I'm aware of this and have used the pre-cloud images for some time, particularly for 64 bit capable.
It took me a while to figure out I needed to unpack the image first. I suppose that's on me. IIRC I tried it on a Pi 3B and it booted but I didn't see/get the on-boarding stuff. I don;t recall if this was using an SD card or USB/SSD. I also copied an image to an SD card and booted a Pi 5. I knew to look for the on-boarding messages and saw them but did not have time to test further. I have not tested a Pi 4. Given time, I could test on a CM4. On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > So far, I have been using images from this website to install Debian on > a Raspberry Pi: https://raspi.debian.net/tested-images/ > I have written the images to an SD card several times in the past, and > they are then bootable on a Raspberry Pi. > > "It is stated at https://raspi.debian.net//: > Raspberry Pi Debian images > This project has been superseded" > > "Are you looking for pure Debian images to use on your Raspberry Pi? > Great! However, the project that built them in this web page > (https://raspi.debian.net/) has been superseded by the images generated > by the Debian Cloud Images." > > You can find the daily generated images at: Debian 13 “Trixie” (Stable): > Image download (for example) -> > > https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/trixie/daily/latest/debian-13-raspi-arm64-daily.tar.xz > The names debian-13-raspi-arm64.tar.xz, > debian-13-nocloud-arm64-20250806-2196.tar.xz, and > debian-14-raspi-arm64-daily.tar.xz clearly suggest to me that the images > could be used for a Raspberry Pi. > > > On https://raspi.debian.net/ i can read: "Do note that the images are > only available for the 64-bit-capable members of the Raspberry Pi Family > (that is, families 3, 4 and 5). RPi 5 only works with Debian 14 “Forky” > (testing) or Sid (unstable)." > As an alternative, I download the Forky image from > > https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/forky/daily/latest/debian-14-raspi-arm64-daily.tar.xz > > After unpacking, I write the disk.raw with the Raspberry Pi Imager or > with the program "Write for Drive Images/gnome-disk-utility 46.1" or > also with dd > sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=10M status=progress > [sudo: authenticate] Password: > 3221225472 bytes (3.2 GB, 3.0 GiB) copied, 145.161 s, 22 MB/ss > 307+1 records in > 307+1 records out > 3221225472 bytes (3.2 GB, 3.0 GiB) copied, 145.164 s, 22 MB/s > > The result is always the same, as expected - The boot process does not > start, even though the SD card is recognized. > -> see image https://forums.debian.net/download/file.php?id=5088 > > I used various SD cards, always did a sha512sum, and also tried the > oldest available image as a test. > The result is always the same, as expected - The boot process does not > start, even though the SD card is recognized. > I get the same result with a Raspberry Pi 4: the Raspberry Pi does not > boot with the SD card I created. > > Is it a bug that all SD cards created with debian-1[34]-raspi-arm64.* > images from https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/ do not boot from a > Raspberry Pi 4 and 5? > > Unfortunately, I cannot find any information at > https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/ or > https://wiki.debian.org/Cloud#FAQ about other things that might need to > be taken into account or done in addition, if additional steps are > necessary since the changeover to ensure that the SD cards created are > bootable. > Has anyone managed to boot a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 with an SD card created > using https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/? > > Does anyone have any information about my problem or any tips? > Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi Model 4 or 5 to test and a few minutes > to refute or confirm my error observation? > > thanks > Heiko > > > -- Beautiful Sunny Winfield
