ruvnet/RuView · error · RuntimeError

/proc/net/wireless not found. This environment has no Linux

Error message

/proc/net/wireless not found. This environment has no Linux wireless subsystem (common in Docker, WSL, or headless servers).

What it means

Error "/proc/net/wireless not found. This environment has no Linux wireless subsystem (common in Docker, WSL, or headless servers)." thrown in ruvnet/RuView.

Source

Thrown at archive/v1/src/sensing/rssi_collector.py:218

        except OSError as exc:
            return False, f"Cannot read /proc/net/wireless: {exc}"

        if interface not in content:
            names = cls._parse_interface_names(content)
            return False, (
                f"Interface '{interface}' not listed in /proc/net/wireless. "
                f"Available: {names or '(none)'}. "
                f"Ensure the interface is up and associated with an AP."
            )
        return True, "ok"

    # -- internals -----------------------------------------------------------

    def _validate_interface(self) -> None:
        """Check that the interface exists on this machine."""
        available, reason = self.is_available(self._interface)
        if not available:
            raise RuntimeError(reason)

    @staticmethod
    def _parse_interface_names(proc_content: str) -> List[str]:
        """Extract interface names from /proc/net/wireless content."""
        names: List[str] = []
        for line in proc_content.splitlines()[2:]:  # skip header lines
            parts = line.split(":")
            if len(parts) >= 2:
                names.append(parts[0].strip())
        return names

    def _sample_loop(self) -> None:
        interval = 1.0 / self._rate
        while self._running:
            t0 = time.monotonic()
            try:
                sample = self._read_sample()
                self._buffer.append(sample)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at archive/v1/src/sensing/rssi_collector.py:218 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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