WiFi

Starting from Release 20180115 MiSTer supports some WiFi USB modules.

Enable WiFi connection

  • locate the file linux/_wpa_supplicant.conf (example: /media/fat/linux/_wpa_supplicant.conf)
  • open in text editor supporting Linux/Unix line endings (for example Notepad++)
  • replace put_your_SSID_here with your actual WiFi network name and put_your_password_here with your WiFi password.
  • sometimes you need to change the country code from TW to yours.
  • rename _wpa_supplicant.conf to wpa_supplicant.conf
  • reboot the MiSTer

In Menu core you will see WiFi icon when WiFi is connected.

WiFi USB dongles Confirmed to work (running command “lsusb” on linux will show if USB ID matches)

  • ASUS USB AC53 nano rev A1.
  • D-Link DWA-171 HWVer: A1. (NOTE! D-Link DWA-171 HWVer: C1 / USB ID 0bda:1a2b does NOT work out of the box)
  • Edimax EW-7811UN (USB ID 7392:7811)
  • Edimax EW-7822ULC (USB ID 7392:b822, 5ghz capable)
  • TP-LINK TL-WN823N V2 (needs copy rtl8192eu_nic.bin to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi)
  • CanaKit USB WiFi dongle - Works out of box (USB ID: 148f:5370, driver: rt2800usb, firmware: rt2870.bin)

Some WiFi firmwares can be found here: https://github.com/wkennington/linux-firmware

Compiling and installing custom WiFi drivers

Instructions for rtl8188fu based adapters (like the Zapo RTL8188 USB stick) can be read here:

MiSTer custom WiFi driver compilation

Steps can be adapted for other WiFi adapters.