Headless Installation Orange Pi Zero and Opi 2

[Guest]

Hi

 

Somehow iam not able to sucessfull setup a headless installation. I tested it with Orange Pi Zero (256mb rm) and Opi 2. I used the Armbian Stretch Image from the website, flashed it with Etcher. Modified before the first boot, the file /boot/armbian_first_run.txt.template to /boot/armbian_first_run.txt (and the content in it).

 

#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# Armbian first run configuration
# Set optional end user configuration
#	- Rename this file from /boot/armbian_first_run.txt.template to /boot/armbian_first_run.txt
#	- Settings below will be applied only on 1st run of Armbian
#-----------------------------------------------------------------

#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# General:
# 1 = delete this file, after first run setup is completed.

FR_general_delete_this_file_after_completion=1

#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#Networking:
# Change default network settings
# Set to 1 to apply any network related settings below

FR_net_change_defaults=0

# Enable WiFi or Ethernet.
#	NB: If both are enabled, WiFi will take priority and Ethernet will be disabled.

FR_net_ethernet_enabled=1
FR_net_wifi_enabled=1

#Enter your WiFi creds
#	SECURITY WARN: Your wifi keys will be stored in plaintext, no encryption.

FR_net_wifi_ssid='Test'
FR_net_wifi_key='Test1'

#	Country code to enable power ratings and channels for your country. eg: GB US DE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

FR_net_wifi_countrycode='DE'

#If you want to use a static ip, set it here

FR_net_use_static=0
FR_net_static_ip='192.168.0.100'
FR_net_static_mask='255.255.255.0'
FR_net_static_gateway='192.168.0.1'
FR_net_static_dns='8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4' #2 entries max, seperated by a space.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------

 

When i start one of the devices, they never connect to the router (no matter how long i wait)

 

Do i have to specify anything from the last branch (static ip...) if i have dhcp on in my router (i dont think so). Should i write the wifi keys in '' or just plain text?

 

I connected the OPi 2 to a display and keyboard than i was able to connect him manually to my Wifi. But the config file seems simply not to work.

[Igor]

This method might not work at present images for download but it has been fixed. If you start with your own image, it should work.

 

BTW. There is a serial console via USB port. Just connect to your USB3(to make sure you get enough power) port and power the board.