BeagleBoneBlack Enable USB WFI on boot

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elcuartomago
 
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BeagleBoneBlack Enable USB WFI on boot

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Hi all.
Apologies if this has already been asked/answered. I cannot seem to find an answer after MUCH googling and searching.
I just upgraded my BBB to buster using the iot image.

Everything good so far with one exception.

After a boot/reboot, the (ourlink) wifi stick in the USB is off. An ifconfig shows that wlan0 has no assignment. All I have to do it unplug the wifi stick and plug it back in to get the 'green light'. After that, ifconfig shows wlan0 has the correct assignment and I can then access the BBB over wireless.

My question is what must I configure and how so as to eliminate the unplug/plug step? I want to be able to reboot remotely w/o having to re-seat the USB wifi.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: BeagleBoneBlack Enable USB WFI on boot

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Check your file tree to see if there's a file named /etc/rc.local

If so, that should execute toward the end of the boot process, and provides space for modifications specific to that machine. You can write a shell script that brings up the Wifi connection and execute it from /etc/rc.local

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