Pi5 does not have external wifi adapters

FalconChristmas · Nov 7, 2024 · 8462fe3 · 8462fe3
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diff --git a/src/boot/FPPINIT.cpp b/src/boot/FPPINIT.cpp
@@ -927,6 +927,21 @@ static void detectNetworkModules() {
         // PutFileContents("/home/fpp/media/config/fpp-network-modules.conf", content);
     }
 }
+static void checkPi5Wifi() {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_PI
+    if (startsWith(GetFileContents("/proc/device-tree/model"), "Raspberry Pi 5")) {
+        // Pi5 does not have external wifi adapters, make sure we have them disabled
+        if (FileExists("/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-native-wifi.conf")) {
+            unlink("/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-native-wifi.conf");
+        }
+        std::string v;
+        getRawSetting("wifiDrivers", v);
+        if (v != "Kernel") {
+            setRawSetting("wifiDrivers", "Kernel");
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
 
 static void setupAudio() {
     if (!FileExists("/root/.libao")) {
@@ -1278,6 +1293,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         printf("FPP - Directories created\n");
         checkSSHKeys();
         handleBootPartition();
+        checkPi5Wifi();
         checkHostName();
         checkFSTAB();
         setupApache();