{{indexmenu_n>6}} ====== Alternate Install - OMV6 on a Raspberry PI ====== \\ \\ {{ :omv6ug_-top.jpg?600 |}} \\ ===== Introduction ===== On rare occasions, the "Current Image", downloaded by the Raspberry PI imager, may have a minor flaw associated with it which may cause issues with an OMV build. Finding and fixing an OS release flaw, along with pushing out a new image, may take some time. In such an event, this alternate build process might be useful as a workaround. It uses a fixed, older, and well tested image that is fully updated to the lasted packages as part of the build process. \\ ===== About this Guide ===== The purpose and intent of this guide is to provide a walk-through to get Raspberry Pi users (hereafter referred to as an “R-PI”) up and running as quickly and as easily as possible. This guide assumes that users have a working Windows Client for installing and executing the needed utilities. It is also assumed that Mac and Linux desktop users will be able to find, install, and use utilities equivalent to those called out in Prerequisites. * This is a community document and a work in progress. Input and feedback are welcome and can be sent to: [[omvguide@gmail.com]] \\ ===== Supported Devices ===== OMV6 will install on R-PI models 2B and higher. However, in practical terms, the performance of the model 2B is marginal. \\ ===== Not Supported ===== * **__Desktop__** versions of Raspberry PI OS are **NOT** supported. (Use the Raspberry PI OS "**lite**" version only.) * //**Legacy Raspberry PI's**// R-PI models earlier than the 2B and the R-PI Zero have not been tested and are not supported. They are far too slow to run a NAS application. Please do not post on [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/|OMV's forum]], expecting support for these models. \\ ===== Prerequisites ===== This installation process __requires__ a wired Ethernet connection and Internet access. Typically, all that is needed to begin the installation is an Ethernet cable, a power supply sufficient for the R-PI model being used, and one SD-card (two are preferred for backup). To get started, a few utilities are needed to check, expand, and work with the image. * Raspberry PI OS images are compressed with a .zip extension. Users will need a utility like [[https://www.7-zip.org/|7-Zip]] to decompress the image. 7-Zip is installable on a Windows client. * To check the decompressed image, an [[https://md5-sha-checksum-utility.en.lo4d.com/windows|MD5 – SHA Checksum utility]] is needed. This utility is portable, meaning it's not necessary to install it, but it may require support files. Simply run the executable. * [[https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/index.html|SDformatter]] is a utility for formatting SD-cards, that does a trim operation on flash media to clear remnants of old files. SDformatter is installable on a Windows client. * [[http://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/bo/downloads/h2testw_1.4.zip|h2testw_1.4]] is a flash media test program. With a freshly formatted SD-card or USB thumbdrive, it writes files with known content and verifies the content in a read operation, detecting errors in the process. **h2testw_1.4** downloads as a zip file. By right clicking on the zip file, and using “Extract All”, 7-Zip will expand the zip file to a folder named **h2testw_1.4** The executable inside this folder is a portable application. Run the executable. * To burn a Raspberry PI OS image to an SD-card, [[https://gitlab.com/bztsrc/usbimager/raw/binaries/usbimager_1.0.8-i686-win-gdi.zip|USBimager]] is recommended. (It burns the image and verifies it in one process.) USBimager for Windows is portable, with no required installation. Extract the archive with 7zip and use the executable file (usbimager.exe) * [[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html|PuTTY]] is an SSH client that will allow users to connect to their SBC, from a Windows client, and get on the command line. PuTTY is installable on a Windows client. * While 8GB is the minimum and will work fine, a 16GB SD-card will provide longer life in the role of a boot drive. Users are encouraged to get two SD-cards. One is for the installation and the second is for backing up the OS installation, when configuration is complete. For the best experience, use only high quality **__new__** SD-cards, such as Samsung or SanDisk, that are rated A1 Class 10 or better. {{ :armbian1_sd-card.jpg?80 |}} \\ \\
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This build guide uses the Raspberry PI OS 2022-01-28 64bit image. Download the image → here The SHA256 check sum is: d694d2838018cf0d152fe81031dba83182cee79f785c033844b520d222ac12f5 This image will build in accordance with this guide and the build will be a fully updated Raspberry PI OS install when complete. |
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When an SD-card is inserted and recognized, Windows may offer to format the card more than once. Cancel each of these attempts. |
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The following command applies to R-PI 3 models only, but there's no penalty if it runs on other models. |
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In the event that the SSH client does not respond to the IP address used for the Raspberry PI OS installation, look at your DHCP server to see if a “new” IP address has been assigned. In some cases, the router / DHCP server may need a reboot. |