I keep getting the same error as well. I'm using the new Raspberry Pi 2 B 1GB:
pi@atlas3d ~ $ sudo ifdown wlan0
pi@atlas3d ~ $ sudo ifup wlan0
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_cli daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
dmsg shows the wifi dongle
[ 133.411465] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 161.814448] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 161.915783] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8179
[ 161.915810] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 161.915827] usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11n NIC
[ 161.915843] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 161.915859] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: [XXXXXXXXXXX]
Here's my wpa_supplicant.conf file:
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
network={
ssid="PeterNET"
psk="xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP WEP104 WEP40
auth_alg=OPEN
}
Here's my /etc/network/interfaces file:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp
auto wlan0
pi@atlas3d ~ $ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr b8:27:eb:a1:0e:f5
inet addr:192.168.2.109 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:127 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:14362 (14.0 KiB) TX bytes:16664 (16.2 KiB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1104 (1.0 KiB) TX bytes:1104 (1.0 KiB)
pi@atlas3d ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
pi@atlas3d ~ $ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
pi@atlas3d ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep Hardware
Hardware : BCM2709
pi@atlas3d ~ $ lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_bcm2835 18649 0
snd_pcm 73475 1 snd_bcm2835
snd_seq 53078 0
snd_seq_device 5628 1 snd_seq
snd_timer 17784 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 51038 5 snd_bcm2835,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_seq_device
uio_pdrv_genirq 2958 0
uio 8119 1 uio_pdrv_genirq
Here's iwconfig:
pi@atlas3d ~ $ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Not sure what else I can do. I'm running WPA2 on my router and everything else connects. With Ethernet I've updated to the latest scanning software giving me a Network screen that show's nothing in the dropdown for networks. If I use Hidden it also fails to work.
Any help appreciated.