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thwill

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Posted: 08:33am 17 Jun 2025      

  Bleep said  Using the menus it should now be possible to attach a USB WiFi adapter to the OTG socket and eventually SSH into the operating system, which is Linux. (I haven't yet done this)


This page contains instructions for that, and much else beyond:

   https://github.com/dov/r36s-programming

Best wishes,

Tom
Bleep

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Posted: 06:11pm 21 Jun 2025      

Hi Tom,
Thanks for that, I've now got a WiFi dongle & OTG, that works & have logged into ArkOS, all seems to be working fine, even has my editor (vi) installed ;-)
Regards Kevin
Mixtel90

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Posted: 06:29pm 21 Jun 2025      

vi? You poor thing. My condolences.



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thwill

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Posted: 09:30am 23 Jun 2025      

  Bleep said  Hi Tom,
Thanks for that, I've now got a WiFi dongle & OTG, that works & have logged into ArkOS, all seems to be working fine, even has my editor (vi) installed ;-)
Regards Kevin


Hi Kevin,

Is that a (not so) subtle hint you'd like me to put my money where my mouth is and try to remember and document how to install MMB4L on the R36S ?

Best wishes,

Tom
Bleep

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Posted: 09:03am 24 Jun 2025      

Hi Tom,
If you can come up with a process that would be great, but don't put yourself out, I'm happy just seeing what it's capable of for now, I was going to build a WiFi dongle inside it for a start; but I'm happy to be a tester/guinea-pig :-)
Regards Kevin
thwill

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Posted: 08:58am 25 Jun 2025      

  Bleep said  If you can come up with a process that would be great, ...


I'll come up with something, but don't hold your breath as real life is exhausting at the moment.

  Bleep said  I was going to build a WiFi dongle inside it for a start ...


Sounds fun.

Incidentally, did you (or Martin ?) have any issues with audible interference between the WiFi dongle and speaker ? I've found myself using an extra length of USB extension cable between the R36S and the dongle.

Best wishes,

Tom