Raspi and AWUS036H setup

Question

My eyes are bleery. i've checked the forums and Googled for hours now, but still can't get my Raspi to use my USB WiFi adaptor.

Am using raspberrypi 3.10.25+, fully updated.

i presently have access to the Raspi through an Ethernet connection, my home computer, ssh and vinagre. i almost feel like a hacker. Almost all of the forum posts in Google have to do with wardriving - lol.

i just want to be able to set up the Raspi and NOT have it use the Ethernet connection/cable when it boots up so we can go on to the next step of using it to measure temperatures on our solar hot water heater setup.

element14jamie · Accepted Answer

Hello frazelle09, Welcome to element14 Community, I will move this over to the Raspberry Pi area of the community as it is a better fit. If at anytime you feel that there is an issue with the product please hover over my avatar to get my email and contact me directly so I can further assist. Thank you, Jamie

shabaz · Answer

Hi Frederick,

If it is a 'Wi-Pi' branded adapter, then this Wi-Pi document may help. This post shows in brief what needs to be done (two files need configuration).

For supported adapters, see this WiFi supported hardware page.

For general instructions, see here (it is a page for BeagleBone Black, but the concept is the same - just the file locations are slightly different, but you can refer to the earlier mentioned post for that detail).

shabaz · Answer

Hi Frederick, The pasting still looks a little messed, I think the content of the two files looks a little mixed. Once you have pasted the content you can highlight it, and select the icon that looks like " >> " on the editor toolbar, and select "Syntax Highlighting" and then select "Plain". Then it looks like this. Anyway, the config looks a bit different to the one in the links earlier, but I don't know if that is the cause or not (your config may be fine, it's just I've only used the method in the earlier links).