On 8/24/26 6:58 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:
I attempted to install Trixie on a Raspberry Pi 4 (which, for non-Pi
people, is in fact a 64-bit board) using the standard Pi Imager version
1.96. Version 2 has some accessibility problems, so that was out. I
selected my hardware and OS correctly, set up Wi-Fi, ssh and user
account as normal, and wrote the generated image to an SD card. However,
when I booted the system, I could not log in via ssh.
- Why not?
- Did you use static or DHCP?
- If you log on to the router providing Wi-Fi, do you see a a wireless
connection or a new device?
Before we go down
the road of suggesting I plug a keyboard and monitor in to solve the
problem, you need to know that I'm visually impaired and have no local
visual assistance or assistants. Instead,
The Debian installer, is fully accessible with speech and braille support.
I also add that, the Pie image is not Debian, you should ask help there.
Its first recommendation was to plug in a keyboard and monitor to find
out if the openssh server was installed and the service started. No can do.
As frustrated as it is, sometime you can not avoid getting sighted help.
Its next and most useful recommendation was to place a semaphore called
ssh in the root of the boot partition, which theoretically should make
the operating system install and start the openssh server. Instead, when
I logged back in, I got a message that the account had not been properly
set up, so there was nothing to log into.
I'm confused, how can you see the screen?
Suggestions on how to proceed most welcome.
Prepare the image in a VM then use that image on the Pie.
The likely issue is that the wireless connection is not working properly.
--
John Doe
