The Pi Zero 2 W has 512KB memory. The default allocation of swap space is 100MB which is not sufficient so the Pi enters "swap thrashing" mode and nothing gets done.When I install the 64bit full distro, the Pi Zero2 hangs.
If I try a legacy 64bit full Distro it, also, refuses to complete an upgrade.
Only the 32bit full distro manages to update.
All of this is after a new flash with only wi-fi credentials edited in.
The green light does not flicker (as I would expect it to do when installing and upgrade); dpkg --configure -a also fails mid work.
I am quite confused: I've installed Raspberry OS since it was Raspi OS and I think the Pi 0 2 is running out of memory but I put in a brand new 64 GB card and have tried expanding it to use the whole card and it still locks up ~24% through the upgrade..
Any ideas what I need to do?
The solution is to increase the swap space by editing /etc/dphys-swapfile, change CONF_SWAPSIZE from 100 to 2048, save, and reboot.
Butch
Statistics: Posted by butchkemper — Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:38 am