Can't connect to Wi-Fi

[igalic]

Hi,

I'm trying to connect the rpi to wifi, using Edimax nano adapter (realtek 8192cu).

I don't have wired access, so I downloaded netctl package manually, and installed from USB:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'pacman -U /mnt/usb/netctl....tar.xz')

This seemed to go well, no errors or warnings.

I see the adapter listed with ip, and it seems to turn on properly:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'ip link set wlan0 up')

(this causes the adapter's blue light to turn on briefly, and then 'ip link show' lists it as being up)

But I wasn't able to get further than that. I tried creating a file '/etc/netctl/wlan-profile', with the following configuration:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'Description='Home wifi'
Interface=wlan0
Connection=wireless
Security=wpa
ESSID="********"
Key="********"
IP=dhcp
')

I try 'netctl start wlan-profile', and nothing happens. I don't get connected, and no lights blink on the adapter.
Interestingly, all files in '/etc/netctl/examples' are empty for some reason. Also, I tried running 'wifi-menu' but it just exits, no output. It seems broken, but I don't know how to reinstall it ('pacman -Qo wifi-menu' says it doesn't belong to any package)

Am I missing something? Where would I see errors output by these services? I tried 'journalctl -af', but there's nothing interesting in there (just some information about connecting the usb disk).


Thanks!

[igalic]

After I restarted the device everything started working. Now 'netctl start <profile>' takes a while to connect (previously it would just immediately exit) and afterwards everything works fine.