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   On 29/01/2024 12:21, Chris Green wrote:   
   > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >> On 29/01/2024 11:17, Bob Latham wrote:   
   >>> I don't normally use the imager, I download the OS direct and burn it   
   >>> using Win32 Disk Imager but I thought I should try out Rpi Imager.   
   >>>   
   >>> I like to write notes on everything I do so I'll know next time and   
   >>> so I tried to make notes on using Rpi Imager. Dear me.   
   >>>   
   >>> First off I found that the OS choice menu kept changing. If you   
   >>> selected it first then you could select any RPi OS but if you select   
   >>> pi3 first then OS options disappear. I don't meant OS for pi 4 or pi   
   >>> 5 I'd understand that but Bookworm 32 bit lite is removed from the   
   >>> menu. Why???  Grrr.   
   >>>   
   >>> So I saw an option to install an OS image you have stored. I tried   
   >>> that but it doesn't allow you to look anywhere but the C drive for   
   >>> it, certainly not an unmapped NAS.   
   >>>   
   >>> Is this me? Or is this tool just a bit pants?   
   >>>   
   >>> Bob.   
   >>>   
   >> Dunno m8. Never used it. Always burn the image onto the boot device.   
   >> I reckoned it was for dumb (blonde) windows users...   
   >   
   > Well it used to be but with the increasing paranoia about security if   
   > you want a headless Pi with a working ssh login it's really quite   
   > difficult 'by hand' whereas Pi Imager makes it fairly straightforward.   
   >   
      
   And that's the problem - "fairly" straightforward.   
   It assumes you have a compatible computer that can be loaded with the   
   imager software.   
      
   If there was an easily accessible page with instructions to do it   
   without the imager all would be OK - but you have to look for it.   
      
   Instructions should be on (or accessible from) the "Operating System   
   Images" page - if you're here you have already decided not to use the   
   imager - for creating wireless connection, ssh setup, initial user,   
   initial password.   
      
   Why is/are the instructions in a blog post* rather than on a page   
   accessible from the Image page.   
      
   * https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-bullseye-update-april-2022/   
      
      
   --   
   Chris Elvidge, England   
   I WAS NOT TOUCHED "THERE" BY AN ANGEL   
      
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