2014-06-27, 14:43
Hi All,
I'm a beginner so any help would be appreciated. I bought a Pi model B and a WiPi WiFi dongle. I installed RaspBMC using Noobs and connected the WiPi and it worked fine. I could connect to my home WiFi and use XBMC remote on my Android phone as a remote control. I then connected an external hard drive (Samsung M3 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive). It worked ok. I could view video files on the USB drive on XBMC using the phone as a remote.
The next time I powered up the Pi the WiFi didn't work. The blue LED on the WiPi goes out halfway through the boot process and obviously the Pi won't connect. I re-installed and started from scratch and the same thing happened again (i.e. it initially worked and then stopped after being powered off). Google pointed me towards a power issue so I purchased a PiHut 7 Port Raspberry Pi USB Hub. I connected this and connected the hard drive through this but the problem remains. The LED on the WiPi is not on. I tried connecting the WiPi to the hub also but this didn't help.
Is there anything that I am missing? Any ideas appreciated.
I'm a beginner so any help would be appreciated. I bought a Pi model B and a WiPi WiFi dongle. I installed RaspBMC using Noobs and connected the WiPi and it worked fine. I could connect to my home WiFi and use XBMC remote on my Android phone as a remote control. I then connected an external hard drive (Samsung M3 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive). It worked ok. I could view video files on the USB drive on XBMC using the phone as a remote.
The next time I powered up the Pi the WiFi didn't work. The blue LED on the WiPi goes out halfway through the boot process and obviously the Pi won't connect. I re-installed and started from scratch and the same thing happened again (i.e. it initially worked and then stopped after being powered off). Google pointed me towards a power issue so I purchased a PiHut 7 Port Raspberry Pi USB Hub. I connected this and connected the hard drive through this but the problem remains. The LED on the WiPi is not on. I tried connecting the WiPi to the hub also but this didn't help.
Is there anything that I am missing? Any ideas appreciated.