download orange pi zero 2 install armbian

When logged in for the first time armbian will prompt you to change root password.when asked for password use username: root and password: 1234 Once you have IP open putty and connect to this IP by entering IP and them pressing open.Once Orange Pi Zero has powered up (takes about 30-40 seconds) login to you router and check orange pi’s IP, it will show up with its name.Once above step is done take out the SD card and put it in the Orange Pi Zero, provide power through micro usb and connect it to your router with LAN cable.Now select the drive that has you SD card in it under devices (be careful to select the correct drive as it will be formatted).

Write OS image to SD card using win32 disk imager from windows laptop/desktop, for this open win32 disk imager executable and select the armbian image file downloaded above.Steps for installation and configuration:

Putty to connect to Orange Pi through command line.

Get some software to write OS image to SD card, we have used win32 disk imager.

OS image, in this case armbian from stable release is preferable but experimental release will also do.

A LAN cable to access Orange Pi for initial setup since wifi will not be configured during installation.

SD card to install and run OS from, for armbian 2 GB card can work but 8GB is recommended otherwise not much space will be left for additional packages and files.

List of hardware/software needed for this: Below steps will help you setup Orange Pi zero for use,

Download orange pi zero 2 install armbian