta version.
The plan was to run HA on the pi4 while my pi3 runs openhab and eventually once HA is running the way my openhab is, I intend to make the switch to HA.
Perhaps I should just run HA in docker.
Thanks again for responding