No Wi-Fi adapter detected on built in Orange Pi Zero3 first boot

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Required Information

  • DietPi version | cat /boot/dietpi/.version
  • Distro version | echo $G_DISTRO_NAME $G_RASPBIAN
  • Kernel version | uname --all
  • Architecture | dpkg --print-architecture
  • SBC model | echo $G_HW_MODEL_NAME or (EG: RPi3)
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  • Was the software title installed freshly or updated/migrated?
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  • Bug report ID | echo $G_HW_UUID

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Extra details

  • … greetings! I am a new user here on the diet pie forums. Nice orange pie 03 his newly purchased, I first tried me software offered by the manufacturer, but, wireless would not remain connected consistently, and I really wanted a slim version because I am going to turn it into a wireless-to-wireless hotspot. Ambien detected the adapter, but, it did not displaying any access points in range, but it dared to ask me to enter a non-is exit number. No support cost me too continue my search elsewhere. Brilliant IRC peeps recommend it diet pie, I had hoped … Downloaded and unpacked the image from the website yesterday, flashed at two microSD card, and Saturday in to the pie… Got all the way around two entering the username and password for the automated user… It’s more checks, and then presented me with the screen stating that it wanted to update. Went to the check network settings for the adapter… Ethernet was detected, but ethernet is not an applicable solution form, so it’s impossible and completely out of the question. Wireless has been disabled. I tried to enable it… Now, it is telling me that there are no wireless adapter is detected. I am astonished, a bit disheartened, because, there is on-board hardware, of course. I completely understand that this hardware may still be us testing things… I was hoping that someone might be able to shine some light on getting my adapter detected for wireless.

Thank you so much for reading!

sorry about this, the forum UI is a bit unusual, I think it is mostly filled with things that I should display about my situation, but, I’m not a Linux expert. I only know how to use very few Lennox commands. My premiering distro that I am aware of, is Debian, with my secondary Ubuntu. I was pleased to discover that Dietpi uses a Debian backend, but, my goal is to get the built-in wireless adapter detected, and connected to a wireless network. I fully plan on getting Network Manager installed, so that I could use the nnmtui programme. I simply do not know how to continue beyond this point. I surmise that there may be a missing driver/firmware issue… I certainly hope it’s not a hardware problem.

Sorry for any grammatical errors… I will try to clarify if you have any additional questions. I have no other way of gathering information besides me having an Orange Pi Zero3, and the most recent version of died pie downloaded about three days ago.

Again, thank you for reading.

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It just Armbian under different name. Dietpi is just a script.

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thank you very much for telling me this. With this information, it enables me to put two, and two together, and it greatly explains why wireless is not working for both Diet Pi and Armbian. it is sadly unfortunate, that I have not much choice but to roll back to this software that is offered through the manufacturer.

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That is some old version of Armbian

Manufacturer also does nothing. If you don’t intend to support developers, rather throw hardware away.

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begging your pardon, but, I do not believe that Armbian is the manufacturer. also, I am never going to consider supporting anyone that offers software for a particular set of hardware and architecture, and it does not work, first boot. It’s a bit insulting to even remotely suggest that I should pay anyone any money to support fixing their own problems. If developers are going to offer software that is “free”, it should be intended to work out of the box. I’ll give you a most brilliant example: I absolutely support pihole, because, it worked right out of the box, no questions asked, with most friendly support on a wide variety of communicative platforms.

I do wish to thank you for your responses to my thread, I shall examine the links that you have suggested. I really appreciated.

If I may be sincere, I am honestly looking for something with either a Debian, or Ubuntu backend, with the apt package manager. bells and whistles are not needed, except support for all of the hardware inside, namely, the ethernet, and Wi-Fi adapter. Beyond that, I can set up my own bells and whistles.

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Of course not. Its an open source project. If Armbian didn’t fix this problem and why they should fix it?, it will remain broken. I can see Zero 3 as community / not supported.

Get a Raspberry Pi or PC if you want solid experience. Do not mix hardware support functioning experience with applications like PiHole. If someone will spent (non-free) time to fix a problem you have, Dietpi will profit even they will do absolutely nothing. Which is the foundation of this project - all hard work is done by others. From complicated property such as OS is, Dietpi maintains welcome screen … Is this the case with PiHole?

Manufacturers releases hardware with kernel that is in bad shape and they don’t maintain it. Neither Dietpi does that. You might figure it out how it works from there. Who is to blame?

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Hmm. Indeed? … Indeed. I thank you for your reply.

It is quite unfortunate that, upon my joining to this forum, I had been told that I would be greeted with a welcoming Community. instead, I had been met with replies from seemingly hostel users in answer to my questions and concern. It is quite ironic, that, when I first joined this forum, I had a random thread open from a user that had not really known how to create a user account for this forum, and the responses from those users toward their individual questions, that user needed help, had received several condescending replies. I shook my head, thinking it may have been one of those one – off responses from one of those uses. Now, I have no way to prove that it is anything more than a mere coincidence, it may not be… But, the thing is, I can only go bye what with how I had been treated so far, and I am getting a certain impression that I’m not one of your welcome users.

Nevertheless, I have my only good news to report regarding this situation. So, when I did, once, I sent an email to the Orange-Pi manufacturer for my Orange Pi Zero3, and I had thus been granted access to the OrangePi operating system designed for that logic board, I downloaded the server version, flashed it to my microSD card, inserted into the appropriate slot, and, the device booted no problem. The wireless adapter was detected immediately, so, I was able to connect to the appropriate wireless network, I updated the system, I downloaded, and installed the correct headers, which allowed me to then download the appropriate source end, I was able to compile using DKMS.

I do want to thank you all again who replied to this thread,

Since I will not be using DietPi for my intended function, I think it would be appropriate to close the thread here.

I don’t know if a moderator could do this for me, thanks, I just don’t feel welcome in this forum, so this will, regrettably, be my last response.

I thank you for your time.

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Hi

I am sorry for the feeling and experience you have had. This is not usual and I already sent you a private message a few days ago to explain a few things.

I would like to emphasise once again that we are actually a very open and helpful community. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about the behaviour of some specific users.

I will now close the post as requested.