3. WiFi drops and reconnects regularly...
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WiFi drops and reconnects regularly...


  • Hi there,

    I happen to find some strange entries in my logs. I’m not sure, if they are MM2 related, but perhaps someone can Point me in the right direction.
    I’m running MM2 (latest) on a raspberry Pi 3 model B (Hardware BCM2835, Revision a02082) and seemingly the WiFi disconnects on a regular base (sometimes around an hour, sometimes 20min) and at times won’t reconnect:

    /var/log/messages

    Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304393] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 6
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304419] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 7
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304833] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: unregister 'smsc95xx' usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304927] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.554214] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00021501
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.754068] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 8 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.754318] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00001101
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.984336] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=9514
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.984355] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.985385] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.985487] hub 1-1:1.0: 5 ports detected
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.324025] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 9 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.465152] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=ec00
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.465186] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.469158] smsc95xx v1.0.5
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 9: "/sys/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1"
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 9 was not an MTP device
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.568590] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 eth0: register 'smsc95xx' at usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:39:55:66
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.600462] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: renamed from eth0
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.976302] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.976719] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enxb827eb395566: link is not ready

...

Nov  8 08:33:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.310923] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 8
Nov  8 08:33:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.310952] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 9
Nov  8 08:33:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.311373] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: unregister 'smsc95xx' usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet
Nov  8 08:33:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.311472] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 08:33:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.580643] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00021501
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.790635] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 10 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6730.790867] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00001101
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.021176] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=9514
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.021204] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.022487] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.022594] hub 1-1:1.0: 5 ports detected
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.340631] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 11 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.470918] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=ec00
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.470937] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.474357] smsc95xx v1.0.5
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 11: "/sys/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1"
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 11 was not an MTP device
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.565397] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 eth0: register 'smsc95xx' at usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:39:55:66
Nov  8 08:33:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.595975] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: renamed from eth0
Nov  8 08:33:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.864586] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 08:33:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 6731.865091] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enxb827eb395566: link is not ready

    /var/log/syslog

    Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304393] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 6
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304419] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 7
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304833] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: unregister 'smsc95xx' usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.304927] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 dhcpcd[384]: enxb827eb395566: removing interface
Nov  8 07:39:09 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.554214] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00021501
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.754068] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 8 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.754318] Indeed it is in host mode hprt0 = 00001101
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.984336] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=9514
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.984355] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.985385] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3490.985487] hub 1-1:1.0: 5 ports detected
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.324025] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 9 using dwc_otg
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.465152] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=ec00
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.465186] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.469158] smsc95xx v1.0.5
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 9: "/sys/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1"
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 9 was not an MTP device
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.568590] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 eth0: register 'smsc95xx' at usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:39:55:66
Nov  8 07:39:10 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.600462] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: renamed from eth0
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 dhcpcd[384]: enxb827eb395566: waiting for carrier
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 dhcpcd[384]: enxb827eb395566: waiting for carrier
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.976302] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 enxb827eb395566: hardware isn't capable of remote wakeup
Nov  8 07:39:11 MagicMirror2 kernel: [ 3491.976719] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enxb827eb395566: link is not ready

    Somebody got the same errors?

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  • B

    First step i would do, is a replacement with another power supply.
    Does it have enough power. At least 2.5A is recommened i guess!?

    I guess it is not related to the MM itself, its a Pi problem.

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  • @barnosch hmmm… Thanks! I just replaced the 1,5A with a 2A one as I lack a 2,5A one. I’ll Keep that in mind, though!

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  • B

    the only “original” RaspPi3 powersupply they sell has 5V/2.5A
    But i guess a 2A is good to go.
    If the old one has some problems or drops the voltage from time to time, the issues you have can happen easily.
    Just try with the other one?
    You are using the internal Wifi or with a external USB-Wlan Dongle?

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  • Module Developer

    @binderth

    Have you?

    Disable WiFi Power Save

    Disable power saving

    For Raspberry Pi 3
    Edit /etc/network/interfaces

    sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
    Add the following line under the wlan0 section

    wireless-power off
    Reboot your PI

    sudo reboot

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  • Honestly I think this happens when you update the Pi…I don’t believe it’s MM doing this.

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  • Just a short information, after changing the powersupply to 5V/2A instead 5V/1,5A it now seems stable. I now only get a rekeying-message every 10mins in the syslog, which I suppose is my FritzBox. 🙂

    I’m using the internal WiFi - apparently withou power saving off. But seems OK.

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  • Module Developer

    @binderth I found that 2A isn’t enough for the pi3, when under heavy load it would fail. The raspberry 2,5A power unit is highly recommended.

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