Questions tagged [image]
An image is a file containing the complete data of another medium, e.g. the content of a SD card.
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Backing up SD card generates a huge .img file
I am trying to back up a 16GB SD card as it is proposed here:
How do I backup my Raspberry Pi?
I have started with 2017-01-11-raspbian-jessie-lite.img and then did some work with FFmpeg (cloned & ...
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Raspberry Pi Imager says "Input file is not a valid disk image."
I'm attempting to put Raspbian Jessie on an SD card. (I'm choosing Jessie to eliminate a possibility of incompatibilities with the SW I plan on using. I may use Buster after getting everything working ...
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How to make an image file from scratch
I want to make my own image file for a Raspberry Pi so I can copy any usable operating system to it and boot it. This way I'm also able to size down partitions or use other partition sizes.
Is it ...
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Raspberry Pi not booting at all with most images, but with some it does
I am having a very basic problem with my raspberry PI: It can't get it boot when I flash Images with dd on Linux nor with Win32 Image Writer on Windows.
I tried several *.img-images, such a as Arch, ...
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Stereo camera frame synchronization/genlock (video or still image)
I need to frame synchronize a stereo camera for a computer vision application. The synchronization should be on a millisecond level possibly. I would like to get about 10 FPS either as video or still ...
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Why I can't copy my Linux image to another SD card?
I have 2 SD cards (8 GB) I wrote my Wheezy image into one SD card (using Win32DiskImager) and I expanded the the disk space of the image on that card.
then I used (Win32DiskImager) to read the Image ...
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What is the best way to automate the generation of bootable SDcard images for Raspberry Pi projects?
For a new project, I plan to release ready-to-use bootable SDcard image files for various Raspberry Pi models (2, 3, Zero, Zero-W). The actual OS will be PiCore, the RAM-only Linux variant based on ...
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How to shrink the size of your sd card before using dd to backup your sd card [duplicate]
I use 32gb micro sd card for my raspibian. I use dd this command to backup it. But, I found it is too large. How to shrink it before I backup it?
Thanks.
Add words:
I had used a 16gb sd card. Then, ...
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Repair a Corrupted SD Card?
My Raspberry Pi SD card has gotten corrupted (possibly from accidently running a high amp current through the Pi) and I would like to recover some of the files.
I have tried using several ext4 ...
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SD card image in OS X - partition can't be seen
When I plug an SD card into my laptop with the Raspbian image on it, only the boot partition shows up in Finder. It took me a while to figure out that two partitions should be seen instead of only one....
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make boot disk on disk with failed sectors?
I have several sd micro SD cards that have a failed sector or two. But i don't see why i shouldn't be able to make a boot disk out of them. Unfortunately, dd fails when it encounters a bad sector, and ...
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How to get 10-bit depth black and white image from raspicam v2.1?
I am a little bit confused about image capturing by Raspberry pi camera V2.1 [1]. I work on the Raspberry pi 4 and I know how to get 8-bit depth black and white (BW) image from it on the C++ level ...
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Save an image of a RPi thats booting from a hard drive
I recently setup my RPi so that it boots from a hard drive (as much as I could move off of the SD card anyways). Previously I was simply plugging my RPi SD card into my computer and making a clone ...
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USB Camera vs Pi Camera
I'm using USB camera for object detection. I can't find code for them because the common blogs or articles are about object detection using pi camera only. Is object detection possible with a USB ...
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Apache on Pi won't display images
I'm trying to display images on the Apache server created on Pi.
PHP Code:
$files = glob("/var/www/html/Images");
for ($i=1; $i<count($files); $i++)
{
$num = $files[$i];
echo '<img ...
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Can't get Ubuntu Mate on NOOBS?
So Ubuntu mate is now an 'official' third party OS I guess:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
I'd like to install it to try it out, I know how to install using a .img file, no problem.
The ...
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raspberry pi python-tesseract install
A few months ago I created a project that uses the python-tesseract library on the raspberry pi. Since then I reinstalled rasbpian, and now I would like to reinstall the python-tesseract libary. The ...
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snort+snorby snapshot image or auto-installer
Is there a snapshot image file (*.img) like 'Raspbian' or 'Pidora' available for the RPi that comes with already installed passive IDS: snorby+snort+pulledpork+barnyard2+apache2+MySQL?
Or is there ...
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Take 5 images a second, triggered by motion sensor, switching between 2 cameras depending on time
I'm working on a project similar to a security camera with a Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera Module v2 and a FLIR Lepton 3.5 on a purethermal 2.
I am somewhat new to this and am not sure how to proceed. ...
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Add script to boot image
How can I add a script to the image to run at boot before popping the card into the Raspberry Pi? I can access the SD card in Ubuntu but not sure how to find /etc/init.d. The picture shows diskutil -l ...
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How can I mount or otherwise read the raspbian image on Windows? [duplicate]
Same as this question, but for Windows.
I have already unsuccessfully tried to open the raspbian debian wheezy image with 7-Zip and Ext2explore.
Next I'm going to install an Ubuntu Linux on ...
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Mass deployment on Raspberry Compute Module 3.0
I am looking for the easiest method to backup/restore/mass deploy the raspberry compute module. (1000+ pcs)
I though about creating an image with raspbian and opencv but I still need to connect the ...
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Write Image to SD Card per SSH
I want to write an SD Card Image to a SD Card inserted in the Raspberry PI.
What I have done (and it is working):
Login to Raspberry an change the /boot/cmdline.txt a NFS Root (Something like ... ...
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ptxdist and Rpi
I am trying to create an image for raspberry using ptxdist, but I can not create an image that works.
I followed the tutorial "OSELAS.BSP-Pengutronix-Generic-arm-Quickstart.pdf"
Step:
Compile and ...
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How to edit Raspberry Pi files from SD card on Windows machine?
I am distributing multiple Raspberry Pi OS images, all images are almost identical, the only difference is that there is one file /usr/MyFolder/MyFile.txt which content is different for different ...
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Can I perform a total backup of my system on an image file?
I am pretty new in Linux. I am configuring my Raspberry that use Raspbian.
Before to perform some settings I want to have a backup of my entire system in the current state.
What can I do to save the ...
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Debian Jessie or Raspbian Wheezy for Raspberry Pi 2
I wonder whether I should install Raspbian or normal Debian Jessie on my Pi 2.
Since Pi 2 has a ARM Cortex-A7 CPU it does not depend on the hard float modification anymore. This means, I could simply ...
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SSH - Not able to ssh from my laptop to raspberry after rebooting the pi
Greetings to the community!
I am struggling establishing an ssh connection from laptop (Windows 10) to my pi connected to it through an Ethernet cable (raspberry pi 3 model B+).
The process I am ...
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When I try and import Image drivers in Python, it says "No module named 'Image'"
When I import the code from this project: http://frederickvandenbosch.be/?p=1365
and run the code on the Pi, I get this error. I installed the Adafruit_SSD1306 library and it still does it. Any help ...
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How to write raspistill image to usb drive
I want to write an image with raspistill (or video with raspivid) to a folder on an usb drive, but get an error.
I connected my usb drive and found the storage location with sudo blkid: /dev/sda1. To ...
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Turning on Camera with code
I found the following code (on http://blog.oscarliang.net/raspberry-pi-face-recognition-opencv/)
import cv
cv.NamedWindow("w1", cv.CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)
camera_index = 0
capture = cv.CaptureFromCAM(...
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Fast image array processing with Pi NoIR camera in Python using picamera module
I'm working on a project with a RasPi in which I have to find a bright spot in an image (the bright spot is fire). I've written a function (code below) which captures images to RGB arrays using the ...
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Determining correct image size for Raspbian backup to fit only real data on rootfs
I regularly backup my Raspi using a script that rsyncs rootfs and /boot onto a image created with losetup.
This is the current branch I am working on:
https://github.com/ephestione/RaspiBackup/blob/...
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How to install Jasper on Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B)?
Sorry ahead of time, I'm new to Raspberry Pi's.
I am trying to install Jasper by using its guide (https://jasperproject.github.io/documentation/installation/), but I cannot seem to figure it out.
In ...
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Enable autologin by modyfing image on SD card
My problem is simple. I don't have keyboard, so I am unable to type password when booting raspberry with fresh image. Which file on the card (and how) should I edit to enable autologin to the Raspbian?...
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How to tell what OS I've flashed to the SD card by looking at the files?
So my question is simple, I often flash a couple of different OSes to try in different Rpi's and often don't label the actual SD cards to distinguish then from each other. So days later I end up ...
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Windows 11 Raspberry Pi Imager Access Denied
After Preparing to write... (opening drive) i have access denied. Everything stops with removed partitions, but new aren't generated. Error i can see is Error writing to storage
Then i saw error
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Writing Ubuntu server image "Verification Failed"
I have tried googling for this to see if people have similar issues but found nothing.
I recently obtained a Raspberry Pi 4 (2gb), installed raspbian lite earlier today which all worked just fine, ...
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Viewing the contents of an IMG file
I have an retroPi img file that I wanted to view the contents for. I've burned the contents onto an SD card and when my Mac mounts the volume, I only see 50 or so megabytes worth of content, yet when ...
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How to load a custom image remotely with SD card inside?
How to load an image to the pie remotely while SD card is inside of the device?
I don't think I can do this using dd command while connected via SSH / VNC. A new image should be probably loaded from ...
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Can't restore raspberry OS from img created with dd command
I need to restore my Raspberry with an img created with the following command:
sudo dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 of=/home/pi/networkdrive/my.img bs=1M
I used Win32DiskImager to create the SD but the ...
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How to fix frozen boot screen on R Pi?
I've installed the image Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) with desktop and recommended software to microSD HC (Smartbuy 32gb) using Raspberry Pi Imager for Windows. Turning my R Pi on leads to loading screen ...
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How to backup a compressed version of your raspberry pi sd card image on Windows 10?
I'm interested in backing up my hard work and time invested RPi image with all packages setting and files installed in there and put it on a RPi zero w from RPi 4B so I've seen this thread on the ...
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Motioneyeos Download Help
Does anyone know of a way to download motioneyeos without using Win32DiskImager or Etcher? I am trying to download motioneyeos using a raspberry pi, and can't find a way to use a disk imager. Does ...
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Imaging RetroPie to a second SD card using Raspbian
The only computer I have right now is a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B running Raspbian. I have a second MicroSD card that I want to install RetroPie on. I'm a complete noob and all the installation guides ...
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How do I create a custom OS image to be installed on several Raspberry Pi?
I am trying to make a Raspberry Pi image for my Boss that would be used in multiple pis. The Image would have a piece of custom software and configuration.
My first idea was to take an Image of an SD ...
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The .img file transferred to SD Card generates no valid partition table
My RapsBerry Pi 2 B boots Ubuntu 14.04LTS fine in a 32GB SD HC Card, but it does not boot at all (nothing on screen) when trying with Kali Linux v1.1.0.
I tried transferring the .img file from Linux ...
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What software library is avaliable for RPI camera module?
Where can I find software library to play with camera module?
What is the quality of images?
Is there any page that explains how camera module works?
Does the image processing module use NEON?
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Is there a pre-built LAMP server image for the Raspberry Pi?
I'm looking to set up a simple LAMP server. I do know how do this manually. I am not looking for a guide as to how to setup a LAMP server. Is there a pre-built LAMP server image that already has PHP, ...
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Installing fresh image of operating system on Raspberry Pi 2
I have an older Raspberry Pi 2 that I'd like to put the latest compatible OS on. The specs of my Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B 1 GB from Canakit.com
It came with a 8 GB SD card.
I bought it ...