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List:       netbsd-port-arm
Subject:    Re: Raspberry Pi Zero W almost useless
From:       Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz () gmail ! com>
Date:       2024-02-10 16:03:41
Message-ID: 1189deba-f990-4632-addd-fffaf8b6d01d () gmail ! com
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El 9/2/24 a las 15:20, Michael escribió:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 06:25:56 +0100
> Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> I have also the same problem that I had with the chineese 8188FTV,  as
>>>> soon I connect it to the raspberry pi it reboots inmediately. In the
>>>> next reboot it works fine. It occurs the same in another Zero W that I
>>>> own  with Raspbian and a different power supply. So I doubt that the
>>>> culprit is the power supply. The Zero W seems to be a very flaky device
>>>> in terms of power supply.
>>>>   
>>> A powered hub should fix that, when a device is plugged directly into the
>>> raspberry pis usb (IIRC only 300mA is available) it can cause reboots.
>>>    
>>
>> Oh yes, that would be a right technical fix for the problem but it's a
>> bit of an aberration in terms of cost and size to use a powered HUB with
>> its own power supply to fix a little thing like the ZeroW, you know.... ;-)
> 
> Just use the hub to power the Pi. I used to do that wit the Pi1 and 2.
> 
> have fun
> Michael

It is a good idea, I never thought it could work.
Many thanks
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