[SOLVED] auto-config WIFI not working

[deztiny]

Hello everybody,
somebody is using auto-config via moodecfg.txt ?
I am trying to use it for auto config Wifi connection:
1. writing image file to microSD card
2. in root directory (boot) I am creating moodecfg.txt file
3. Copy & paste the whole section (from "[names]" to "accentcolor=Emerald")
4. changing fields wlanssid and wlanpwd to my wifi name and password
5. insert into Pi and first boot up from card

But it does not work, the following error occurs:
https://ibb.co/StsHZXQ
What am I doing wrong? I tried it at two places, so two different Wifis. Same error on both.

Thank you for your support!

[Tim Curtis]

Examine the contents of the auto config log. It will be in home directory of user pi.

~/autocfg.log
/home/pi/autocfg.log

Example of successful auto config

Code:

pi@rp3:~ $ cat ~/autocfg.log
20191004 092157 autocfg: Auto-configure initiated
20191004 092157 autocfg: Configuration file parsed
20191004 092157 autocfg: - Names
20191004 092158 autocfg: Host name: rp3
20191004 092158 autocfg: Browser title: RP3 Player
20191004 092158 autocfg: Bluetooth: RP3 Bluetooth
20191004 092158 autocfg: Airplay: RP3 Airplay
20191004 092158 autocfg: Spotify: RP3 Spotify
20191004 092158 autocfg: Squeezelite: RP3
20191004 092158 autocfg: UPnP: RP3 UPNP
20191004 092158 autocfg: DLNA: RP3 DLNA
20191004 092158 autocfg: MPD zeroconf: RP3 MPD
20191004 092158 autocfg: - Network (wlan0)
20191004 092158 autocfg: SSID: AirnetN5
20191004 092158 autocfg: Security: wpa
20191004 092158 autocfg: Password: REDACTED
20191004 092158 autocfg: PSK: REDACTED
20191004 092158 autocfg: Country: US
20191004 092158 autocfg: - Network (apd0)
20191004 092159 autocfg: SSID: RP3
20191004 092159 autocfg: Password: moodeaudio
20191004 092159 autocfg: PSK: 19a9c8326b7e0cec74aee63a978fab6fb0505d9233d893cd39d64453b9a494ff
20191004 092159 autocfg: Channel: 6
20191004 092159 autocfg: - Services
20191004 092159 autocfg: Airplay: Off
20191004 092159 autocfg: UPnP: Off
20191004 092159 autocfg: DLNA: Off
20191004 092159 autocfg: - Other
20191004 092159 autocfg: Time zone: America/Detroit
20191004 092159 autocfg: Theme name: Default
20191004 092159 autocfg: Accent color: Alizarin
20191004 092159 autocfg: Configuration file deleted
20191004 092159 autocfg: Auto-configure complete
20191004 092159 autocfg: System rebooted

[deztiny]

Here you go ...

Code:

20191006 115931 autocfg: Auto-configure initiated
20191006 115931 autocfg: Configuration file parsed
20191006 115931 autocfg: - Names
20191006 115931 autocfg: Host name: moode
20191006 115931 autocfg: Browser title: moOde Player
20191006 115931 autocfg: Bluetooth: Moode Bluetooth
20191006 115931 autocfg: Airplay: Moode Airplay
20191006 115931 autocfg: Spotify: Moode Spotify
20191006 115931 autocfg: Squeezelite: Moode
20191006 115931 autocfg: UPnP: Moode UPNP
20191006 115931 autocfg: DLNA: Moode DLNA
20191006 115931 autocfg: MPD zeroconf: Moode MPD
20191006 115931 autocfg: - Network (wlan0)
20191006 115932 autocfg: SSID: zyx
20191006 115932 autocfg: Security: wpa
20191006 115932 autocfg: Password: xyz
20191006 115932 autocfg: PSK:
20191006 115932 autocfg: Country: US
20191006 115932 autocfg: - Network (apd0)
20191006 115932 autocfg: SSID: Moode
20191006 115932 autocfg: Password: moodeaudio
20191006 115932 autocfg: PSK:
20191006 115932 autocfg: Channel: 6
20191006 115932 autocfg: - Services
20191006 115932 autocfg: Airplay: On
20191006 115932 autocfg: UPnP: On
20191006 115932 autocfg: DLNA: On
20191006 115932 autocfg: - Other
20191006 115932 autocfg: Time zone: America/Detroit
20191006 115932 autocfg: Theme name: Default
20191006 115932 autocfg: Accent color: Emerald
20191006 115932 autocfg: Configuration file deleted
20191006 115932 autocfg: Auto-configure complete
20191006 115932 autocfg: System rebooted

Then I plugged in the network cable and WiFi config looks like this
https://ibb.co/thFKQQR
So SSID is set correctly but it does not show a password (please ignore the KeepassXC icon) and especially the country is showing "Afghanistan" and not US.

[Tim Curtis]

Did your log show the same PSK for password = moodeaudio as in the log I posted?

Was there a PSK for your SSID and password?

[deztiny]

Oh and moode UI also looks broken: https://ibb.co/Mf5SVQ9

I did copy & paste for the whole log file. I only changed my SSID to zyx and password to xyz

[Tim Curtis]

Very odd that PSK would be blank for SSID = Moode, Password = moodeaudio

You could try from SSH to verify it works. It should be like below.

Code:

pi@rp3:~ $ sudo wpa_passphrase Moode moodeaudio
network={
       ssid="Moode"
       #psk="moodeaudio"
       psk=e517e227afe08fa1303b12e67fd03d0271b47c8f507e10a3dc52c8743b7ea52c
}

It's not obvious to me why auto-config fails to generate the PSK.

To ADD: I should mention that auto-config only works on a fresh, never booted image.

-Tim

[deztiny]

Hello Tim,
sure first boot was done with a fresh image.

Command

Code:

sudo wpa_passphrase Moode moodeaudio

via SSH (by network cable) gives result

Code:

network={
        ssid="Moode"
        #psk="moodeaudio"
        psk=e517e227afe08fa1303b12e67fd03d0271b47c8f507e10a3dc52c8743b7ea52c
}

So the PSK is exactly the same that you pasted.

[deztiny]

Hello Tim, any new findings here? Were you able to reproduce this issue or did you try and it is working for you?

[Tim Curtis]

Not able to repro. All my systems are built using auto-config and no issues.

[deztiny]

Can you please send me your moodecfg.txt perhaps I am doing something wrong there. Thanks