[PROBLEM] Pi Zero 2W does not connect with wifi

[melomania]

Great if you can sort it out but if you can afford it, try getting a newer RPi for a few bucks.

What would be a good one? I like the Pi Zero 2W for its low power. A Pi 4 already is so much overkill. I do not like this to be powered on for 24/7.

It’s true, it will set you back €7 or €8 per year. I don’t know of an alternative with as low of a power consumption as the 2W.

Ok, I borrowed a Raspberry Pi 5. Flahed the SSD card using the Imager. Insert it and go. The green led flashes a few times and within 2 seconds it goes red and the fan stops spinning. Nothing happens. When connecting a monitor -> no output.
Is this Moode software immature or do I have bad luck with bad boards?

[Nutul]

Is this Moode software immature or do I have bad luck with bad boards?

Definitely no, Moode is not immature...

[melomania]

Is this Moode software immature or do I have bad luck with bad boards?

Definitely no, Moode is not immature...

Then why does a simple setup with Pi Zero 2W or Pi 5 not work. I flashed the SSD card with the Pi Imager and run it. Th Pi Zero 2W does not try to connect with wifi and the Pi 5 does not boot at all.

[TheOldPresbyope]

@melomania

Maybe it's time for you to tell us what information you've been entering into the Raspberry Pi Imager before you flash the image. All of it except the password entries. Also, what version of the Imager are you running and on what host OS? Also, to what specifically are you flashing the moOde image?

I have been using this program since its first release to flash various releases of moOde onto uSD cards and USB thumbdrives and have booted the result on  Pi Zero 2W, Pi 3A, Pi 3B+, Pi 4B, Pi 5B boards, with either Ethernet or WiFi connectivity, without an issue.

Regards,
Kent

[melomania]

@melomania

Maybe it's time for you to tell us what information you've been entering into the Raspberry Pi Imager before you flash the image. All of it except the password entries. Also, what version of the Imager are you running and on what host OS? Also, to what specifically are you flashing the moOde image?

I have been using this program since its first release to flash various releases of moOde onto uSD cards and USB thumbdrives and have booted the result on  Pi Zero 2W, Pi 3A, Pi 3B+, Pi 4B, Pi 5B boards, with either Ethernet or WiFi connectivity, without an issue.

Regards,
Kent

I click the Choose Device button and choose the corresponding device.
I click the Choose OS button and choose the Media player -> Moode player -> version 9.3.6 (64 bit Bookworm)
I click the Choose Storage button and select the SSD card
Then I click Next and Edit Settings and fill in a host-name, user-name, password, wifi name, password and country.
Then I click Services to enable the SSH.
Then Save and flash the SSD.

I'm using the latest Imager on a Windows 10 system.
What do you mean by "to what specifically are you flashing the moOde image"?

[roderickvd]

Is your USB supply beefy enough for the RPi5?

[melomania]

Is your USB supply beefy enough for the RPi5?

5V 3A, should I try a larger one?

[roderickvd]

The official one supplies over 5A. At boot it may temporarily go into turbo mode and actually draw that. To rule it out, if you flash and try to boot a regular Raspberry Pi OS imagine, does that work?

[TheOldPresbyope]

@melomania

Maybe it's time for you to tell us what information you've been entering into the Raspberry Pi Imager before you flash the image. All of it except the password entries. Also, what version of the Imager are you running and on what host OS? Also, to what specifically are you flashing the moOde image?

I have been using this program since its first release to flash various releases of moOde onto uSD cards and USB thumbdrives and have booted the result on  Pi Zero 2W, Pi 3A, Pi 3B+, Pi 4B, Pi 5B boards, with either Ethernet or WiFi connectivity, without an issue.

Regards,
Kent

I click the Choose Device button and choose the corresponding device.
I click the Choose OS button and choose the Media player -> Moode player -> version 9.3.6 (64 bit Bookworm)
I click the Choose Storage button and select the SSD card
Then I click Next and Edit Settings and fill in a host-name, user-name, password, wifi name, password and country.
Then I click Services to enable the SSH.
Then Save and flash the SSD.

I'm using the latest Imager on a Windows 10 system.
What do you mean by "to what specifically are you flashing the moOde image"?

That all looks good.

I usually use the Imager on either an Intel-based Linux laptop or on a Raspberry Pi400. I have no reason to expect it would behave differently on a Win10 system but I can try one (well, Win11, actually) to so.

By "what" I meant is it a microSD card and, if so, what brand and specs, or is it something else (somewhere you said "SSD card")?

Do you have the display plugged into the correct micro-HDMI port? There are two on the Pi 5B. The one farther from the USB-C connector is port-1 and the correct connector to use with moOde. You should be seeing the same boot-up text scroll you saw on the Zero 2W.

And, as @roderickvd pointed out, the Pi 5B needs adequate power.

Regards,
Kent

[melomania]

The official one supplies over 5A. At boot it may temporarily go into turbo mode and actually draw that. To rule it out, if you flash and try to boot a regular Raspberry Pi OS imagine, does that work?

Well, flashing and running Rapberry Pi OS (Debian) did also not work for the Pi 5. So I guess I need a better power supply for that one. Or the board has a problem.

Will try the same for the Pi Zero 2W ...