How to connect to Pi Zero W

[Znerox]

I've flashed a Pi Zero W with 21.02. How can I connect to configure it? I know I can build a custom image with drivers for usb-ethernet, how can I also enable WiFi for the LAN interface? (anything I can paste under " Custom script to run on first boot" on the imagebuilder?)

Ultimately, this device will connect to 4G/5G over USB (via Android phone), and use built-in WiFi for LAN.

[jaromanda]

keyboard + monitor + ability to do some basic config editing files in /etc/config

[bobafetthotmail]

Create a file called 99_wifi_on
in /extracted_imagebuilder_folder/files/etc/uci-defaults
with this contents

uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled="0"
uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[0].disabled="0"
uci commit wireless

and then add FILES="files" in your ImageBuilder command

This should add a file that on first boot enables wifi. You should see a OpenWrt wifi network with no password when it's fully powered up.

See this for a more rich file about enabling wifi on first boot https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/installation/flashing_openwrt_with_wifi_enabled_on_first_boot

See this for including files in Image Builder images https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/imagebuilder#custom_files

[Znerox]

Thanks for the tips. In case anyone else have the same problem, this is what I did:

• Go to https://chef.libremesh.org
• Build an image for Pi Zero, add these packages to the ones already listed:
• kmod-usb-net kmod-mii kmod-usb-core kmod-nls-base kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether kmod-usb-net-rndis

Connect a monitor/keyboard, enter commands:

• uci set wireless.radio0.disabled=0
• uci show wireless (to see changes)
• uci commit
• reboot

Then WiFi is enabled in the LAN zone, with no password.

Edit: Building image with extra packages is so you can use USB tethering for WAN, it's not possible to download those packages before you have a WAN connection.