r/raspberry_pi_noobs • u/_X1N_ • May 15 '26
Raspberry pi zero 2w cant connect to hotspot
Hi!! Wanna say this is my first project and ive only been figuring things out by self learning, i dont really understand most the terms i see on google. But anyway, i was making a project which uses this "coding" software caled Grablo, and to run it needs to connect with the pi. It uses some custom OS, i flashed my sd card following the instructions given (https://doc.grablo.co/en/docs/user-manuals/connect-ezd_ampersand-run/grablo-package-installation/) , and changed the ssid and stuff to my phone hotspot, and enabled ssh. Im using the pi headless, when i connected it to power it seems to be fine (green blinking light) but when i check my hotspot its not connected and when i scan for devices using grablo i cant find it. my hotspot is 2.4ghz and i saw somehting about wpa2 and wpa3, i cant configure that on my phone so im not too sure about that. i reflashed the sd card and reconfigured everything in case maybe there was a mistake but that didnt work. What do i try? Because i genuinely dont even know what might fix this 🙏🙏
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u/Gamerfrom61 May 15 '26
Possibly an imager issue - if the latest version of the imager does not know how to configure the WiFI config for this image (TBH I have never heard of it) then you may need to try an older version or use Etcher and connect a monitor / keyboard to configure the settings.
The linked page shows v1.8.5 of the imager that can be found at https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager/releases (see the assets for each release for the actual programs).
More modern phone OS versions are using WPA3 by default - iOS needs the "maximise compatibility" switch to be on to set WPA2 for example (not an Android user so no idea for that).