[SOLVED] Waveshare 5" DSI - Touch does not work -

[TheOldPresbyope]

Configure the WiFi static address, plug in an ethernet cable, reboot and then post the startup log.

The log can be viewed via the SSH command moodeutl -l or downloaded via the Logs section in System Config, or via Menu, System info from any of the Config screens. The startup log will be at the end of System info output.

I changed the subnet mask from 255.255.255.255 to 255.255.255.0 as suggested by TheOldPresbyope and everything was back to normal.

Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem because despite having entered the new subnet mask and the correct DNS, upon restarting the system, although STATIC is displayed in the GUI, in moodeutl -l it confirms that it is still a DHCP type connection

20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: method  dhcp
20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: address 192.168.1.203
20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: netmask 255.255.255.0
20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: gateway 192.168.1.1
20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: pri DNS none found
20240522 181628 worker: Wireless: domain  none found

I think what you've found is that there is an error in the moodeutl script where it reports the Wireless: method rather than in the actual networking configuration code.

I just tried rebooting one of the players which I'd configured to have a static IP address. After the reboot, the player still has the static address I assigned it but moodetl -l reports "Wireless: method dhcp" just as you show. 

To confirm, I dug down to the system-connections directory for the NetworkManager in my player and see, for my WiFi connection, the stanza

Code:

...
[ipv4]
method=manual
address1=10.0.0.252/24
gateway=10.0.0.1
dns=1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1
...

"method=manual" means static on our context and the address is the one I assigned.


@Tim Curtis  another item for your TODO list  

Regards,
Kent