🔒 really having issues with raspberrypi zero 2w, dont know what im doing

[violet lodge]

im trying to ssh the raspberrypi, but im kinda cluess, i dont know what is going wrong

[charred dragon]

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[violet lodge]

the green light flickers for like 30-40 seconds, then just goes green with no flickers

i try to ping it, nothing happens

[tropic pier]

How have you set up the raspberry pi ? What os ? What settings did u change during the flashing of your sd card ? Do you see your rpi connected to your wifi in the homepage of router ??

[violet lodge]

i have used like 4 different os, im using 32 lite atm, the only settings i changed were enable ssh, wireless lan, and changing password

i cant see it being connected to anything

[tropic pier]

Show the changes you have made in form of a screenshot

[tropic pier]

Then that's a problem , it should connect to your wifi after boot

The first boot may take few minutes , you should be patient

Use the latest stable version, 64 bit is totally fine for rpi zero 2 w

[tropic pier]

Also use the official raspberry pi os , that should work just fine

[violet lodge]

i think the issue might be my power supply, i just bought the official one a couple minutes ago, since i have tested it on different adaptors around my house

the light starts of flashing a little bit

and then it just stays on

does not flicker at all

[tropic pier]

the flickering of light is normal and expected

[violet lodge]

its like a broken light flicker

its very quick

not like the pattern flicker

if that makes sense

[tropic pier]

It's expected , there doesn't need to be a pattern

And the light staying solid on after a while is also expected

It may even flicker randomly later on

[tropic pier]

This is not what I am looking for. I want the screenshot of the changes YOU have made. In the raspberry pi flasher tool preferably

A weak power supply CAN be a culprit, but unless you have a very bad wall adapter that can't deliver even 10 watts , I doubt that's the problem

Like wall adapters are a solid power source for the pi zero

I use them all the time

[tropic pier]

This is helpful. As long as you have entered the correct ssid and password, it should connect to your wifi within minutes. Keep in mind it can only connect to 2.4ghz band and not the 5ghz band so make sure you enter correct ssid according to that. Also make sure to check the hidden ssid field if you have hidden your said by default through your router settings

Ssh is the next step. We first need to figure out why it won't connect to wifi at all

I would reformat the sd card , flash it again , let the pi boot from that sd card for few minutes and see if it connects

[violet lodge]

doing that now, im doing it on the newest version

this one

[tropic pier]

Should be good

I use 64 bit os for my zero 2 w

[violet lodge]

its just verifying now

with the ssid

for example

when i login to the wifi

on the settings on my phone

it has the name of the wifi

that is the ssid ?

[tropic pier]

Yes the name of the wifi is the ssid but you need to check if it's 5ghz wifi or 2.4ghz

If it's 5ghz it won't work

One way to check for sure is to login to your router and check whether both bands are active or not

"where to check" depends on the exact model of your router

In my tp link router it's called 2.4ghz WLAN and 5ghz WLAN

[violet lodge]

i have a tp link router aswell

one says 5g at the end

the other says nothing

they are both different ssids

and not the one im connected to

this is actually so confusing

[tropic pier]

That's the one you want

[tropic pier]

Yes

You need the ssid that is NOT 5ghz

[charred dragon]

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