From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 14/09/2024 11:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 14/09/2024 08:12, Pancho wrote:   
      
      
   > Prolly easier to get an HDMI and USB adapter and pop a monitor and   
   > keyboard on it.   
   > I spent hours yesterday googling for PI ZERO 2 W WIFI DISCONNECTS and   
   > everybody has the same problem. Must be 1000 posts out there. It seems   
   > that the 2W is basically a piece of shit. People try SD cards that work   
   > perfectly in the Zero W, but don't work in the 2W.   
   >   
   > I tried every methodology suggested, and its still doing it.   
   >   
   > I am tempted to buy the old version, two  of which have been faultlessly   
   > connected to the same wifi point for several years....   
   >   
   > Unfortunately I soldered a header block to this one so I can't return   
   > it. Bin job probably.   
   >   
   >   
   Well another day of configgling   
      
   Tried to make it talk to a different wifi point. Bricked it. Reinstalled   
   OS lite and started setting up. (again!)   
      
   The Pi ZERO 2W apparently uses a different wifi chip - SYMANTEC   
   SYN43436, not the old BROADCOMM BCM43438   
      
   There is scuttlebutt that this doesn't play nice with some older wifi   
   points, hence using a different one   
      
   Well, we will see.   
      
   --   
   “It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of   
   making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people   
   who pay no price for being wrong.”   
      
   Thomas Sowell   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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