Connectivity
dArkOSen uses Wi-Fi Manager and BT Manager as its connectivity management tools.
These are the two connectivity scripts included with dArkOSen and are intended to cover the normal Wi-Fi and Bluetooth requirements of the system. There is no need to install a separate Wi-Fi or Bluetooth management solution.
Both are controller-friendly system tools designed specifically around the R36 platform rather than generic Linux network utilities.
Wi-Fi Manager provides the complete Wi-Fi management interface for dArkOSen.
It handles:
- Wi-Fi enable/disable
- Connecting to and managing wireless networks
- Wi-Fi driver detection
- Automatic installation of supported missing drivers
- USB OTG Wi-Fi adapters
- Wi-Fi state across sleep/wake
- Optional automatic reconnection
- Connection monitoring
- Network information
- Remote access controls
- SSH
- Samba
- FileBrowser
- Root-level network sharing
- Wi-Fi startup and shutdown
- NetworkManager configuration required for reliable operation
The manager also handles the lifecycle of supported USB Wi-Fi adapters, including initialization and re-enumeration.
Wi-Fi Manager is the recommended and supported way to manage Wi-Fi in dArkOSen.
Do not install competing Wi-Fi management scripts over it. Multiple scripts attempting to control NetworkManager, Wi-Fi services, drivers, or USB Wi-Fi initialization can interfere with each other.
BT Manager provides the Bluetooth management interface for dArkOSen.
It is designed specifically for the R36 and provides system-level Bluetooth configuration and management through a controller-friendly interface.
BT Manager handles Bluetooth device discovery, pairing, connection management, and the system configuration required for Bluetooth peripherals.
The current release also includes fixes for BLE device discovery and BLE gamepad support.
BT Manager is the recommended and supported way to manage Bluetooth in dArkOSen.
If you have a connectivity problem, start with the appropriate manager.
Wi-Fi problems → Wi-Fi Manager
Bluetooth problems → BT Manager
These tools are part of the dArkOSen environment and are designed to work with its configuration, services, drivers, and hardware support.
If you have installed another Wi-Fi or Bluetooth management utility, remove or disable it before troubleshooting the dArkOSen managers. Multiple management systems controlling the same hardware can produce conflicting services and unpredictable behaviour.
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