#1274·pwnagotchi

[BUG] wlan0 not available with pwnagotchi but could be used with other OS

Author: Antoine1-byteCreated Aug 28, 2025Updated Aug 28, 2025
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Describe the bug Wlan0 is not available whatever pwnagotchi image is used

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install pwnagotchi
  2. ifconfig

Expected behavior Expectation after installation is that when ssh the pwnagotchi, I shall have a wlan0 interface to get it working but only lo and usb0 are visible.

Screenshots

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As you can see, the Pi Zero is properly identified via cat /proc/cpuinfo

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • different versions have been tested
  • pi zero W 1.1

Additional context Strange thing is that if I install raspiOS 2025-05-13-raspios-bookworm-armhf.img the Pi Zero W is identified as a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2 and that with this OS, wlan interface is working

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I'm trying to fix this issue since couple of days, tried some "force_board_rev=" and other stuff but nothing is working. Fact that with RaspiOS the wlan is properly working, my conclusion is that it is not link to hardware but somewhere in the software...

Thanks in advance for any tips you would have

Antoine