[bug]: WiFi on RaspberryPi - Country selection doesn't stick and continually re-prompts

[gStart9]

Prerequisites

• I have searched for existing issues that already report this problem.

Server Hardware

Pi (4 and 8GB)

StartOS Version

0.3.5.1

Client OS

Linux

Client OS Version

Debian 12

Browser

Firefox

Browser Version

120

Current Behavior

In the web-UI on a Pi, under System > WiFi, even after successfully selecting a Country, the UI prompts the user to select it again:

^Note in this screenshot that the country is successfully sent to the backend.

Even after selecting a Country AND successfully connecting to a wifi AP, the UI prompts the user to select their country again:

No real errors in the browser console to speak of:

Okin reported this error in the browser console:

main.db4020b2e4a1127a.js:1 ecode: -32600error: code: -32600data: "missing field country"message: "Invalid Request"[[Prototype]]: Objectconstructor: ƒ Object()hasOwnProperty: ƒ hasOwnProperty()isPrototypeOf: ƒ isPrototypeOf()propertyIsEnumerable: ƒ propertyIsEnumerable()toLocaleString: ƒ toLocaleString()toString: ƒ ()valueOf: ƒ valueOf()defineGetter: ƒ defineGetter()defineSetter: ƒ defineSetter()lookupGetter: ƒ lookupGetter()lookupSetter: ƒ lookupSetter()proto: (...)get proto: ƒ proto()set proto: ƒ proto()message: "RPC ERROR: Invalid Request\n\nmissing field country"[[Prototype]]: Objectconstructor: class egetMessage: ƒ getMessage()[[Prototype]]: Object
(anonymous) @ main.db4020b2e4a1127a.js:1
main.db4020b2e4a1127a.js:1 ecode: -32600error: {code: -32600, message: 'Invalid Request', data: 'missing field country'}message: "RPC ERROR: Invalid Request\n\nmissing field country"[[Prototype]]: Object
(anonymous) @ main.db4020b2e4a1127a.js:1

Expected Behavior

Users expect for their country selection to stick.

Steps to Reproduce

Boot up a pi on 0351
System > Wifi
Attempt to select your country

Anything else?

No response

[gStart9]

https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/pull/2283/files
^this might be related. I know we fixed a similar issue before with crda (and a command):

/usr/lib/embassy/scripts/chroot-and-upgrade
echo "options cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=US"  >  /etc/modprobe.d/cfg80211.conf
apt update
apt install crda
exit

I noticed crda is missing from (what I presume is) the new version of that file:
https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/blob/v0.3.5.1/build/dpkg-deps/depends

[BigBossRabbit]

After speaking with George, we decided it best for me to add the findings from testing the WiFi connectivity for my Dell Inspiron 15 3000 with 8GB RAM & 1 TB HDD (StartOS v0.3.5.1):

• After restarting the Dell laptop 3 times & running through the WiFi process twice per restart, it has now connected to wifi. However, the Country has switched to US -United States but is working.
• The Dell however doesn't stay in the loop as is the experience with the pi.
• Once I disconnect the Ethernet cable on the Dell the WiFi only works if the country is US. So could it be that the other codes just don't get enforced & are NULL?
• I select Namibia, after a few tries it has it saved with the Green Tick but then after I disconnect the ethernet cable the server is disconnected from the internet.

What I did then was plug the ethernet cable back in & it still showed that the wifi had the green tick. So I restarted the server, with the ethernet still plugged in, went back to wifi & saw the green tick, then disconnected the ethernet again & this time it stayed on Wifi.

That was when I realised the country had switched to US like in the screenshot, even though I'm in Namibia.

[dr-bonez]

Looks like raspberry pi requires this specific version of the package: http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/w/wireless-regdb/

[dr-bonez]

@BigBossRabbit are you on the nonfree iso?

[BigBossRabbit]

@BigBossRabbit are you on the nonfree iso?

Yes, I believe so. I've been running the machine strictly on WiFi since this test was done.

[MattDHill]

@gStart9 @BigBossRabbit please test this once we have a 036 Ras Pi image.

[BigBossRabbit]

@MattDHill will definitely do. My RasPi is ready & waiting 🫡

[MattDHill]

@BigBossRabbit can you test this now please?

[BigBossRabbit]

Hi @MattDHill I'll gladly test but will only be able to test it once back in Namibia around the 27th or 28th of November.

That is when I'll be next to a raspi again.

[MattDHill]

@BigBossRabbit did you manage to test this yet?

[BigBossRabbit]

I have not yet, but just got my old original Start9 Server back (the Raspi one I believe), so will update that & see if this still persists. I'll also try with my DIY Raspi machine. Just need to download the new images.

[BigBossRabbit]

Tested this out last night and the country selection still doesn't stick, with the box to choose a country reappearing continuously now when a selection has already been made.

I will attempt to get screenshots of this later today and do a reflash to see if that might clear anything up.

@MattDHill