Hardware: Raspberry Pi 5, Allo Katana DAC
Volumio Version: Latest (downloaded from volumio.org)
Problem: WiFi credentials are saved correctly but WiFi does not connect after reboot. Unit falls back to hotspot mode every time.
What I verified:
Both /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and /data/configuration/system_controller/network/config.json contain correct credentials after setup
WiFi connects successfully when pressing Connect in the UI
Does not reconnect after reboot
Static IP assignment made no difference
Tested with vanilla Raspberry Pi OS Trixie on same hardware — WiFi persists perfectly across reboots
PiCorePlayer on same hardware — WiFi persists perfectly across reboots
Problem is specific to Volumio
Diagnostics: dmesg shows BCM43455 firmware loading correctly but brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: power save disabled repeating continuously, suggesting Volumio’s wireless.js is repeatedly cycling through failed connection attempts. Manual wpa_supplicant launch returns Registration to specific type not supported error.
Conclusion: This appears to be a bug in Volumio’s wireless.js network management code specific to the Pi 5 BCM43455 WiFi implementation.