Raspberry Pi Imager Update for Raspberry Pi 5?
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Hello all
Nice work on this app!
My question isn't super technical, I hope it's okay to just put it in my own words. So here it goes...
So at present time I own a Raspberry Pi 5. I see with the latest version of Raspberry Pi Imager version 1.8.5 you can install the Recalbox Operating System (under emulation and game OS), but not the RetroPie Operating System.
So if I want RetroPie on my Raspberry pi 5, am I better off seeking out a Raspberry Pi 4 separate from the 5 I already have? Or would there be another update to the imager that is coming which would include that? Or maybe there's a simpler way I'm not thinking of?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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@Healey85 said in Raspberry Pi Imager Update for Raspberry Pi 5?:
So at present time I own a Raspberry Pi 5. I see with the latest version of Raspberry Pi Imager version 1.8.5 you can install the Recalbox Operating System (under emulation and game OS), but not the RetroPie Operating System.
Yes, because RetroPie doesn't have an image released for the Pi 5. If it would have, it would be automatically picked by the RPI Imager. If you wish to use a Pi5, you can install manually RetroPie on top of a RaspiOS Lite installation, but support it's still beta and requires some Linux knowledge.
So if I want RetroPie on my Raspberry pi 5, am I better off seeking out a Raspberry Pi 4 separate from the 5 I already have?
It depends on what you kind of retro games you want to play - a Pi4 or even a Pi3 may be enough.
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