/products/roadtest/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-cm5-roadtest---flashing-the-operating-systemIntroduction Flashing an operating-system image to the Compute Module 5 is slightly different from what you may be used to with a traditional Raspberry Pi. With a regular Raspberry Pi, the usual procedure is to write Raspberry Pi OS to a microSD carden-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-cm5-roadtest---flashing-the-operating-systemSun, 13 Sep 2026 17:05:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:18bb0bdd-8b59-4db8-96fc-bc3bfdf59c2cFred271<p>It&#39;s odd that the jumper isn&#39;t included. It&#39;s such a minor component but essential for one of the main uses of the IO board. I know most of us would have one lying around, but it seems more a part of a development kit than the 2 HDMI cables.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30150&AppID=14&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-cm5-roadtest---flashing-the-operating-systemSun, 06 Sep 2026 07:36:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:18bb0bdd-8b59-4db8-96fc-bc3bfdf59c2cQbit0<p>Excellent blog post! It&#39;s super helpful that you documented the dependency installation.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30150&AppID=14&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-cm5-roadtest---flashing-the-operating-systemSat, 05 Sep 2026 20:42:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:18bb0bdd-8b59-4db8-96fc-bc3bfdf59c2cDAB0<p>Nice update.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30150&AppID=14&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-cm5-roadtest---flashing-the-operating-systemSat, 05 Sep 2026 11:05:27 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:18bb0bdd-8b59-4db8-96fc-bc3bfdf59c2cembeddedguy1<p>Looks impressive. Nice photos. How was your experience with eMMC boot?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30150&AppID=14&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">