There are some downsides to this and which we cover in our Pi Zero 2 W mega article.įurthermore, I managed to get it just a bit faster by disabling JavaScript and images.

Save the file by pressing CTRL + O, enter, and then exit by pressing CTRL + X.

Go to the line that says CONF_SWAPSIZE=100 and change “100” it to 2048.

I tested it on and I saw load times go from 45 seconds to 16 seconds by increasing the swap size. It involves increasing the size of the swap file from the default 100MB to 2GB.

There’s one fix that you can do to significantly improve your load times and reduce hangs when running Chromium on your Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Either change it in the OS, or turn on your screen before starting your Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. If the operating system cannot determine what resolution your display is capable of, it will go into failsafe mode. If you’re using an older Raspberry Pi OS image, that could cause problems too, even if it worked on another Raspberry Pi.įinally, sometimes you need to switch on your monitor first before your Pi Zero 2.

It could also be that the microSD card is broken. It could be that it isn’t inserted, it could be that the operating system’s image is corrupted or not compatible. If you’ve ensured that your Raspberry Pi has power but are not seeing anything on the screen and/or you don’t see the green LED, it means that there’s something wrong with your SD card. 7 Got a problem? Raspberry Pi Zero 2 showing blank or rainbow screen and no LED

Pi zero w camera setup