[arm-allstar] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W -- ready to test!

[Sandy]

worked just fine on my RPi Zero2w per instruction

Thanks David!!

73,



Sandy - w9sbe




------ Original Message ------
From: "David McGough via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
To: "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Cc: "David McGough" <kb4fxc at inttek.net>
Sent: 11/20/2021 7:45:31 PM
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W -- ready to test!

>
>No, it's not in the alpha repository, since it needs the 5.4.75-1-ARCH
>Linux kernel.  This kernel is part of the current downloadable firmware
>image from the HamVoIP website.  Note that this is same image that has
>been in place for a year now, I've not updated it, yet. But, this version
>is needed for the new firmware.
>
>If you're VERY DARING, you can upgrade if you're running older base
>firmware. In your /etc/pacman.conf file, if the [hamvoip-RPi4B] repository
>is listed, replace that older repository listing with [hamvoip-RPi4B14].
>Save the file and perform a full update with admin menu option #1.  This
>should get the latest code, updated kernel and new firmware. Once this
>update is complete, reboot.... While I frequently perform this type of
>update, NOTE that this update method could crash and burn, leaving your
>node dead, requiring re-flashing the SD card to recover!!  So, proceed
>with caution!
>
>
>73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
>
>On Sat, 20 Nov 2021, "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
>>  Is this not available on the alpha repository? I just tried upgrading on
>>  an existing image with this enabled, and got "nothing to do". Should I
>>  just use a new stock image instead?
>>
>>
>>  On 11/20/2021 8:01 PM, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>>  > Hi Everyone,
>>  >
>>  > I've updated the HamVoIP repositories with the new firmware needed to
>>  > utilize the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W hardware.   For now, you'll need to
>>  > "bootstrap" the firmware image using another RPi2/3/4 board.  Once you've
>>  > installed the firmware image, fully update it using admin menu option #1
>>  > and reboot.  Now check that you've got the 7-1 version of the
>>  > firmware-raspberrypi package. To check this, go to a bash prompt (admin
>>  > menu option #9) and run:
>>  >
>>  > [root at RPiZ2W ~]# pacman -Q firmware-raspberrypi
>>  > firmware-raspberrypi 7-1
>>  >
>>  > Assuming that you have version 7-1, exit from bash, setup and test WiFi.
>>  > Once this is working, shutdown the "bootstrap" RPi and move the SD card to
>>  > the Pi Zero 2 W board.  Now, the Z2W board should boot with WiFi linking
>>  > to your network.
>>  >
>>  > I'll release an updated flash image soon, once I'm sure no additional
>>  > changes are needed.
>>  >
>>  > Happy Thanksgiving!
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > 73, David KB4FXC
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, "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
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
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