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Errors connecting to ratos.local, no hotspot for new RatOS image
A few days ago my browser would no longer connect to ratos.local which I had been using steadily since I built the V-core 9 months ago. The printer has been on my company's wifi, while my computer has been hardwired, and there have been no problems.
When I configured everything to begin with, I don't think I changed any of the SSH information, but I was unsuccessful at trying to get into the Pi. I must say that working with an OS other than windows is foreign to me, networking is not my strong suit, and I've never owned a Pi until I built this printer. I also don't have access to my company's router/network, so I don't even know the IP of my Pi. I'm currently waiting for a reply from our IT guy so I can get into the network.
My next problem started when I thought the easiest/fastest solution was to clear my Pi's SD card, and flash a fresh image of RatOS to enable the Pi's hotspot and go through the configuration again. Upon doing so, the hotspot never appears. I've tried looking for it with multiple devices, nothing. Waited over an hour. Tried restarting the Pi with the same results, no hotspot. at this point I have tried 3 different SD cards, the most up to date version of Balena Etcher, and the latest as well as the previous versions of RatOS. I even tried entering the wifi information manually in wpa_supplicant to connect to the same network it was previously on, as well as running a LAN straight to the Pi with no results.
I've never had to attach a screen or peripherals to the Pi, but trying this also did nothing.
I'm at my wits end, it was my understanding that a new flash of RatOS would clear everything and allow me to start over. What have I done wrong? Is my Pi fried? Did a networking error become something greater? Any help would be appreciated beyond belief.
When I configured everything to begin with, I don't think I changed any of the SSH information, but I was unsuccessful at trying to get into the Pi. I must say that working with an OS other than windows is foreign to me, networking is not my strong suit, and I've never owned a Pi until I built this printer. I also don't have access to my company's router/network, so I don't even know the IP of my Pi. I'm currently waiting for a reply from our IT guy so I can get into the network.
My next problem started when I thought the easiest/fastest solution was to clear my Pi's SD card, and flash a fresh image of RatOS to enable the Pi's hotspot and go through the configuration again. Upon doing so, the hotspot never appears. I've tried looking for it with multiple devices, nothing. Waited over an hour. Tried restarting the Pi with the same results, no hotspot. at this point I have tried 3 different SD cards, the most up to date version of Balena Etcher, and the latest as well as the previous versions of RatOS. I even tried entering the wifi information manually in wpa_supplicant to connect to the same network it was previously on, as well as running a LAN straight to the Pi with no results.
I've never had to attach a screen or peripherals to the Pi, but trying this also did nothing.
I'm at my wits end, it was my understanding that a new flash of RatOS would clear everything and allow me to start over. What have I done wrong? Is my Pi fried? Did a networking error become something greater? Any help would be appreciated beyond belief.
Solution
Update: It works, I'm a little dumb. Apparently the one variable I never checked was the power supply. I had to move my pi closer to the router last night for ethernet on my home network, and realized I needed a longer USB power cable than the one that came with my Pi kit, the one I've been using for 9 months. Grabbed my phone charger from the wall, plugged it in, and the Pi booted to RatOS and put out the hotspot like it should, as well as showing up on my network immediately. The supplied power cable from the kit somehow stopped putting out enough power to fully boot properly, but created a false boot status, as the power light remained solid red and the status light flashed inconsistently for read/write so I didn't think that was the problem.
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