HackGadgets AIOv2 AC1200 not seen in Watchdog go?

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I recently picked up the AC1200 for my AIOv2 board. I installed it, and Trixie seems to see it ok (using Rex’s Trixie build) However when I try to run WatchDogGo it doesnt seem to see the wireless card? just says no ESP32. Is there a trick or anything I need to do to get it working?

tried reinstalled, USB seems to be seen (USB: On) just doesnt seem to want to see the wifi (just says no ESP32 serial)

Thank you

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I don’t think it’s trying to use the AC1200 card because it’s trying to use something like a XIAO C5.

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Been reading about this but do not want to get another module atm. But I did notice the post in Issues speaking about as solution which does not require ESP32 and should work with AC1200.

Apparently they have added a bridge to the official repo under extras but it will not be merged with the original install script as I understand.

After re-reading the latest 378-line version (with start_sniffer + start_handshake added), the calculus tilts toward keeping it as a community-maintained tool rather than a maintained part of the core, for these reasons:

  • The handshake capture path (airodump-ng + hcxpcapngtool polling) duplicates what the ESP32 firmware does over serial. If both run at once they fight for the radio. The bridge is correct for ESP32-less setups, but inside the main repo it would need explicit ESP32-or-bridge mode selection in the game itself.
  • Adding airodump-ng + hcxpcapngtool to setup.sh changes the dependency footprint for every user, including the 95% who use a real ESP32 and don’t need them.
  • The bridge is the right shape for community-maintained: tracks the projectZero serial protocol, lives next to the user’s hardware quirks (which interface, AIO v1 vs v2, MT7612U vs RTL88xx), and gets iterated faster outside our release cycle.
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Hey Rex,

I saw this and thought you may be interested in the ac1200 holder/support HackerGadgets AC1200 holder for the Clockwork Pi uConsole by g7ufo | Download free STL model | Printables.com

As well as the xiao internal mount XIAO ESP32 Internal Mount for uConsole by kerbybit | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Thank you for all the funky stuff you do!!

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I have the Xiao one save and I plan to use it. Although I don’t plan on using it with watchdogs go.

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