Initial setup / defective HDMI output?

产品（Products） WalnutPi 1（1B / ZeroW / CM1 / BOX）
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I recently received a package containing a Walnut Pi ZeroW board. I installed the “2025-3-6_V2.5.1_WalnutPi-1B_6.1.31_debian12_desktop.img” image onto a microSD card.
I installed the SD card in the SD slot as directed, connected a mini monitor via a micro-HDMI cable, and powered it on.
There’s no picture, whether from the mini display, another large display, or the TV.

I connected the keyboard via a USB hub—I can see that I can change the NAMLOC state.

Unfortunately, the lack of video output (even text) makes it very difficult for me to perform basic setup.

Perhaps they sent me a board with a defective HDMI output?

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Hmm, I managed to blindly enter the necessary command to connect it to my home Wi-Fi network - now I’ll try connecting via SSH

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I got 2gb ram device not 4gb ram…

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this my purchase on Aliexpress

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21138×472 11.2 KB

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11262×343 33.9 KB

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anyway blind entering the following helped me
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sudo nmcli dev wifi connect password

and woohoo “WalnutPi” will appear in your wifi network

In any case, a black screen over an HDMI cable will not make this project a success…

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Interestingly, you can also achieve automatic internet connection using Walnutpi’s unique startup script file feature: 开机自动运行脚本 | 核桃派