Hi everyone,
I posted the same topic already a couple of months ago, but back then I didn’t include all the necessary information, I guess.
I bought a Vontar X4 with 4 GB RAM / 64 GB storage / 1 Gbit Ethernet. I use the current stable version of Omega with the generic device tree (sc2_s905x4_4g_1gbit) and boot from a SD Card. Here is the login message:
CoreELEC (official): 21.2-Omega (Amlogic-ne.aarch64)
Machine model: Amlogic
CoreELEC dt-id: sc2_s905x4_4g_1gbit
Linux version: 5.4.210 (portisch@ubuntu) #1 Sun Jan 19 11:07:48 CET 2025
Kodi compiled: 2025-01-19 10:49:39 +0000
The only problem I am running into is the WiFi setup. I have the box connected via Ethernet and want to use it as a WiFi hotspot and share the Ethernet with some devices connected to the box via WiFi. So I went to the CoreELEC settings and turned Enable ‘tethered’ Wireless Access Point on and it worked at the beginning, but after a reboot or some time it does not work anymore. When I go back to the setting the SSID and Passphrase contain not the original settings anymore but some other strings for example some IP addresses or some parts of strings. I guess there is somewhere an error when reading out the information. When I use the android from the manufacturer I can use the device as an hotspot, so the hardware should be capable.
I tried to set a hotspot up with connmanctl but was also not successful. After a soft reset I was able to get WiFi working with connmanctl tether wifi on CoreElecHS <passwd> 5785, but after a reboot it does not work anymore. At least with this method it seems like the setting menu does not get confused anymore and the correct values for SSID and Passphrase are still there even after several reboots. Additionally the WiFi is visible from on other devices but I cannot connect anymore. I get the error
Error: Connection activation failed: IP configuration could not be reserved (no available address, timeout, etc.).
Here is the output from `connmanctl technologies:
/net/connman/technology/wifi
Name = WiFi
Type = wifi
Powered = True
Connected = False
Tethering = True
TetheringIdentifier = CoreElecHS
TetheringPassphrase = ***
TetheringFreq = 5785
/net/connman/technology/ethernet
Name = Wired
Type = ethernet
Powered = True
Connected = True
Tethering = False
TetheringFreq = 2412
The error log can be found here.
In case it is helpful here is also the output from iw phy
Does anyone have any idea how to fix that?