# Share of Unofficial DietPi - Radxa Zero 3W
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [15 December 2023 16:16 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661 "2023-12-15T16:16:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [15 December 2023 16:16 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/1 "2023-12-15T16:16:48Z")
To whom might interested to use DietPi on Radxa Zero 3W, I would like to share the image I just baked! š¤Ŗ
> **[DietPi\_rz3w-ARM8-Bulleye-v2.img.xz](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iF6G3wyaoftwX_FhRQ4Wi3VV7236B8LH/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.
The eth0 was not there so you might want to switch it off through dietpi-config during first boot.
The image work for me, do let me know if it works for yours š
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [15 December 2023 17:09 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/2 "2023-12-15T17:09:03Z")
thx for sharing with our community.
Ping @MichaIng FYI
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### Author:  [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)
#### Post date: [27 December 2023 14:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/3 "2023-12-27T14:20:24Z")
Looks like another reason to try getting a developer sample from Radxa. So far (Zero and Zero 2) I was not successful getting one.
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [28 December 2023 03:13 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/4 "2023-12-28T03:13:13Z")
It seems that the radxa zero are quite difficult to get.
I am not their staff but you may try to reach them at [support@radxa.com](mailto:support@radxa.com)
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [6 January 2024 21:55 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/5 "2024-01-06T21:55:40Z")
Help please, how do I pre-configure the image for wifi. It will be a headless device. I flashed the image and the normal dietpi-config files were not there.
I just ordered a micro HDMI adapter and USB-C port expanderā¦ The image booted and if I can connect a monitor and keyboardā¦Iām good to go. Thanks for your hard work!!!
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 06:16 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/6 "2024-01-07T06:16:41Z")
I think you may try using the serial debug port with putty to config the board for the first time.
You may go radxa wiki to see how to connect the board. When you could connect through ssh, you should be able to config the wifi through dietpi-config as usualš
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### Author:  [@Jappe](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Jappe)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 08:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/7 "2024-01-07T08:57:59Z")
`dietpi-config` is a script you have to execute on a running system.
To prepare wifi for first boot you have to modify your `dietpi.txt`
[https://dietpi.com/docs/install/](https://dietpi.com/docs/install/)
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 09:52 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/8 "2024-01-07T09:52:57Z")
or flash the image and connect SD card to another Linux box. This should allow to configure `dietpi.txt` and WiFi settings.
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 13:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/9 "2024-01-07T13:42:55Z")
The issue is that the two files I need to configure are not on the SD card after it is flashed with the image file.
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 13:45 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/10 "2024-01-07T13:45:09Z")
I have the bits coming from Amazon today to attach a monitor and keyboard. Hopefully that is all I need to get this board working. Unfortunately, there is not a working CLI image available from Radxa yet. Itās a bit frustrating to have the boards and no software for it. Fingers crossed yours works!!!
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 13:55 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/11 "2024-01-07T13:55:50Z")
You should be able to check available partition and content if you connect the SD card to another Linux box. Maybe you are looking to wrong place š
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [7 January 2024 22:06 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/12 "2024-01-07T22:06:03Z")
Hmmm, it booted fine but tells me that the wifi adapter is not available. Any ideas? Iām using a USB network ethernet adapter to get in now. On the bright side, I can SSH in and muck around!
I tried a second board and get the same errorā¦no Wifi HW found.
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [8 January 2024 05:51 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/13 "2024-01-08T05:51:58Z")
emā¦ strange. Is that the wifi chip between the HDMI micro port and GPIO is AP6212? and did you see any thing from dmesg | grep wifi?
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [8 January 2024 12:54 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/14 "2024-01-08T12:54:21Z")
I get thisā¦
[13.659877] [WLAN\_RFKILL]: wlan\_platdata\_parse\_dt: wifi\_chip\_type = ap6212
[13.659881] [WLAN\_RFKILL]: wlan\_platdata\_parse\_dt: enable wifi power control.
[13.659885] [WLAN\_RFKILL]: wlan\_platdata\_parse\_dt: wifi power controled by gpio.
[13.659937] [WLAN\_RFKILL]: wlan\_platdata\_parse\_dt: The ref\_wifi\_clk not found !
[13.659948] [WLAN\_RFKILL]: rfkill\_set\_wifi\_bt\_power: 1
But, in Diet-Config, it tells me that it doesnāt see any HW.
The HW is there and works. I installed a Radxa image and was able to use the wifi. Unfortunately it is a fat image with a desktop. I told Debian to but into a terminal modeā¦but the excessive baggage is there. These boards are a work in progress.
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### Author:  [@Jappe](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Jappe)
#### Post date: [8 January 2024 16:08 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/15 "2024-01-08T16:08:33Z")
I guess the DietPi scripts check only for the onboard wifi devices, there is a `$G_HW_ONBOARD_WIFI` variable which indicates that. It says also inside `dietpi-config`
> Onboard WiFi
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [9 January 2024 10:39 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/16 "2024-01-09T10:39:29Z")
emā¦ interesting, the wifi was actually there and detected.
Would you please try āiw wlan0 scanā and ādmesg | grep wlan0ā to see if the wifi interface actually works.
I should had placed the firmware of wifi to the imageā¦
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@bitzerjdb](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/bitzerjdb)
#### Post date: [9 January 2024 13:26 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/17 "2024-01-09T13:26:17Z")
Hi, I get nothing from dmesg | grep wlan0, and iw wlan0 scan just gives me the generic iw usage output (as if the command is typed wrong). Thanks again for all your hard work and help!
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [11 January 2024 12:38 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/18 "2024-01-11T12:38:30Z")
Sorry @bitzerjdb I was rather engaged in other tasks recentlyā¦
I would take a look at the image.
Maybe the firmware of ap6212 are wrongly linked. Hope I could get it right at once š
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### Author:  [@disablewong](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/disablewong)
#### Post date: [12 January 2024 05:10 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/19 "2024-01-12T05:10:59Z")
hello @bitzerjdb, Iāve tested a fresh install of image on my board. Upon the first boot, my wifi was detected but Iāve to config the wifi through dietpi-config, it was available but disabled.
After enabling it, I can use scan function to discover the available wifi near me and get connected.
Whatās the situation in your case? Could you dump screen of dietpi-config for network options: adapters?
I would be glad if you could upload the full log of dmesg, lsmod for us to study.
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### Author:  [@meco](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/meco)
#### Post date: [12 January 2024 12:26 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/share-of-unofficial-dietpi-radxa-zero-3w/18661/20 "2024-01-12T12:26:31Z")
They seem to be in stock here: [Arace Tech](https://arace.tech/collections/arm-sbc-radxa-zero-family)
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