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Raspberry PI 5 OS version?

Rory_D

What is the version of raspberry pi OS that is shipped with the Raspberry Pi 5 starter kit RPI5-STARTERKIT-8GB-US?

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    Element14’s own subsidiary produced this kit, sourced the components, and packaged it. The box directs users to “Full Instructions at: element14.com/raspberrypi,” so it’s reasonable to expect that the OS image version would be documented somewhere. I couldn't find it anywhere on the website. 

    Even a small slip of paper placed in the box at the same time the microSD card was packed would have solved this. Instead, the only support path is a peer-to-peer forum where end-users can only guess at details Element14 already knows.



    Element14’s own subsidiary produced this kit, sourced the components, and packaged it.
    The box directs users to “Full Instructions at: element14.com/raspberrypi,” so it’s
    reasonable to expect that the baseline OS image would be documented somewhere.

    Even a small slip of paper placed in the box at the same time the microSD card was
    packed would have solved this. Instead, the only support path is a peer-to-peer forum
    where end-users can only guess at details Element14 already knows.Element14’s own subsidiary produced this kit, sourced the components, and packaged it. The box directs users to “Full Instructions at: element14.com/raspberrypi,” so it’s reasonable to expect that the baseline OS image would be documented somewhere. Even a small slip of paper placed in the box at the same time the microSD card was packed would have solved this. Instead, the only support path is a peer-to-peer forum where end-users can only guess at details Element14 already knows.
    Element14’s own subsidiary produced this kit, sourced the components, and packaged it. The box directs users to “Full Instructions at: element14.com/raspberrypi,” so it’s reasonable to expect that the baseline OS image would be documented somewhere. Even a small slip of paper placed in the box at the same time the microSD card was packed would have solved this. Instead, the only support path is a peer-to-peer forum where end-users can only guess at details Element14 already knows.
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    But this is the point, no-one is actually guessing, nor do they need to know, because for everyone commenting so far, it doesn't seem to be a requirement that makes sense. Just as a data point, I must have gone through a couple of dozen Pi's purchased at various points over the years, and never once been interested in what release of OS was shipped, nor have I ever assumed that two Pi's purchased simultaneously would have the same version either.

    There is no additional hardware with the kit, it's just the Pi itself, a power supply, and the microSD card, plus a few minor ancillaries. There's no reason to assume that combination has been tested any more than the later releases, each of which will have a level of testing (perhaps more for major releases) by raspberrypi.com, not Farnell/element14. A slip of paper with the version would in reality barely help anyone in the slightest, because there's no warranty nor should there be any assumption that the combination was tested on a sample bundle by Farnell any more than confirming it was sufficient to boot up the Pi and allow a user to update..

    It's a cheap consumer product, I doubt the distributors wish to support or document it in any way beyond providing the community advise you're getting, a basic datasheet or link to raspberrypi.com, and a replacement if it's DOA.

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    But this is the point, no-one is actually guessing, nor do they need to know, because for everyone commenting so far, it doesn't seem to be a requirement that makes sense. Just as a data point, I must have gone through a couple of dozen Pi's purchased at various points over the years, and never once been interested in what release of OS was shipped, nor have I ever assumed that two Pi's purchased simultaneously would have the same version either.

    There is no additional hardware with the kit, it's just the Pi itself, a power supply, and the microSD card, plus a few minor ancillaries. There's no reason to assume that combination has been tested any more than the later releases, each of which will have a level of testing (perhaps more for major releases) by raspberrypi.com, not Farnell/element14. A slip of paper with the version would in reality barely help anyone in the slightest, because there's no warranty nor should there be any assumption that the combination was tested on a sample bundle by Farnell any more than confirming it was sufficient to boot up the Pi and allow a user to update..

    It's a cheap consumer product, I doubt the distributors wish to support or document it in any way beyond providing the community advise you're getting, a basic datasheet or link to raspberrypi.com, and a replacement if it's DOA.

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