OPi Zero has no wlan1 device

LesF

I have booted into the Debian image for the OPi Zero and found a README file which says:
use wifi
1)edit file
$ nano /etc/network/wpa_supplication.conf
  network={
        ssid="***"
        psk="***"
        priority=1
   }


2)connect wifi
$ ifconfig wlan1 up
$ sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan1 -c /etc/network/wpa_supplication.conf &
$ dhcpcd wlan1 &


So I followed the first step, but on the 2nd step it tells me there is no wlan1 device.  Also tried wlan0 which didn't exist either.
In etc/network/interdaces it had:

source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
auto wlan1
iface wlan1 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid xunlong_orangepi
wpa-psk xunlong_orangepi_12345678


I assumed the image was ready to use on a Zero, maybe I missed some extra instructions somewhere?
Should I just look up standard instructions for Jessie to get the wifi set up correctly?

igorpec

1. https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-zero
2. https://docs.armbian.com/User-Gu ... connect-to-wireless

LesF

Wow that reduces its usefulness a lot.

• Onboard wireless module (XR819) has poor software support so wireless connection issues are expected
• Onboard wireless module (XR819) is not supported on mainline releases
  

igorpec

Wow that reduces its usefulness a lot.

Things improved a little few days ago: https://github.com/armbian/build ... e2e8f4a688028160158

If you need speed, get this one: https://www.amazon.de/CSL-AC1200 ... 2c373a300413597b78e (modern kernel only)

igorpec

and if you want an ethernet port on your board boom

I assume you never try this?

BTW. There were some more fixes to Opi Zero Wifi driver.
https://github.com/armbian/build ... cb2fe60f822f432852d

igorpec

... it's not about connecting but performance of such setup.

LesF

I have wifi working now.  I went to a newer armbian image:
Armbian_5.34_Orangepizero_Debian_jessie_next_4.13.8
and the wifi just worked.  Haven't checked the speed with a heavy load yet but it gives me ssh access.
All cool!