Index: scripts/run.sh
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diff -u -rc9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263 -r1b3aaa73b465d2071c76d51fce511c98e491686f
--- scripts/run.sh	(.../run.sh)	(revision c9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263)
+++ scripts/run.sh	(.../run.sh)	(revision 1b3aaa73b465d2071c76d51fce511c98e491686f)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
 # ----------------------------------------- WiFi
 post_log_dash                             " WiFi "
-killall wpa_supplicant 1>> $POSTOUT 2>> $POSTERR
+systemctl start wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service
 if [[ ! -z $(dmesg | grep "wlan: driver loaded") ]]; then
     post_log_pass "$POSTMSG_WIFI$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED"
     post_log      "$(dmesg | grep -i wlan:)"
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