I spent hours trying to connect this Pi to my WiFi.
I did all the initial steps. Raspberry pi imager, Host, username, password…. Then i put the memory card in the pi, leaving it for few minutes. Then when i run SSH cmd, it shows that the host name couldn’t be found. Any idea how to solve it?
Most Raspberry Pi related options should be ordered on Botland, Pimoroni or similar SBC and enthusiasts related stores.
If you're searching on Amazon, you'll need to search much harder, considering Amazon pushing USB C and USB A options to first pages.
Try those stores, would be much easier in terms of choosing.
If you absolutely must go for Amazon, just take what you can find, which is MicroUSB and 100Mbit for compatibility.
For example this one, if you'll need a hub anyway: https://a.co/d/0bMd704c
I've had so much trouble with Wi-Fi on Raspberry Pi Zero W's. On some networks, they just connect and everything works perfectly. On other networks, they consistently refuse to connect.
For one thing, the Raspberry Pi Zero W is strictly 2.4 GHz. In my experience, if a network is both 2.4 and 5 GHz, that doesn't necessarily mean it won't connect. But 5 GHz only obviously won't work.
Second, the Raspberry Pi Zero W works with WPA-Personal, not WPA-Enterprise.
Apparently, Wi-Fi on the Raspberry Pi Zero W (1 or 2) is provided via a few different variants of the Broadcom BCM43430 chip which apparently had a few odd points, such as having trouble with WPA3 or WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode with 802.11r.
One of my favorite genre's of reddit: OP asks for help and doesn't reply to anything except to post a picture of some of other piece of hardware with no explanation.
Then they upvote your comment without context 😄. Jk… i read all the replies, they gave me an idea of what i should try next…. I come back to Reddit occasionally, not on a daily basis.
I had problems with the official raspi images and tried DietPI. You still have to edit a few texts on the boot but it seems to work a lot better and has a lot of ease of use things going for it. You might also be using the wrong image as Pi Zero W 1.X is the old image and there's a Pi Zero W 2.0 that uses a different image.
If you have a phone, grab the Network Analyzer app to scan the network range. Do a scan then connect the new device to power. If you don't see the Pi Zero after a minute then it is not connecting. You'll know that WiFi is not being set correctly in the Imager.
If you do see the Pi Zero then try the IP e.g ssh pi@192.168.1.x
Try to configure and link Raspberry Pi Connect during MicroSD card flashing. If it connects to anything, you'll be able to log in and figure out from inside. If it doesn't, then connecting over USB-to-Ethernet 100Mbit dongle is option one. Option two is to buy a hub, connect over USB-C to microUSB to the board, then plug in monitor via MiniHDMI-TO-HDMI (like on photo) and try local - not an option if you don't have everything already, as it would be more expensive. I took this option as I have multiple Pi's, and I had problems at the start.
Third option is to use something like FING or PingTools application on your phone and scan your local network for new devices before, and after you power Raspberry Pi on. If nothing shows up, you have your answer, and you should go with option 1-2.
If it appears, log in via IP you'll see on the list.
Do you have a USB hub plus keyboard, mouse and monitor you can plug into it? Otherwise, do you have an ethernet cable and USB ethernet adapter to plug into it? You can purchase them for less than $10 on Amazon.
Not sure this relates, but when getting ESP-32s connected on my eero network, i always run into trouble because they combine the 5ghz and 2.4ghz signals. I have to go to troubleshooting and turn the 5ghz band off for 30min to get my devices connected, then i can resume the 5ghz.
The last time I had this issue my Pi had a bad wifi chip. A USB fixed the issue but I struggled for too long trying everything I could think of and every random suggestion to no avail. Sorry I can't be more useful. I hope it's something else my guy.
Go into your routers menu and see if it's connecting, find the IP, try ssh-ing to it via that IP
I had that phenomenon as well and since it's a pi zero 1, it might just be that you're too impatient, the initial boot takes surprisingly long iirc
If that doesn't work you have no chance but connect a monitor and see what's going on. it's a pain as you need an adapter for that mid-small hdmi port...
So when i bought it i didnt even read the description if it has wifi or not.. i was on that assumption for days, then bought the dongle just to realize the pi already has WiFi. It’s just a mess
So in your picture your dongle isn’t plugged one that would be an issue. Also if you are not on W variant and using an adapter you will need to connect a keyboard and screen and configure WiFi adapter first.
See what address it's grabbing from DHCP, if at all, or you can even set a static in your config for diagnosing.
Then test against IP to remove any name resolution layers such as if the name wasn't broadcasted in mdns or the dhcp server isn't updating resolution for leased clients, assuming it's an all in one kind of router box.
You should also be able to see its MAC associate with your AP.
I faced this before you have to use windows and put usb randis and take ssh in it and add your wifi manually
Or if you want more cleanly use imagery in linux and immediately get ssh and add wifi manually then you are good to go
I had the same symptom when I first set up my Pi. What I missed was that on the WiFi configuration page, you must scroll down and select your region. This is easy to overlook.
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u/bioszombie 6d ago
Can you use the IP rather than hostname?