How to connect to Waveshare sx1262 running on Raspberry Pi

[MJLEVER00]

Hello,

I am an enthousiastic new user to Meshtastic and I recently installed a Lora Waveshare sx1262 module to my Raspberry Pi.
I used these instructions: https://meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/linux-native-hardware/
All seems well. When I enter "sudo systemctl status meshtasticd" it returns this:

● meshtasticd.service - Meshtastic Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/meshtasticd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2025-01-11 08:00:14 GMT; 7min ago
Main PID: 2446 (meshtasticd)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 3909)
CPU: 942ms
CGroup: /system.slice/meshtasticd.service
└─2446 /usr/sbin/meshtasticd

Jan 11 08:00:14 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started meshtasticd.service - Meshtastic Daemon.
Jan 11 08:00:14 raspberrypi meshtasticd[2446]: Portduino is starting, HWID=1, VFS root at /root/.portduino/default
Jan 11 08:00:14 raspberrypi meshtasticd[2446]: Set up Meshtastic on Portduino...
Jan 11 08:00:14 raspberrypi meshtasticd[2446]: Using /etc/meshtasticd/config.yaml as config file
Jan 11 08:00:14 raspberrypi meshtasticd[2446]: Also using "/etc/meshtasticd/config.d/lora-waveshare-sxxx.yaml" as additional config file

However, when I try to connect to the module via Chromium (https://client.meshtastic.org/) I can "connect" to a new device but it calls it "Unknown" and it seems just a stubb, showing grayed out menus and no real information.

What am I doing wrong? Any advice appreciated!

[madeofstown]

try going to the IP address of your RaspberryPi instead of client.meshtastic.org

[MJLEVER00]

Thanks!
I tried 192.168.178.86 and https://192.168.178.86. It's the correct IP address of the pi, but it doesn't make any difference.
As a matter of fact, I can fill in any number or anything and it results in the same grayed out "unknown" device.

I am using Chromium webbrowser.

Is there any other way I can check if the module is running correctly besides "sudo systemctl status meshtasticd" or "journalctl -u meshtasticd -b"?
Anything else you could recommend me to do?

[madeofstown]

Thanks! I tried 192.168.178.86 and https://192.168.178.86. It's the correct IP address of the pi, but it doesn't make any difference. As a matter of fact, I can fill in any number or anything and it results in the same grayed out "unknown" device.

I am using Chromium webbrowser.

Is there any other way I can check if the module is running correctly besides "sudo systemctl status meshtasticd" or "journalctl -u meshtasticd -b"? Anything else you could recommend me to do?

You can use the Android app to connect to a network connected node. Give that a try.