Im not a developer but this seemed liked the best category to put it under.
I received my Pi zero 2 W and was going to install OpenWrt and noticed this was an issue [Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W]. So i was wondering what the progress of it was, if there is a solution or not yet? I have OpenWrt installed on 2 archer c7's and it has worked flawlessly so i was looking into a more compact form factor to load this great networking firmware onto!
Check the table of hardware, if the device is listed then the issues were overcome and support added to master.
vendor has been asked to provide a licence and submit to linux-firmware
suggest you let them know not having this makes your purchase crippled, and documentation stating these fact would be good to know prior to making a purchase
Hi all,
I have an OpenWRT project for which the Zero 2 would be perfect but I understand there to be licensing issues with the firmware.
Are there any updates on this? If the problem is just the WiFi firmware…can we build a working version without WiFi (use USB etc)?
Hey, you’re certainly free to build your own image without wifi.
The device won’t get merged without it though.
There are 5 patches in the patch-logs that never merged.
In have them on the desktop if you cant find them (patches by @stintel not me). I tried to build master with them but I got some problems building the image.
Ill try again…
If there a way for individuals to build your 5 patches on top of the current or 21.XX git code?
Thanks
The patches were developed (and only tested) against master.
Maybe it was me then. It didnt compile. Ill check it again.
Was there a particular commit I better use please?
Thanks
Are there any updates regarding this topic? Seems like the GitHub issue got clarified.
Any answer is appreciated!
Firmware would be also useful without Wifi support. Mediatek USB Wifi can be used.
indeed I have a working version but in reality I ended up not using the build-in wifi and adding two USB cards
is there any possibility to find the version that works too?
@daemonix did you compile the version yoursefl? can you please share the config file then? which branch/version of openwrt did it work for you?
to be honest I havent touched it for months! I did build many version a year ago. I think now is way easier. its part of the main branch?!
No, I dont think it is part of the main branch. I tried to compile my own version on a fresh VM running ubuntu 18.04. Massive failure.
On my defense I would say this is the first time I was trying to do it.
I just need a valid .config file to start with.
Can you share one @daemonix ?
i found a very old but working one. It might be the last build I did, still runs on my PI.
Double check it plz!
Brilliant Sir!!! thank you very much, do you remember which platform did you use to compile it? I am planning to use ubuntu 22.04 but it would be good to have a plan b in case it fails for whatever reason.
As a parallel question, the infamous wireless, the idea is to put the files (cypress firmware) after the image is built no? I need to read further around that, but I think that was the idea.
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/use-buildsystem#custom_files - I use this to put in the latest firmware from rpi-distro (instead of linux-firmware) on my Pi 4s. Should work fine on the Zero 2W also. I've actually disabled all firmware for the BCM43455 on Pi4 within my build config, relying exclusively on custom files.