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StellarMate wont connect

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my StellarMate will no longer make a connection to my wifi network, and I can't see it in the list of wifi devices to connect to ??

any ideas, I tried restarting my apple router and no change.
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Replied by AstroNerd on topic StellarMate wont connect

Which model rpi is it...as the older ones only wil connect to 2.4ghz connections, whereas most modern routers have a 5ghz connection too....? So make sure you have the 2.4ghz connection enabled on the router...
Just a thought.. :)
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Replied by Brent on topic StellarMate wont connect

thanks but that's not it

it has been connecting no problem the last few days, but today it wont connect at all

i have the pi version that the StellarMate device is installed on.
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Why don’t you connect it to a tv or monitor via hdmi to see what it is doing?
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I strongly second this...
In my case the RPi was stuck in emergency mode after power loss and some minor filesystem corruption.

If for any reason you're not able to connect it to a monitor, but have an USB-keyboard at hand try Ctrl&D some time after starting the RPi - you may be lucky...

But as said before - connect it to a screen and have a look.

Cheers & CS

Chris
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Replied by Brent on topic StellarMate wont connect

ok, so I found a hdmi cable and a monitor with a hdmi input, and after plugging in nd powering up the StellarMate the monitor just says not supported ?

when i power off the pi the not supported warning goes away on the monitor
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StellarMate OS v1.3.1 was released today. Download it and give it a go.
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Replied by Brent on topic StellarMate wont connect

ok, but how do I do that if I can't access the device ??
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Just sent you a link to the updated image.
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Replied by Brent on topic StellarMate wont connect

the new version seems to have worked. the quick hash file would not open on mac os mojave, but it did require the etcher to install to the sd card for it to boot up.

did I do something wrong to cause it to not want to boot up. does it matter if you just cut the power to the pi, or should I shut it down before cutting the power to it ??
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@suvowner
Debian is very nitpicky about cutting the power without shutting down the OS.
As in my case the file system tends to get corrupted quite easily.

So always(!) make sure the OS is shut down correctly before powering down your RPi.

Cheers and CS

Chris
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Replied by Brent on topic StellarMate wont connect

ok, by correctly what exactly is correctly ??

all i see is the power button in the corner, click it and hit shutdown, what else ??? some period of time before cutting the power ??
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