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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: My question isn't about the fault, its about how to find it.
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:37:50 +0100
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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.

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“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