Index: scripts/wifi_start_wpa_supplicant.sh
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diff -u -r3e7cdf9b112dc6e865323e8381cecfd5d988a927 -r1b3aaa73b465d2071c76d51fce511c98e491686f
--- scripts/wifi_start_wpa_supplicant.sh	(.../wifi_start_wpa_supplicant.sh)	(revision 3e7cdf9b112dc6e865323e8381cecfd5d988a927)
+++ scripts/wifi_start_wpa_supplicant.sh	(.../wifi_start_wpa_supplicant.sh)	(revision 1b3aaa73b465d2071c76d51fce511c98e491686f)
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 iface=$1
 wpa_supplicant_path=$2
 
+# make sure hardware is up
+ip link set $iface up
+
 # restart the wpa_supplicant service for wifi
 systemctl restart wpa_supplicant@"$iface".service