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Required Information
DietPi version | Unable to determine, device doesn't show in list of devices
Distro version | Unable to determine, device doesn't show in list of devices
Kernel version | Unable to determine, device doesn't show in list of devices
Architecture | ARMv8 (Orange Pi 5)
SBC model | Orange Pi 5
Power supply used | 5V 4A USB Type-C
SD card used | 4GB SD card (generic)
Additional Information (if applicable)
Was the software title installed freshly or updated/migrated?
Installed fresh in November 2024. Migrated from SD card to NVMe SSD storage following this forum guide: Orange Pi 5 - Boot from NVME - #90 by Renoria . Was working perfectly and keeping up to date with dietpi-update and apt upgrade commands.
Steps to reproduce
Installed DietPi on Orange Pi 5 in November 2024, initially on SD card
Followed the forum guide to migrate system from SD card to internal NVMe SSD
Successfully migrated and the system was working perfectly for several months with regular updates
While away at work, SSH connection suddenly dropped (also lost Tailscale connection). I think I tried to update
Returned home and found device no longer appears in router’s list of connected devices
Restarted the Orange Pi 5 but the issue persisted
Decided to attempt fresh install via SD card (previously only had NVMe, no SD card installed)
Flashed latest DietPi image to a 4GB SD card and inserted into Orange Pi 5 (NVMe SSD remained installed internally)
Waited 15-20 minutes for system to boot and network to initialize but the device still didn’t appear in router’s device list
Checked again this morning however the device still does not appear in router’s device list
Expected behaviour
After flashing fresh DietPi to SD card, Orange Pi 5 should boot from SD card (taking priority over NVMe)
Device should obtain DHCP address and appear in router’s connected devices list
Should be able to access device via SSH once network is configured
Actual behaviour
Red LED: solid/constant
Green LED: Flashing continuously
Ethernet port on Orange Pi 5: Solid green LED after SD install (previously it was flashing green)
Router’s Ethernet port: Solid green LED in both cases
Device does not appear in router’s DHCP client list
Cannot ping or access device on network since I don’t even know the IP
No hostname visible (previously was visible as “dietpi”)
Extra details
System was running DietPi perfectly fine from NVMe for several months
Was accessible via SSH and Tailscale
Network connection was stable
Regular system and app updates were applied successfully
Currently unable to access serial console, don’t have an adapter
just checked on my OrangePi 5 (without C / Plus / Pro / Max / Ultra) and it is working without issues. Usually my OPi5 is booting of nvme and as soon as I insert a SD card, this one is taken. Also the Trixie image is booting as expected. Actually I’m not able to replicate your issue.
root@DietPi:~# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
mtdblock0 31:0 0 16M 0 disk
mmcblk1 179:0 0 14.8G 0 disk
└─mmcblk1p1 179:1 0 14.8G 0 part /
nvme0n1 259:0 0 119.2G 0 disk
└─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 119.2G 0 part
root@DietPi:~#
Thanks for the suggestion, just did that both with SD inserted and without. Attached the screenshots (sorry for length of text), errors are hard to troubleshoot for me.
That was my thought process too, so I got started right away. It didn’t boot with the NVMe removed, but swapping to another SD card fixed it. Huge thanks for the help! For switching to NVMe-only boot, should I follow the same steps in the linked post I shared earlier, or is there a newer method? Thanks again.
Thanks for your help so far. I’ll try flashing the SPI this afternoon using Armbian, as suggested in some of the other threads/GitHub, and I’ll report back.
