In DietPi_Pinebook-ARMv8-Trixie.img.xz Initial DietPi_Update can't find wifi on pinebook

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Required Information

  • DietPi version | 9.20.1
  • Distro version | trixie
  • Kernel version | Linux DietPi 6.12.58-current-sunxi64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 12 20:34:41 UTC 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux
  • Architecture | arm64
  • SBC model | Pinebook (aarch64)
  • Power supply used | builtin
  • SD card used | Amazon basics 256GB

Additional Information (if applicable)

  • Software title | DietPi-Update
  • Initial install
  • Can this issue be replicated on a fresh installation of DietPi?
    ← If you sent a “dietpi-bugreport”, please paste the ID here →
  • Bug report ID | echo $G_HW_UUID

Steps to reproduce

  1. install Pinebook-ARMv8-Trixie.img.xz on SD
  2. Boot Pinebook

Expected behaviour

  • should be able to find the Wifi

Actual behaviour

  • Wifi driver errors. It wants to use module 8723bs, but that’s not found. I tried substituting rtw88_8723cs in dietpi-set_hardware, but that gave errors.
  • rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: mac power on failed
    rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: failed to power on mac
    rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: failed to setup chip efuse info
    rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: failed to setup chip information
    rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: probe with driver rtw8723cs failed with error -114
    rtw8723cs mmc1:0001:1: modprobe rtw8723cs

dmesg also had this
rtw88_8723cs: unknown parameter “rtw_power_mgnt”

  • and many sdio read32 failed (various addresses)
    and a few sdio write8 failed
    WOW Firmware version 11.0.0, H2C version 0

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