Panic rebooting. Pi zero without wireless onboard, with ethernet module connected to pi's GPIO

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Kenny Marshall

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Feb 17, 2021, 2:41:42 PM2/17/21
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I'm trying to use a Pi Zero 1.3 without wireless on it. I've successfully connected an ethernet module to my Pi Zero with this tutorial:
I put Motioneyeos-raspberrypi-20200606.img.xz on my sd card using Raspberry Pi imager v1.5. Tried booting it up on my wireless pi zero, and it keeps panic rebooting.
I've tried booting it up to a router, and a PoE switch, but it still panic reboots. 
My router is an old Netgear RP614 v3, and this is the PoE switch I have:


Is there some config files I need to edit? Does anyone know if I need to use a crossover cable to hook up my PoE switch to my router? What do I need to do to get this working?

Bandula Jayasundera

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Feb 18, 2021, 12:08:58 AM2/18/21
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Did you copy wpa_supplicant.conf  ( with your wifi login credentials included ) to boot folder of the image ?
 The codes in wpa_supplicant.conf  are givin below
#####################
country=your country code
update_config=1
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

network={
    scan_ssid=1
    ssid="your wifi username"
    psk="your wifi password"
}

##################

B.K.Jayasundera

StarbaseSSD

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Feb 18, 2021, 5:07:33 AM2/18/21
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BKJayasundera:
If you read the request, he's trying to use an ETHERNET module on his PiZero. The module uses SPI GPIO.

The dtbo driver module may not be there Kenny. I am  looking t it now...

Bandula Jayasundera

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Feb 18, 2021, 11:17:31 AM2/18/21
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Dear Kevin
Please read his 2nd para

" I put Motioneyeos-raspberrypi-20200606.img.xz on my sd card using Raspberry Pi imager v1.5. Tried booting it up on my wireless pi zero, and it keeps panic rebooting.
I've tried booting it up to a router, and a PoE switch, but it still panic reboots. 
My router is an old Netgear RP614 v3, and this is the PoE switch I have:"

B.K.Jayasundera

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Bandula Jayasundera

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Feb 19, 2021, 12:19:11 AM2/19/21
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Hi Javed
Kevin Shumaker informed  me that your piZero model doesn't have wifi facility . If it is so , no need to have a wpa_xxx.conf  file .
The following tutorial is for raspberry pi 3 . Since I don't have a pi zero , I haven't tried to use balenaCloud.
If you use a piZero w with balena , You will have to download the relevant balena image compatible with piZero w from the balenaCloud.

B.K.Jayasundera

On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:01 am Javed, <jhussa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I tried what you have said so far. Included the wpa_xxx.conf file but no luck.I can get into the balena cloud and it shows the ip address of my pizeroW but same error.

Anyother thing I can try to fix this error?
The pizeroW I have, it runs fine with motioneyeOS alone but not with the setup you have described.

Thanks,
Javed


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