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  • Author Author: clem57
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Now image the SD card directly off the Internet!

clem57

https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/  has a new feature. You can download an image code for Linux, Windows, and Mac. I tried the Linux version and it works like a charm. I am using Cent distro (Deb based). It allows a simple select the OS like Rasbian or Ubuntu. Other choices are there too. Here is a screenshot after finishing the write/verify.

 

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Give it a spin and see what you think.

  • I have always used (by when it is available) the Etcher application for image creation on the microSD card. Now, this tool is very well done, with a limitation. I read around the net that many users experience problems as they try to install the wrong Raspbian version on their Raspberry Pi. For example, the immediately visible distro now available is Buster but it works fine only on the Pi4 while on previous Pi generations it seems not working. The new application only downloads from the Internet the most recent version of the Raspbian, probably creating confusion in the users as this detail is not clearly mentioned in the right page (the download page).

    The good thing instead – I have appreciated a lot – is the support of the custom image, perfect not only for flashing the old versions but, as in my case, sometimes the Raspbian version backed up from a Raspberry Pi already set up with some kind of configuration. For example, I have an image for Seven of Nine, one for the Borg Terminal, one for the Pi Scope and so on.

     

    I suggest that a very good upgrade of this application, that will be appreciated especially by the newbies is the option to download the last best Raspbian version listed by Raspberry Pi model (Pi2, Pi3, Pi4 at least)

     

    Enrico