[arm-allstar] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W -- It works!

[David McGough]

Yes, I agree that an easier WiFi setup method is desirable for the 3A+ and 
Z2W.  I've already been thinking about solutions for this.


On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> David:
> 
> Would it at all be possible to do what Raspberry Pi OS does, and allow 
> the user to upload a properly formatted wpa_supplicant file to the FAT 
> partition, and have it moved to 
> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_custom-wlan0.conf on boot, if it 
> exists? This would be great for a headless setup using a Pi Zero 2 W in 
> the event one can't connect a display or Ethernet... a situation I 
> currently find myself in.
> 
> I can mount the image on another Linux machine and put the file there 
> myself, but this would be especially nice for boards like the Zero 2 W 
> and 3 A Plus.
> 
> 
> On 11/19/2021 12:59 AM, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > For those users experimenting with the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W hardware,
> > I've now got my board up and running the HamVoIP image, at this point,
> > including full WiFi support.
> >
> > Experimentally, I went ahead and enabled cpu_turbo, so the Z2W is running
> > at 1200Mhz. No heating or other issues at all, so far.
> >
> > I need to test the updated firmware pack against all my test boards. Once
> > complete, I'll release it as a pacman update.  Assuming no issues are
> > found (and I doubt there will be),  I'll release the update in the next
> > few days.
> >
> > ....These are really nifty little boards!  Hopefully they'll become
> > readily available soon!
> >
> >
> > 73, David KB4FXC
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >
> >> Already ordered one to review last night. I'm not sure what the
> >> realistic availability is?    73, David KB4FXC
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just announced today, the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is now available, which
> >>> is essentially a Pi 3 in the Zero form factor slightly clocked down to 1
> >>> gHz and with only 512MB of ram, but the same 64-bit quad core CPU. May
> >>> be interesting for people building projects.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-2/
> >>>
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