rpi5b
By viraniac viraniac / General purpose / 0 Comments

Raspberry Pi 5

GPU acceleration only works with MESA v23.2. In order to get them to work (Bookworm):

  1. Add ‘deb https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main’ to the sources.list
  2. sudo apt update && sudo apt -t unstable install libegl-mesa0 libgl1-mesa-dri mesa-utils mesa-utils-bin
  3. Remove the line added in sources.list, then sudo apt update
  4. Reboot the system.
rpi4b
By Pander Musubi / General purpose / 0 Comments

Raspberry Pi

How to Write Armbian OS Using Raspberry Pi Imager?

Requirements:

  • A computer with Raspberry Pi Imager installed (Download: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/)

  • A microSD card (8GB or larger) or a USB storage device

  • A card reader (if your computer does not have one)

Steps:

  1. Open Raspberry Pi Imager

    • Launch the Raspberry Pi Imager application on your computer.

  2. Choose the Operating System

    • Click “Choose OS”

    • Navigate to Other general-purpose OS

    • Select Armbian

  3. Select an Armbian Variant

    • Pick the Armbian OS version that matches your device and requirements (e.g., minimal, desktop, or server).

  4. Choose the Storage Device

    • Click “Choose Storage” and select your microSD card or USB drive.

  5. Write the OS to the Storage

    • Click “Write” to begin the process.

    • Confirm any prompts and wait for the process to complete.

  6. Eject and Use

    • Once the writing process is finished, safely remove the microSD card or USB drive from your computer.

    • Insert it into your Raspberry Pi or compatible SBC (Single Board Computer).

    • Power on your device and follow any initial setup instructions.

 

Troubleshooting

On Debian bookworm variant you might bump into broken packages dependency, conflicts between firmware and bsp package. Here is how you can solve it:

apt update
dpkg --remove --force-all libraspberrypi0 armbian-bsp-cli-rpi4b-current
apt --fix-broken install
apt install armbian-bsp-cli-rpi4b-current