PSA - Pi Foundation No Longer Publishes Compatible OS

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wizzlebippi

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After recently borking my install, I went to reinstall using the online instructions stickied. I discovered that I could not use any GPIO features. With a little more investigation, I discovered that the "Legacy" Pi OS version had been upgraded to Bookworm. I found a repository with Bullseye, the only compatible version for a Pi Zero 2W.


To me, this is the red flag indicating that Robo-Tank is no longer supported. I'm caching a copy of the OS on my NAS, but it's only a matter of time before the oldstable repo's move on as well. I recommend that anyone reading this make a backup image of their controller's SD card and take reasonable precautions to hide their controller from the internet (changing SSH port, limiting access to local network(s) using UFW).
 
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Hi @wizzlebippi yeah unfortunately Raspberry Pi changed how the GPIO's are controlled so the current version of reef-pi and my app only work with Bullseye OS, Bookworm and greater are a no go at this time. The good news is Bullseye is supported with security updates until about August 2026 so it's good till at least end of 2026. I do have a new app coming out soon that works with the new standard so stay tuned for that.
 
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Waterman said:
Well, it's impossible to install Bullseye from the Raspberry-Pi imager.
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You can still install using the Pi Imager but you'll need to download the bullseye image file. Here's a link. You only need the top file

2023-05-03-raspios-bullseye-armhf-lite.img.xz
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Index of /raspios_lite_armhf/images/raspios_lite_armhf-2023-05-03

After you download it run the Pi Imager program, when you click the "Choose OS" button scroll to the bottom of the list and you'll see "Custom". Click that and then select the file you download. Then continue with Pi Imager as you normally would.
 
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