[Guide] How to get the official Orange pi 5 wifi m.2 module working in Armbian and Orange pi OS

[jng98908]

This guide is specifically for the official orange pi 5 PCIe WiFi 6.0 Module that can be found here although it has been in and out of stock https://a.co/d/bhjoolW

It uses the ap6275p chip. The guide will be split into 2 sections depending on what OS you want to use

Orange Pi OS

1. install the wifi module into the m.2 slot and boot sd card with either the latest orange pi os ubuntu or debian

http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/service-and-support/Orange-pi-5.html

2. edit the boot file to enable wifi by adding overlays=wifi-ap6275p to the end. Note if you already have overlays=<anything> line such as ssd-sata, delete it so it only says overlays=wifi-ap6275p

sudo nano /boot/orangepiEnv.txt

overlays=wifi-ap6275p

Save and reboot

3. now you can search for you wifi and connect

nmtui-connect

Armbian OS

Preface, for Armbian OS this is currently only working with the nightly build which can be found here https://github.com/armbian/build/releases/

I repeat, this will not work with the stable build of Armbian here https://www.armbian.com/orangepi-5/ as it is missing drivers but you can upgrade your stable build to nightly build

1. You first need to obtain the .dtbo file from the latest orangepi5.img, I would download the smallest img which is debian_bullseye_server 

http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/service-and-support/Orange-pi-5.html

2. use 7zip to first extract the Orangepi5*.img then open that .img file in 7zip further which will show 2 files named 0.bootfs.img and 1.rootfs.img

3. Go into the folder /0.bootfs.img/dtb/rockchip/overlay/ and at the end grab the file rk3588-wifi-ap6275p.dtbo

4. rename the file to rockchip-rk3588-wifi-ap6275p.dtbo and copy it to the /boot/dtb/rockchip/overlay/ directory on your orange pi

sudo cp /path/to/rk3588-wifi-ap6275p.dtbo /boot/dtb/rockchip/overlay/rockchip-rk3588-wifi-ap6275p.dtbo

5. edit the boot file to enable wifi by adding overlays=wifi-ap6275p to the end. Note if you already have overlays=<anything> line such as ssd-sata, delete it so it only says overlays=wifi-ap6275p

sudo nano /boot/armbianEnv.txt

overlays=wifi-ap6275p

Save and reboot

6. now you can search for you wifi and connect

nmtui-connect

[eddk]

how exactly do I edit the boot file? Can someone please explain this CLEARLY, thank you.

[radio]

Thank you jng98908 I got it working on my 5b with your guide. I installed the latest official build.
If you have to do it on windows, install DiskInternals linux reader and you will be able to see the contents of your memory card in explorer in windows 10

The "boot file" is as stated /boot/armbianEnv.txt

add the line, eject the drive, put it back in the orange pi and run nmtui-connect
you will see your nearby networks

Edited March 3 by radio